The Serpent Ring is a magical item in the Sorcery! series. It allows the wearer to cast the SSS spell. You may only cast SSS once per encounter with a serpent (if you have several encounters with the same serpent, you will be able to cast SSS each time).
Location[]
Sorcery! 2[]
- Gifted by Theetah if the Analander gives him a ration.
Sorcery! 3[]
- Inside Elthera’s cave in the southwestern cliff (present day).
- In a hole on Bria's plateau (present day). This only works if you started the adventure in book 3 otherwise you will find a tinderbox here instead.
- In the forest beacon (present day). If you try to get the ring, it will drop into the forest; you can find it by the fallen tree.
Uses[]
Sorcery! 3[]
- You may show the ring to Shadrack. He advises you to go visit Bria (who will teach you SSS)
- You may show the ring to the Klattamen. They will cower in fear and not be useful.
- Force Serpents to give clues and information before fighting them. All the serpents know the same information, so it does not matter which serpent you ask your questions to. The only serpent on whom SSS does not work is the time serpent after it is weakened because it is unable to move its mouth. Every time you cast SSS, you will obtain 2 pieces of information you do not already know.
If you ask for general advice, you will hear: "do not eat from the larder of Throg", "do not light the blood candle", "pay respects to Naggamanteh" or "beware the breach of the mucalytics" (with the priority of information in that order)
If you ask for help, the serpent will mention Fenestra
If you ask for the locations of the other serpents, you will learn the location of the water serpent, time serpent, earth serpent, air serpent, or a generic message about the serpents hunting the Analander and racing to Mampang (with the priority of information in that order)
If you ask for the serpent's weakness, it will tell you its own.
If you ask about the Sham, you will learn she disguises herself as a gnome.
If you ask about Mampang, you will hear about Colletus, and this will unlock two additional questions about Mampang, as follows:
If you ask about the guards to Mampang, it will tell you there are 4 guards.
If you ask about the sleepless ram, you will learn what it is.
Sorcery! 4[]
- SSS the Moon Serpent. It will tell you 2 pieces of information you do not already know.
If you ask for general advice, you will hear: "do not light the blood candle", "pay respects to Naggamanteh", "beware the breach of the mucalytics" or the way through the archmage's library door (with the priority of information in that order)
If you ask about the serpent's weakness, it will tell you fire.
If you ask how to defeat the archmage, the serpent will explain what the crown does
If you ask how to defeat the crown (an option unlocked after asking hwo to defeat the archmage), it will recommend a minimite.
If you ask about Mampang, it will recommend a disguise. This unlocks three further questions about Mampang, as follows:
If you ask about the guards to Mampang, it will tell you there are 4 guards.
If you ask about the sleepless ram, you will learn what it is.
If you ask for help in Mampang, it will mention the Samaritans of Schinn
There is also hidden option only accessible through cheats which is to ask how to cross the crater. This would normally be unlocked after asking about Mampang and then about the sleepless ram. However, since the serpent only gives you 2 pieces of information before the spell wears off, you can never reach this option.