The Path of the Sandwraith

Objective: Find a Way to the Throne Room (Past)

There’s no way down into the central hall from here. Instead, turn around and return toward the garden hall. Defeat the enemies in the hall and roll under the spinning blades. You’ll reach a floor switch. Before activating, run into the recess to the end to find an artwork chest (and some containers holding sand). Return to the switch. Activate the switch then invoke the Eye of the Storm power. This provides the time to run across the flooring added by the switch.

Explore the next recess for another container holding sand. At the edge, run up the right wall and jump backward to the bar. Shimmy to the right so you can swing to the next bar and finally the switch. Jump and hit the switch and drop down. Invoke the Eye of the Storm power when you land. Run along the new flooring to the save fountain and save your game.

Follow the hallway into the garden hall. There are several guards patrolling the area. Take the time to eliminate them. Drink from the pools to replenish health.

From the entrance, find the ladder just to the left. Climb it to the top and fight your old friend, the guy made of birds. Use an acrobatic combination to send him flying...but he’s still close by. Climb another ladder on the right to face him again. Perform another acrobatic combo to send him away again. Turn around and leap to the next platform. Climb the ladder here. Leap from the top to the bar and swing to the walkway below. Defeat a couple more enemies.

Face the middle row and run along the right wall to the rope. Swing from the rope and continue along the right wall to the entrance. Defeat the birdman once again. Proceed down the hall. Drop off the back ledge then jump to each ladder as you move down. Follow the hall to the time travel portal. Activate the portal using the four switches then travel through time. Save your game at the fountain.

Exit the portal and follow the hallway until the screen turns to a familiar sepia tone. It’s the Dahaka. He grabs you and tosses you into a pit. Fortunately it’s filled with water; take a drink to replenish your health.

Wade through the hall. Roll under the pole and blade traps. If you suffer any damage, just take a drink. Pull up onto the ledge on the far end. As you run along the left wall, press the attack button to swipe the acrobatic enemy off. Eliminate the enemies on the next platform.

Run along the right wall to the rope then the platform. Run along the right wall again to the curtain. Jump backward to the platform. Turn slightly to the right and jump to the larger walkway below. Eliminate the enemies here using the Eye of the Storm power.

Walk to the back of the room and pull up onto the ledge on the right. Run up the left wall and rebound jump to the top. Grab hold of the first ledge then continue to rebound jump up to the next ledge on the column. Shimmy to the left then pull up onto the beam. Traverse the beam to the other side; when the acrobatic enemy attacks, jump then counter immediately. At the end of the beam, jump up and grab hold of the column. Pull up and jump to the highest ledge. Jump back to the bar. Swing to the next column. Shimmy to the left and jump backward to the platform in the corner.

Run up the block in the corner then rebound jump to the walkway above. Eliminate the enemies on the walkway. Run up the wall to activate the switch; invoke Eye of the Storm then roll under the closing door. Move through the hall and around to an alcove on the left. Climb the ledges on the right side. After you reach the top of the room, run along the right wall and onto the far corner. Climb more ledges to the next passage at the top. Roll past the floor spikes and pole traps into the time travel portal. Save your game and use the portal.

Avoid the pole traps as you exit. At the next turn, run along the right wall to reach the rope. Jump to the opposite rope. Swing and run along the left wall to the far walkway. Avoid the blades along the wall; invoke Eye of the Storm as needed.

Shimmy underneath the pole traps. Drop down the ledges to the bottom of the room. Avoid the floor spikes with a couple rolls. Leap to the bar then drop down to the lower bar and finally the bottom of the room.

Exit onto the balcony. Drop off and leap to the next balcony. Use the Eye of the Storm power to battle the acrobatic enemies. Follow the bridge around to the save game fountain. Find the floor switch to the left of the fountain. Run back toward the fountain until a cut scene interrupts your advance. You’re over the sacrificial altar and spot Kaileena and Shadhee engaged in battle below...makes sense now doesn’t it?

In the next corridor, run along the right wall to avoid the pole trap; be sure you move underneath the pole trap overhead. At the next gap, run along the right wall to the rope (and over the pole trap); climb up then jump to the opposite rope and swing to the far platform. Invoke Eye of the Storm so you can get through the blades easier.

Run along the left wall and avoid the blades. Roll when you hit the floor to avoid the spinning blade. Run along the right wall and through the blades to the fountain. Save your game. Roll through the hole.

This area is very unstable. Invoke the Eye of the Storm power to give you more time to traverse its dangers.

This is one of the tougher sequences in the game. One mishap and you’ll restart at the fountain and have to accomplish some tough tasks again. Snag a secondary weapon from the rack if needed. Use Eye of the Storm to thrash the enemies present at this first platform. If you suffer damage, return to the fountain.

Move through the hole in the wall and drop off the edge. Drop onto the curtain. Ride it down and jump backward and the bottom onto the bar. This area is tough because these structures (your handles) are unstable and fall within moments.

Use the Eye of the Storm power to help you get through the area. Time will slow down, which gives you a few extra moments to traverse the dangers. Drop to the bar below and quickly swing to the top of the mast. Quickly rotate slightly to the left so your back is to the next mast. Press the jump button to reach the adjacent mast.

On the second mast, rotate slightly to the right so your back is to the third mast. Hit the jump button to leap to the final mast. Rotate around to the left so your back is to the walkway. Leap to solid ground.

Crush the enemies using the Eye of the Storm power. Break the containers in the back corner. Run up the wall and jump backward to the branch. Turn around and swing to the ledge. Walk right to the edge of the wall. Run along the right wall to the rope. Continue across to the curtain. Slide down and near the bottom jump to the bar. Swing to the next bar. You’re now pointed toward a wall. Swing toward the wall then rebound jump up to the higher ledge.

Battle more enemies on this higher ledge; use the Eye of the Storm to gain a quick upper hand. Crack open the artwork chest. Hang off the edge and drop down. Shimmy until you’re over the curtain. Drop onto the curtain and slide down. Jump to the bar.

Time is of the essence again; these handles aren’t stable. Slow down time with the Eye of the Storm power. Swing from the bar to the wall and rebound off so you land on the higher bar. Swing on the upper bar to the mast. Get onto the column (if you don’t land there) and rotate so your back faces the next mast. Press the jump button to reach the next mast. Rotate to the left slightly and jump to the wooden walkway.

The walkway isn’t stable either. Work quickly!

Unfortunately the walkway is just as unstable as the ship masts. Invoke the Eye of the Storm power for assistance. Quickly run across the walkway and around the left corner. Leap to the next walkway. Run along the left wall and jump to the bar. Take your time now; the bar won’t break. Swing to the walkway and run up the back wall; jump backward to the upper walkway.

Run along the right wall and press the attack button to strike the acrobatic enemy off of the wall. Keep moving along the wall to the next ledge. Break open the artwork chest and smash through the cracked wall using your sword.

Invoke the Eye of the Storm power to avoid the blades; as you run along the left wall, another acrobatic enemy attempts to knock you down. Hit the attack button just as she approaches to send her falling. Roll under the spinning blade. Go to the right corner and rebound jump up the wall over the blades on the left side.

Find this artwork chest in an alcove after an encounter with the prince.

The blades around the corner are moving very quickly. Take advantage of the sandwraith’s plentiful sand to slow time with the Eye of the Storm power. Run along the left wall and jump to the right to reach the ledge. Drop down to avoid the blade as you move to the far passage. Follow the hall around to have another chance encounter with...yourself!

Before moving forward, turn around and find an artwork chest in the alcove on the right side. Return to the edge and leap to the column. Rotate around and jump to the opposite column. Jump onto the passageway and save your game at the fountain.