Battlespire:Mock Turtle

The Mock Turtle

The Mock Turtle is a gigantic creature found hidden in a secret area, just before the exit of Level 1: The Weir Gate. Speak to the Mock Turtle and he will tell a long, sad tale, followed by an apology. He then gifts you with a password: eltrut kcom, to be said "where it will do the most good".

Dialogue

The Mock Turtle introduces himself as a member of the rare species of Great Turtle from which is made the famous Mock Turtle Soup, the Soup of Kings. "Sit down and don't say a word until I've finished. Once," said the Mock Turtle with a deep sigh, "I was a real Turtle." The Mock Turtle relates a tragic and lengthy tale about going to school in the sea, and about his studies in the obscure disciplines of the Quadriva Arithmetia - Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision -- and the courses of instruction in Mystery, ancient and modern, with Seaography, Drawling, Stretching, Fainting in Coils, Laughing, and Grief. At last, when it becomes clear that his story has no point, you become restless. "Oh, dear," said the Mock Turtle. "I'm afraid I've bored you. You've been so kind to listen to the maunderings of an ancient reptile...please say my name backwards where it will do the most good, accept as a token of my gratitude a product of my researches in the field of Speculative Ontology."

Notes

• As an activator, the Turtle does not have true talk tables; he only has his greeting, which will repeat on subsequent activations.
• The Mock Turtle is an Easter egg based on Alice in Wonderland.