User Guide

The mouse controls the altitude of your magic mount and the carpet’s
direction; move the mouse forward to sink to earth and back to soar
skywards.
Speed and direction are controlled using the keyboard cursor keys. Press up
to fly forward; repeat presses increase your speed. Press down to reverse;
press down repeatedly to get out of trouble even faster. Use the left and right
keys to dodge incoming spells by moving the carpet quickly to either side.
When playing with a joystick, the keyboard cursor keys control speed and
sideways movement, while the joystick controls altitude and direction.
Collecting Mana
A fixed amount of mana exists in each world, hidden along with spells and
used by your enemies to possess people, animals and demonic creatures.
Destroying aggressors frees the mana, which is then yours to claim. Mana
cannot be destroyed, no matter how hard you try.
Mana exists in three states: yours (white), enemy (enemy color) and neutral
(gold).
To change the state of mana, you must cast a possession spell (see Spells).
Mana boosts your power as soon as you’ve possessed it. However, it only
counts toward the total mana needed to complete the level once returned to
your castle.
Civilians
When you possess a house or tent, the occupants’ mana comes under your
control (although you can’t move it back to your castle). The people who live
in towns come in three varieties: townies, traders and builders. Townies stay