She and the Light BearerShe and the Light Bearer

Game Details:  Fantasy, 2019

Links:  Moby Games, Steam, Adventure Gamers

Walkthrough Updated:  2/14/2020

Suggested Listening:  Caught Up in the Panic (Ash 25)

She and the Light Bearer is a fantasy adventure. You take the role of Firefly, trusted by their elder to explore and seek out Mother within the forest. There are 15 Steam Achievements, all documented in the walkthrough below.

Prologue

The Campfire

Try to take the basket of berries, then you will talk to Grandma White. When the story begins, open the scroll by dragging it to the right Once Upon a Story.

Chapter 2

Forest Outskirts

Pick up the bag (which becomes your inventory), then choose to go into the forest. Head between the trees.

Orchid Garden

Talk to Orchid about the "Light n' Orb Test", then follow the path through the base of the tree on the left.

Secret Stash

Pick up the light globe and the red snail shell (1/7), then return to the bottom right.

Orchid Garden

Show the snail shell to Orchid Afraid they Become. Insert the light globe into the hanging vine, then click on it to light it - Orchid will return your empty jar. Leave the forest.

Forest Outskirts

Use your jar on the flower, then go forward once more.

Orchid Garden

Click on the light bulb to light it properly this time The First Who Bore the Light. Click on the 4 bushes to search them, and you will find a wooden carving, an orange snail shell (2/7) and a scarf (which will transform into a wooden piece). Ask Orchid your questions, then click on the glyph (1/4) in the tree just left of the light globe. Now head through the blue doorway - you will also meet Berry Nothingness Gave Birth to Hope.

Chapter 3

Gate Curtain

Pick up the green snail shell (3/7), then talk to Mushroom about the "Three Trials". You will receive a warrior medallion. Try to use this on Mushroom 10 times In Anger in Pain. Use the warrior medallion on the thorns to the left of the large gate, then head through.

Springfalls

Grab the blue snail shell (4/7), then talk to Reed, who will give you the first riddle. Head back twice and left through the base of the tree.

Secret Stash

Examine the stone pole revealed by the parting reeds. Pull on each red cloth 3 times, then click on the fruit, nut, roost and pole. Now return to Reed.

Springfalls

Talk to Reed and answer the first riddle with "Tree". He will now give you the second riddle. Fly back one screen.

Gate Curtain

Use the warrior medallion on the thorns to the right of the large gate, then head through.

Underground

Pick up the yellow snail shell (5/7) and talk to Potato. Examine the stone pole. Click on the cotton, thorny leaf, dry leaves and pole. Now return to Reed.

Springfalls

Talk to Reed and answer the second riddle with "Fire". He will now give you the third riddle. Examine the stone pole in the water here. Now click on the cookie and the pole. Wait until you have seen reflections of yourself, Reed, your village and the sky. Talk to Reed and answer the third riddle with "Sky and Earth" Yet to Harvest an Answer. Pick up the blue Reed Treasure, then go back along the stream.

Gate Curtain

Pick up the cub-cumber, then head right.

Underground

Give the cub-cumber to Potato Sower of the Seeds. Now take the purple Potato Treasure. Go back up the ladder, then back.

Orchid Garden

Use the warrior medallion on the thorns, then go through the new opening.

Gloomy Grove

Hide in the fallen log on the left and you will surprise Gloomy. Pick up the spear head and the violet snail shell (6/7). Look at the broken glass and the broken stone statue, then give your jar to Gloomy and click on it to light it up. While you are here, click on the glyph (2/4) near the top right. Head right.

Orchid Garden

Talk to Orchid about the sculpture of hope for Gloomy, then hand over the spear head and stone carving - you will receive a new sculpture. Go down to leave the forest.

Forest Outskirts

Pick up the indigo snail shell (7/7) Collector of the Precious. Head into the forest and continue on to the Gloomy Grove.

Gloomy Grove

Give the shells and the sculpture to Gloomy, and you will receive the orange Gloomy Treasure. Head right and forward through the doorway.

Gate Curtain

Give the Reed Treasure, Potato Treasure and Gloomy Treasure to Mushroom. Use your new wisdom medallion on the gate curtain, then turn the middle disc to match the pattern and the outer disc to match the pattern. Click on another glyph (3/4) revealed by the opened curtain before heading through. Go further inside, then use your warrior medallion on a second curtain. Again spin the discs to match the pattern. The curtain will open and you will receive another wooden piece. Head through Crowned with Wisdom.

Chapter 4

Grandhall

Talk to Tree any way you want, then click on the final glyph (4/4) The Sky Is Crying. Click on Twig to the left, and you will end up going to a different area.

Antler Cave

Head down to leave this area.

Gate Curtain

Click on the strange fungus near the bottom of the screen to eventually reveal Nut, then talk to it. Enter the hole where it came from.

Orchid Garden

Click on the plant near the middle of the area to open its leaves. Now click on Berry 3 times, then take it from the plant and you will talk to it. Click on the dead tree 5 times to knock it down. Now talk to Orchid, then head through the hole in the tree.

Forest Outskirts

Click on the pile of leaves 10 times, then talk to Leaf. After Mushroom appears, go through the twisted roots A Sacrifice Was to Be Made.

Underground

After talking to Potato, go through the new passage.

Secret Path

Pay attention to the musical tune you can hear, then follow the path.

Grandhall

Give all 4 children to Tree. Now examine the bow, and play the music you heard in the secret path. If you number the strings 1-5 from the highest pitch (lowest on the screen) to the lowest pitch (highest on the screen), play this sequence: 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 3, 4, 5. The bow will turn into another wooden piece. Go through the base of Tree Armed with Purpose.

Chapter 5

Heart Outer

Examine the glimmering spots, and some light globes will appear. Click on the globes to follow the sequence you are shown (first 3, then 4, then another 4). Go forward along the path.

Heart Center

Click on 3 more globes in the correct sequence, then go up the stairs.

Heart Upper

Click on the single light globe here, then return downstairs to the left.

Heart Center

Look at the tree stump in front of the huge tree and you will see the wooden discs are broken. Repair these with your 3 wooden pieces. Now spin the 3 discs to complete the pattern, starting from the inner one and working your way outward. Go upstairs again.

Heart Upper

Touch the mask, and a devourer will appear - you will automatically leave.

Heart Center

You will fall asleep.

Mother

Click on Firefly to wake up. Save your game. Drag the triangle up into the white space A Sacrifice Was to Be Made. During the credits scene, you are controlling Mother - click to jump. Collect all of the blue glowing orbs Till the Lost Are Reunited. There is one final achievement for getting all other achievements The Missing Piece Awaited.