As part of Oongka’s new questline in Charting the Unknown, you’ll get trapped in Marni’s Manor. This guide will tell you the exact steps you need to take to escape.
Marni’s Manor Puzzle Solution
During Oongka’s questline, Forged Resolve, you’ll be transported to Marni’s Manor in another dimension. You won’t be able to return home until you find a device Marni himself made for you. The quest where this puzzle takes place, is called Fateful Encounter.
Locked Steel Gate
You’ll spawn in an antechamber and be greeted by Marni’s robot butler. Head towards the gate in front of you. To it’s right you’ll see a circular candelabra on the wall with six candles. Light these three:
- The candle on top
- The lower right candle
- The lower left candle
This opens the gate. Go through it and continue the quest.
The Bookcase
After following Marni’s Butler around the manor and picking up a book he’ll take you to a bedroom. Exit it and approach the bookcase in front of you. Place the book in the upper right corner to open the bookcase and reveal a hidden door behind it. Go into the room.
The Crooked Frame
After a short cutscene you’ll be prompted to find a crooked picture frame. Go downstairs. To the right of the stairs, next to a locked door, you’ll see a crooked frame with a picture of Marni. Interact with it to open the locked door. Go into the room.
Trap Door
This room will be empty except for a couple of portraits hung by a corner. Approach them and you’ll fall through a trap door. The fall will hurt but you won’t die from it. Head deeper into the tunnel and you’ll find Marni’s secret lab.
The Scattered Pieces
You’ll be given a list of items you need to collect, all of which can be found inside the lab:
- Dense Abyss Cells (2/2)
- Marni Laser Component (1/1)
- Refined Platinum (1/1)
- Smelted Iron Ore (20/20)
- Blended Gunpowder (10/10)
Where to find each item:
- Grab the Dense Abyss Cells and the Marni Laser Component from the desk in front of you.
- Pick up the Refined Platinum from the desk on the wall to your right.
- Head to the back of the room and pick up the two crates next to a couple barrels to collect the Smelted Iron Ore.
- Pick up the two sacks next to the crates to collect the Blended Gunpowder.
Once you’ve gathered all the materials return to the first desk. A cutscene will play out and you’ll succesfully escape Marni’s Manor.
