Eldrum: Red tide

Ok, so there is a door in the shrine you need to open in the first part. You find instructions on how to open it in a diary, and a torch to light a fire, but you need water to fill the cauldron. Where do you get this? I found something I could fill outside the door, the problem is that the place gets blasted if you head back upstairs, so you need to have it with you when you go down. It must be possible, otherwise why have the instructions and torch there to find? Any help appreciated.

Thanks for that last tip. I didn't know that destruction of the shrine could be forestalled. Is it even possible to find your sister? I got the keeper to safety, but he never woke. I grabbed a goblet from behind that door, but it seemed to play no part, and once I ended up in hospital, it was gone, so wondering what I missed.

The stuff you find in the dream sequence will be returned to you, albeit not everything at once. If you're missing something, it might turn up later on...

I am going to have to go back through again and try for some things I didn't complete this time around. I let the grave robbers through the border, and I thought I might catch up with them later, after they have done all the leg work, but not so far. I might just knock them off at the border next time. Also, I have never found a lock pick, so a couple of things have gone unopened. Where have people found them? I admit that it took me a while to find out you keep hitting a button like "search the area until it stops finding stuff, so probably missed stuff. Because it said "used" I wrongly assumed that was it.

How do you get the lock pic?

In the city at the start, one of the places you need to visit is the slum. Bear in mind you can't go everywhere. I went home, slum and temple. You need to save the guy who is trampled. Later, after you wake in hospital, and venture out, you will find the man at the river temple, and he will give you a lockpick.

How can you defeat the boss demon bahemot?
Can I pass through without fighting with him, is there something I'm missing

Yes, it's definitely possible to fight him but you'll need the right strategy and equipment. You can also try negotiating with him if you have enough charisma.

@Ravenpaw Thanks, that works