All Gold Family Emblems + Elixir recipe

Spoilers! Don't use this guide until you finished the main story!
I will explain how to get all the gold family emblems and also how to make the elixir!

Introduction

Greetings! Thanks for checking my guide, but first of all, let me tell you three things:

• As far as i have tested, you CANNOT grab these gold emblems unitl you finish the main story line. I tried resetting and then doing it before i finished the main story and they just dont work.
  
  
• You're spoiling yourself by reading this guide! Every Gold emblem becomes way easy to get after you know exactly what you're going to do, so either keep trying or at least click on the name of the character you're stuck with on the sidebar, so you don't have to see the solution for the others while you scroll down.
  
  
• If you need help with the main story puzzles, you won't find it here. I suggest you either pressing "Esc" key during the game and then pressing the "Walkthrough" button, a browser will open and you'll be sent straight to the part of the video related to the room you were when you clicked the "Walkthrough" button, so that's pretty easy to get a tip on what you're stuck with without spoiling the rest.
  
  Or you can also go to their website page[www.rustylake.com] where you can choose the video you need.

That being said, let's start with the solutions!

When you finish the main story line, you'll get a congratulations screen with a button labeled as "More roots". You either click there, or in case you missed it, just restart the game and when you're at the tree screen, click on the "+" symbol on the top-left corner, you'll get this image:



You can now only click the big portaits, the ones with family members names on it. And each one has a hidden gold emblem. So let's start with James.

James

Go straight to James' briefcase and even though it's already open, put the number "666" on it.



If the screen flashes, then you've done it right. If it didn't, just try leaving the briefcase area then going back in and changing the numbers around to something like "665" or whatever and then put "666" back again, now it will flash.

Then you'll see a small rip near the briefcase emblem, click on it until it reveals the gold emblem plus a lot of tarot cards that will help you on getting the other family emblems!




That's all for James' gold emblem, but remember to screenshot that suitcase if you're going to attempt the other emblems without using this guide.

Frank

Yes, let's go straight from James to Frank, skip everyone else, you'll understand why.

The Hermit Tarot card (Related to Frank, of course) gives the tip on how to get his emblem. Just cick on the "items code" wall that Frank used to get items from Rose and you can now CLICK on the letters to spell CROW.



As far as i've tested it, you can use any "O" from either "FOOD" or "WOODEN" and also any "W" from either "WATER" or "WOODEN". The ones i've picked on the screen are just the ones i've choosen.

Notice you'll also get THIS card near Frank's gold emblem, and this is the tip to get his grandma Mary's emblem. That's why i skipped her and everyone else.

Mary

As i said above, to get Mary's emblem, you require to get Frank's emblem before.

Pretty simple, just approach the severed hand you got the ring from and click on the fingers ONCE, following the order presented on the Lovers Tarot Card:

Emma

Way too simple. The Queen of Pentacles Tarot card shows you the tip to get her gold emblem: Just approach the roman numbered flowers and click on them on the order mentioned on the card, from top to bottom.



And no, you DON'T have to "remake" them with the bee on that order, you just approach their vase and click on them.

Samuel

Another one that's way too easy but some people might not notice it.

The Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card has something that resembles a clock of sorts. Focus on the clock pointers on Samuel's workshop and instead of putting the time you needed to make Ida appear on the window, you put 10:35.

Albert

Yes, skip Ida for now and let's go straight to the craziest nut in the family.

Ever wondered what that second compartment where you got the Moon Mask was for?

Yeah, Devil Tarot Card gives you the tip you need to open that one, and you get Albert's gold emblem and the Empress Tarot Card.



This tarot card gives you the last tip you need to get Ida's gold emblem, that's why i skipped her.

Ida

Even though she doesn't carry Vanderboom's blood, she also gets a gold emblem because she married with Samuel.

Remember you had to switch the tarot cards placements TWICE just to get her puzzle done?

Well now you're gonna switch them again, using the symbols painted on the cards as reference.



Five of them you get from James' briefcase and the last one is on the same compartment that Albert's gold emblem is hidden.

Leonard

The war hero of the family get his gold emblem by just placing the birds on the positions referenced by the Death Tarot card found on James' briefcase:



The symbols under the directions are the references you need to know "which pidgeon goes where". Just look at their necks. ( The white one has no symbol because it has no symbol on his neck either )

Just in case you wonder, this is how it looks like on the Pidgeon Map. White and Green to point A and Blue and Red to point D



Don't forget of course to ring the bell and get the gold emblem from the ground like you had to do to get the bike parts:

Rose

The last one, Rose!

Her emblem was the hardest one for me to get, as simple as it sounds, i didn't quite figured it out what her hint meant and i have to thank kot bliny from the Rusty lake Roots steam forum for the tip they gave me so i could finally understand what it meant. It works like this:

First, when you get Albert's gold emblem, you also get the Empress Tarot card that gives you the last tip on Ida's emblem. BUT if you click the card, you can flip it backwards:



Like i said, at first i was lost on this, but turns out it works like this:

First is R1, right? Well, we need the 1st letter of the family member that starts with R on their name. Naturally, it's Rose, so the letter is "R" itself.

Second is S4. Samuel is the only one that start with S, so his 4th letter is U, then the second letter is U...

Middle-way during the translation, you'll figure out easily what you need to type on Rose's ouija board:



Yep, RUSTYLAKE, in case you can't see.



If you've been following this guide from the beginning or either Rose was your last one left, congratulations! You got all the emblems and this achievement:



Now it's over right? ...Or is it?

William (Elixir Recipe)

After you get all the gold emblems, you'll see that a new portait will appear under James' portait. That's right, it's William, James uncle. Also brother of Aldous, which IS Mr. Crow, in case you don't know.



You'll only see Aldous there, not William, and he asks you to make an Elixir, and call you brother, so i believe you're PLAYING AS William.

Click on the alchemy set + cupboard at the right of Aldous and let's get started:



You can really go CRAZY on the alchemy here. this puzzle works a lot as the popular game "Doodle God", also on Steam. You can even go as far to make eletricity itself, lamp, dynamite, metal, etc.

But all we need are two things: An Egg and a Glass Bottle. You get this reference by focusing on the FLAG at the left of Aldous. But to get them, you'll need to make other things first.

The basic elements

The Air pump represents Air;
The Candle represents Fire;
The Water container represents... well, Water;
And the Earth bowl represents of course Earth.

Recipe

First we need a Pot:
Water + Earth = Clay
Clay + Fire = Pot

Then we need a Shell
Water + Earth = Clay
Clay + Water = Plant
Plant + Water = Algae
Algae + Water = Shell

PS.: There is at least another way to make PLANT, but this is the one i picked. If you got plant some other way, don't worry, it will also work.
Here are the OTHER recipes you can do to make plant:
Cloud + Earth
Clay + Cloud

PS.2: The Shell and Pot are used to make Chalk. But there are other ways to create Chalk, but they all require the Shell:
Shell + Sand
Shell + Metal
Shell + Stone

Now we need Small Eggs:
Water + Earth = Clay
Clay + Water = Plant
Plant + Water = Algae
Algae + Earth = Small Eggs

And of course the Glass Bottle:
Earth + Fire = Lava
Lava + Air = Stone
Stone + Air = Sand
Sand + Fire = Glass Bottle



Now that you have: Pot, Shell, Small Eggs and the Glass Bottle, we just need to make the Elixir:
Shell + Pot = Chalk
Chalk + Small Eggs = Egg
Egg + Glass = Elixir


Finally! Now click on it to put it on your inventory and then use it on the drinking glass Aldous have on his hand and he'll ask you to drink first. click on the glass to get a Rusty Lake classic crazy trip and get a SEED.



You'll then see William's dead body on the floor again just like you've seen on James' third puzzle. But you don't need to go inside his disgusting nipple again. just click on Aldous head until he becomes Mr. Crow and give him the seed.

At this point you'll also get this achievement:






Congratulations, you've finished everything on Rusty Lake: Roots

Conclusion

And that's all folks!

Thanks Rusty Lake team for the amazing series and work they've been put on the game. I've been following their social media for a while now and i love how passionate they are about their series.

Thank you for reading my guide, and sorry if you see any grammar error or something like that. English is not my native language, so i did my best to make it understandable. Feel free to comment any corrections or suggestions.

See you all on the next Rusty lake game!

[Naraka]

That's reaaally helpful, thx a lot!!!

[Lurazius]

Hey, i made an save file for people who missed the "date" achievement:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2517928128

hope i can help someone!

[contentsmayvary]

thank you, i was so stuck on the Rose emblem because i didn't know you could flip the dang card over!

[Victorio]

Really helpful! Thank you!

[©HiHoFai™]

Wow! A great guide indeed!

[Schlamm]

Thanks! This really helps me a lot! (*^V^*)

[Appache]

Thank you for the walkthrough, but I'm not receiving Ida's emblem after placing the cards on their marks. Is anyone having the same issue?

[quicksilver740]

Thanks! This was so helpful.
I was so confused just seeing the "666" but once I got the first hint I could crack the others - except Rose though. I never flipped the card until I checked the guide again.

[Moo?]

Thanks for this

[Katatonia]

thank you