Moonlit Peaks

Moonlit Peaks is a level in Herdy Gerdy. It is preceded by Mountain Pass and followed by a revisit to Elven Wood. This is one of the most important levels in the game, for this is where Gerdy obtains the Shillelagh.

Items

 * Shillelagh

Key Characters

 * Moley
 * Nick
 * Poric

Herding Creatures

 * Doops
 * Gromps
 * Grimps
 * Bleeps

Story
After navigating a relatively linear path, Moley pops out of the ground and warns Gerdy of the nearby Grimps, which, up until this point, had never been seen before by the young shepherd. He also recommends playing the Magic Flute to sooth them, then leaves out of fear of being eaten. To open up more of the level, Gerdy must be hit thrice by a Gromp (who, in this level, have white coats) to smash a patch of ice and find Nick, who will give Gerdy some Bells if Gerdy rescues him. After herding 50% of creatures, a big door will open in another part of the level; this is Poric's home, and he doesn't take kindly to being intruded upon, as he tells Gerdy to leave so he can't get any of the leprechaun's gold. Moley reappears and tells Gerdy that in order to get Poric's magic hammer, he'll have to sneak slowly along a path made of ice when Poric's asleep to reach a crock of gold to scare him off. When Poric wakes up, Gerdy will have to stay completely motionless or Poric will send him back to the start of the path. Eventually, Gerdy reaches the crock of gold, and Poric falls into a well, leaving the Shillelagh for Gerdy. However, upon retrieving the item, a boulder falls from the ceiling and blocks the exit. Moley appears again and tells Gerdy that he must retrieve 10 Bells in order to activate the nearby Rainbow Switch. Hitting the switch will move the rock and will allow Gerdy to move onto Elven Wood, so he can access Forest Glade.