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As youenter your home for the first timeinTales of the Shire, explore the rooms of your new hovel under the hill to find a Writing Desk next to the Shared Meal table. When you interact with the Writing Desk for the first time, you will discover a secret locked drawer inTales of the Shire.
To get the key to the Writing Desk and open the locked drawer,Tales of the Shireplayers must progress through the main story as they search for the Book of Rules. Follow this guide to learn where the secret desk key location is inTales of the Shireand what is containedwithin this immovable piece of furniture.
Where Is The Writing Desk Key In Tales of the Shire?
To get the Writing Desk key inTales of the Shire, you must progress through the main story until you are asked tocook a meal for Fosco and Nora Burrows. Fosco and Nora run the cosmetic shops in town (furniture/decorations and clothing, respectively).
After you cook a few meals for Lily Cotton, she will ask you to invite Fosco and Nora over for a meal. Complete this Shared Meal event, then talk to Nora and Fosco afterward. Fosco will tell the player that Ruby, the hobbit who lived in your home before you moved in, gave them a key before she left.
This is the Writing Desk key, which will unlock the secret drawer in the deskTales of the Shireplayers discover the first time they interact with the Writing Desk.
What Is Inside The Secret Drawer In Tales of the Shire?
Once you get the key to the secret drawer in the Writing Desk,Tales of the Shireplayers should head home and interact with the now-sparkling desk next to the main Shared Meal table. As it turns out, the Book of Rules that the whole village of Bywater has been searching for was hidden in your desk all along!
Bring the book back to Orlo, continue the quest by talking to various NPCs around the town square, then wait a day to hear what the village assessor has to say about Bywater.
Spoiler alert: it’s not good news, but the assessor’s assessment spurs the residents of Bywater to become a proper village, unlocking access to various Clubs and other features around town.
