The Count Lucanor (EP)
33 Achievements
5-7h
Animal trap
Catch Eisbein.
61.8%
How to unlock the Animal trap achievement in The Count Lucanor - Definitive Guide
I have a 100% Achievement Guide for this game if you prefer a visual!
So after you collect most of the letters, Eisben (Our dear Human pig boy friend) has the last one, but he says to give you it, you must kill his mother, but we won't be doing that.
Instead, make sure you have at least 5 (I think) gold coins. Buy Corn from the Merchant in the courtyard, then head to the right hand side of the courtyard through to the castle and go a tiny bit down to the door that has a big R on it.
Put the corn down directly infront of the chest in this room (Make sure the cage is up too, by going up the ladder behind the chest and pulling a lever).
Go back outside and talk to Eisben and say theres some corn in the room.
Now Go BACK to that same room, go past him, up the ladder, pull the lever down and he will be trapped.
Talk to him, he gives up the letter and achievement unlocks.
It is now up to you wether or not you leave him there or let him go, makes no difference to your game.
Go to 53:45 to see how and where it is done.
Hope this helps!
After you explore all the blue key rooms, you will find Giulia in the corridors. Talk to her and she will give you a bunch of candles. Just to the left is one of the entrances to the fountain/save room. Eisbein should be there, eating corn in front of the old woman from the beginning of the game.
Continue through the game, collecting the letters from the green and blue key rooms. Get the red key from the goatherd and clear the red key room with all the pillars in it, then you will find a note stating that Eisbein has stolen the letter.
In the southern red key room (the library), you will find a ladder. Pick it up. Go back to the garden and buy corn from the merchant (if you've been exploring at all, you should have more than enough coins for it). Talk to Eisbein with the cornfeed equipped – he will ask you to kill his mother (see Grotesque party) but then talking to him again will give Hans the idea to trap Eisbein. Now go to the blue key room to the right of the garden (the one with the chest surrounded by bars).
Use the ladder with the broken ladder in the back of the room. Climb the ladder and throw the switch. Grab the letter (optional for this trophy, but required to finish the game) and use the corn on the rug (Hans will mention that it's a good spot for the corn – if he doesn't, you didn't talk to Eisbein enough). Go back to the garden and talk to Eisbein again to get him into the cage room. Return to the cage room, climb the ladder and throw the switch again. Talk to him while he's caged and he will give you the letter, then the trophy will pop.
Doing this is setup for some later in-game trophies (most notably Lucrezia's toy and From apprentice to master).