The Bird of the North: 100% Walkthrough Guide
This page solves all fourteen scenes and all four chapters in The Bird of the North, and covers all 12 achievements on the way. You win by filling in every chapter on the corkboard and publishing the finished article on the typewriter.
The short version: read the three newspaper articles and open the window, solve The Kidnapping, then work through the other scenes using the tables below. In The Strike, give everyone the general strike line before you enter the right answers, or that achievement needs a new save. Once every scene is solved, fill in the four chapters, publish, and play through the final scene. Fast bird, one of the two speed achievements, does not have to come on your first playthrough.
Spoiler warning: the tables below give away who every character is, what happens to them, and how the story ends.
All 12 Achievements
| Achievement | What it asks for |
|---|---|
| Meet the bird | Read all three newspaper articles at the start, then click the window |
| Investigation map | Finish The Kidnapping and let the brother bird rearrange your office |
| Moon Keys | Unlock every scene |
| The great night! | Give every character in The Strike the general strike line before solving it (missable) |
| Visions card | Solve every scene (the achievement calls them visions) |
| A strange solution | Solve Chapter I |
| A frozen way | Solve Chapter II |
| Help on the way | Solve Chapter III |
| The Capital | Solve Chapter IV |
| The bird of the North | Publish the article on the typewriter |
| Big Brain! | Finish the game in under 120 minutes |
| Fast bird | Finish the game as fast as you can (the exact time limit is not known) |
How Scenes and Chapters Work
Meet the bird comes during the introduction. Read all three newspaper articles, then click the window.
A scene is solved by choosing what each character in it says. Each table below lists the lines in the left column and the character who says them in the right. Once the correct dialogue is entered it is locked, and you cannot change what anyone says afterwards. Each scene also has an item, given at the top of its section.
The Kidnapping is the first scene. After you finish it, the brother bird (the character whose dialogue you click through) rearranges your office, and that unlocks Investigation map.
From then on, every scene you solve gives you keys that open more scenes. There are fourteen in all, and you can solve the open ones in any order. Opening the last one earns Moon Keys.
Once every scene is solved, you have what the corkboard needs for all four chapters. A chapter asks for its scenes in the right order and a statement about one or two characters. Some chapters can be filled in earlier, depending on which scenes you cleared first, but doing all four together at the end is simpler.
Lines are quoted with the game’s own spelling and spacing, including the space before some ”!” and ”?”. A ”…” inside quotes is the game’s. Where a line is too long to give in full, the cut is marked […]. Two lines contain a swear word, shown here as [swear word].
Most characters are not named when you first see them, so the tables use these labels. The first column is how each one looks the first time they turn up.
| First seen as | Called here |
|---|---|
| Man with a dog, in The Kidnapping (the dog is Vinga) | Vinga’s owner |
| Man with a gun, in The Kidnapping | Captain |
| Tied-up girl, in The Kidnapping | Bird girl |
| Man looking back, in The Kidnapping | Marcelo |
| Boy with a dog, in Barricade | Boy sailor |
| Man with a gun and a beard, in Barricade | Train driver |
| Man with a gun and glasses, in Barricade | Revolutionary leader |
| Man raising a sword, in Barricade | Papus |
| Woman with the bird girl, in The Jump | Rosa |
| Man next to the meteor, in The Encounter | Striped shirt |
| Man shaking hands with the Captain, in The Departure | Emperor |
| Old woman on fire, in The Strike | Abbess |
The Kidnapping
Item: an Inuit sculpture of a penguin.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “CAPTAIN, what’s happened in the village ?” | Vinga’s owner |
| “Shut up and move !” | Captain |
| “Release me, or every moon will be your nightmare” | Bird girl |
| “The fire… what have we done…” | Marcelo |
Barricade
Item: a paving stone.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Mystical bird call.” | Bird girl |
| “Come on Vinga, she’s holding them back…” | Boy sailor |
| “Over here, the coast is clear!” | Train driver |
| “Run, Rosa, and find somewhere to hide ! […]” | Revolutionary leader |
| “Our flag… will never die…” | Man with a flag |
| “Soldier ! Bring me the girl !” | Papus |
The Jump
Item: a pistol coated in a black substance.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “I’m alright ! Your turn, jump !” | Boy sailor |
| “Damn, what the hell are you doing here with your dog?” | Train driver |
| “Let me help you. On three: One, two…” | Rosa |
| “Jump! That’s the train for Grandville, the capital!” | Revolutionary leader |
| “What’s happening to me… arghhhh?!” | Captain |
| “Stop ! There’s a kid on the train!” | Woman at the cabin |
The Encounter
Item: a broken spear.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Talk about a meteorite !” | Striped shirt |
| “What are these strange birds?” | Boy sailor |
| “We are in the north, so they are penguins.” | Vinga’s owner |
| “Marcelo, move !” | Captain |
| “Captain, don’t do it!” | Marcelo |
| “She’s staying with us ! Go back where you came from, Qallunaat !” | Inuit leader |
The Wreckage
Item: a bottle from the sea.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “We’re taking in water!” | Marcelo |
| “[swear word]… AAAAH” | Striped shirt |
| “hey…they’re abandoning us! Vinga follow them…” | Vinga’s owner |
| “Whisper strange words.” | Bird girl |
| “Captain, please they’re going to die.” | Boy sailor |
| “Shut up kid. We’ll get a bigger reward.” | Captain |
The Departure
Item: an anchor.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Don’t forget, Captain: I need her alive.” | Emperor |
| “Yes, sir.” | Captain |
| “Is this your dog ? He looks strong!” | Boy sailor |
| “You said it, kid ! He’s even survived multiple shipwrecks.” | Vinga’s owner |
| “Careful with that, there’s dynamite inside.” | Marcelo |
| “You’re well-spoken Marcelo, but you should help me!” | Striped shirt |
Night train
Item: a train driver’s cap.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Ah ! Where is she ?” | Giant monster (the Captain, as The Jump reveals) |
| “Go to hell, demon !” | Rosa |
| “Grab my hand.” | Revolutionary leader |
| “The train is yours, kid, I’m going to help them!” | Train driver |
| “Really ? Awesome !” | Boy sailor |
The Meteor
Item: a pair of binoculars.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “It’s her, she’s coming.” | Captain |
| “Captain, look up !” | Marcelo |
| “I didn’t know that the Nivaaq Sea could freeze!” | Boy sailor |
| “That’s why we brought dynamites, kid.” | Vinga’s owner |
| “Come back, [swear word] dog !” | Striped shirt |
The Strike and The great night!
Item: a megaphone. Missable achievement first: before you enter the real answers here, give every character in the scene the revolutionary leader’s line, “General strike! Let’s march to the capital!”. That earns The great night!. Once the correct dialogue is locked in you cannot change it, and the only way back to this achievement is a new save.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “I’m burning… AAAH !” | Abbess |
| “I just need one good shot…” | Captain |
| “Unknown song.” | Bird girl |
| “It’s a miracle…” | Rosa |
| “General strike! Let’s march to the capital!” | Revolutionary leader |
| “Sir, please, we need help !” | Boy sailor |
| “Message for Papus: I see the dog and the kid […]” | Man at the telephone |
The Station
Item: an imperial sword.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Goodbye, my dear.” | Train driver |
| “Sorry… I have orders.” | Soldier aiming at the boy sailor |
| “Orders!? What for? Look around you …” | Boy sailor |
| “She won’t make it.” | Rosa |
| “Follow me to the barricade !” | Revolutionary leader |
| “Traitor! Vermin !” | Emperor |
| “You don’t understand what she’s worth… I do.” | Papus |
The Ritual
Item: a bloodstained feather.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Repeat after me… Bird of the north, […]” | Papus |
| “Bird of the north, I command you […]” | Emperor |
| “Sister, we should leave. This is black magic.” | Nun |
| “He saw everything; we have to get rid of him!” | Abbess |
| “I was only playing in the ruins. […]” | Boy sailor |
| “Hum… Can you sail, kid?” | Captain |
| “It’s a gift for the emperor, […]” | Marcelo |
| “It’s forbidden, but… hurry.” | Soldier |
Sabotage
Item: a military whistle.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “Faster, towards the capital !” | Soldier with flags |
| “I have an informer on the call, […]” | Papus |
| “To hell with this girl and your rituals! […]” | Emperor |
| “So, what’s your lead? What do you think happened ?” | Soldier on top of the airship wreckage |
| “A bomb, hidden several days ago.” | Soldier inside the airship wreckage |
| “Alice, look ! The italian succeeded !” | Man under the bridge |
| “Come, we have a train to derail.” | Woman under the bridge |
The Crisis
Item: an imperial pocket watch.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “The snow…” | Emperor |
| “Look at the sky, it’s our taxi to the ruins.” | Soldier in the car |
| “Emperor, he has harrived, we are ready to go.” | Soldier with the Emperor |
| “Do you know where we’re going?” | Soldier next to the car |
| “Let him pass! Emperor’s order!” | Soldier running toward the Abbess and Papus |
| “Get away, charlatan, or I will gouge your eyes out!” | Abbess |
| “Your time has come, old lady. […]” | Papus |
The Monastery
Item: prayer beads.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “See that, love always finds a way.” | Man in the lighthouse |
| “Come with me, let’s take the sea!” | Nun in the boat |
| “Monster ! Get back !” | Nun facing the demon nun |
| “Get in, I can drive.” | Boy sailor |
| “Get out, come with us !” | Rosa |
| “What’s happening, Abbess ?” | Captain |
| “You still don’t get it ? The girl is cursed !” | Abbess |
| “You will never catch meeeeee…” | Nun jumping out of the tower |
Visions Card
Visions card unlocks as soon as every scene is solved. You never have to do anything else for it.
Chapter I
- The Crisis
- The Ritual
- The Departure
Character statement: “He reluctantly joins the expedition.” goes to the boy sailor. Solving Chapter I earns A strange solution.
Chapter II
- The Meteor
- The Encounter
- The Kidnapping
Character statement: “She arrives on a meteor.” goes to the bird girl. Solving Chapter II earns A frozen way.
Chapter III
- The Wreckage
- The Monastery
- The Strike
- Sabotage
Character statements: “Secretly sabotaged the airship.” goes to Marcelo, and “Burns in the flames.” goes to the Abbess. Solving Chapter III earns Help on the way.
Chapter IV
- The Jump
- Night train
- The Station
- Barricade
Character statements: “He has plotted to seize the imperial throne.” goes to Papus, and “Cursed, he turned into a monster.” goes to the Captain. Solving Chapter IV earns The Capital.
The bird of the North
With all four chapters solved, sit at the typewriter and publish the article. Printing it earns The bird of the North. Keep clicking through the dialogue that follows and the last scene opens.
Final Scene
The final scene’s lines are below. It has no achievement of its own.
| Line | Who says it |
|---|---|
| “The army has laid down its arms; […]” | Woman at the top of the stairs |
| “You’re alive ? How ?” | Rosa |
| “We escaped from the monastery by boat.” | Nun with Rosa |
| “What will happen to me ?” | Papus |
| “You will be judged…” | Revolutionary leader |
| “Spread the news everywhere you can !” | Boy sailor |
| “He said he is happy, […]” | Bird girl |
| “What? You can speak to dogs?” | Train driver |
Big Brain! and Fast bird
Big Brain! asks for the whole game finished in less than 120 minutes.
Fast bird is the speedrun achievement, and its exact time limit is not known, so play through as fast as you can. It does not have to be your first playthrough. You can also mash through the brother bird’s dialogue: a line can be skipped before its text has finished appearing.
