Ermine's House
Dark Peak, Shadowy Mountains


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Psycho
by Bernard Herrmann
Other than Villa Rosa, Fantomius had others secret hideouts, one of these is called the Ermine's House, which is discovered by Donald reading an old book about the mysterious gentleman thief, that he found in the Duckburg public library.
This hideout, which is located on Dark Peak in the middle of the Shadowy Mountains, is shown as a creepy stone manier, pretty different from Villa Rosa which was mainly made of wood.
The story in which the Ermine's House is shown is titled PAPERINIK CONTRO LE GIOVANI MARMOTTE (PHANTOM DUCK AGAINST THE JUNIOR WOODCHUCKS). In this adventure some of the Ermine's House interiors as well as some of the tricks and the secret underground hideout are well shown.
In the main livingroom, there is a mobile fireplace similar to the one in Villa Rosa, but in this case behind it a big hammering hand trap against intruders is hidden.
In the main living room shifting the arm of an ancient medieval armour, it is possible to access an underground tunnel which leads to Fantomius' secret hideout protected by a trap floor in front of the door.
In this smaller and simpler hideout respect to the one in Villa Rosa, all that is needed for the missions (maskes, outfits, special devices, spare costumes ecc...) can be found; a curtain hides the entrance to an abandoned mine gallery which was used by Fantomius as an emergency exit in case of danger.
This gallery, which can be utilized using a trail cart, leaves into an exit well disguisedbetween some trees brances, placed in a precipice in front of the lonely valley, where sometimes the Junior woodchucks organized their mountain campouts.
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