Never thought I'd like a game about a valiant holy-warrior mutt mounted on a broken-down horse...but here I am...saying over and over "just one more level..." :)
It appears my surveyors can't tell the difference between gold-bearing ore and an old boot. Now I just have to figure out how to pay them in discarded footwear...
Perhaps Belial's true form is Satan, who slew your false form (Baal) - combining rage and the will to overcome one's own self via pride. Or maybe Belial just got killed. Either way.
It's a lot easier if you let the kitten out of your locker - the NPCs stop to stare at it, talk to it and sometimes follow it. (Of course, one would think keeping a kitten trapped in your locker would make you less popular, but whatever.)
Game froze and corrupted save data - went from being two weeks from challenging the Little Giant cup back to about half way through. Had saved game since that point, but for some reason the game reset the save data. Good game until then; 2/5 for crash and corruption.
Nice tip. :) It's not your locker though - who knows how that kitten got there! ;)