Dark Wanderer wants the Messenger Bag |
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Required: Where the Courrier Went quest. |
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→ Go to
Dark Wanderer |
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YOU: Is there a task I can do for you? |
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Dark: Yes, I have a task for you if you do not mind disregarding the feeble laws of Yliakum and putting your own head at risk. |
Dark: Do you have the strength of will to make my desires manifest in this world? |
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YOU: I don't mind breaking a few laws. |
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Dark: Good. |
Dark: Then we can continue. |
Dark: I need someone to covertly go to Aldaaren Phostle in the eastern part of Hydlaa and retrieve something of value from him. |
Dark: A dispatch that I hope never sees the light of day has been intercepted. |
Dark: Aldaaren Phostle has information on where to retrieve that bag, but he was unable to relay its whereabouts to me. |
Dark: He will no doubt ask for a favor from you in exchange for this information; do whatever he wishes and return with the Messenger Bag, and I will reward you with forbidden wisdom. |
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→ Go to
Aldaaren Phostle |
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YOU: The Dark Wanderer sent me… |
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Aldaaren: Bring your voice to a whisper, my child. |
Aldaaren: I know your purpose, but if you want my information you will have to do something for me. |
Aldaaren: I need information that only Levrus Dahrenn can provide. |
Aldaaren: He must not suspect that I have sent you. |
Aldaaren: Word is that Raithen used to be an apprentice to Levrus when he was a boy. |
Aldaaren: I am specifically interested in the nickname Levrus had for him. |
Aldaaren: Go to Levrus and mention Raithen. |
Aldaaren: If you can find the nickname without mentioning me, I will tell you where you can find the bag that the Dark Wanderer seeks. |
Aldaaren: Does this arrangement suit you? |
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YOU: Yes it does. |
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Aldaaren: Report back when you have the information I seek. |
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→ Go to
Levrus Dahrenn |
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YOU: What can you tell me about Raithen? |
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Levrus: Funny you mention him, as I was just thinking of him. |
Levrus: Raithen was my best student and my greatest disappointment. |
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-Levrus frowns.- |
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Levrus: I first met him when he miraculously won a mages' tournament at age twelve. |
Levrus: It was no surprise to me. |
Levrus: He had been a beggar, a nuisance around Hydlaa for quite some time, but always spoke of wanting to learn magic. |
Levrus: Over time he gained an unnatural luck that he used to win games of chance and ensure his survival. |
Levrus: Few took note of this, but this is when my interest in him began. |
Levrus: He improved slowly at first, practicing late at night in the sewers. |
Levrus: This is a long tale; are you sure you wish me to continue? |
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YOU: Yes, please continue. |
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Levrus: I will continue. |
Levrus: Raithen was slowly progressing mimicking the movements and incantations needed for the casting of spells in the company of rats. |
Levrus: 'Hello Ratboy,' I said to him, as I allowed my invisibility to fade. |
Levrus: He was not shocked at all, and merely replied, 'I smelled you. |
Levrus: I have smelled you following me for weeks; what do you want with me, old man?' I told him he had a tremendous innate gift for magic and offered him an apprenticeship. |
Levrus: Raising Raithen over those years gave me some of the happiest moments of my life. |
Levrus: He was sharp and quick, and after I taught him to read, I could not stop him. |
Levrus: I called him 'Ratboy' from then on. |
Levrus: You sure you want to hear an old man blather on? |
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YOU: Yes, please continue. |
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Levrus: As Raithen approached his late teens, he was an eminent mage in Hydlaa. |
Levrus: He was still officially in training, but he outpaced most of his teachers early on. |
Levrus: On his seventeenth birthday, he announced suddenly that he was going to join the Shadow Squadron. |
Levrus: It was very sudden, and I came to learn he had met another teacher, a teacher of forbidden lore known only as the dark wanderer. |
Levrus: His desire to surpass all of his teachers, including me, drove him away from me. |
Levrus: Alas, I do not feel like speaking more on this matter. |
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→ Go to
Aldaaren Phostle |
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YOU: His nickname was ratboy. |
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Aldaaren: Excellent work! |
Aldaaren: I shall have to employ you myself some time. |
Aldaaren: You gave me what I wanted; now to give you what you wanted. |
Aldaaren: Seek out Zak below the Laanx temple. |
Aldaaren: He has what you want. |
Aldaaren: I doubt he will give it away for free, but he does have it. |
Aldaaren: Go and ask him for the Messenger Bag. |
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→ Go to
Zak |
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YOU: I'm here to collect the messenger bag. |
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Zak: First things first. |
Zak: We never spoke. |
Zak: Got it? |
Zak: Now if you want the Messenger Bag you have to do something for me. |
Zak: Nothing risky, just a little favor. |
Zak: Do you want this messenger bag enough to aid me? |
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YOU: Yes, I'll help you. |
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Zak: Good, now here is what I need you to do. |
Zak: Gordy Pumuont is an eccentric and strange man. |
Zak: He serves as the executioner for the Vigesimi court. |
Zak: The job has given him strange tastes and even stranger habits. |
Zak: He has something I need, and I do not want to have to deal with him at all. |
Zak: He is growing stranger and stranger of late, and often speaks in riddles. |
Zak: If you can extract from him one of his Executioner Axes and bring it to me, I will give you the bag you seek. |
Zak: Two things are important to bear in mind: one, Gordy cannot know I sent you; and two, Tarela Girshon must not know I have the bag. |
Zak: When you meet Gordy, offer to have his Executioner Axe repaired. |
Zak: He has Harnquist's apprentices do this for him weekly, and they change week to week, but he uses a code. |
Zak: You will have to crack that code to get the Executioner Axe. |
Zak: Just tell him Harnquist sent you. |
Zak: When you get it, return and give it to me. |
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→ Go to
Gordy Pumuont |
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YOU: Harnquist sent me. |
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Gordy: Are you a new apprentice? |
Gordy: I do not recognize you. |
Gordy: Who sent you? |
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YOU: Harnquist. |
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Gordy: If you truly are Harnquist's apprentice, you should be familiar with my puzzle. |
Gordy: I will test you. |
Gordy: If you can answer the question with one try, I will trust you with the repair of my Executioner Axe. |
Gordy: Here is your question. |
Gordy: How can you throw a dwarf away as hard as you can and still have it return to you? |
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YOU: throw dwarf up |
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Gordy: Yes, that's it! |
Gordy: Here you go, and make sure the axe is well oiled before you return it to me. |
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→ Go to
Zak |
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YOU: Here is the axe, now give me the bag. |
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Zak: You have done well. |
Zak: I may have work for you another time. |
Zak: Here is the Messenger Bag. |
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→ Go to
Dark Wanderer |
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YOU: Here is the bag. |
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Dark: I must congratulate you. |
Dark: I did not believe you had the guile to pull off my mission. |
Dark: Take this glyph and use it to your benefit. |
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QUEST COMPLETED |
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Rewards: 1 Daemon glyph. |
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