Difference between revisions of "Quests"

To start this quest, talk to Elmetaph in the lighthouse on Anagoge Island.

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Is there a way off this island?

Well, you could swim, hehe... no, don't look hopeful, that was a joke! The sea's full of horrible beasts. An elven friend comes to visit me every year or so. You could get a ride back with her. Shouldn't be more than six or eight months wait.

That's too long. Is there any other way?

If you still had your magic training, you could teleport, I suppose...

Can you teach me how to teleport?

You were a fast learner before, so I guess I could try to teach you again. But it took you weeks to master it, and that's after you'd been studying the basics of magic for quite awhile. Hopefully some remnant of that training is still in your head somewhere. We can give it a shot and see...

Great! How do we begin?

Well, first you'll need an amethyst as a catalyst. And I'm fresh out of gems.

Shit.

Don't you curse at me, young man! There's still a chance. Lots of students had their teleportation trials on this island, and they all brought spare amethysts, so there's bound to be some hidden around somewhere.

So I should find an Amethyst and come back?

Yup. Come back with an amethyst and I'll teach you the basics of teleportation.

Try searching around the old teleportation platforms for misplaced gem bags. If that doesn't work, well, there could be amethysts anywhere on the island, really.

I'll do that and come back. Goodbye.

To start this quest, talk to Elmetaph in the lighthouse on Anagoge Island. You must have completed Find an Amethyst (part 2) before you can begin this quest.

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I'll need to do some math to compensate for ley line fluctuation. Fortunately there are some old obelisks that were once used for this very thing, back when the Council was teleporting students here every week. Hopefully they still work!

Find the four obelisks and write down their info. Then bring it to me.

Four obelisks. Right.

To start this quest, talk to Elmetaph in the lighthouse on Anagoge Island. You must have completed Find an Amethyst before you can begin this quest.

The dialogue shown here picks up from the point where Elmetaph teaches you Teleportation at the end of Find an Amethyst.

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There. Now that you know the basics, you should go find a working teleportation platform and practice binding to it.

What do I do exactly?

There are a couple of teleportation platforms on the island. Hopefully they're still in working order! Find one of them and bind yourself to it with your amethyst and the salt I just gave you.

[ Stand on a teleportation platform and press the Recipes button on the right of the screen. Find the Bind Circle recipe and use it while standing on the platform. ]

Oh, but there's one other thing...

What else?

There's a small chance your amethyst will explode when you use it. Perfectly normal, nothing to be ashamed of! Whenever you cast a teleportation spell, there's a 1-in-5 chance your gem exploding. That's why you should always carry a spare amethyst!

Ah. Well, I'll give it a shot. Goodbye.

To start this quest, talk to Lawara in Anagoge Island. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Hey, you've been killing those damned skeletons, right? Got any good, strong femurs? I need a half-dozen for this project I'm working on.

To start this quest, talk to Lawara in Anagoge Island. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I thought I saw some spoons lying around here somewhere. They could be anywhere on the island, though. Can you see if you can find a couple? I want to use them in my art.

To start this quest, talk to Riger in Anagoge Island.

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I don't know. I mean, I don't even want to escape, you know? It doesn't matter anymore. I think I'm seriously depressed. But I can't figure out a fix. I wish I could feel some hope again.

Hunting: Sheep Although their distant grandparents were domestic sheep, these feral sheep will not tolerate being sheared. They are aggressive toward anyone that gets too close.

Hunting: Ranalon Gardeners Perhaps the weakest caste of ranalon, but also the most numerous, are the gardeners. They scavenge the land for resources and can also be found deep in lakes, tending to their underwater gardens. They are fast -- VERY fast -- and can chase their prey long distances.

Hunting: Black Widow Spiders These highly venomous spiders eat many dangerous pests. However, they also like to eat people, and they especially love sneaking up on campers and caravans in the night.

Hunting: Deer Deer are found in most every healthy forest ecosystem. They breed quickly and eat voraciously, so nobody is upset when deer are hunted.

Hunting: Fire Sheep Fire sheep were not created by a deranged wizard, as is often suggested. Instead, they are an exciting step forward in the natural evolution of the sheep. These creatures are very fragile but are much safer than their non-igniting brethren because local predators have learned to run away from the smell of smouldering wool.

Hunting: Goblins While the goblins sent to patrol the roads here are not nearly as dangerous as the ones in Sedgewick Forest, they are still very deadly. If trade is ever to return to normal, their blockade must be destroyed.

Hunting: Guard Scrays Scrays act as faithful companions to the ranalon, much like dogs do for humans. They are equally at home in water or land, and their stingers inject acid deep inside their victims, causing horrible delayed death. They are most dangerous in packs.

Hunting: Pigs These feral pigs once must have been tended by ranchers, but they have been living in the wild for too many generations: there's no taming these delicious beasts.

Hunting: Ranalon Stone Shapers Stoneshapers can pull stone from deep beneath the earth, and use these stones to create most Ranalon buildings. They also serve on the battlefield where they hamper enemy movement. When cornered, they can pull stones from the ground to protect themselves, creating a dense shield that absorbs most attacks.

Hunting: Rats Generally considered harmless, some rats do carry diseases. But for the most part even the gigantic varieties are non-hostile. In rural areas they are either treated as pests or as pets, depending on how big of an impact they have on local agriculture.

Hunting: Tigers There are more tigers here than could possibly be natural. Morever, many of the tigers are sickly and unwell. Wherever they came from, they apparently can't go home again.

Hunting: Wild Chickens All the "wild" chickens in Serbule Hills descend from a chicken farm that was overrun by goblins. The smartest chickens escaped capture, and they have since spread throughout the hills. They lay far fewer eggs than domestic chickens, but they're still delicious when fried.

Hunting: Wild Pigs These pigs were never tame; they tolerate their feral brethren, but they attack most other creatures without fear. Wild pigs are not prey animals: they're ominvorous, intelligent, and vicious.

Hunting: Worgs When humans domesticated the wolf, they made dogs. When orcs domesticated the wolf, they made worgs. Orcs win this one. When hungry enough, packs of feral worgs are known to kill entire caravans.

To participate in this quest, the player must be a Druid. An hour before the beginning of the event, all Druids will receive a Druidic Premonition indicating the coming of a Druidic Emergency.

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Druids, head to Serbule Hills! Ranalons there have begun a ritual invocation of Enoyos, beseeching him to turn all the lakes of Serbule into brackish water.

Their stone offering-boxes surround the lake. Desecrate these boxes to disrupt the ritual, then find and slay the head shamans that swim in the lake itself.

The offering-boxes are strongly enchanted, so multiple druids will need to desecrate each one. Since the desecration ritual requires the petals of the rare Rotflower, I have caused this flower to bloom throughout the hills and mountains of Serbule Hills.

Find the Rotflowers, desecrate the offering chests, then execute the shamans.

To start this quest, angle by the eastern lake in Serbule Hills.

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A non-ranalon! Please help!

The ranalon are mostly very kind to nature, but their scray are a problem. It's already a very crowded lake, and the scray just laid more eggs! If those eggs hatch, it will be disaster for the native lake fish. Get them out!

To start this quest, talk to Baroness Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills.

There's a bunch of old holiday ornaments stored in Serbule Keep. Nelson Ballard is a stingy bastard, but perhaps you can persuade him to part with some of his ornaments?

To start this quest, talk to Baroness Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills.

We're very low on resources this year so we'll have to get creative with our decorations. Hmm, how about grapes? They're colorful and relatively plentiful...

To start this quest, talk to Baroness Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills.

Goblins are quite horrid little creatures, but they often decorate their calling-cards quite elegantly. I think if we had a number of calling-cards we could use them as makeshift tree decorations.

To start this quest, talk to Baroness Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills.

To start this quest, talk to Baroness Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills.

We need something large and beautiful to top the tree. I've seen some of the ranalon wearing decorative brooches that might work. Search the ones that stay down in the water and carry staves. 'Garden Masters', I think is what we call them.

To start this quest, talk to Brianna Willer in Serbule Hills.

My entire pumpkin patch is infested with evil monsters! I've never seen anything like 'em! Luckily I'd already harvested half the pumpkins, but the remaining ones are rotted inside. Even the seeds inside them are bad!

And now I'm worried they're gonna wander off and hurt somebody that can't take care of themselves, like the Duchess. Tell you what: kill 'em off and I'll give you some of my earlier pumpkin harvest.

To start this quest, talk to Brianna Willer in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I'm trying to brew a toxic beer. I know, I know, that's against the Council's Brewing Code of Ethics, but the Council's not here, and monsters are! If goblins find me, I want to give them kegs of beer that will make them sick enough that I can flee.

I'm still experimenting with the recipe, but I think a key ingredient is rotten strawberries. Not fresh ones -- they've gotta be really rotten. Dig me up some, okay?

To start this quest, talk to Brianna Willer in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Sometimes delicious beer uses gross ingredients. Mushrooms, for instance! But I've found that my boletus-and-apple pale ale is incredibly delicious! I've just run out of boletus mushrooms. Can you gather some for me?

To start this quest, talk to Brianna Willer in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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My bitchy old friend Gretchen taught me a special brewing recipe. I'm eager to try it, but it needs potatoes. I hate growing potatoes! You do it.

To start this quest, talk to Brianna Willer in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Go over to the Tapestry Inn and ask Durstin what beer he wants to order for next month.

To start this quest, talk to Cleo Conyer in the Tapestry Inn in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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When the ranalon ran my cart off the road, I just fled in a panic. I should have grabbed my papers! I'm kicking myself for leaving them behind. Those books are key to my business!

I'm sure the ranalon have stolen all the valuable stuff from my cart, but the books don't look valuable. Could you go look for them?

Follow the road south until you reach a crossroads, then head west into Ranalon territory. The road will go along a strip of land separating two lakes. My cart was run off the road right near there! It rolled down towards the southern lake. It didn't go into the water, though, so maybe my papers are still intact! You've gotta check. Please?

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

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One of the chapters is in that old spider-infested cave northeast of here. Tyler -- the drunk over there in the corner -- said he saw them when he was exploring, but he didn't think the pages were worth anything. And now he's too afraid to go back in.

He said they were on top of some cobweb-encrusted crates deep in the cave. I'll pay extra for that one, since it sounds dangerous.

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

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I know my wife gave one of the chapters to old Julius Patton. He lives on the farm nearby. He's not a bad sort; explain things to him and see if he'll give the chapter to you.

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

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I know exactly where this chapter is. Well, not exactly. There used to be a caretaker that lived on a hill south of here. George left years ago, but he told me he kept a chapter of the book in a box somewhere on his farm.

There's some dwarf living there now by the name of Sammie. Go search around the place, see if you can find the chapter.

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

You must have previously completed 'Leeka and the Blade Trials' Chapter 1 in order to undertake this quest.

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My wife's diary says one of the chapters is hidden at her favorite reading spot. I guess that'd be the old watchtower overlooking the Serbule Hunting Lodge. Not a very safe reading spot these days! It's on a hill. Go past the lodge and climb the hills a little south of it.

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

You must have previously completed 'Leeka and the Blade Trials' Chapter 2 in order to undertake this quest.

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That old bi-- err, old biddy Brianna Willer has one of the chapters. But she won't give it to me. Says my wife deserved... well, she won't give it to me. Can you snoop around her farm, see if you can find it?

To start this quest, talk to Durstin Tallow in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

This quest requires that you have spoken to Durstin Tallow regarding his need of an adventurer to solve his book problem.

You must have previously completed 'Leeka and the Blade Trials' Chapter 3 in order to undertake this quest.

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[Durstin sighs.] Very bad news. I was talking to Paul the lumberjack -- he's around here somewhere -- and he knew where the last chapter was. He said it was hidden in a box near the lumber mills east of here. So he went to go get it for me... and he ran into a pack of boars on the way back. And here's the kicker: one of the boars ate the pages!

Paul's scared stiff of this boar. He called it 'Mudtusks'. Seems to think it's tougher than a usual boar. But a boar's a boar, right? I think if you hurry you could get the pages out of its belly. I'll pay extra! Hurry!

To start this quest, talk to Gershok in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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My people are not imaginative with their cooking. We pickle fish. That is what we do. But I yearn for more. I yearn for the delicacy known as Breaded Perch... With Onions. I crave it!

To start this quest, talk to Gershok in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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During my lifetime, I have invented but a single category of shamanic infusion. All the others came to me in the egg, but my rat-totem belts are unique! I wish to prepare more of my belts for the new hatchlings, but I need totemic parts. Can you get rat teeth for me?

To start this quest, talk to Gershok in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I long to rest more comfortably as I meditate. Sadly, my old meditation stool broke. Do you have one I could use?

To start this quest, talk to Jaime Fatholm in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

To begin this quest you must have level 1 Surveying.

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I'm gonna go out collecting minerals soon. But on the way I'm gonna visit a ... friend. And when I do that, I'm gonna need a lot of fish. Don't ask why. It's hard to explain. But if you have some handy, I'd appreciate your help!

To start this quest, talk to Jaime Fatholm in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

To begin this quest you must have level 1 Mining.

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Look. We're friends so I'm gonna level with you. I'm... I'm a little scared to go back out there. There was a sheep that nearly killed me. Just a fuckin' sheep. But I couldn't outfight him and I couldn't outrun him. I'd feel a lot better if I knew he was gone. He lives on a hill south of here. Not the hill immediately south, but the one past that, in between the Baroness and the old hunting lodge.

To start this quest, talk to Jaime Fatholm in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Before I head off into the wilderness to collect gems, I should fill up on healing potions. Do you have any? I just need the weak kind -- the strong ones make me sick to my stomach.

To start this quest, talk to Jaime Fatholm in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I'm gonna head out and do some mining soon, but need to get some supplies in. Can you help? I want some hard-boiled eggs. Good travelling food.

To start this quest, talk to Julius Patton in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I loaned old Vera my best garden spade a year ago. Then, of course, she was killed and horrifically eaten by goblins. But my spade might still be in her house! If I was braver, I'd go look for it.

Vera's farm is northeast of here.

To start this quest, talk to Julius Patton in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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Man, I wish I had a watercress salad for lunch! The spice, with a hint of vinegar dressing... delicious! But I'm just getting myself worked up for nothing. I don't have any of the ingredients on hand!

To start this quest, talk to Julius Patton in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I used to grow veggies myself, but I don't move as smoothly as I used to. Gotta save my energy for the grapes! Which means I'm in a bit of an embarrassing situation: I need to restock my larder with onions. Can you grow some for me?

To start this quest, talk to Julius Patton in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Do you know how to make spore bombs? I need some nice potent ones. I use 'em to scare away pests that get on the farm.

To start this quest, talk to Lana Songtree in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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After my mom ditched me in the woods, I lived with a little old lady who taught me some useful recipes. Which is great news for my friend Jara! She has a bear living in her barn, and I have just the thing: bear repellent! I brewed it up for her last night. Can you go give it to her? She lives outside of Serbule. Look for the farmlands.

To start this quest, talk to Lana Songtree in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Do you have any wool? I love wool clothing! I've been trying to make my own sweater. You'd think having all those sheep out in the meadow would make it easy, but they aren't tame. At all. I can't even get near them! Well, anyway, if you have some wool, I would buy it from you!

To start this quest, talk to Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I know that most of the farms in Serbule Hills have been abandoned, but I still need to soil samples from each one. It's part of my scientific duties, you understand. Here. Put a bit of soil from each farm in here and bring it back. Simple as cake! And I shall award you 700 Councils.

To start this quest, talk to Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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The ranalon have a sort of outdoor temple near the lake. You'll know it by the two large stone obelisks sticking out of the water nearby. Go there and slay the prayermaster and his minions. The prayer-master is an important leader, and his death will cause chaos among their ranks. I shall pay you 400 Councils.

To start this quest, talk to Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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The goblins are keeping the ranalon very focused on their west flank. The eastern flank, the one facing us, has only a handful of guards. If we attack it, they'll have to split their forces up more, giving the goblins a better chance to take them out for us.

Focus on the guards at the outpost down the road. That will get their attention. I will pay you 350 Councils if you kill six of them.

To start this quest, talk to Marith Felgard in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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We need to slow down the ranalon food production. They have a massive number of farmers in those lakes. Dispatch them! I shall reward you with 500 Councils.

To start this quest, talk to Merriana in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

You want to help? Hmph. Very well: perhaps you know this area better than we do.

Some time ago we heard there was a group of bandits with something I want. These bandits live in a cave somewhere here in Serbule Hills. They called it the 'spider cave'.

I have pre-paid for the device, but if the bandits make you pay more, get a receipt and I will reimburse you in precious reagents.

To start this quest, talk to Merriana in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor. The quest Merriana's Second Request must be completed first.

I have expanded my search and have come into stone-contact with a human engineer near here who claims to know what I need. However, he won't tell me over the aether. Please locate this man and retrieve his letter. He is to be found "In the Serbule Sewers." His name is Arif.

To start this quest, talk to Merriana in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor. The quest Obtain Strange Crystal Ball From Bandits must be completed first.

The orb you found for me was a fake, but I know it's somewhere in Serbule Hills! I must find it.

The vortices have overheard the ranalon speak of a seer or wise-person called a 'doctrine keeper' -- if the ranalon have my orb, I bet their seer would have it.

I understand they live under the water or some such thing. Finding it would be worthwhile.

To start this quest, talk to Merriana in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor. The quest The Sewer Man must be completed first.

My new ally, the human Arif, has given me two excellent leads on where to find the sphere. I know you have questions about this sphere, but I dare not speak of it. Simply find it and return it to me!

It should be quite simple to find. Arif says that he discovered a tunnel underneath a giant stone hand. Inside were letters and notes, which he left untouched. In a box, he said there was a magical crystal.

Go! I shall reward you for it!

To start this quest, talk to Merriana in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor. The quest Under The Hand Is An Orb must be completed first.

Somewhere south of here, nearish Serbule Keep, is a massive door. This traditional showy dwarf door leads to the long-dead city of Borghild. No dwarves live there, but it's infested with undead.

You will ... How do I put this politely? You are quite formidable, but you would be wise to bring some allies with you into Borghild. It is full of traps.

Do this for me and I shall bequeath upon you one of my grandest weather wands.

To start this quest, talk to Paul Vaughn in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I was one of the last lumberjacks to leave our logging camp. Thought I could hold out against some lousy goblins, but they just kept coming! Eventually I had to run. I left behind a lot of great beer, which I'm sure is all gone by now. But more importantly, I left behind my lucky belt buckle. I'd really like it back.

The camps are east of here, over some hills. The buckle is in the northernmost camp, if that helps.

To start this quest, talk to Paul Vaughn in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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The lumber camps east of here were made by humans. I helped build the fences myself! But then goblins came and ran us out, and now they're chopping our wood!

Goblins have huge numbers on their side, but most goblins are stupid. To really hurt 'em, you gotta kill the overseers! Look for the mage-casting goblins in the camps, and kill 'em.

And hey, if you want help with how to attack the camps, just ask me.

To start this quest, talk to Paul Vaughn in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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This is gonna sound silly. But you know that watery beer Durstin sells? I found a way to improve it: strawberry juice! I just need a few strawberries for each cup. If you have some, I'll buy 'em from you for... I dunno, ten times their value!

To start this quest, talk to Paul Vaughn in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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You know the only good thing about staying here? It's the food! I know, most of it's nothing to write home about. But some days, Durstin makes his fried mycena bites, and they are delicious! They're my one weakness, really. I could eat a million of 'em!

Sadly, Durstin's not made any in a while. He offered to teach me the recipe so I could make 'em myself, but that's way too much work! Say... you wanna do it for me?

To start this quest, talk to Rappanel in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I really must have better food than what Durstin can cook. Even the ranalan pickles are getting old. Hmm, how about some of those 'grapefish'? I have to know why the humans call them that!

I hear they're in the lakes and streams around here, but they can be pretty quick. I'm sure with some practice you'll manage, though.

To start this quest, talk to Rappanel in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

To begin this quest you must have level 1 Bard.

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I need new catgut for my lute strings! Most catgut is made from sheep intestine, but I'm an artist, not some slob. I need actual cat gut! You're a lover of the arts, right? Don't do this for me. Do this for art. Find a tiger out there, kill it, and use your butcher knife to scoop up the guts. You do have a butcher knife, right? Because I don't! But I'm sure Fainor in Serbule town would...

To start this quest, talk to Rappanel in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

You must have previously completed The Grapefish Roundup in order to undertake this quest.

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So, do you have those filleted grapefish for me yet?

To start this quest, talk to Rappanel in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Have you met Joeh over in Serbule? He's a dirty one, isn't he! I mean, I like to use food in the bedroom as much as the next elf, but his bacon fetish is... well, I shouldn't judge. I guess we all get a little crazy, so far from home! And I have to admit that some of his ideas sound intriguing. Did he tell you about the thing he does with the two boar tusks? It sounds painful to me, but I guess I have to try it: the bardic creed demands I gather lore! So... do you have any boar tusks, perchance?

To start this quest, talk to Rappanel in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Durstin behind the bar is good for a scrambled egg or a bit of fried bread, but he's just not willing to broaden his horizons! And yet right down the road is a rare delicacy: ranalan-style pickled fish! Get some for me. I'll convince him to try them some evening, and he'll finally see what he's been missing.

Look for the ranalans around the big lake. They like to leave pickling jars outside their huts. And don't worry -- they're not actually intelligent, they just seem that way. I read all about them in bard college back home in Verta!

To start this quest, talk to Sammie Grimspine in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I heard that goblins took the logging camps to the northeast... and that they're using fairies as slaves! So terrible! Now, I could never condone killing anybody, but IF a slave were to HAPPEN to perish, and if they had cold iron shackles in good condition, and IF those shackles made it back to me, I would be very grateful. Not that I want you to kill anybody, though! No no no. Just... be on the lookout for cold iron shackles. That's all.

To start this quest, talk to Sammie Grimspine in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

To begin this quest you must have level 1 Calligraphy.

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You know those flying monsters the ranalon have? Those 'scray'? Yeah. Well, I need a stinger from one. If you find one, bring it to me!

To start this quest, talk to Sammie Grimspine in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Some of my calligraphy projects require unusual paper. Right now I've been experimenting with paper made out of watercress! Do you happen to have any? And don't worry about freshness: I'm going to pound it into a paste anyway.

To start this quest, talk to Sammie Grimspine in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Oh my gosh I really could use some grapes! They're my favorite snack. I should learn to grow them myself or something. Have you seen any?

To start this quest, talk to Trasen in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

It wasn't the sheep upsetting our tornado friends. It's the tigers! Tigers can't hurt tornadoes, but our tornadoes are juveniles and don't really understand that.

The whirlwinds say there's a huge tiger on the hill east of here, near the lookout tower. They call her Windbiter because she viciously attacks them! Completely harmlessly, of course, but it's still not polite. Can you get rid of this big cat and her entourage?

To start this quest, talk to Trasen in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

If you listen very carefully, you might hear the friendly tornadoes around here making an oscillating noise approximately five notes higher than normal. They're obviously in significant distress!

I think it's those ghastly exploding sheep. If an explosion gets sucked up into a tornado, that can really upset it. Could you clear the area of those fiery abominations?

To start this quest, talk to Trasen in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

We don't have many ranalon in Verta so I've been very interested to learn more about the ones that live here! Unfortunately they aren't friendly.

I've noticed many of them carry bits of glass around and I can't imagine why. Could you find me some samples? The pretty violet ones.

To start this quest, talk to Trasen in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

There are several types of ranalon around here. The large ones with the dangling orb on their heads are my favorite. I would love to see how their glow balls work. Well, if you happen to find any, please show them to me!

To start this quest, talk to Tyler Green in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I keep asking Jaime over there to give me some cheap metal slabs. I just need some junk metal to repair my shields with! But she just tells me to go mine my own ore. So greedy!

Hey. Maybe you could get me some metal? Do you know how to survey for ore like she does?

To start this quest, talk to Tyler Green in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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My teeth are getting kind of loose. I must have been on that ship a long time! I think I'm getting scurvy! You gotta help me. I need oranges! That bartender guy says there's no oranges anywhere in Serbule Hills. But you're pretty savvy, right? Could you get me some imported oranges? Hell, I'll settle for lemons. Anything citrus!

To start this quest, talk to Tyler Green in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I'll tell you one of the reasons I'm so depressed. I was exploring a bit and I found a cave close by, just down the road a ways, a little north and east of here. There's this corpse in there that had a note, and apparently there were people that needed saving, so I rushed in like old times, bashing spiders everywhere! And then, somehow, I was overrun by spiders, a dozen of 'em or more. I threw my backup shield at a big one and ran. But that was my second-most favorite shield! Now I'm left with only my favorite shield and my third-favorite shield. And fourth-favorite. I feel so empty.

Hey, if you find that cave, grab the shield for me? I'm not sure where I was, but I remember I didn't go up any slopes, if that helps.

To start this quest, talk to Tyler Green in Serbule Hills. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I can fight goblins. I can fight spiders. But the frogs? Those 'ranalons', as they call themselves? They're just too thick in number. It's too hard to fight 'em one at a time!

But, uh... I told our pretty waitress that I'd killed thousands of 'em. Can you help me out? I just need one of their hideous tongues as a 'souvenir' to show to Lana.

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So you've seen the spiders in the tomb, huh? Pretty scary, right?

Uh, sure, pretty scary.

Well, I'll sell you some antivemon, it will help. But the REALLY good way to protect yourself from spiders is an Alchemical secret. I can teach it to you... but you need to do something for me first. Go into the crypt and obtain a million spider legs. I need them for my work.

A million spider legs?

Yes. But don't worry, it won't take long. Spiders have lots of legs. Usually you can get several from their corpses.

But a million!?

It was hyperbole! I just need a vast quantity. Okay, let's say... 50.

50 sounds tolerable. (Starts Their Hairy Legs.}

Great! Oh, and get some legs for yourself, too. The recipe I'm gonna teach you uses them as an ingredient.

Right, will do.

To participate in this quest, the player must be a Druid. An hour before the beginning of the event, all Druids will receive a Druidic Premonition indicating the coming of a Druidic Emergency.

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Druids, assemble in Serbule immediately. Multiple kraken eggs have been spotted there, along with several young adults. Krakens are not indigenous to this continent and represent a terrible threat to nature. Defeat them now, before they become the size of cities!

To start this quest, angle in the moat outside Serbule.

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Greetings, taker of fish. I cannot tell if you are a friend or foe of nature. If you be a friend, help make my home clean. A surface-walker dumped hundreds of bottles of rancid liquids in here, and then left. They are making fish sick.

To start this quest, angle near or on the docks in Serbule.

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You can hear me, can you not? Then you are more than a mere fishmonger! You've taken fish, now can you give back to the sea?

Pinfish have invaded this brackish water. They are out-competing us. It's not fair, it isn't right.

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I still wish to woo Zeratak. I believe she would enjoy venison far more than mantis flesh if it was prepared appropriately. I have been experimenting with venison dishes, and I believe I have the recipe!

But I don't have any more ingredients left. Here is the recipe. Can you make it for me?

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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In captivity we were forced to mate like animals -- the male giving his life to feed the younglings. But now that we are free, do you not agree we should adopt the culture of a more civilized race?

I wish to mate with Zeratak, but I fear that she will not understand my desires. She is a very conservative mantis. But seeing that most mantises fled for the hills yet she remained behind with me, it is possible that she wishes to mate with me badly enough to try a new method. Can you see if Zeratak is amenable to using venison for the larva? I would ask, but I fear she may lash out in anger.

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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Zeratak and I wish to make a living selling our special alchemical brain elixirs. These are traditional psi-mantis recipes, but I am attempting to hone them to be less toxic to other races. I believe that the lobes from the brain bugs are too potent... instead, I wish to grind up their entire brains. Or any fully intact brains will do, actually. I am a scientist. I am not picky.

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

You must have previously completed Dinner For Zeratak in order to undertake this quest.

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Can you ask Zeratak to come visit me? I wish to meet her in broad daylight so that I can run if things go poorly.

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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We mantises were slaves of Dalvos, alongside those idiot brain bugs, for decades. But now we are free! And we seek culture desperately. It makes many of my brethren foolish.

Several fool mantises snuck into the town of Serbule in order to steal your culture. It has been many days, and I fear they will unleash a terrible reprisal upon us all. Go and find them, and do whatever is necessary to discreetly resolve the issue. Murder would be the wisest choice. Yes. Murder them.

To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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To start this quest, talk to Azalak in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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I wish to mate with Zeratak, mammal. I wish it but it cannot be without my death. Do you see the issue? I must provide sustenance for the young, and traditionally that would be my body.

A new tradition is needed. Perhaps some other creatures would work just as well. But I should get a lot of them... just to be on the safe side. Deer innards are preferable. But they run so fast!

To start this quest, talk to Blanche in Serbule. The quest is available at [Close Friends] favor.

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I heard that the lich Khyrulek kept creating weapons of destruction even after she died! Supposedly she has a wand that protects her from flame. If I had that wand, I could dissect it to learn the secrets of fire resistance. Wouldn't Velkort be jealous!

But it's just a fanciful dream. How would I ever get ahold of such an artifact?

To start this quest, talk to Blanche in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I need some mushrooms. But I don't want to deal with Jack today. He's such a goon. Can you get them for me?

To start this quest, talk to Blanche in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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Hey are you any good with Alchemy? I could use some cleanser for these gemstones, so I can cut them up real pretty. Could you get me some Weak Acidic Cleanser?

To start this quest, talk to Blanche in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Someday when I've mastered geology, I'd like to learn more about Anthropology, too: the study of Humans! I guess primitive people just fascinate me. Did you know that Humans discovered cooking before they discovered fire magic? Really! I don't know how they controlled fire without magic, though. I guess that's a mystery lost to the ages.

Speaking of old human cooking, I heard there are antique Human-made spoons in the crypts and caves near here. Could you get me a sample spoon? It'd be fascinating.

To start this quest, talk to Blanche in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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I hurt myself yesterday... I dropped a red-hot rock on my foot. I thought I'd managed to get the swelling under control, but my healing magic has always been terrible. Could you go to Marna and ask her for a Simple First Aid Kit?

To start this quest, talk to Charles Thompson in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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Last night, a mysterious Elf came into my tent. He was wrapped head to toe in gauze and smelled like dirt -- it was terrifying! You never know what those sex-riddled maniacs will do. But he just dropped a strange thing on my bed and left, saying "study this heartshroom and prepare for the invasion."

The so-called Heartshroom is actually an amazing type of mushroom that I've never seen before! It has incredible regenerative powers... this could make me rich! Err, make us rich. But I need more. Too bad I have no idea where they come from! If you find some, bring them to me?

To start this quest, talk to Charles Thompson in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Before I was rudely kicked out of Serbule, I was trying to get in touch with a fanciful fellow that I'd heard lives there. He's an Elf, so who knows if he's trustworthy, but his name is "Mushroom Jack." Delightful, isn't it? Anyway, I heard he knows about those gigantic mushrooms on the hill nearby. Could you ask him what medicinal properties they have? I'm mostly worried that they're poisonous.

To start this quest, talk to Charles Thompson in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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A favor? Oh, well, I'm out of dirt. Not just regular dirt, you understand -- the strange dirt you sometimes find under mushrooms or corpses. It has a million uses! Most people use it for fertilizer, but I use it in potions. I just use a lot of sugar to mask the taste.

To start this quest, talk to Charles Thompson in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

You must have previously completed Talk to Jack in order to undertake this quest.

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I must know if those gigantic mushrooms off in the distance are edible. I know that "Mushroom Jack" fellow said they were poisonous, but he's an Elf. I want to try them anyway. But obviously I can't eat the giant ones if they're as hard as a rock... maybe you can find a nearby offshoot that's more edible?

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule.

Okay, I need a bit of discreet help. Nelson gave me a decoration to put atop the tree, but I lost it! And I never lose things! So you know what this means: it was stolen. And I know who did it.

There's a certain rodent who's made my life miserable ever since I accidentally gave him super-intelligence. His name is mister squeaky and he lives somewhere northwest of town. Please bring back the star he stole!

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule.

Sir Coth says it's traditional to decorate the tree with an ethnic human food called a 'gingerbread human'. He gave me a bunch of recipes... here's the simplest version. Can you prepare a batch?

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule.

Nelson said he had some ornamentation appropriate for this celebration. Can you get it from him?

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule.

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule.

We need lots of cheap decorations. They should be bright and shiny and round. Hmm. Apples! Yes, fetch some apples. I'll get some myself, and together we should have enough.

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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So, um, our buddy Azalak the mantis owes me some cranium powder. I just haven't gotten around to picking it up. Can you get that for me? Oh, but, uh, don't tell him you're getting it for me. Don't mention me at all! Just buy it from him. I'll pay you back! Eventually.

You might have to get on his good side before he's willing to sell it to you. Just be nice to him, he's a great guy.

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

You must have previously completed Cranium Powder in order to undertake this quest.

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Okay so I have a problem. I admit it: I'm addicted to cranium powder. But it's okay. I'm a master of the mind! I just willed myself to stop.

Unfortunately I can't will away these nasty side-effects. I think I remember Velkort saying he dabbled in drugs like this when he was my age - can you ask him for a hangover cure?

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

You must have previously completed The Cure For Cranium Blues in order to undertake this quest.

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I need to experiment until I find a cure for this cranium powder issue. Can you go get me some Willpower Gel?

I don't actually know what that is. It sounds alchemical, though. Maybe ask around, somebody might have it for sale. I dunno. Just get it! Please!

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

You must have previously completed The Cure For Cranium Blues in order to undertake this quest.

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I need to experiment until I find a cure for this cranium powder issue. Can you go get me some brain bug lobes? Better grab a few in case I mess up... I have a serious headache right now and I can't think too straight.

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Yes, I am supposed to deliver a package to a friend of mine, a fellow believer in mind over matter. He's... not like us. More like... a mantis. Can you take this powder to him? Oh, and I must warn you: do not taste the powder!

To start this quest, talk to Echur in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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I was ... um... "sparring" with Joeh yesterday and things got out of hand. I've been having nosebleeds off and on ever since. And I can't stand blood! Can you get me a more potent bandage?

To start this quest, talk to Elahil in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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So I heard the latest thing is these enchanted arrowheads that curse your target. Sounds great, right? But I'm kind of out of my depth here. I think I need something called "Crossing Oil", though. Got any of that?

To start this quest, talk to Elahil in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

You must have previously completed Oils for Arrows in order to undertake this quest.

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Hey, so I just used that Crossing Oil you got me. I was making Curse Arrows. But I got it on my hands, and now my fingers are erupting in puss-filled blisters. Uh? Do you have the antidote? Uncross me!

To start this quest, talk to Elahil in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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So you know me, how I love magic rings? I splurged on a doozy that just came in from Statehelm! But it needs to be "tempered in the blood of nightmares." What the hell is that supposed to mean? Can you get me some nightmare blood, or guts, or whatever?

To start this quest, talk to Elahil in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Can you deliver these arrow shafts to Joeh in town? Thanks.

To start this quest, talk to Elahil in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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My shipment of feathers didn't come in. Again. I wonder what's up? Anyway, can you collect some? There's a few chickens in town, but you can also find them in giant spiders' stomachs. They eat lots of birds! And there's lots of giant spiders in the cemetery crypt...

To start this quest, talk to Fainor in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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Hey, you're a champ, can you get me some venison? I need a LOT of it. I'll give you... hmm... my gratitude!

To start this quest, talk to Fainor in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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If you were a REAL friend, you would help me master the ancient recipe for forbidden bacon. Ur-Bacon is infused with the spirits of the dead. What a thrill it'd be to serve that! But of course, only the dead know the secret. You might find it written down somewhere, but it'd be incredibly rare. Sigh.

To start this quest, talk to Fainor in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I need to prepare cabbage soup for the town lunch. Can you get me fresh cabbage?

To start this quest, talk to Fainor in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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Argh! I'm sick of buying Sweet Butter from Marna. She won't teach me the recipe. But I heard there's someone in Eltibule Castle's courtyard who knows the recipe. Can you get it?

To start this quest, talk to Flia in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I need some cat eyes for a special spell I'm working on! Can you get me some? Remember to kill the cats humanely. If you can.

To start this quest, talk to Flia in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I have a deer friend who lost his antlers in a fight. He's very traumatized about it, even though I explained that they'd grow back. Can you get me a pair of replacement antlers?

To start this quest, talk to Flia in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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A poor transmogrified pigeon has been stopping by recently, begging for my help. Well, I can't help him, so I think it's time I put him down. Can you get me some Iocaine Powder? It's the most humane way.

To start this quest, talk to Flia in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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Oh drat, I need more peridots to enhance my calligraphy. Do you happen to have a few?

To start this quest, talk to Gisli in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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I'm low on hay again. Again! It's a constant battle to keep these animals fed. Why don't you get me some fresh grass?

To start this quest, talk to Gisli in Serbule. The quest is available at [Neutral] favor.

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Can you go tell Tadion I need more horseshoes? He's the blacksmith in town. You'll find him in the keep -- that enclosed horrible-smelling area at the southern end of town. Tell him I need as many shoes as he can make, but I can only pay in sexual favors. He'll understand.

To start this quest, talk to Ivyn in Serbule. The quest is available at [Close Friends] favor.

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So... my grandmother had a cruel sense of humor. I've been trying to grow a Sampo from her ancient notes - it's supposed to create gold from salt! But instead I grew a Salmpo. You know, the walking plant monster? It's horribly dangerous. Can you kill it for me? It's deep in the wilderness, south of town.

To start this quest, talk to Ivyn in Serbule. The quest is available at [Comfortable] favor.

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I don't know how to make butter, can you believe it? And I'm a farmer! Heh! But I just grow crops. If I grew animals I'd be a rancher. So anyway, get me some butter?

To start this quest, talk to Ivyn in Serbule. The quest is available at [Friends] favor.

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I like you, so I'll let you in on a secret. My grandmother was an alchemist gardener, and they say her best creation was buried with her.

I'd dig her up and retrieve it, but an asshole lich turned her into a living skeleton. She's in the crypt outside of town. Can you put her to rest for me? And retrieve her Demon Bean?

To start this quest, talk to Ivyn in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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This is embarrassing, but I need some squash seedlings. I kind of insulted Therese the other day by calling her an... by calling her a name. So can you get them for me? I need three.

To start this quest, talk to Ivyn in Serbule. The quest is available at [Tolerated] favor.

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I lost my lucky coin. It was one of those ancient coins from before the Council. You can still find 'em all over the place... if you come across one, can you save it for me?

To start this quest, talk to Joeh in Serbule. The quest is available at [Close Friends] favor.

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You're a good sort. I should let you in on something: I'm fond of leather parties. Everyone wears amazing custom leather clothes, and it's exquisite! I'm throwing one soon, and I need a bunch of leather. Shoddy leather will do; these are costumes that will only be worn once, after all.

To start this quest, talk to Joeh in Serbule. The quest is available at [Close Friends] favor.