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Day 121, Runestone Investigation – Spoiler Alert

04 Thursday Feb 2016

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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Speak to Alex and the other Soul Riders outside the stable at Silverglade Winery.

Be Vigilant: Watch and Wait

alex

Nothing beats a little rest…

I’ve spoken to the druids and they have a new set of directives for us.

Ready to get stuck in again?

Hope you’re as excited as I am…

Objectives: Listen to Alex.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Alex will explain her plan to continue to watch Dark Core.

alex

Right then, my friends.

What we need to do is be vigilant: watch and wait.

Of course we’re missing our friend Anne, but Fripp and the druids are currently working out a safe way of traveling to Pandoria to look for her.

Until then, there’s nothing we can do for her.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

It feels terrible to just sit and wait. It’s unbearable to know that our friend is there and we’re here doing nothing.

I know how horrendous it is there.

Believe me when I say that every second you’re there feels like a nightmare a hundred times worse than death.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

linda

I know, Lisa. I know.

But it’s just like Alex and the druids say. We can’t do anything now.

We wait and see if the druids come up with a safe way…

They must be able to!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

But if it takes too long…?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

linda

…Then we take matters into our own hands.

Count on it.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Agreed. Anyway, now it’s time to plan and prepare while the enemy forges their dark plans.

When they strike, we need to be prepared. Strike faster, strike harder.

We want to know if Dark Core and the Dark Riders are up to something awfully suspect.

The very worst thing that could happen would be if they started the Dark Ceremony to open the cracks between Pandoria’s unreality and our reality.

That would mean that the flow between the two worlds would run completely out of control and both worlds would collapse.

Or worse…

We’ve got no idea when or where they’re going to strike. We’re not ever sure exactly how either, but Fripp and the druids are trying to work it all out.

If we get more information from the druids, we might have some new tasks to complete, but until then, we need to stay vigilant, keep watching and waiting.

Raise the alarm and take action if something unexpected occurs.

I did a little surveillance last night and found a number of suitable locations for observation.

I’ve informed the Spymaster of the newly developing situation. He and his agents, the chipmunks, and whatever else he’s got working for him are all on high alert and will let us know if they notice anything of interest.

Linda, I thought you could perhaps be our liaison and base yourself out of the library where you provide the druids with your analysis of the scriptures.

We’ll report to you Linda, and the best place for you right now is studying those texts and helping the druids to interpret them.

Okay?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

linda

Yes, Alex.

I’ll keep my head in the books and be ready to receive your reports as well as keeping an eye on your observation schedules. You’ll always know where I am.

See you in the Winery’s library whenever you need me.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Me, Rita, and you Alex… We’re out in the field, right?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Correct, Lisa.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Brilliant.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Good. Then it looks like we’re ready to get started.

I’ve got the map right here with all the observation spots marked out. I think Observation Station #42 will be perfect for you Rita.

It’s a great lookout spot towards the sea, and you can get a closer look at Dark Core HQ.

You’ll definitely see if someone’s on their way towards us from Dark Core…

Quest completed

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Binoculars Fit for Purpose

alex

Aha. You don’t have any binoculars?

You’ll definitely need a pair if you’re going to be able to keep watch properly. You can borrow mine if you like? I’ve got plenty in stocky, haha.

Objectives: Do you need some binoculars?

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP, Alex’s Binoculars

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Tell Alex, you are in fact, needing binoculars.

alex

Here, you can borrow these for as long as you need them.

You can use them more than once.

Quest completed

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Observation Station #42

alex

You can see on the map where you should be going. It’s a nice place at the southwestern corner of Paddock Island. You know, south of Jarlaheim in the Harvest Counties.

Objectives: Ride out to Observation Station #42 and take a look through the binoculars.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

The observation spot is located near a bush behind the upper paddock on Paddock Island, facing towards the ocean.

Use the binoculars and take a peek at what’s going on at Dark Core.

self

Uneventful day… I’ll come back tomorrow.

But, wait…

Who’s howling like that?!

Sounds like somebody’s screaming for help…?

Quest completed

Return to Observation Station tomorrow.

In the meantime, let’s go down the hill and see who needs help.

Help! Help! Help!

sonja

Help! Oh gosh, there you are Rita! My friend!

It’s me, Sonja!

Objectives: Ask Sonja what happened.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

What are you doing down here crying, silly girl?

sonja

How lovely to see you!

Sniffle…

You’ve got no idea…

Ow, ow, ow! I’ve got such a headache! Well, it aches all over actually! Sniffle.

Let me tell you about it.

Quest completed

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Sonja’s Unhappy Hardship

sonja

Sniffle…

My head hurts so much… Sniffle…

I was out on a long ride with my horse around all the beautiful countryside and galloped past one of the runestones… You know, the ones that are all over the place around here.

You know the ones…

This particular runestone just suddenly making weird noises and lighting up pink… My poor horse went crazy and just ran away! I wasn’t ready for it and ended up landing on my head.

Sniffle…

Objectives: Talk to Sonja.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

That’s what you get for not wearing a helmeeeeeet!

sonja

Where my horse and my helmet are? Where my horse is right now, I’ve got no idea. I guess I was just too lazy to put my helmet on before I came out. I learned my lesson now though… I’ll never ride without a helmet again.

Sniffle…

Now I’m feeling really dizzy and everything hurts!

Typical.

Quest completed

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The Call of the Runestone

sonja

Which runestone was the one that scared us? Sniffle…

That one. That one over there. By the seashore. The one that looks exactly like the other stupid runestones.

Take a look at it, why don’t you? Be sure to come back and help me afterwards though, if that’s okay?

Objectives: Examine the runestone then return to Sonja.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

The runestone is glowing with energy and runes circling in the air around it. What could this mean…?

sonja

I agree with you, that runestone is definitely… Strange.

And it’s ugly. Stupid ugly runestone.

Quest completed

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Ambulance!

sonja

Please could you do me a huge favor and take me to the clinic in Jarlaheim? I don’t think I could get there on my own. Sniffle.

I don’t think I’m very seriously injured but you never know, better to get the vet to take a look at me and see if I should head to the hospital.

Could you take me on the back of your horse to the veterinarian in Jarlaheim?

Sniffle…

Objectives: Take Sonja to the vet in Jarlaheim for a check-up.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Ugh, it hurts me just watching you ride, you pitiful girl, what is that?!

dino_valley_vet

Hello there! What’s happened here?

Oh…

No helmet?

Hmph. You see, kids these days!

Now then Sonja, you might have been lucky and only scored yourself a mild concussion, but let’s have a look at you…

Quest completed

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Tell Linda About the Runestone

sonja

Thanks for taking me to the vet, Rita. You’re a true friend. That whole runestone thing was really bizarre. What did you say you were doing now? You’re going to meet Linda and tell her your findings? Say hey to her from me! Thanks so much again for your help.

Objectives: Report to Linda in the library at the Winery.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Return to the library and tell Linda everything that’s happened.

linda

Hey Rita! How’s it going? I’m just sitting here studying a bunch of ancient texts…

Mm-hmm…?

Quest completed

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Locate Alex

linda

Yup, I get you.

I reckon that’s something you should talk to Alex about. She usually tells us about how she goes out and “talks to the runestones” sometimes… Some kind of errand for the druids, apparently. Some kind of measurement she takes. She’ll probably know more about why the runestones have been behaving strangely.

I’m not sure what it could all mean. You should tell Alex all about it.

I’ve no idea where Alex is right now though. She’s not out in the field on errands. Not according to my notes, anyway.

Check the stables? Talk to a few of the people out there in the yard maybe? Perhaps someone’s seen her…

Objectives: Check with the people around the Winery and see were Alex is.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

The person you need is Tyra. You can talk to others and they will tell you either they haven’t seen Alex, or to ask if Tyra has seen her. You can skip talking to others and go directly to Tyra.

tyra

Hi Rita!

Are you looking for Alex?

Yeah, she said something earlier before she and Tin-Can galloped away east over…

Hm.

What was it?

Let me think…

Quest completed

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Brother James

tyra

Yes, now I remember!

Alex said something or other about family issues before she left. That nuisance James is her little brother, right?

Must be some scrape he’s gotten into that she’ll have to fix up as usual! Typical James. If I were you, I’d go to Fort Pinta and talk to him.

Objectives: Talk to James in Fort Pinta.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride or transport to Fort Pinta and seek James for information about Alex.

james

Ah.

Yeah, of course…

…

Alex. Yep.

Quest completed

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Alex At the Mall

james

Alex is going to meet our mother at the mall in Jorvik City. She took the bus out there a little while ago. You’ll be sure to find her there in the cafe, I’m sure.

It’s not so often we get to see mama these days, just so you know. She’s just difficult. Always wants to borrow money from me, and that’s just not happening.

Objectives: Take the bus to Jorvik City Plaza and look for Alex there.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Make sure you have your bus ticket with you. Once at the mall, you can find Alex at a table with her mother in the back of the cafe.

alex

Rita! Welcome!

Mama, this is Rita.

Rita, this is my lovely old mother.

Quest completed

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Mother & Daughter

alex

Wait a second, Rita.

Me and my mother are just gonna finish up here. We’re almost done, I’ll be right there.

Objectives: Wait until Alex and her mother are done talking.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

What do you mean, wait? Don’t you mean eavesdrop… Since you pretty much stand there staring while they converse.

alex

Where were we…

Yes, mama! I’ve told you, you can stop thinking like that!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

There’s nobody who cares about me anymore…

I’m not only abandoned, I’m a bad mother as well.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Mama!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

I’ve been abandoned by everyone…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

No, you know that’s not true. We love you mama!

All of your children love you. Stop saying those things, we all know they’re not true.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

No, no, no…

I’m such a terrible mother… I’ve failed you all.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Now you really can stop this. You’re our beloved mother and you haven’t had it easy, we all know that. That dad more or less disappeared isn’t your fault, and it’s not our fault either. It was his choice.

You had to take care of us single handedly, which was no small feat, we all know that now.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

No, it was no small feat, and I didn’t succeed. Y’know…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

No! You can’t say that! It’s not easy to take care of five kids on your own…

Look at us now! If I must say so myself, you did a great job! It’s all thanks to you that we’re here! We love life and we love you. Without you, we’d never be what we are now, and we owe you everything.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

You really mean that?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Of course! You’re our beloved mama, and you mean the world to us so stop blaming yourself for things you had no control over that never really had such a bad effect on us anyway. You made our upbringing something special. Without you, the Cloudmill family would just be dust in a storm. We have a lot to thank you for. 

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

But I didn’t have any money. I didn’t have time to give you all the attention you needed…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Listen mama, I’ve told you that you shouldn’t blame yourself… You’re the only person who thinks you’ve done something awful. Don’t take our happy childhood memories away from us now by saying such terrible things. 

It’s only you who suffers from carrying all this terrible weight, and none of it is even true, so it’s wrong!

So stop this. Now. Just take a look at all the good things instead.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

If you say so.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Come on, shake it off! Just show me a smile and I’ll come and celebrate Christmas with you.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

…

Smile!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

There you go! I knew it! There was a little smile right there! Christmas is saved!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

Alex…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Yes, mother?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

I love you too. Thank you for being here, you’re certainly the wisest of us Cloudmills. Thanks for taking time to cheer up your hopeless old mother…

Everything feels much better now.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Thanks…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

mrs_cloudmill

Look Alex, I think you have a visitor. Looks like that lovely horse girl over there wants something…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

Thanks for waiting a while… Mothers, huh?! They can be so down on themselves. They never seem to understand that you just love your parents whatever they do. They only ever want the best for us, we know that. Even if it’s not always right every time.

Ah well, I guess you didn’t come here to talk about mothers and families, right?

Quest completed

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Runestone News

alex

Oooh, the runestones, yeah. I usually measure their activity, but I’ve not had time recently.

I suppose it’s time I got out and took a look at them though…

I check the runestones so that I can calculate how active Pandoria is and whether there’s a strong flow between our reality and Pandoria’s unreality. This is crucial information for Fripp and the Keepers of Aideen.

Hmm… You’re pretty advanced and you’ve come a long way with the Lightning Circle. Maybe you could help me take the readings from the runestones? Talk to Elizabeth about it, just to make sure she’s okay with it. You’ll really be needing your own rune wand by now as well. Get permission from Elizabeth and fix up a rune wand and I’ll meet you tomorrow by that runestone there.

Objectives: Talk to Elizabeth in Valedale.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Leave the mall and find your way to Valedale to speak to Elizabeth outside her house.

elizabeth_sunbeam

I see that you’re traveling in the light of Aideen, Rita. Welcome back to my humble little village. What’s on your mind this time, my friend?

Quest completed

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Permission and a Wand

elizabeth_sunbeam

I can assure you that you have full permission from the Keepers of Aideen to support Alex and the others in their collection of runestone readings.

Come to think of it, we should have done this before now!

Rune wands are incredibly rare artifacts. You’ve been able to loan mine before now, but I can’t give it away. It’s time for you to have your own, but I think this is the kind of thing only Fripp can help you with. I know he’s incredibly busy right now with working out what we’re going to do next, as well as working out a safe way in and out of Pandoria.

He’ll have to find a little time to help you though.

Objectives: Ride to Fripp in the secret stone ring by riding in a spiral by the runestones above Elizabeth’s house.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Meet Fripp in the Secret Stonering.

fripp

Greetings Rita! Time is against us. The time before us was long and the time we have left is minimal. Don’t despair though! It’s right now in the moment that everything happens! You’re here now, are you not?

Quest completed

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A Trip to Fripp

fripp

And who really are you? Really? Who are you?

And what IS reality? Here and now? What is it?

My winding and weaving star alignments are spinning and splicing a pattern that I soon will be unable to deny… Do you know who you are…? No. Who could even answer such a question anyway…?

Fripp must weave and knit and stitch more patterns together… Sew and braid and think and fold and count and think and think and Fripp, Fripp, Fripp!

Rune wand, you say?

Objectives: Convince Fripp you need a rune wand. Now.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Don’t go getting all deeply philosophical and weird on me now, my little fuzzy friend…

fripp

Okay. If you say so. I suppose it’ll be quicker for me to just give you a wand rather than spend time telling you all the reasons why you shouldn’t have one.

I’ve seen in my timelines that you’ll have one later anyway. Later, in that which we most often call the future.

Quest completed

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A Rune Wand of Your Very Own

fripp

I’m going to open a very tiny fracture right now between Pandoria’s unreality and our reality. That’s where your rune wand should materialize. When you see it, hurry and grab it before the fracture needs to be closed again. Ready?

Objectives: Keep an eye on what’s happening. Be prepared to take the rune wand.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP, Rune Wand

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Watch as a rift is opened and a rune wand rises out of it. Ride forward and click to take the wand. Once you have it, speak to Fripp and he will close the rift.

fripp

So there we are, Rita. Your very own rune wand. Take care of it now.

Off you go to the runestone where you’re supposed to meet Alex and learn about how to measure Pandoric activity.

Or was it tomorrow you were supposed to meet her?

Tomorrow… Yesterday, it’s all the same.

The lines cross all the time, lines, liney-winey, linery binary binary… Time is always wobbling and bending…

Quest completed

You can now leave the Secret Stonering and return to your business for the day.

Meet Alex by the glowing runestone on Paddock Island tomorrow.

Day 85, A Desperate Rescue Mission – Spoiler Alert

15 Monday Sep 2014

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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Return to Linda in library at the Winery and see if she has found any useful information.

The Sleeping Widow

linda

Yawn… I’ve been looking all night and I think I’ve found an old note from the mid-18th century.

Listen to this:

Objectives: Listen to what Linda has to say about the Sleeping Widow.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

And so Linda recounts her findings.

linda

The legend of the Sleeping Widow goes back far in time. When the light of Aideen spread over Jorvik and life was brought to the island, a handful of Life Wardens were created, whose task it was to guard the growing life, to shield it, and to give warning if the flora and fauna of the island were ever threatened.

quest-primeval_tree

These Life Wardens were brought into existence in the form of trees, who would forever live on Jorvik. The humans discovered these trees, respected them, and let them live. The humans understood the trees were special, ancient, and that they served a higher purpose. The humans came to call them Primeval Trees.

The Primeval Trees had different looks and abilities and were much stronger and more magnificent in the olden days; their glory days. Today most of the trees slumber. They sleep. Tired and haggard. Lessened in power not least by the exploitation of Jorvik’s natural resources.

It is said that the roots of the Primeval Trees penetrate all of Jorvik, and that the roots are linked together in an enormous network through which they can communicate.

Awesome, huh? Like an ancient internet! Kinda…

linda

You want to hear a little more, right?

It’s a fantastic story which I just have to share with you, and it’s important that you understand.

quest-scarecrow_hill_tree

You and I know of one of these Primeval Trees: the one on top of Scarecrow Hill. As the legend of the Golden Apple foretold, the witches have actually destroyed several Primeval Trees, but they only went for the trees that produce the golden apples, which the wicked witches shun. Other Primeval Trees were left alone.

According to my writings, some kindhearted witches have actually made alliances with the Primeval Trees to help strengthen their magical powers.

At least half a dozen Primeval Trees are known to exist today, mentioned in various records. There could be a lot more. In one place, one of the trees goes by the name of the Sleeping Widow.

To understand this, we need to go far back in history, but I’ll be brief.

quest-forgotten_fields_trees

Once upon a time, the Forgotten Fields was a dense, enormous forest. At least as magnificent as Greendale. The forest was protected by two Primeval Trees, which constituted a happy couple. Everything was great, they were happy together and to the forest flourished – until the earl built Jarlaheim.

When Jarlaheim was built, a great part of the forest was cut down, and the growing population in the area took down more of the forest to make both firewood and more building materials. A stable was also needed for the earl’s cavalry. Jorvik Stables was built, which later housed hundreds of horses.

As more and more of the forest was destroyed, the landscape opened up and made room for necessary grazing grounds where all the earl’s horses could graze and run around during the day. 

quest-primeval_stump

In the blind eagerness of mankind, which often arises in their simple minds during times of great expanse, the foresters unfortunately cut down one of the two Primeval Trees in the area. It was a grievous mistake but the damage was already done, and it was irreversible. The surviving Primeval Tree became lonely, and it grieved over the loss of its life companion.

She lost her will to live. Through her grief, and through mankind’s eager destruction and the grazing and stomping of the earl’s horses, the forest eventually died.

During the centuries that have passed since the Primeval Tree became lonely, her wailing has sometimes been heard on the wind. A wail much like a persistent howl, which chases around with the gusts across the windswept hills. 

And so there stood one lonely Primeval Tree, and the Forgotten Fields.

The area got its current name – the Forgotten Fields – after the earl’s cavalry and all the horses were no longer needed in Jorvik Stables.

The lost forest and the grazing grounds were later forgotten, since the area no longer served any purpose for the humans.

So much grief, for such a short chapter in history.

They say that the wailing of the Primeval Tree can no longer be heard. It’s not because she has stopped grieving, but rather that she has fallen asleep of exhaustion, resignation, and sorrow. She’s on death’s door, if she isn’t dead already. But we hope she isn’t, of course.

With this knowledge is mind, it’s an easy conclusion to draw that the old tree in the southwest corner of the Forgotten Fields actually is identical to this “Sleeping Widow.” 

How everything is connected to Lisa’s current critical location in Pandoria I can’t quite figure out. But if she says the tree must be woken, I guess we’ll wake it.

I myself, would have tried to make my way to Pandoria and tried to save her there, but it’s extremely risky, not to mention impossible to return from there after…

But how do you wake a magical, slumbering Primeval Tree?

linda

Moving tale. Poor Primeval Trees…

Quest completed

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Awakening Help

linda

I think you should talk to Elizabeth directly. It seems obvious that this Primeval Tree, the Sleeping Widow, can’t just be woken up by a regular alarm clock. If anyone has any idea of what kind of magic would be required to awake a slumbering Primeval Tree, it must be Elizabeth.

And Rita, I have a certain feeling you’ll get to use your fragment of Aideen’s Light. If you’re not already carrying it in your bag, you should stop by the supply in your stable and bring it with you to Elizabeth. That would save you a lot of time.

Good luck!

Objectives: Ask Elizabeth’s advice. Bring your fragment of Aideen’s Light. You’ll find it in your bag or in the supply of your stable.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

The Aideen’s Light item is unable to be deleted, so if it is not in your inventory, you will find it in your closet in your home stable. You do not need it to complete this quest but you will need it for the following quests.

Ride or transport to Valedale and speak to Elizabeth near her house.

 elizabeth_sunbeam

What a tale. What turn of events! We must indeed awake the Sleeping Widow to see if she can rescue Lisa. If Lisa says it is so, then it must be the way to rescue her from Pandoria. If it doesn’t work, we’ll try to find another way.

Hmm… Maybe the roots of this Primeval Tree reach farther than we could ever expect.

Anyway. I know of two things that can shake that ancient Primeval Tree enough to give it the energy it needs to wake up. The tree needs light, strength, and water. You must do three things.

One. Fill a bottle of Aideen’s Tears. You know, the dew from Aideen’s flowers that grow around here. 

Two. Energize the fragment of Aideen’s Light by the rune stones up here, in the same way you did last time. You need to have the fragment with you.

If you don’t have it in your bag, you’ll find it in the supply in your stable.

You can’t have rid yourself of it, so it has to be somewhere, I promise you that.

The third thing you need to do is to illuminate the tree with the energized fragment, and water it with Aideen’s Tears, and these two tasks needs to be performed at night. During the night the magic is undisturbed by the bustle of daytime, and the effect of Aideen’s power is so much stronger. 

Quest completed

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Energize the Fragment of Aideen’s Light

elizabeth_sunbeam

Take the rune staff and ride up to the rune stones behind the house here, and energize your fragment of Aideen’s Light. This time, do it like this: First, use the rune staff on the rune stone of the sun, and then place the fragment onto the rune stone to energize the shard with the light of Aideen.

If you can’t find the fragment in your bag, you’re guaranteed to have it in the supply of your home stable. You know, a white, shining stone… I know you can’t have lost it.

Objectives: Use the rune staff on the rune stone of the sun, and energize the fragment with power by placing it on the rune stone.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Again, you’ll need the fragment item to complete this quest. It cannot be deleted so it is either in your personal inventory or in your stable inventory.

Go up the hill behind Elizabeth’s house to the open area with the rune stones. Dismount your horse and approach the one with the sun symbol on it. First use the rune staff that was placed in your inventory, to activate the stone. Then use the fragment on the stone to energize it.

When you have energized the fragment, return to Elizabeth.

elizabeth_sunbeam

Magnificent! The fragment has been energized with great power!

Quest completed

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Gather Tears of Aideen

elizabeth_sunbeam

Take this purple, tear-shaped bottle and gather up as much dew as you can find on the flowers of Aideen. You’ll need it to water the Primeval Tree, the Sleeping Widow.

Objectives: Gather dew from the flowers of Aideen.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Use the purple bottle on the flowers behind the Valedale stable. They are the same ones you collect from during the regular daily quest.

When you have filled the bottle, return to Elizabeth.

elizabeth_sunbeam

You filled the bottle! Good job. Here, take the full bottle with you.

Quest completed

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Sum It All Up

elizabeth_sunbeam

You’re ready to go to the Sleeping Widow. Wait for the night, then wake her. On your way, take the detour past Starshine and update him with the turn of events so he’ll know what’s going on and is ready to help Lisa out of the crack. Provided you succeed in waking the tree.

Objectives: Take a detour by Starshine before you make your way to the Sleeping Widow.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride out to Harvest Counties and find Starshine where you last left him by the Pandoric Rift.

starshine

Rita! Neigh! How’s it going! I’ve almost lost touch with Lisa and this blasted crack is about to close on itself. Panic!

So you found out who the Sleeping Widow is?! Do tell!

Quest completed

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Beneath the Branches of the Primeval Tree

starshine

So the Sleeping Widow is a Primeval Tree? Interesting. It’s not that far fetched an idea.

Well done, Rita! Not to mention Linda, too! Now that’s hope that whatever is binding Lisa and the Sleeping Widow’s fate together also saves Lisa.

We’ll have our answer tonight.

Nee-ei-igh! I’ll stay behind, ready to help Lisa when you wake the Primeval Tree. I’m sure to be able to keep the crack open until midnight at least.

Get on your way to the Primeval Tree on the Forgotten Fields, and wait until nightfall to perform the necessary rituals. Best of luck!

May the light of Aideen be with you.

Objectives: Ride to the Primeval Tree in the southeastern corner of the Forgotten Fields and await nightfall.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

The location of the tree is marked on your minimap. It is in a small valley behind a large plateau near the water. Approach the tree to complete the quest.

tree_portrait

The Primeval Tree slumbers deeply. It’s surrounded by an aura of heavy grief, and an overwhelming weakness washes over you, as if the tree relentlessly weighs you down with its great sadness over the mistakes of mankind. Mistakes that made this tree lose its beloved life companion…

In this state of mind, it’s going to be hard staying awake until tonight’s big task…

Quest completed

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Here Comes the Night

tree_portrait

You can only awake the Primeval Tree at midnight.

Await nightfall here…

Objective: Await the stroke of midnight to perform the awakening ritual.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Await the falling night at the Primeval Tree.

tree_portrait

You and Summerblaze almost fell asleep by the tree.

By sheer force of will you managed to stay awake.

It is now midnight.

Quest completed

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Water With the Tears of Aideen

tree_portrait

The Primeval Tree seems thirsty after centuries of grief… As if it hasn’t drunk from the life-giving water in a long time.

Objectives: Water the Primeval Tree with the Tears of Aideen.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Use the purple tear-shaped bottle on the Primeval Tree.

sleeping_widow

Creak, crack… Water… So full of strength and life!

Aideen…?

Twist, creak, screech…

Quest completed

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Illuminate With the Light of Aideen

tree_portrait

The Primeval Tree seems pale after centuries of grief… As if it hasn’t embraced the light of the sun in a very long time.

Objectives: Illuminate the tree with the Light of Aideen.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Use the Fragment of Aideen’s Light on the tree.

sleeping_widow

Groan, grumble, grunt!

By the light of Aideen!

Who are you? And what have you done with Aideen?

Ccrreeeaaaakkk…

Quest completed

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A Widow’s Awakening

sleeping_widow

Crackle… Creak and crack…

Are you the one who awakens me? Are you the one who opens my eyes with the Light of Aideen, moistens my throat with her tears and makes my tree creak and crackle as in the days of my youth?

Crack… Creak and crackle.

Rasp, scratch and squeak…

Is it you?

For Lisa’s sake?

Objectives: Tell the Primeval Tree you’ve awoken it to save Lisa.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 40 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

O, Sleeping Widow, our situation is dire…

sleeping_widow

Crackle…

Crackle and creak. By the distant ghost of my roots! Who are you, who fights for the light in these dark times?

Crackle… Creeeeeakk…

Crackle… Let’s wait and watch… Let me think and creak and crackle for a little while… It’s been a long time since my branches murmured and my mind crept into action.

Let’s creak and crackle here for a while.

I promised Lisa, and promises are made to be kept, even those made to humans… Hmm. But why should I keep a promise to the people who betrayed me?

But you are more than that. You’re not only humans. You’re the bringers of Aideen’s Light.

Creak. And crackle…

Quest completed

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A Promise is a Promise

sleeping_widow

Crackle…

You fight for the same cause as I do. Lisa persuaded me. My roots reached her in her abominable prison, she needed help, and she promised to help me. Crack…

To help you, would help Lisa, which would help me… Creak…

I shall do what I can. Watch and learn.

Objectives: See if the Primeval Tree is capable of helping Lisa.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Watch to see what the Sleeping Widow does.

sleeping_widow

Crack… Creak… Crackle… My force isn’t so strong. It’s far from what I’d hoped.

Quest completed

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Is She Free?

sleeping_widow

I wonder if my strength was enough…

Crack…

I must rest now. Crackle…

I’m so tired…

Find your friends.

Behold the result of my success. Or vanish forever through the work of my possible failure. I do not know how my attempt went.

Creak, crackle and snore…

Zzzz… Crack.

Objectives: Ride to Starshine and see if Lisa’s been rescued or not.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Turn to leave the Sleeping Widow. You won’t make it far, unfortunately…

self

Whatever could this be?! Something is shimmering in the grass…

Oh! No!!!

Quest completed

quest-trapped_horse

The Return of Lisa

self

But who’s this hiding over here…?

They probably have something to do with the nasty trap that Summerblaze got stuck in…

Objectives: Someone is hiding in the bushes.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Watch the scene that unfolds.

dark_rider2

HA! Now we got you and your wretched horse! Hahaha!

This is what happens when you go about watering trees in the middle of the night.

Hahahaha! Haaaaa!

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dark_rider

Hahaha! We got you now, Rita! We will make mincemeat of you and your horse and send you off to the blissful pastures of Pandoria’s eternal prison!

You cannot get away.

Justin? Grab onto her. Now!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_justin

Huh? Me?!

Why me? I know her…

Or, I mean…

You’re the one who’s holding the chains.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

STOP!

Stop! Be gone, you spineless weasels!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_rider

L-L-Lisa!

But… But… We have you imprisoned in Pandoria?!

How is this possible?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Not so confident now, are we? Your knees are shaking all over now that you’re not hiding in ambush. Cowardly lowlifes.

You may outnumber us, but you don’t scare me. I’ll give you a taste of your own medicine!

But… By the Light of Aideen! Justin!

What are you doing with those fools?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_justin

Wha…

Me? Well, I… I thought that…

Umm… I mean…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

You can’t seriously have joined… Those guys?

For real? Joined Dark Core?!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_rider

He’s one of us now! Mr Sands is his grandfather and he has joined the true side. Our side!

The dark side!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_justin

Yes, precisely!

It is true, Lisa. I’ve made an alliance with my grandfather and I know and trust I’m doing the right thing. I can feel it in my heart. 

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Whoa… I can tell I’ve been gone from this island far too long…

Sigh.

Very well! Stand there with the others, Justin. If that’s what you truly want. Stand there and face the same fate as your new found “friends.”

Eat this!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

dark_rider

Ahhh! Run away! Run! Lisa’s gone insane! Arghh!

Get away from here! Run!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Hahaha! That made them run. Ha! It was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time.

They got away, but they all learned a lesson. This time I only intended to scare them.

I think the danger has passed. For this time.

Approach Lisa to complete the quest.

lisa

Hi Rita! It’s so good to see a friendly face again! Whooo! Starshine told me that you and Summerblaze were on the way here, you’re a real hero!

You made the Sleeping Widow save me, and Starshine was able to help me out of the crack and away from that horrid Pandoria. No words can describe how grateful we are that you saved me from that place! It was quite the ordeal, I’ll tell you.

But enough about me. Are you okay? You’re not hurt?

Quest completed

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A Shimmering Star

lisa

Oh! I see it, your poor Summerblaze is seriously injured! That was a nasty trap. I can heal your friend if you like. As you might know, the Circle of the Star is the power I’m most able to master, and that the Star symbolizes the power of healing?

Let me heal the poor horse.

Objectives: Let Lisa try to heal your horse’s injuries.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Watch as Lisa heals your horse.

lisa

Look at that! That went better than expected. Your beautiful Summerblaze is right as rain. That was a mean trap. Nothing to toy around with. Those Dark Riders shouldn’t be keeping such dangerous items in their arsenal.

Quest completed

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Lisa’s Tale

lisa

I’m really grateful you saved me. I mean it. It wasn’t a pleasant experience being imprisoned in Pandoria, I can tell you that much (shiver). Those idiots I just scared off succeeded in ambushing Starshine and I when we were off guard.

This time the story had a happy ending, but this cannot happen again! We really need to be on our watch now, right Rita?

Objectives: Listen to Lisa.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Recount the past events to Lisa.

lisa

Alright. I understand things have been happening on the island?

I haven’t paid much attention to any ongoing events myself, since I’ve more or less been stuck in Pandoria ever since I last stepped into Jorvik Stables. Of course, I could tell you lots of fun stories from my time as a touring rock star, but that’s hardly important right now. We can do that later. And between you and I, Rita, it’s not that cool and glamorous to be a rock star. I’ll have you know, it’s a lot of hard work and stressful tour schedules to keep. And fame isn’t everything.

It’s nice to be back here where my face isn’t that well recognized. At least not any more. The fans forget you quickly, haha! But my friends last forever. I hope you and I will become good friends.

Anyway. Enough about that.

Quest completed

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A Night of Much Needed Rest

lisa

You’re right, Rita. We must see the others and meet the druids. I was thinking the same. At least I’ll get an update on the state of things. But before all that I’ll need a change of clothes and a good rest. And something to eat. 

Let’s wait with the druids until tomorrow. Rest and recovery goes above all else at this time. I also owe a favor to the Sleeping Widow. But that’ll have to come later.

Objectives: A night’s rest…

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Speak to Lisa again.

lisa

After these escapades, we really need rest. Tomorrow you can ride to Elizabeth and tell her I’m back, so she can summon the druids to a meeting.

I’ll see you later at the meeting. And listen, once again, a big thank you!

Goodnight!

Quest completed

You’ll be transported back to your home stable. Ride or transport to Valedale and speak to Elizabeth by her house.

Follow Up in The Secret Stone Circle

elizabeth_sunbeam

Lisa’s been rescued?! Great news. I wasn’t sure you’d succeed, but Aideen’s light shine strong in you, and you handle great challenges well. You are a true hero.

I’ll summon the druids for a meeting in the Secret Stone Circle immediately. See you there!

Objectives: Partake in the meeting in the Secret Stone Circle. Talk to Elizabeth later.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride up behind Elizabeth’s house to the spiral path and follow the path around to the center and into the portal to the Secret Stone Ring.

fripp

Hi again! And a big thank you to you, Rita. Together with Starshine, you managed to save Lisa! Finally Lisa’s back.

Brilliant!

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alex

Really, Rita! Great work!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

It’s good to be back and see you all! I’ve really missed you! At one point I thought I’d never see daylight again. But now I’m here again, with all my friends.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

fripp

The Soul Riders are almost at full strength, and soon we’ll have gathered all four partial copies of the Light Ceremony book. When we’re ready and the time has come, we’ll perform the Light Ceremony and be protected. For now though, the time isn’t right.

Lisa, you should know that Dark Core has their hands on the original Light Ceremony Book. Everything points to that they’ll attempt to conduct the ceremony backwards, which will catastrophic consequences.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

That doesn’t sound good at all! What will they gain by this? What is their goal?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

fripp

If they perform the ceremony backwards, the crack between our reality and Pandoria will widen. In the worst case, that which keeps our worlds separated will tear apart. What exactly happens next, we don’t really know. One guess is that both our worlds will cease to exist. Or at least cease existing in the form and shape we know today.

Dark Core thinks they’ll be able to control the enormous flow of Pandoric energy, and will likely use it in an attempt to seize control of the world. Maybe they know something we don’t, but the druids are convinced it cannot lead to anything good…

It will probably lead to the end of the world, so it needs to be stopped at all costs.

That was a brief summary of the current situation.

Lisa, could you tell us what happened to you? You were kidnapped and taken to Pandoria?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

As you all know, I was on a world tour with my rock band and I’d been away from Jorvik for a while. When I finally ended my tour and came back to Jorvik, those ill-witted Dark Riders succeeded in ambushing Starshine and me. Then they imprisoned me in the horrific world of Pandoria.

Starshine and I weren’t on our guard. That’s a mistake we’ll never repeat.

Later I was rescued, as you all know. Thank goodness. In Pandoria I got in touch with the Primeval Tree, the Sleeping Widow. It was blurred and unclear, but her roots seemed to penetrate even into the unknown world of Pandoria. The Primeval Tree slept in our world, but in the dreamscape of Pandoria she could reach out to me and communicate. 

She said she could help me out of Pandoria, but the only way to do so was to wake her up. As a gesture in return, I was to help her with something. I don’t know what yet, but I plan to find out.

My time in Pandoria is incoherent and blurred, but one other thing happened. I got a strong feeling Anne was there at the same time as me. It wasn’t just a weak sensation. I could really feel her presence and it was clear. Because of this, I’m convinced Anne is there, and we have to try to save her. 

Maybe the Primeval Tree can help us again, I don’t know…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

fripp

Interesting news. Maybe Anne is in Pandoria. It would be great if we could locate her and save her as well. I would go so far as to say it’s completely necessary. In a worst case scenario, it would require a rescue operation in Pandoria, but that’d have to be our last resort.

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elizabeth_sunbeam

At full strength, we would be very powerful! We’d also need to be aware of the dangers of a trip to Pandoria. One does not simply walk into Pandoria.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

I am not afraid! We have to save her no matter what the risk. We owe it to her. If we have the slightest lead, we have to follow it up.

We’re always there for each other one hundred percent!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

Yes, Alex. We’ll do that. No doubt about it. I don’t long to go back, but for Anne’s sake…

Hmm… Another matter. I wonder if we can lure Justin away from the grip of the Dark Riders? He an I went to the same school, I know him a little.

And Rita, you know him a bit too, right?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

elizabeth_sunbeam

If we can remove Justin from Dark Core and the Dark Riders, they’ll weaken even more. It’s true. At least Rita stopped Justin from turning his horse into a Dark Horse. That’s good.

Last time Rita visited the headquarters of Dark Core and saw Justin, he seemed quite determined to continue to work for the dark side.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

lisa

We’ll have to think of something to make him change his mind. Hmm…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

fripp

If you could remove Justin from Dark Core, it would be a massive achievement. But for now we’ll focus on the Light Ceremony we’ll be performing when the time is right. We’ll also keep an eye on any movements the Dark Core makes. We also need to find the other copies of the book, and try to rescue Anne.

This meeting is adjourned for now. We’ll see each other again soon. Welcome back to reality, Lisa. And yet again, many thanks to you Rita, for your efforts for the Keepers of Aideen.

May the light of Aideen shine upon us, and scatter the darkness that surrounds us.

And listen, Lisa. Don’t forget to return the favor. The Primeval Trees have a tendency of primeval rage if they feel tricked, and the wrath of the Primeval Tree is the last thing we need just now.

See you!

When you return to reality, ride back down to Elizabeth and speak to her.

elizabeth_sunbeam

Look at that. Another druid meeting conducted.

Quest completed

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Rounding Off at Elizabeth’s

elizabeth_sunbeam

Did we get wiser? Lisa’s been rescued thanks to you, and we have a lead on Anne… But other than that, we’re still going over the same ground. We need to collect the other two book copies so we can prepare ourselves to perform the ceremony when the time comes. 

Later we need to follow up on the information about Anne. But are we really ready to conduct a rescue operation in Pandoria? Isn’t that doomed to fail? Maybe there’s another way… Maybe the Sleeping Widow can help us again, but before that we probably have to return her favor.

Objectives: Listen to Elizabeth.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Listen to Elizabeth’s final advice.

elizabeth_sunbeam

We’ll have to keep our eyes and ears on the Dark Riders and their antics. It’s obviously important to them to destroy us, and they nearly took you to Pandoria.

We need to take counter-action.

Quest completed

Return to Lisa, at Jorvik Stables, tomorrow.

Day 65, A Pink Glow Has Overcome Us – Spoiler Alert

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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Bob and Rob should be back in their first cave now.

Late with Smuggling

smuggler_rob

Eating cake. No talk. Talk Bob.

Objectives: Speak with Bob.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 15 with The Goldenleaves

Well, alright then, Rob. I won’t talk to you…

smuggler_bob

Hello Rita. It ended up well after all. Thank you for saving me from the current, shark, and crazy captain. Now I have sat here and had some tea and eaten cake all day… It has been wonderful.

But this whole adventure has put us behind schedule. I don’t feel ready to start working again and I don’t really think Rob should be doing it by himself. Do you have some time to help us with a bit of smuggling work?

Quest completed

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World’s Best Dog Treats

smuggler_bob

When I sneaked past the riding arena a little while ago, I saw that the dog there, Techno, looked a little depressed. So I’ve been searching everywhere for the world’s best dog treats. In Samarkand, I finally found the world’s best dog treat baker… And after a long negotiation, I was able to buy a little bag of treats from him. Take these to Techno and see if they make him a bit happier.

Objectives: Ride over to Techno with the best dog treats in the world.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with The Goldenleaves

Feed the treats to Techno by the riding arena.

self

Woof woof!

Quest completed

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From Techno to Bob

self

Munch, munch!

“Techno seems very happy and surprised at how Rob and Bob managed to find the perfect dog treats.”

Objectives: Return to Bob.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with The Goldenleaves

Go back to Bob and give him thanks from Techno.

smuggler_bob

So Techno liked the dog treats?

Quest completed

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Wine in Crystal Bottles

smuggler_bob

The butler at the Winery has been looking for a special kind of crystal bottle for storing wine for a long time. After many nights of searching, I managed to find a box of antique crystal bottles store in an ancient pyramid in Egypt. I hope he likes them… They were not easy to get!

Objectives: Ride with the empty crystal bottles to the butler at the Winery.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with The Goldenleaves

Take the bottles to Godfrey in front of the Winery Manor.

godfrey

What? I thought that these bottles were only a story. How in the world did Bob and Rob find these?

Quest completed

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From the Butler to Bob

godfrey

This is really a fantastic surprise, Rita. I don’t understand how Rob and Bob managed to find such amazing bottles… I always thought these were just a myth. 

Ride back to Bob and thank him very much for me.

Objectives: Return to Bob.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with The Goldenleaves

Ride back to Bob and give him thanks from Godfrey.

smuggler_bob

So the butler liked the crystal bottles?

Quest completed

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Ultra-Effective Light Bulbs

smuggler_bob

Carney, up at the Winery, has worked a long time to improve his comparison machine but it has never worked that well. I’ve worked many nights researching comparison science on how to improve his machine and finally found the answer. In a decommissioned military base in Texas, I found these ultra-effective light bulbs that never break or wear out. These were not easy to get a hold of… I hope he likes them.

Objectives: Ride with the ultra-effective light bulbs to Carney at the Winery.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with The Goldenleaves

Take the light bulbs to Carney, near the stables at the Winery.

carney

Ultra-effective light bulbs? Ah, I didn’t think of that! This is going to make my comparison machine perfect! How in the world could Bob and Rob have known that?

Quest completed

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Beyond Compare

carney

This was amazing. I am one of the world’s foremost experts on comparison science, but I had never though that the light bulbs might be the weak link in my machine. How could Bob and Rob possibly have known that?

Tell Bob I’m really grateful for these light bulbs, Rita. Now I need to install them. See you later.

Objectives: Return to Bob.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with The Goldenleaves

Well, considering you are an expert, I’m surprised that’s something you didn’t realize.

Ride back to Bob and give him thanks from Carney.

smuggler_bob

So Carney was happy with his light bulbs?

Quest completed

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A Big Smuggler Thank You

smuggler_bob

Thanks. You good. You best. Talk to Bob.

Objectives: Speak with Bob.

Rewards: 100 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP, Smuggler Jacket

Reputation: 75 with The Goldenleaves

And last but not least, for gifts.

smuggler_bob

Rita, a big smuggler thank you is in order. Here is something I smuggled here just for you. At the bottom of an underwater cave off the coast of Japan, I found this in a sunken ship. I thought this would be perfect for you.

Thank you for all your help, we’ll see you soon.

Quest completed

A strange pink glow has taken over Silverglade village. Let’s put on our big Soul Rider pants and go help!

Like in a Pink Glimmer…

council_man

Rita! Thank goodness you were also here. You see what awful things have happened here in the village? It is a disaster! A catastrophe! Is this the beginning of the end? Is this the final doomsday? Is this how Silverglade and Jorvik is going to end… Swallowed in a hungry purple-pink glow?

Is Garnok above us now? Is Garnok finally going to get us all?

Alex here says that maybe we can still save the city from this disaster. Right, Alex? There must be something you can do to save us? You have to save us!

Objectives: Speak with Alex.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Maybe Alex knows what the heck is going on here.

alex

Calm down Councilman. Just relax. We should be able to figure out a solution for this before the world goes under. But we are going to have to hurry up. Something has really awoken the wrath of Garnok… And I suspect this is the result of foolish things those clods from Dark Core have been messing with.

What do you think, Rita?

Shadow sucker? Witch?

Tell us what you think we should do..

Quest completed

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Ask Pi About the Equipment

alex

Rita! Your idea of using the Shadow Sucker just might work. Ride over to the witch Pi and ask her if you can borrow that shadow sucking device. I’ll stay here and try and protect the villages and hold the Pandoric power under control the best I can. Hurry up Rita! Hurry! Time is short and I’m not sure how long I can hold it back. As long as there is life, there is hope!

Objectives: Ride to Pi in the swamp and ask her about the Shadow Sucker. This is an emergency situation!

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Ride to Pi in her swamp in the north of Goldenhills Valley.

nice_pi

Hello! Are we going to have that lunch we spoke about during the week? I have crab legs with boiled frog claws and poached snake eyes… Nah… That isn’t right for you, is it?

My, but you are pale? Have you not bee out in the sun for a long time?

No? Oh? A catastrophe of catastrophic proportions in Silverglade Village? You want to use the Shadow Sucker?

Quest completed

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Modified and Improved

nice_pi

I have actually improved the Shadow Sucker a little bit. Dust from the Light Spirits has made it extra magical and I have strengthened the function of the device both in magic and mechanical means. I’ve magicked and mechanicked!

But I am going to need until tomorrow to make it perfectly ready…

What? That doesn’t work for you?

Objectives: Explain to Pi that you need the Shadow Sucker right NOW!

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP, The Shadow Sucker device

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

This is urgent business, you understand!

nice_pi

It can’t wait until tomorrow? There isn’t enough time as the Silverglade Village might be gone? Yeah, yeah… You young people are always in such a rush and you always make the biggest drama out of the smallest thing.

Anyways, take the Shadow Sucker. But remember to treat it carefully.

You are welcome, Rita.

Quest completed

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To Rescue Silverglade Village!

nice_pi

In addition to the magical improvements, I have also made the pulling power of the Shadow Sucker stronger. Now you should be able to pull in the Shadow Seekers from farther away! Fantastic, right? You might not be able to grab the strongest ones, but most of them you should be able to get before they get too close to you.

There! Now you can run off and save Silverglade Village… So don’t just stand around doing nothing. It was you who was in a rush, my friend.

Oh… And good luck! Remember the Shadow Sucker needs to be emptied sometimes and neutralized. The Druid Avalon can probably handle that.

Objectives: Ride to the rescue in Silverglade Village. Report to Alex.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Here I come! Have faith my citizens!

alex

There you are, Rita! Come here into my protection and help me! I can’t hold it back much longer! We are lost, my powers are fading!

The Pandorian energy is too strong and will break through soon…

Quest completed

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Drive the Shadows out of Town

alex

You have the Shadow Sucker with you? This might save us! Hurry up and use it to catch all the Shadow Seekers! There is still some hope!

You can leave Summerblaze with me. We are save here while you run around with the Shadow Sucker.

Objectives: Use the Shadow Sucker on the Shadow Seekers to capture all of them in the village. Use the Shadow Sucker from a safe distance away.

Rewards: 150 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 50 with Silverglade Village

Leave your horse near Alex.

It is best to have your inventory open while you run around. You have to be holding the Shadow Sucker with your cursor and when you get close enough to a Shadow Seeker, the box around the item will turn green and you can use it to catch the Shadow Seeker. Do not get too close to them or they will chase you out of town.

When you have caught all of the Shadow Seekers, speak with the Councilman

council_man

Ha! I knew that you would save us! Now that we have gotten ride of the immediate threat from those horrible shadows that were frightening everyone. Now there is only those scary cracks left to deal with.

Uh, where can I buy one of those vacuum cleaner thingies? I would like to buy one for myself.

Quest completed

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Deeper into the Secrets of the Druids

alex

Whew! That was a close one. But now the village is free from those horrible Shadow Seekers at any rate That Shadow Sucker is really an amazing device. You can hear them inside that tube where they are held captive by the Light Spirit dust. Simply amazing!

What was I doing? Oh, that was just a little Lightning Circle protective magic… My Soul Rider power is… As you probably already know… Mostly from the Lightning Circle. But more on that later. Now we need to figure out to close off these cracks before they cause more damage or release more awful Shadow Seekers. The only one who can hep us with that would be Fripp… He should be able to tell us what we need to know.

You need to ride up to Fripp and ask for his advice. If there is anyone who can help us, it is him. I’ll stay here and keep an eye on the situation and do my best to prevent the cracks from releasing any more Shadow Seekers. 

Please hurry!

Objectives: Speak with Fripp in the Secret Stonering and ask for guidance.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride to Valedale and follow the spiral path above Elizabeth’s house to get to the Secret Stonering. Speak with Fripp there.

fripp

Welcome back to my time, Rita!

Oh, memories.. Pandoric cracks? By all the mild worlds. It has really shaken loose properly this time. 

We did really hope that the crack you closed in Goldenhills Valley was a one-time occurrence, but ack! It seems it was only the starting shot of something much worse. It seems this is the result of Dark Core’s malicious activities. They have clearly upset the already delicate balance between Pandoria and our known reality.

The so called Garnok-Effect has begun. May Aideen be with us…

Quest completed

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Lightning Circle

fripp

The Garnok-Effect needs to be slowed down! Otherwise we will not be able to stop it. But you can help us with the immediate threat and stall the Garnok-Effect.

To close off the Pandoric cracks in Silverglade Village, you will need to use the magical powers of the Lightning Circle. Are you ready to learn about the Lightning Circle. 

Objectives: Listen to Fripp speak about the Lightning Circle.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

Fripp will tell you more about this new faction.

fripp

Listen to me, Rita.

The Lightning protects against sickness, witchcraft, and malevolent magic. Through harvesting the power of the Lightning you can defend yourself against magic used against you. For a Soul Rider, the Lightning power has two main categories, a defensive kind used to ward off evil magic and a secondly strong offensive attack called “Soul Strike.” The Lightning Circle is the traditional path of a warrior. With strong power comes great responsibility. The Lightning Circle demands great wisdom and forethought from its members.

The druids know that you are very unique in that you have mastered powers from all four circles, even if you are not fully aware of them yet. Now I will teach you how to use the power of the Lightning Circle to close the Pandoric cracks to save Silverglade Village.

As you train with the powers of the Lightning Circle, you will become more effective and experienced with using those powers.

Quest completed

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An Exercise in Lightning Circle Magic

fripp

The exercise you will perform is similar to what you will need to do to close the cracks in Silverglade Village. A kind of simulation, if you like.

I’m going to open a weakened version of a crack between our reality and Pandoria. This is not something that should be done lightly. This is what you will need to do:

Get off your horse.

Stand close to the pink glow and neutralize the magical defenses of the crack using the Shadow Sucker. That machine is perfect for this job.

After neutralizing the defenses, watch for blue star shaped sparks. They can be hard to see in the pink glow… So watch carefully. Use your inner Lightning Circle powers to absorb the blue star sparks.

Every time you succeed in absorbing a blue start spark, the crack loses some of its power. When it runs out of power, the crack will close and the portal will disappear. If you fail to absorb enough sparks the defenses of the crack will recharge, and when it regains full power, you might never be able to close it again…

Objectives: Use the Shadow Sucker on the Pandoric portal. Absorb the blue star sparks until the crack energy is depleted and the portal closes.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 50 with The Lightning Circle

Dismount your horse and approach the Pandoric rift. Use the Shadow Sucker on the rift and you will automatically open the portal to be able to absorb the sparks. Click on the stars quickly before they dissolve. If you do not click on them in time, they will add even more power to the rift. If the bar fills up, you will have to start over again with the Shadow Sucker. Continue to work the portal until the bar empties and the rift closes.

Speak with Fripp when you have closed the rift.

fripp

Look at that! You really can harness the power of the Lightning Circle! You really are an extraordinary talent. You never disappoint us. Elizabeth was really right about you.

The more you train in the powers of the Lightning Circle, the easier it will be easier for you to succeed in closing the cracks between our worlds.

Quest completed

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Discussion with Avalon

fripp

So that the Shadow Sucker can manage to draw off the defensive magic of the Pandoric portals, Avalon will need to help you strengthen the power of the Shadow Sucker. He should be able to do this by using the magic of the Shadow Seekers that you already sucked up into the machine in Silverglade.

Go off to Avalon in Valedale Village and tell him everything so that he can help you.

Objectives: Speak with Avalon in Valedale Village and ask him to increase the power of the Shadow Sucker.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Exit the Secret Stonering by the swirling portal off to the side. When you are back in Valedale, ride to Avalon’s cottage and speak to him there.

faceless_druid

Very interesting… Very interesting… Pandoric cracks… This is not good at all. Didn’t I say this wasn’t good at all?

But you have a plan! I will help you by improving the Shadow Sucker.

Quest completed

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Save Silverglade

faceless_druid

Using the strength of the captured Shadow Seekers, I have strengthened that device so you should be able to use it to close down all the cracks in Silverglade, and maybe more. If you use it a lot, you might have to come back to me to empty and neutralize the Shadow Sucker again.

Now ride off to Silverglade Village and close down all those cracks with your new Lightning Circle powers!

Don’t forget! First weaken the crack’s defenses with the Shadow Sucker, then neutralize the blue remains with your abilities until you have absorbed all the energy which will force it to close. Understand?

Good luck!

Objectives: Ride to Silverglade Village. Weaken the defensive magic of the portals with the Shadow Sucker. Close them with the help of the magic of the Lightning Circle.

Rewards: 260 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 100 with Silverglade Village

When you get to Silverglade Village, close each of the rifts using the same process you used with Fripp.

“Silverglade Village is saved this time! Without you and Alex working together, this could have had a horrible ending. This otherwise quiet town has now been made well aware that a strange power threatens them, and perhaps even the entire population of the island is threatened.

But there are still so many questions. Is this only the beginning of Garnok’s awakening? Are you and the Keepers of Aideen going to be able to protect the island from Garnok and the evil activities of Dark Core in the future? Whatever is happening is Jorvik, you are definitely going to play a central part in our history.

Today you have proved again that you are a true hero and the fate of Jorvik is in your hands.”

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council_man

That was epic. Thank you Rita! You really performed a miracle today! You saved us from what might have become the end of the world. Do you understand what an amazing hero you really are?

Quest completed

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This is Just the Beginning of the End…

alex

What you did here today was very important. We will remember this for a long time. But the danger is not over yet. I am afraid that this is only the beginning. The beginning of something very distressing indeed. We are almost drained of power after this serious episode and I have just received word that we have more miracles to accomplish.

Are you ready?

Objectives: Listen to the new instructions from Alex.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

Alex will tell you more about what is happening.

alex

Dark Core has really increased the Garnok-Effect. Their activities seem to have acted as a catalyst that has increased the chaotic power of Garnok. This is very important. I have already seen indications that more cracks have appeared in other places around Silverglade. 

They have discovered another large crack at the Winery and another out on Everwind Field. I think we can almost see the pink light shining to the sky from here.

Go and investigate the new cracks and close them if you can. I will clean up the last ones here in the village and restore order. I’ll follow you later if you need any help.

Quest completed

Close the two rifts, then report to Alex in Silverglade Village.

Pandoric Activity on Everwind Field

self

The dangerous crack shines with the energy of Pandoric magic that seeps out into our reality while at the same time, bit by bit, it sucks in our reality to another magical world, quite like a flowing drain.

Use the Shadow Sucker to weaken the crack and then close it with the power of the Lightning Circle.

Objectives: Use the Shadow Sucker on the crack. Use your abilities to close the crack. Report back to Alex when you are done.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 30 with Lightning Circle

Close the rift then speak with Alex in Silverglade Village.

alex

This cannot be allowed to continue, otherwise Pandoria will quickly absorb out world. I tremble at the thought of what will happen next.

Quest completed

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A Crack by the Winery

self

The Pandorian crack shines with a hateful pink light! It needs to be closed immediately before it can do more damage. Use the Shadow Sucker to weaken the crack then close it with the powers of the Lightning Circle.

Objectives: Use the Shadow Sucker on the crack. Use your abilities to close the crack. Report back to Alex when you are done.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 30 with Lightning Circle

Close the rift then speak with Alex in Silverglade Village.

alex

You closed the crack by yourself! Well done!

Quest completed

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In the Service of the Keepers of Aideen

alex

I don’t know what Mr Sands and his minions have been up to this time, but it is clear that Garnok is much more active than he has ever been before. Now we need to help in keeping watch after new cracks. They can come at any time, and believe me, there are going to be more. I’ll be helping to close the ones that I can.

Are you ready to help me protect Jorvik from the Pandoric Garnok threat?

Even if it is going to take us to the end of time and possibly beyond it?

Objectives: Accept Alex’s offer to help protect Jorvik. Keep your eyes open for new cracks. Every day.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 50 with Lightning Circle

Closing the rifts has now become a daily quest. They will all follow the same process to close. Click on the crack when you approach it to start the opening quest dialogue. Then you can use the Shadow Sucker on it and enter the portal. When you have closed the crack, visit Avalon in Valedale to finish the quests. Each crack you close will give you reputation with the Lightning Circle faction, which will be needed in the future.

alex

There, Rita. We have an important assignment. As Keepers of Aideen, it is our duty to protect Jorvik from going under and vanishing into the Pandorian pink fog.

From now on we need to keep watch. Every day we need to be prepared.

The easiest thing to do is to ride up the mountain and look out over the lands, I think. The pink glow can be seen from a long way away. In the evening, at night, and the early morning will be the best times to see them. Be well informed. Other people can find the cracks and let you know where they might show up.

May the light of Aideen shine over us all in these troubled, pink-glowing times…

Quest completed

Return to Alex when you are Admired by the Lightning Circle.

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An End to the Pink…

alex

Well done, Rita! We have managed to calm the wrath of Garnok a little bit. Thanks to your enormous effort, hopefully there will be no more cracks for a good while into the future. The Pandorian imbalance is now smaller after we have fought so valiantly against it. 

Finally it is time for a little rest, but the danger is far from over right now. Any moment now Dark Core could do something malicious again to disturb the imbalance again, if they haven’t already…

Objective: Speak with Alex.

Rewards: 250 Jorvik Shillings, 120 XP

Reputation: 50 with the Lightning Circle

-wipes forehead- Whew! Glad that’s over!

alex

You are now a full member of the Lightning Circle, very well done, Rita. There are not many people that make it this far, Rita, you need to know that. You really are something special! Congratulations and welcome to the Lightning Circle!

Quest completed

Day 49, Infiltrating the Enemy – Spoiler Alert

23 Thursday May 2013

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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Meet with the Dark Core guard at the Moorland beach.

Towards the Enemy’s Port

shady_guy

There you are! So that’s the horse we’re transporting? Good. Put it in the container on the barge and tell me when it’s done so the barge can cast off.

Hurry up! Get the steed on board!

Objectives: Leave your horse in or in front of the Dark Core container on the barge.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Go up the ramp at the end of the dock, and board the barge, then walk your horse into the indicated area near the container.

quest-bye_bye

shady_guy

Okay, the horse is in the container. Now we just need to load the rest of the stuff here… Goodbye, little girl!

Quest completed

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The Stowaway

shady_guy

You’ve  done your part. Get going now. Don’t stand around for nothing, girl. Away, away with you. 

Objectives: Get on board the barge somehow.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Go around behind the containers on the beach and get inside the refrigerator that is left there.

Very strange place to hide, but go with it…

self

“The container transporting your horse is empty. Summerblaze has already been transferred elsewhere on this Dark Core oil rig…”

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Adventure in the Heart of Darkness

self

“You need to find your horse Summerblaze and you have to try to locate Justin. Don’t be seen and caught!”

Objectives: Avoid detection and locate your horse and Justin. Moe towards the main building on the upper level.

Rewards: 40 Jorvik Shillings, 100 XP

Reputation: 75 with Keepers of Aideen

The guards follow a predictable pattern. Take your time and watch their movements to synchronize your movements so that you won’t be seen. Utilize the hiding places to remain unseen when you have to cross paths with the guards.

Find a way into the Dark Core building.

self

“You found both your horse and Justin. Justin is in a conversation and no one has discovered you, yet. Maybe you can hear parts of the conversation…”

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mr_sands

… I don’t understand. Justin, what do you mean this is not your horse?

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dark_justin

I don’t understand either. There must have been some sort of mixup. The only thing I know for sure is that that isn’t my horse.

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jessica

Nope. We noticed… And it doesn’t have the lovely, dark abilities either. Those that the witch Pi was supposed to give it. That’s just an ordinary nag. Hm… Even a little weaker than a regular horse, I would add. Is it sick?

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dark_rider

Hm… Jessica. It feels like that horse has some sort of hidden power. It’s not sick, but there’s something fishy about it. I can feel its power, but it’s not the kind we expected.

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jessica

This is unheard of! We put so much effort and money on that witch Pi, and then she tricks us like this and sends us… That!

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mr_sands

Wait! I don’t think Pi tricked us. She’s been a faithful servant and delivered Dark Horses several times before. You don’t let down Dark Core, you just don’t. There’s been some sort of mistake and we have to find out what it is, and fast! This doesn’t feel right.

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dark_justin

This hose feels familiar somehow. I just can’t place it. My memory is a bit hazy… I must have seen it before, but when?

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mr_sands

After you joined us and saw things from the right side – that is, the dark side – you may have forgotten… Some of your past. But it’ll be okay grandson. It’s all right. There’s probably no important memories anyway. Ahem… (cough, cough)

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jessica

Not only do we lack a Dark Horse for Justin, we still don’t have a perfect candidate for the fourth and final Dark Rider. We have to be four! And it has to be before those darn druids have time to gather their four silly Soul Riders…

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dark_rider

Calm down, Jessica, just calm down. When I scouted Silverglade, I couldn’t find a shred of evidence that they’re on the track for either Lisa or Anne.

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jessica

But they got to Linda, didn’t they?

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dark_rider

I couldn’t arrange her disappearance as elegantly as with Lisa and Anne. He he! One more or less. And if it wasn’t for that newcomer, Linda would still be gone. What was her name again? That horse girl who came to Moorland?

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dark_justin

Rita! Now I remember! And that horse is hers… It’s Summerblaze!

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mr_sands

Shh…

I feel a disturbance in the dark force…

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dark_rider

It smells like… Druid? Look! Who’s that lurking behind the curtains?!

I thought I felt someone’s presence anyway! That’s Rita! Get her!

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dark_justin

What do you want?! Rescue me? I don’t want to be rescued!

Get out! Just get out of here, Rita!

I have joined my grandfather and embraced the dark side! Just leave this place. Now! Now!

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Quest completed

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The Wild Escape From Dark Core

self

“Just sneak out of here! You have to be fast as greased lightning! It’s without Justin this time… Keep the distress flare ready! When you get outside, you have to use it in a good spot, so that Captain Brus can sail his ship in and pick you up.”

Objectives: Ride to the platform where you boarded the rig and meet Captain Brus. Use the distress in the specified location on the way.

Rewards: 125 Jorvik Shillings, 250 XP

Reputation: 120 with Keepers of Aideen

Follow the arrows to escape the Dark Core headquarters. When you reach the open platform, use the distress signal, then continue down to where you boarded, and ride up onto the ship.

Speak to Alex when you get back to Moorland.

alex

You’re back! Tell me about your adventure!

Quest completed

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Get Alex Up to Speed

alex

What an adventure you’ve had! I am so impressed by your heroics and your and Summerblaze’s bravery. So Mr Sands and two of his Dark Riders live out there on the oil rig, which is the secret headquarters of Dark Core, and Justin made it clear that he didn’t want to come back. But maybe he had no choice… What else of value did we learn from this?

Objectives: Talk to Alex.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 100 XP

Reputation: 50 with Keepers of Aideen

Tell Alex everything you have learned.

alex

That’s true! We have confirmed that Dark Core is behind Lisa’s and Anne’s disappearances. We know that they want to prevent us from gathering four Soul Riders. We also know that they are trying to get four Dark Riders and they’re in a hurry. And Justin is one of their four now!

This is worth thinking about. The next step must be planned well…

Quest completed

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Called to a New Meeting

alex

We need to discuss this with Fripp and the other druids. I’ll get Linda. You can inform Elizabeth in Valedale so the meeting can get started as soon as possible.

Objectives: Inform Elizabeth in Valedale.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 20 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride to Valedale and speak with Elizabeth.

elizabeth_sunbeam

I understand Rita. What horrible hardships you have experienced! What important information you have managed to find!

Quest completed

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Meeting in Dark Times

elizabeth_sunbeam

The druid meeting needs to happen immediately. Ride up the spiral shaped path, following the sun and get the to druid meeting through the portal. Exactly the same way as last time you went there.

Objectives: Ride along the spiral path up beyond the rune stones to get to the meeting…

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP

Reputation: 50 with Keepers of Aideen

Go up behind Elizabeth’s house, and stay on the spiral path until you get to the center of the pattern. The portal will open up and you will be transported to the Secret Stonering.

fripp

Together again, the Druids and Soul Riders. In troubled times urgent meetings are required. We have just been informed of the news Rita has brought forwards from her breakneck adventures and we have a lot to carefully consider…

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faceless_druid

I think it was quite reckless to bring such a strong Light of Aideen to Scarecrow Hill. Anything could have happened! The Shadow Witches could have easily captured Rita and devoured her spirit in the shadow realm…

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elizabeth_sunbeam

You can be so dense! That Rita happens to have powers as strong as she does can only be seen as a blessing.

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fripp

Your bickering makes my ears hurt. She had no choice but to acquire the apple. We knew this and she succeeded. As desirable as the powers Rita has, they still need to be trained and controlled. We must prioritize her training. 

Right now we have important matters to discuss. Let’s review the facts one more time. Alex, please summarize the details.

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alex

Of course, Fripp. We know that Justin is in Dark Core’s secret headquarters that has been built on some kind of oil drilling platform southwest of Jorvik. Rita overheard a discussion between Mr Sands, two Dark Riders, and Justin. The conversation was about, among other things, that they had been fooled by Justin’s horse, that had been intended to become a Dark Rider horse, specifically for Justin.

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faceless_druid

So Justin is a Dark Rider now?

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alex

Yes, we think so. Maybe not a full-fledged member yet, but he is not there against his will. He did not want to be rescued by Rita but we don’t know if he felt pressured to say that only so Rita would not get caught… Rita heard rumors that Mr Sands has manipulated Justin’s memory, so we are really not sure that Justin has chosen freely to be a Dark Rider.

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faceless_druid

Okay. So all hope for Justin is not yet lost…

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alex

Maybe not…

I’ll continue. Before Rita was forced to escape, head over heels, she heard them say that there must be four Dark Riders and that they are missing one to be able to “do what they need to do.” And what they need to do they need to do before the Soul Riders do it first…

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faceless_druid

But? What is it that Dark Core wants to do before we do it? We don’t know what it is.

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linda

Rita has already figured it out.

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alex

Yes, Rita has come to the terrible conclusion that Dark Core is going to try and speed up Garnok somehow with their Dark Riders.

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faceless_druid

That can’t be possible!

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elizabeth_sunbeam

Unfortunately it may well be possible. Our Soul Riders’ primary duty is to fight against Garnok. You can be sure that Dark Riders, being the opposite in every way to our Soul Riders, must have some connection to Garnok. 

Dark Core’s secret agenda has always been to strengthen Garnok and control the power to rule the world. We’ve known this for quite some time. There is nothing to indicate that this is no longer true.

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fripp

It is too likely for us to take a chance that it is no longer their plan. It definitely explains why Mr Sands is back again, as he is somewhat of an expert in the area… Hrmmm… He must have come up with something new to have come back to Jorvik again… Especially after what happened last time. -giggles-

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linda

The lost Light Ceremony Book!

Mr Sands has found the lost Light Ceremony Book! The book that describes how the Soul Riders perform the Light Ceremony to prevent Garnok.

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alex

Oh no! You must be right, Linda! Can it be that Mr Sands has located the book? Now they will run the ceremony backwards to make Garnok stronger!

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fripp

If this is the case then he has all he needs to be able to tear down the fragile walls that hold Garnok out of the edge of our reality. Watch over us! The Light of Aideen needs to be with us. Everything can be lost if Mr Sands succeeds…

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faceless_druid

We don’t know that it is that bad yet…

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fripp

No, we have to hope that we are in some way wrong.

But my friends, be aware we cannot afford to do anything but prepare and act as though we are right.

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elizabeth_sunbeam

We must begin to act! We need to succeed in gathering our Soul Riders. We still don’t have any good leads on to locating Lisa and Anne. Information collected by Rita confirms that Dark Core really is behind their disappearances. Can we find more information?

We also really need to get started on training for Rita so she can be a real Soul Rider. Who knows when we are going to find Lisa and Anne… We need an alternative!

What more should we be doing right now? Is there anything else we can do to slow down Dark Core’s plans?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

alex

I think that maybe we can plan another visit to Dark Core. They are a little slower as they are missing a Dark Rider and at least one horse short. Just think if we could manage to grab Justin? Or get a hold of the lost Light Ceremony Book that Mr Sands now has in his possession…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

elizabeth_sunbeam

It goes without saying that going back there is a huge risk to take. But it might be worth it to be able to get some more important information…

-.-.-.-.-.-.-

fripp

We’ll finish the meeting now so we can get back to some further planning. We know for now that they are delayed until they can get a new horse for Justin. Elizabeth, you are responsible for making sure that Rita gets as much training as possible before we decide on our next course of action.

We’ll see you again soon. Go in peace, druids and Soul Riders. 

Quest completed

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When We Are Ready…

elizabeth_sunbeam

There was a lot to discuss. All of it important. We know a lot more now than we did before… Thanks to you. And we know we need to hurry… Time is short and the darkness threatens us all in the form of Garnok. But our next move needs to be planned well. 

We will take the next step when we are ready for it. Now we need to plan and prepare so our next step produces the result we want. One wrong move and Dark Core might well succeed with their evil plan, if things are going as we expect.

You need to increase your reputation with Aideen’s Sun Circle to at least Liked. If you haven’t already achieved the level of Liked with Aideen’s Sun Circle, it might take weeks to gain their trust and attain that level… But believe me, it is worth it! Do you understand?

Objectives: Listen to Elizabeth.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Keepers of Aideen

Elizabeth will tell you what to do next.

elizabeth_sunbeam

If you are not already initiated in the Sun Circle, I think that is high time that you started to take lessons from me and continue with your training every day until you are ready…

If you are already read then we’ll just have to wait for further instructions from the council.

Quest completed

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Druid Training

elizabeth_sunbeam

Now we are going to take this opportunity to give you more druid training. I’m pretty sure by now you are past the beginner stage. You’ve proved that to us by now. So, I think it might be time to give you some more difficult assignments. 

I am going to initiate you into the secrets of the druids. Are you certain you want to join us and become a Soul Rider for the Keepers of Aideen? 

Are you absolutely certain that you want to follow the path of the Keepers of Aideen?

Objectives: Accept if you want to follow the secret path of the Keepers of Aideen.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with The Sun Circle

Your mission, should you choose to accept….

elizabeth_sunbeam

Excellent. Everything I’m going to tell you now is a secret that you need to keep to yourself and not speak about it in front of anyone. As you know, there are unfriendly ears out there who do not wish us well…

In the Keepers of Aideen there are several specialties you can learn about. 

We call these “circles.” I am responsible for the Sun Circle. I’ll teach you all I can, but believe it or not, it will take some time. That being said, you are going to learn amazing new things and I’ll help you with your exciting future. 

Quest completed

Return to Elizabeth tomorrow.

Let’s go work on another day of blacksmithing with Conrad.

The Fifth Day of Blacksmithing

conrad_marsdeen

Rita, this is our fifth day of working on these shoes. Listen closely to my instructions. Let’s get started!

Objectives: Use the tongs and the hammer to carry out the tasks Conrad gives you. Be careful and listen closely!

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Keepers of Aideen

Follow Conrad’s instructions as usual. Speak with him when you are done.

conrad_marsdeen

There we go… We are getting close to being done. Only two more days and the horseshoes will be done! Tomorrow we can continue to work with them. Tomorrow we’ll add even more power to the horseshoes… And for that we need more lapis lazuli. 

Quest completed

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The Blue Metal

conrad_marsdeen

Listen up Rita. To strengthen the power and focus the energy of the horseshoes, we need lapis lazuli. There is lapis lazuli to collect at Nilmer’s Highlands where you have already been. Collect four more chucks of lapis lazuli and bring them back here. Here is the pickaxe you need here. 

Objectives: Chip off four good pieces of lazpis lazuli from Nilmer’s Highlands and bring the to Conrad.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Keepers of Aideen

I’m pretty sure lapis lazuli is a gemstone and not a metal, but let’s just go with it…

Ride up to Nilmer’s Highlands, and where the race track goes off from the road, the lapis is along the hill on that trail. The fourth piece, is farther along the trail, down by the pine trees. When you have the four pieces, return to Conrad.

conrad_marsdeen

Those are some great pieces of lapis lazuli! They are going to work perfectly for our work with your horseshoes.

Quest completed

Return to Conrad tomorrow.

Ride to Firgrove and show Mrs Hill the wedding rings you found.

A Special Place

mrs_hill

You found our rings. It feels like waking up from a dream.

Look at me… I am no longer flesh and blood… I am transparent! I’m ready to accept that I am dead… I have to be. I am a ghost.

What was that? You know where my husband is? He doesn’t  know the fate he met a long time ago on that horrible day? I need to go see him. It is the only thing that will give me peace and I’m sure it is the same for him.

I know what we should do. Take our rings and place them on my husband’s grave… Or as I should really say OUR grave… Which I remember now. You should be able to find it. The grave lies a little south of an apple grove, by a little cape where you can see Fort Pinta on the other side of the water. The grave is in the shade of a big old tree. 

Objectives: Put the rings on the grave. Our grave lies to the south of the apple grove, by a little hill where you can see Fort Pinta and the official castle on the other side of the castle.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 5 with Firgrove

Ride along the Fire Trail, past Applegrove. There will be a large hill between the road and the water. The graves are hidden in some foliage on the back side of the hill.

quest-ghost_grave

mrs_hill

With the rings placed on our graves I could find my way here, and so will my husband. I know it must sound weird, but the rings acted like a compass out of the mist for me.

Quest completed

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As Stubborn as a Ghost

mrs_hill

You think it might be a problem to get my husband here? That sounds just like him… He has always been very stubborn.

Tell him to meet me at our special place. He will understand what I mean. It was where he proposed to me and it was where we always went for special occasions. When my husband died in that tragic accident, I had him buried here. We always said we wanted to be buried together here when the time came.

Go and give it your best try now. I hope we see you again soon.

Objectives: Tell Mr Hill to go to the couple’s secret meeting place; the hill south of Applegrove.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Ride back to Nilmer’s Highland and speak with Mr Hill.

mr_hill

She said she wants to meet at our special place? I never thought of that. I’m sure she is there. All this waiting is finally over. I’m coming my love! I just need to put on something nice to meet her in…

Quest completed

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In the Shade of a Tree

mr_hill

Everything else can wait, I’m on my way to my darling!

Please ride on ahead and let her know that I am on my way. I’ll get there as fast as I can!

Objectives: Ride to the grave and tell Mrs Hill that her husband is on his way.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 40 XP

Reputation: 25 with Moorland Stable

Return to Mrs Hill at their special place near Applegrove.

mrs_hill

My darling! Finally!

Quest completed

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Rest in Peace

mr_hill

A gravestone, in the place where I once proposed to my wife. What does it say?

“Here lies Mr and Mrs Hill in the shade of the tree where they first met.”

This is our gravestone. My darling wife… Now I understand. Rita, you have done us a huge kindness. I am sorry I resisted but I’m sure you can understand now. Now we can be together forever, precisely how it should be. 

I could never thank you enough for what you have done. My wife says that in the attic of our house, among her old things, there is something she would like you to have. 

Farewell!

Objectives: Look in the attic of Mr Hill’s house in Nilmer’s Highland for something Mrs Hill wanted you to have.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP, Mrs Hill’s Competition Saddle

Reputation: 50 with Moorland Stable

Ride back to Nilmer’s Highland and check out the attic of the house.

self

“A dressage saddle! This must be Mrs Hill’s old dressage saddle that she used in competitions all over the world. How kind of her! I’m glad Mr and Mrs Hill can finally rest in peace together.”

Quest completed

Day 19, Call for a Council – MAJOR Spoiler Alert

27 Sunday Jan 2013

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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Felicity has finished fixing the chicken wire for you. Go see her in Firgrove.

Felicity’s Chicken Net

felicity

Hello Rita! Now the chicken wire is ready! You can ride down to the chicken coop and see if it fits!

I forgot to note the objectives and rewards on this one, sorry!

Ride down to the chicken coop and put the wire on it. You have to be dismounted to use the chicken wire.

Speak with Andy when you are finished.

andy

Well done, Rita. The chicken coop is really nice. Now we only need some chickens…

Quest completed

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Catch Some Chickens

andy

I have an idea. I know there are chickens in this forest, wild chickens. They are very shy so it won’t be easy to get them here. I have prepared a bag with chicken feed. If you sprinkle some in front of the forest, maybe they will come out to us eventually.

Objectives: Ride out in the forest and spread out the chicken feed.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Firgrove

The spots for you to put the chicken feed are marked in orange on your map. There are three areas to put it down.

Return to Andy when you are finished.

andy

Did you put out three small piles? That sounds good. I’m so excited to see if the chickens will come.

Quest completed

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Hay While Waiting for the Chickens

andy

I guess we have to wait for a while before the chickens dare to come out. We can make it more cozy in the chicken coop while we wait! I think the chickens would like some fresh hay to sleep on. Can you ride to Felicity and ask her for some hay from the stable?

Objectives: Ride to Felicity in Firgrove and ask if you may have some hay.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation 15 with Firgrove

Hey, you want some hay? Well, of course you may.

Go back to Felicity and ask her to lend you some hay.

felicity

I’m glad to hear that the net fit! Now you want some hay for the chicken coop. Of course I can fix that for you!

Quest completed

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Make the Chicken Coop Cozy More Cozy With Hay

felicity

You can take some hay from the bale over there. Ride down to your chicken coop and lay it on the floor so it’s fresh and smells good when the chickens come. Good luck!

Objectives: Take some hay, put it in the chicken coop and talk to Andy.

Rewards: 40 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Firgrove

Go back to the chicken coop and put the hay inside the wire.

Speak with Andy when you are done.

andy

The hay smells so good! I wonder if the chickens have come out yet?

Quest completed

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Catch Chickens

andy

I thought I saw something white among the trees where you sprinkled the chicken feed. Maybe it’s some chickens! I think you will have to dismount from your horse when you pick them up so you don’t frighten them away. Do you remember where you sprinkled the food? After you catch the chickens you can let them out in the chicken coop.

Objectives: Catch all chickens where you sprinkled the chicken feed and let them out into the chicken coop. Talk to Andy when you’re done.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Firgrove

For some reason, picking up a chicken, then putting it into the chicken coop, each count as an action. There are three chickens to pick up, then putting the three chickens in the coop, that’s six actions.

Speak to Andy when you are done.

andy

Such gorgeous chickens! Grandma will be really happy now! I think the chickens will enjoy having a house of their own. It will be much nicer than in the forest with all those predators.

Quest completed

Return to Andy tomorrow.

Will has started a new race up around his windmill.

Try the Windmill Race

mr_andersson

Hello Rita! You know what? I have a sneaking suspicion that you love to compete with Summerblaze. Am I right? I knew it!

A long time ago there used to be a race trail around the windmill here. The track is still there even if it is hard to see. Do you think you can do as well as the old masters did on this track? You think you can? You certainly are confident, that’s a good thing. But this is a tough track so don’t think for a second this will be an easy victory for you.

Get ready to go and I will get your time!

Good luck!

I forgot to note the objectives and rewards on this one, sorry!

Ride the windmill track through, and speak with Will when you are done.

mr_andersson

Wow. That was a great ride Rita. It certainly is a joy to watch a master rider like you flow through the track.

If you want to try again just let me know. See you!

Quest completed

You can now do this race daily.

Now let’s get to the story! Go see Linda at the Winery. Alex has returned.

Alex Returns

linda

Hi there! Great news! As you can see, Alex is back!

Objectives: Talk to Alex.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 90 XP

Reputation: 25 with Keepers of Aideen

Alex will be happy to see you again.

alex

Nice to see you again, my friends. It’s been a long journey and unfortunately, it was pretty unsuccessful.

Quest completed

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Alex Says

alex

Both Lisa and Anne have been traveling the world. Lisa toured with her rock band and have done great concerts all over the world. But people say that some time ago, when the tour was over, she returned to the Jorvik stables, picked up Starshine and rode away… Since then, no one has seen her. But we believe that she is somewhere here on Jorvik.

Objectives: Listen to Alex.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 45 XP

Reputation: 25 with Keepers of Aideen

Alex will tell you more.

alex

Anne was a successful dressage competitor. Suddenly one day she disappeared during a competition in France. There’s not a single clue of where she went. She’s disappeared without a trace. This was almost two years ago and not a peep has been heard from her.

The next step will probably be to try and find Lisa. She’s probably the only one we have chance of finding. When we know more about where Justin could be, we’ll search for him too…

Quest completed

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Call for a Council

alex

The Druids, Keepers of Aideen, have called a council meeting. They’ve announced that they want you to attend, Rita. However, I don’t know how you can get there, because it’s a very special place. Linda and I will get there our own way but you need to talk to Elizabeth in Valedale. Shecan transfer outsiders to the Secret Stonering where the meeting will take place.

Objectives: Ride to Valedale and talk to Elizabeth.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 65 XP

Reputation: 35 with Keepers of Aideen

Elizabeth will be able to help you. Go see her at her house in Valedale.

elizabeth_sunbeam

It’s great that you could come. I’ll teach you how to go to the druid’s meeting without having the special attributes as a druid or Soulrider has.

Quest completed

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Council in the Secret Stonering

elizabeth_sunbeam

The path behind my house leads to the four rune stones. Continue past them. There, you’ll find a spiral path surrounded by other rune marked stones. Be sure to ride in a clockwise spiral along the path until the Portal opens in the middle. Ride into the portal and you’ll travel to the Secret Stonering and meet the druid Council there.

Listen to the Council, ask your questions and talk to me back here again when the meeting is finished. Keep it a secret how to travel there, please.

Objectives: Participate in the council. Travel there by following the spiral path. It’s beyond the runestones, behind and above Elizabeth’s house. Talk to Elizabeth afterwards.

Rewards: 55 Jorvik Shillings, 140 XP

Reputation: 300 with Keepers of Aideen

Follow Elizabeth’s instructions.

You must stay on the path, all the way to the center of the spiral. When you reach the center you will be automatically transported to the Secret Stonering. Once there, approach the Council to begin the meeting. You must ask all of the questions given to you before you are able to leave.

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fripp

We are the Keepers of Aideen. We greet you, newcomer. I am Fripp.

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

Druids and Soulriders, we are gathered here today for an extra council. Especially welcome our newcomer. This is Rita and she’s the one I told you about.

***

fripp

Well done, honorable Sunbeam.

Rita, it’s so sad that we have to meet under these circumstances when tie is short and the cold fingers of the darkness reaches for us. But we wouldn’t have summoned you if it wasn’t important.

***

faceless_druid

She’s not ready. She’s too inexperienced. As far as I know she’s not even able to talk to her horse yet, is she?

You should know that I was against this from the very beginning, I…

***

fripp

Quiet! If we could get hold of all four Soulriders we wouldn’t need to do this, but Elizabeth Sunbeam assures that Rita is of the right kind and has the best qualifications to be a legendary Soulrider. Actually, better than anyone in a long time. Tell us, Elizabeth.

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

Thank you, Fripp. I’ve told you that she passed the “test.” You know, the first test where you can see which of the four powers you belong to by activating your power’s runestone. To keep the secret, I’ve only told Fripp about what really happened, until now…

***

faceless_druid

Get to the point, druid. I’m not convinced yet.

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

She activated all four runestones.

***

faceless_druid

:O

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

Rita possesses all four powers. As you all know, it’s been more than a hundred years since this happened the last time. This innocent little girl has the potential to be the strongest Soulrider of them a in modern times! Maybe the strongest ever… But enough about that. She needs training and experience but we don’t have the luxury of time now.

***

faceless_druid

But she doesn’t have any training.

***

alex

Mmm… We didn’t have any training when it started for us…

***

fripp

True, true. We’re done with this now, and I assume that no one questions her participation here any more? … Good… We have much more important things to talk about so we have to do the best we can and have time for regarding training of Rita when the opportunity arises.

Let’s summarize the situation. We know that Jorvik once more is being threatened by the great Darkness, the one called “Garnok.” We tell be the illegal and dark magic which has started haunting the neighborhood in a lot of different ways. Even our perceptive Rita has noticed this.

That’s why it’s time to perform the Light ceremony so we can stop Garnok for now, but it’s not that easy…

Alex and Linda are two of the four Soulriders we can get hold of. Lisa and Anne have disappeared. Rita can probably replace one of them but we have to continue our search for Lisa or Anne because we need four Soulriders for the ceremony and that’s how it was even before the Lost Book of Ceremonies disappeared…

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

Well summarized master Fripp. So far Garnok is not that strong, but we’ve noticed that there seems to be a lot of strange characters out there who are interested in what we do and they’re curious about the dangerous side effects that will appear when Garnok gets stronger. We also have to focus on finding and identifying our enemies before they grow too strong…

***

faceless_druid

Well, the time has come. We’ll spread the word to all druids in Jorvik. We’ll tell them that it’s time for the ceremony again. The primary goal for all of us is to find at least one of the disappeared Soulriders. Let’s call a meeting again soon, when we have more information to share.

***

fripp

Thank you all for coming on such short notice and thank you Rita. I hope you’ll accept a membership when the time is right. Please stay and ask some questions, if you want. We’ll answer the as best we can.

***

What are the Keepers of Aideen?

fripp

We’re a group of druids who’ve been on this island since the dawn of time. We acted more in secrecy in the past, but today a lot of people know about our existence, even though our real purpose is a well kept secret. For now, I can’t tell you the innermost secret about our real purpose but without hiding anything I can tell you that our main task is to protect Jorvik from Garnok – the dark force – so it won’t grow stronger and take over the world.

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What Can a Keeper of Aideen Do?

faceless_druid

We do what we always have done, since the dawn of time. Every time we notice that Garnok is gaining more power we gather the four Soulriders through a ceremony described in the Lost Book of Ceremonies. That ceremony can prevent Garnok from spreading out and we can push it back, at least for a while. We can never permanently stop Garnok, but so far we’ve managed to stop it from poisoning our world with its malevolence. Garnok is unpredictable and can be active anything between once a year to slumbering for decades. During the thousands of years we have existed we have not failed yet…

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What’s a Soulrider?

elizabeth_sunbeam

There is always at least four Soulriders. It’s always a special girl who like you has a unique bond to her horse. A horse whose soul is one with the island of Jorvik’s essence… Soulriders are rare nowadays and we have problems finding new ones. We hope that one day, you will become a Soulrider and help us in the struggle against Garnok and others who work against us…

***

What Do We Know About Lisa and Anne?

alex

I can tell you all I know about Lisa. After her success in the Star Academy school on Jorvik I was told that Lisa went on a tour with her rock band for a couple of years. It wasn’t easy contacting her during this time. I’ve traveled and searched for her without any luck The tour is now over and people say that she’s on vacation. But Herman in the Jorvik Stable had news. He says that she’s been in the stable and taken her horse, Starshine, out for a ride. This was a couple of weeks ago and after that, it seems she disappeared without a trace. But we think she is still somewhere on Jorvik.

Linda, can you tell us what we know about Anne?

***

linda

I have made inquiries about Anne but always come to dead-ends. Anne was a very successful dressage competitor and traveled around to compete and to show her skills. One day, about two years ago, during a competition in France, the speaker called her name but she didn’t show up. The audience was disappointed and wondered what could’ve happened. No one’s seen her since that day. There is no trace of Anne or her horse, Concorde.

Unfortunately, that’s all I know.

***

What’s This Place?

fripp

The Secret Stonering is a place like no other. Time and space work in different ways in here, compared to the rest of the world. We, the Keepers of Aideen, have the ability to travel here from different places on Jorvik when we hold council meetings. You can always return to this place and due to its special nature you can eet us here again – not yet then. I hope you understand.

***

Who Are Against the Druids?

fripp

Dark Core, controlled by Mr Sands, is one of our most dangerous enemies. Thank goodness you realized that Mr Sands is active on this island again so we can be ready to act when they show themselves. Dark Core claims to be a multinational company with the same interests as G.E.D. But we think that Mr Sands is looking for a way to control Garnok and use that powerful force to take over the world. We don’t think that’s possible and the ony thing he’ll be able to do is to destroy our world when he tries.

We have more people who want to stop us, or have their own agendas regarding Garnok. So be careful out there! We have to identify what they want and what they’re doing. There are more stakeholders involved than ever before and Garnok isn’t even that strong yet…

***

What Does Justin Have to Do With This?

elizabeth_sunbeam

As you proved, Justin is unfortunately Mr Sands’ grandson. It’s clear that Mr Sands has a purpose for him and that he has something big going on since he doesn’t dare show his ugly face here again. We should invest some time and energy to find the poor boy. Not only to save him from Mr Sands, but also to be able to stop Mr Sands’ plans and maybe get some information about what exactly they are from Justin.

***

What is the Book of Ceremonies?

fripp

Funny that you ask that. The book is used at the ceremony to prevent Garnok from growing in strength and to temporarily chase him away. Unfortunately the book has been lost for a couple hundred years and that’s why we call it the – Lost – Book of Ceremonies. Though, we’ve been careful and made a copy of some of the most important chapters and the four parts of that copy is spread out between us druids. One day we hope to find the book because it will make the ceremony more powerful and it contains secrets written by ancient druids which we have forgotten or don’t know the meaning of today.

The last time we acted against Garnok, circumstances made our Soulriders do it in a different way…

***

alex

Right… That’s a mild way of putting it on.

***

What Do We Do Now?

fripp

You can return here whenever you want to ask us questions again. When time has come we will give you some tasks. You have to be patient and wait until we have the right task, right training and a teacher for you. We think of time differently and in your world you may think that time is slow. For us it is a bit… different. So we ask you to be patient.

***

elizabeth_sunbeam

Besides learning how to be a Soulrider – if you will accept our offer to be that – we hope you want to keep looking for Justin, Lisa, and Anne. You also have to look for and try to identify which new enemies we have out there. As soon as we have a suitable task for you, we’ll let you know, Rita. We need you!

***

Thanks, I Don’t Have Any More Questions for Now.

elizabeth_sunbeam

Ok, Rita. You know that you can return to this place they same way I showed you, if you have any more questions. See you in Valedale. Talk to me when we meet there.

***

fripp

Return and wait! We will contact you soon. See you Rita, thanks for coming here!

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elizabeth_sunbeam

Welcome back, Rita. That went well, didn’t it?

Quest completed

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Follow Up

elizabeth_sunbeam

Now you know more about how things work. If you need to, you can return in time and space to this meeting and ask us questions again. You can always use the secret path, which will take you to the Stonering. But keep it a secret, ok?

Objectives: Talk to Elizabeth.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 60 with Keepers of Aideen

Speak with Elizabeth more about the meeting.

elizabeth_sunbeam

Good, Rita. Your adventure will soon continue and I’ll also try to teach you how to use your powers so you too can be a Soulrider. Good luck, we will contact you again!

Quest completed

Alex needs your help now. Go see her at the Winery.

There’s quite a bit of continuity errors in these next quests, but for the time being, let’s just go with it. Silly game writers, you can’t keep your facts straight! 😉

My Dear Little Pony

alex

Rita, I’m only borrowing this old horse because my horse, Tin-Can, has been put at the Jorvik Stable for the winter. The bridge in southern Silverglade is broken, so unfortunately I haven’t been able to go and get Tin-Can yet. Herman, the guy who owns the barn, is going to ship over Tin-Can! Can you help me pick Tin-Can up?

Objectives: Chat with Alex.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

Alex will tell you her plan for getting Tin-Can back.

alex

Thank you, it is really kind of you to help me! I need to ride back and return this old horse now. Ride over and meet Herman where he is arriving with the boat so he doesn’t have to wait for me… I’m sure he is already there. I’m sure you and my horse Tin-Can will get along great… even if he is a little bit… special.

Quest completed

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Pony-Pickup is Underway

alex

I’ll ride back to drop off this old horse while you pick up my horse Tin-Can. Meet Herman and lead Tin-Can back with you to where I will be waiting at the Winery. Herman is landing with Tin-Can somewhere near Southern Irongate Beach. Do you know where that is? It is right beside the Baroness’ Riding Arena.

Objectives: Meet Herman who is coming with Alex’s horse Tin-Can on the beach past the Riding Arena, beside Southern Irongate.

Rewards: 60 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

You’ll see the ship moored in the water behind the Riding Arena. Head towards it. Herman and Tin-Can will be standing on the beach.

herman

Ahoy there! I’m Herman, the owner of the Jorvik Stall. I’m guessing you are Rita? You are here to pick up Tin-Can for Alex, right?

Quest completed

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Herman Here!

herman

Ahoy there young lady! It isn’t too often I go out on a boat, but Captain Brus nicely offered to ship Tin-Can here for us. You know the bridge to Southern Jorvik broke during the winter? Shipping the horse was the only solution for now. Of course Alex shouldn’t have to be without her horse!

Objectives: Listen to what Herman has to say.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

Herman will tell you more about himself.

herman

Let me tell you a little about myself Rita. I am the director of the legendary Jorvik Riding Center in Southern Jorvik. I have helped Lisa, Anne, Alex, and Linda in their earlier adventures here on Jorvik. Understand that I am not a member of the Keepers of Aideen but I’ll always be on their side and help them in any way I can against anything that might threaten Jorvik.

Quest completed

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And This is Tin-Can

herman

I guarantee we will meet again sometime soon Rita. When the bridge in Nilmer’s Highlands is fixed, or when the ferry boat is running again I’m sure we’ll see you at the Jorvik Riding Center. Any friends of the druids is a friend of mine. Here is Tin-Can… he can certainly introduce himself!

Objectives: Speak with Tin-Can the horse. It is possible if you try…

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

Is this what Alex meant by ‘special’??

tin-can

Ho ho! That’s right. I am Tin-Can, Alex’s faithful companion. And of course you are Rita and you will take me to Alex?

Quest completed

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Take Me to Alex

tin-can

Strange that I can speak? Ha ha ha! Some people think so. I’ll tell you what is strange isn’t that I can talk but that you hear me. It isn’t everyone who can speak with a horse, you know. Thanks to your work with the druids some new and unexplained powers have begun to awake…

So, my friend. Show me the way to Alex! I don’t have any shoes right now so please don’t ride too fast… I have sore hooves.

Objectives: Escort Tin-Can to Alex. But don’t ride too fast.. Tin-Can doesn’t have any horseshoes and has sore hooves.

Rewards: 85 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 50 with Keepers of Aideen

Here’s one of those funny discrepancies. Tin-Can says he doesn’t have shoes, but when he lifts his feet you can clearly see he does in fact have them.

But anyway!

Ride with Tin-Can back to the Winery.

alex

Tin-Can! Tin-Can! My old true friend! Finally we get to be together again! I’ll never leave you ever again!

Quest completed

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Catch Up With Elizabeth

alex

Oh, it is so wonderful to have Tin-Can back again! But it isn’t right that he doesn’t have horseshoes. There is only one kind of horseshoe that works for Tin-Can. Elizabeth in Valedale has them. If you ride over to Elizabeth and tell her whatwe need and bring them back then I’ll give you a pair of brand new white riding pants. Sound like a good deal?

Objectives Pick up the right horseshoes for Tin-Can. Elizabeth in Valedale has them.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride back to Valedale to get the horseshoes from Elizabeth.

elizabeth_sunbeam

Oh, Tin-Can is back in Silverglade together with Alex again? That is great to hear! The gang is getting back together again… even if it isn’t happening very quickly. Thank you for helping us so much Rita. Now let’s see… where did I put that box with those antique horseshoes?

Quest completed

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Perfect Shoes for Tin-Can

elizabeth_sunbeam

There they are! I thought I had misplaced them. I might have taken a whole day to find them… but lucky for us not this time. Take this package of antique druid horseshoes to Alex. These should be good enough… even for an amazing horse like Tin-Can.

Objectives: Deliver the horseshoes to Alex and Tin-Can.

Rewards: 85 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP, White Riding Pants

Reputation: 25 with Keepers of Aideen

Ride back to the Winery with the horseshoes.

alex

Look at that! These are perfect! These are for you Tin-Can… these are the right ones for you. Thank you Rita. Here are the white riding pants I promised you. I bought them just for you my friend. I hope you like them!

Quest completed

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