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Day 108, To Catch a Thief – SA

06 Tuesday Oct 2015

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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a crafty plan almost worked, a pie tin for an old lady, a tiny tiny hammer finds its home, all hail the thief stopping hero, an unexpected collaboration, an unexpected return ticket, caught red handed, conrad, greetings from a happy champion, jenna, josh, mrs holdsworth, shifty character, tan, tell jenna the watch is back, the awesome watch is back, the thief left the beach empty handed, trophies are no joke

An Unexpected Collaboration

shady_guy

Shh. Listen to me! 

I just got the word that the thief has already struck! He’s at it right now at the lighthouse! If we hurry there we might be able to catch him red handed. Quick! To the lighthouse!

(The crook jumps up behind you on your horse and points up towards the lighthouse above the beach.) 

Quick! Ride! Ride like the wind!

Objectives: Hurry now! Ride to the lighthouse before the thief slips away…

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Follow the checkpoints to complete the race to the lighthouse.

shady_guy

Looks like we made it…

Stay quiet now, he’s probably still inside the lighthouse.

Quest completed

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Caught Red Handed

shady_guy

The thief must be in there…

Hey, sneak in and see if you can open the door without making any noise. If you manage that, I’ll jump in and grab him.

Careful now, creep up to the door and focus on opening it completely silently. We don’t wanna scare him off, now we’ve got this close…

Objectives: Sneak up to the door and open it slowly so that the thief doesn’t notice.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Dismount your horse and approach the lighthouse. Something doesn’t feel right about this…

Smack!

You feel yourself faint.

“Umm… Hello?”

“Are you awake?”

You find yourself awake at Mrs Holdsworth’s house.

mrs_holdsworth

Hello?

…

Are you awake?

…

Rita?

…

Hello there, how’s your head? Let’s have a look at you… Nope, seems like you’re past the worst of it. Seems like you’ll have a bit of a bump there for a while, but it’ll go down.

What are you doing here, you ask? Well, let’s see…

Quest completed

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A Crafty Plan. Almost Worked.

mrs_holdsworth

I heard an almighty crash up at the lighthouse a short while ago, so I went up there to see what on earth was going on. I found the door off its hinges and you on the ground, completely out for the count and impossible to get through to. I carried you down here and let you get some rest, in peace and quiet. A few hours’ rest and the vapors from one of my famous herbal broths seems to have done the trick. 

One thing that was rather strange, Rita… When I found you up there at the lighthouse, you had one of Josh’s trophies in your hand. One of the ones that was stolen a little while back.

You’ve no idea how Josh’s trophy made it into your hand?

I believe you Rita, you’d never do a thing like that.

I think there’s someone trying to pin the blame for these thefts on you!

Probably the actual thief trying to get away with it. You were lucky it was me who found you because it would’ve been rather difficult to explain to the police why you had stolen goods on you if they found you like that.

But, one question: Why were you up in the lighthouse in the first place?

What’s that? You rode there with some crooked character from the beach to try and stop the thief? 

Aha. Seems quite clear what’s going on here, then. That shady character who followed you up to the lighthouse must be the thief himself! When you started asking difficult questions, he must’ve tried to get rid of you and get away with it all at the same time. A crafty plan… If I hadn’t heard all that commotion and noise from the lighthouse, it would’ve worked. 

Probably best that you ride down to Dark Core’s camp as quick as you can, and confront that thief before he gets away!

Objectives: Ride down to the beach and confront the thief.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Find the shady character down on the beach. Somebody has got some explaining to do!

shady_guy

Hmm? Thief?

Why are you saying I’m busted?

No point playing dumb, you say?

Umm…

What are you talking about and who even are you?

…

Hold on a minute! You seem to think you’re talking to my predecessor, the guy who was standing here just a couple of hours ago. Well, you’re not! Talking to him, that is. That much I can tell you!

He was hastily replaced about half an hour ago. Disappeared on one of our ships. The last I saw of him was that he was running off onto the ship, quicker than a rat up a drainpipe. He didn’t look like he had time to pack either, as he looked empty-handed as he left.

Now you can get lost, I haven’t got time to talk to you! Beat it!

Quest completed

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The Thief Left the Beach Empty-Handed

shady_guy

What?

Stolen goods?

Hmm… I don’t know what you’re talking about. Sounds interesting though…

Probably best I take a look at my predecessor’s belongings. He disappeared so fast that all his things are left there on the boat.

Do excuse me one second. I’ll go and investigate at once. If I find anything interesting, I’ll let you know. You can rely on me! Hehe…

What’s that? If you don’t get to take a look for yourself, you’ll call the police?

Grr…

Okay, okay.

Go through his stuff yourself, then. You have to promise not to call the police though! Promise? This isn’t something to joke about!

Now you’ve promised. My predecessor kept his things in a wooden box on the boat over there by the radio equipment.

Objectives: Find the stolen goods on the boat, then return to the beach.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 25 with Moorland Stable

Board the ship and search the crate near the back of the boat. Return to the new shady character guy on the beach when you have collected everything.

shady_guy

Did you find his things?

There were stolen goods, you say?

Hehe…

If they really were stolen goods, then the only fingerprints on them now are yours! Here at Dark Core, we all wear gloves!

If I remember rightly, you had all these things with you when you arrived…

Maybe I’ll just call the police myself and tell them I’ve caught the thief? Maybe you can just give me all the loot and we can forget all this ever happened. What do you say?

Hehe…

What? You think I should call the police?

Umm… You’re sure they’ll take your word over mine?

Umm…

Grr… Okay you win. This time.

Quest completed

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A Pie Tin for An Old Lady

shady_guy

You beat me this time, but I’m not as dumb as the last guy. We’ll meet again, you can be sure of that…

Grr… The smell of all that baking from that old granny’s house is so good. If my predecessor hadn’t taken the pie, I’d have done it myself.

Hey listen, give the pie case back to the old dear and maybe she’ll set out another pie to cool sometime soon. Then I’ll be ready and waiting… Hehe.

Now get out of here! And take this junk with you!

Objectives: Give the pie tin back to Mrs Holdsworth.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Ride back to Mrs Holdsworth to return her pie tin.

mrs_holdsworth

Hello Rita!

Oh, that looks like my pie tin. Some crook down there wanted you to give it back to me so he can steal the next pie I bake?

You know what Rita? I’ll be making my super-extra-double-ultra-volcano spicy chili pie! I’ve baked it only once before, and it was for the final of that reality show “Jorvik’s Biggest Dummy,” where the first person to eat a whole piece of pie won the contest and got a million Jorvik Shillings. 

That was the first year that there were no winners at all. Haha.

Quest completed

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A Tiny, Tiny Hammer Finds Its Home

mrs_holdsworth

This tiny hammer must belong to Conrad. Leave it back with him Rita, I heard he was a little depressed last time you spoke to him, so he could probably use the good news.

Objectives: Give Conrad back his hammer.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Ride to Conrad’s forge and return his tiny hammer and make an old man very happy.

conrad_marsdeen

I spy with my little ye, something beginning with MY TINY HAMMER! I thought it was lost forever.

Thank you Rita, your heroics shan’t go forgotten.

Quest completed

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An Unexpected Return Ticket

conrad_marsdeen

I thought it was my own fault that the hammer was gone, that my memory was fading and that my old age was finally getting the better of me. But now everything’s in order and all back to normal! All thanks to you, Rita!

I’ve never lost a tool in my life, and it’ll not happen again anytime soon! I swear it, just as my name is Conrad Marsdeen!

Rita, hurry now and give Jenna the incredible news. She must cry no more, her flowerpots are going to be finished by sundown!

Objectives: Give Jenna the incredible news that her flowerpots are almost ready.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Ride to Jenna near the stable and tell her the good news.

jenna2

My flowerpots are almost finished? Good of Conrad to let me know! Now I suppose I just need flowers to put in them…

Quest completed

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The Awesome Watch is BACK!

mrs_holdsworth

This must be Tan’s watch. Probably best you give it back to her, but you can tell her from me there’ll be no more pie for her in the future!

Objectives: Give the watch back to Tan.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Tan should be happy to see her watch again, even if it is ugly…

tan2

Hi Rita, what’s up?

What? No way, my watch?! For real?!

Hey Loretta, check it out! My amazing new watch is back! Isn’t it gorgeous?!

Awesome you’re like totally jealous now, huh? Hahaha!

Hey Loretta, I was just joking, you can borrow it anytime you like. Seriously, we’re besties! BFFs! Forever and ever! For real, you know!

Quest completed

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Tell Jenna the Watch is Back

tan2

Thanks Rita, this is amazing! I cannot believe you found the watch so fast!

Tell Jenna that me and Loretta aren’t thieves, if she hadn’t already got that for herself. Now I need to go.

Ciao!

Objectives: Tell Jenna that Tan and Loretta aren’t thieves.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Tell Jenna the good news.

jenna2

Tan got her watch back, you say? I guess she was happy about that!

Nice, I don’t have to listen to anymore of hers and Loretta’s whining. For a while at least…

Quest completed

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Trophies Are No Joke!

mrs_holdsworth

Here are all of Josh’s trophies. Hurry now and give them back to him, he’ll be so happy to get them back, the little angel.

Objectives: Give Josh back his trophies.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Time to make another Moorland resident very happy!

josh2

Hey Rita…

Sigh.. Life is just so boring without my trophies. I never thought they meant that much to me, but I guess you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. 

What’s that you say? You found my trophies?!

You’re kidding?! Don’t joke about this Rita!

No way, lemme see!!

My trophies!

Aw yeah, my babies! I never thought I’d see them again, thanks so much Rita, you’re amazing!

Quest completed

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Greetings from a Happy Champion!

josh2

Rita, this day got off to a terrible start but ended brilliantly!

You need to tell Jenna that my trophies are back – she’ll be delighted too!

Objectives: Tell Jenna that Josh has been reunited with his trophies.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

One more happy camper in Moorland!

jenna2

Josh got his trophies back?

Then I guess he’ll be pretty happy right now! How nice, it felt horrible to see such a good guy as Josh to be so sad.

Good work Rita!

Quest completed

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All Hail the Thief-Stopping Hero!

jenna2

Rita, thank you so much for helping us put a stop to all this thievery here in Moorland. You didn’t just find the thief, but you also got back all the stuff that was stolen! Josh, Tan, Mrs Holdsworth, and Conrad Marsdeen have all asked me to find an appropriate award for your heroism!

I don’t know quite what it could be though, something to suit you…

Actually, yeah! Wait! I know!

(Jenna looks in a box behind her.)

Objectives: Talk to Jenna again.

Rewards: 50 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP, Jenna’s Helmet

Reputation: 75 with Moorland Stable

Ooh, a present!

jenna2

(Jenna grabs something from the box behind her.)

Here you go Rita! What do you think?

Maybe it’s not much considering all you’ve done, but I hope you like it. 

Take care, Rita! See ya soon!

Quest completed

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Day 107, A Mystery Afoot in Moorland – Spoiler Alert

23 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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There are three characters who have started noticing something strange in Moorland; Mrs Holdsworth, Josh, and Conrad. You can visit them in any order that you choose. I’m going to start with Josh.

Get First Prize Without Even Winning

josh2

Hi Rita! So glad you’re here, I could really use your help right now…

What’s happened? Sigh… Someone’s stolen my trophies! Every last one of them! All the prizes I won from all my competitions, all gone…

You want me to tell you from the beginning? Okay, but there’s not much to tell…

When I got here this morning, everything was just like normal so I set up the pole-bending race as usual, cleaned up a little bit and got a cup of coffee while I waited for all the competition-crazy riders to show up. I had a little bit of spare time so I thought I’d get some stuff done in my wagon, y’know, organize some stuff a little and it was then I noticed that not everything was as it should be.

I keep all my things in that wagon, and someone had been in and trashed it all. Worse still, it was only when I tidied up that I noticed that all my trophies were gone!

The thief must’ve totally gotten away by this point, and I’ve got no idea who it could’ve been. The only thing I know is that he or she must’ve been here during the night, as I checked out the wagon before I left yesterday evening and everything looked fine.

If I’ve seen any other clues? Nah… But then I haven’t looked around that closely.

Wait! What’s that on the ground? Some kind of footprint in the sand…

Maybe it’s a clue, Rita!

You’ll follow the trail of footprints? Okay! Good luck Rita! Hope you find the thief!

Objectives: Follow the tracks and see if you can find the thief. Return to Josh afterwards.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Ride out into the pole bending track to see if the tracks lead you to any clues…

Return to Josh if you find anything.

josh2

There weren’t any footprints to follow? Sigh.

Suppose there’s nothing we can do about it then… What? You found a piece of fabric that could be from the thief’s clothes?

Quest completed

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Thief On the Loose in Moorland!

josh2

Rita, I don’t know what we should do with this bit of fabric. Maybe it’s an important clue, but all this business with mysteries and thieves isn’t really my thing.

Maybe you can chat to Jenna about it instead? She’s got smarts! If you and her work together on this, then I bet you’ll find out who stole my trophies for sure! Please?

Thanks Rita! Man, I knew I could trust you! My trophies are so important to me, so I’d be so grateful if you could find them for me… Thanks, and good luck!

Objectives: Take the piece of fabric to Jenna and tell her what’s happened.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Speak to Jenna inside the stable area.

jenna2

Hey Rita, how’s it going?

What’s that? Someone’s stolen all of Josh’s trophies?

Hmm… So there’s a thief on the loose in Moorland… I’ve had my suspicions for a while now, so it’s no surprise. I just don’t know how we’ll find out for sure who the thief is. If you find any clues, come back and let me know, yeah?

Quest completed

Now let’s go see what Conrad needs help with.

Small Tools Are Easy to Loose

conrad_marsdeen

Good day to you Rita.

I’m afraid I don’t have time to chat just now. You see, I promised to get these flowerpots finished for Jenna before sundown, and I’m already running behind schedule.

Hmm… This hammer isn’t the right tool for these flowerpots. If these are to be world-class then there’s to be no compromise! I need my tiniest hammer.

Why am I delayed? Well I’ll tell you all about it if you pass me my tiniest hammer…

Thanks. I suppose a very quick break won’t hurt, so let me tell you about the decidedly bizarre happening that’s caused my delay.

It was this morning, you see… Just as I was about to start work for the day, a strange man came walking towards the smithy with his hood up and sunglasses on. It was too warm for a hoodie and the sun was hidden by clouds, so I thought it was most peculiar.

Anyway, he seemed quite lost and asked me the way to Silverglade Village. I explained the route: head up the hill and head left at the crossroads, and he just looked confused. He said he didn’t understand. I couldn’t quite get to grips with it… Surely my directions weren’t that unclear?

Well, well, nobody can say that Conrad Marsdeen can’t give directions, so I decided to give him the best directions anyone had ever given anyone, anywhere, ever.

I told him all about where exactly he should walk, pointing at the castle and telling its story so that the importance of the landmark on his route couldn’t possibly be forgotten. So that he could definitely be one hundred percent certain, I told him absolutely everything about the history of the castle, from Jon Jarl’s time to the present day. I even took seasonal weather conditions into account when calculating his route. It took me the entire morning to describe it all to him in this level of detail, and these directions had to have been a masterpiece that no soul could ever have misunderstood.

When I turned to ask him if he had any questions, he’d disappeared. I imagine my directions were so precise and so detailed that he didn’t need to hear any more to be able to find his destination.

Ah well, I felt as though my pride was restored and this man was quite clearly satisfied with my works, so I didn’t think any more of it.

That said, it caused me some considerable delay, but at least it was in doing a good deed.

Now then! I’ve rested quite enough on this little break. Will you fetch my smallest hammer for me now, like you said?

It’s on the table over there by the smithy.

Objectives: Look for Conrad Marsdeen’s smallest hammer on the table by the smithy, then go back to Conrad.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Uh, sir, I don’t see it….

conrad_marsdeen

You couldn’t find a hammer? Did you look on the table? Did you look properly? And down the side as well?

You couldn’t spot it, you say?

Quest completed

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Catastrophic News About Delayed Flowerpots

conrad_marsdeen

Odd. I’ve never lost a tool in my entire life… Has my memory finally let me down after all these years? Have I reached the ripe old age where I should call it all a day?

Sigh.

Rita, this is absolutely one of the very worst days of my entire life. I’m not going to be able to deliver an order in the agreed time. It’s the first time ever…

Would you be able to give Jenna the terrible news that her flowerpots won’t be finished today?

Thank you Rita. Now you must excuse me, I need to find that hammer now. Let Jenna know I’ll not rest a single moment until the hammer’s found and the pots are finished. I swear on my honor as a blacksmith. 

Tell Jenna what’s happened and please ask her to accept my apologies. Even if it’s a stain on my impeccable record that may never be removed…

Now I must be off Rita, away I go to wonder what to do next since my career is obviously in ruins. I haven’t even had time to teach a trainee to take over the smithy.

Is this how it all ends? Hmm? My life’s work in flames like this?

This is truly a day of tragedy. Tell Jenna that.

Objectives: Tell Jenna that her flowerpots are to be the victims of a delay.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Shit happens, dude. Don’t get so melodramatic on me, now…

Tell Jenna you’ve found out about more weird goings on.

jenna2

My flowerpots are delayed?

What flowerpots?

Oh! Flowerpots! Yeah, I asked Conrad a while ago to make me some flowerpots but I’d pretty much forgotten all about them, haha! Yeah, well it doesn’t matter if they’re late, it was mostly just a bit of fun.

Any special reason Conrad’s running late?

He gave directions to some odd man and then couldn’t find one of his hammers, you say…

Weird… I’m not sure it’s just a coincidence, Rita… Something fishy’s going on here in Moorland. If you hear of anymore weird goings on, come and tell me!

Quest completed

Mrs Holdsworth seems to be upset about something, let’s go check it out.

How to Turn a Pie Into a Broom

mrs_holdsworth

Hello Rita.

Why do I look so miffed? Hmm. Someone swiped my freshly-baked pie earlier. Brazen doesn’t begin to describe it! Probably that Tan or her friend Loretta who took it.

Why do I think that? Well, just a few days ago, Tan was here asking if she could have a bit of pie. I said to her that I’d happily offer pie in exchange for her popping out to grab my mail for me since I’m not as quick on my feet as I used to be. Guess what she did next?

She screwed her face up and said she wanted the whole pie and that I should be happy someone wanted to eat my disgusting pies at all!

Then I got my broom out and drove her off good and proper. Sure enough, she disappeared fast as lightning off in the direction of Moorland Stables. Ooh, I don’t remember being that angry in a good long while, Rita. Rather a refreshing little feeling as it happens, but a little bit uncomfortable… I’m not one to get angry, really…

You’re going to ride and ask Tan who stole the pie? Thanks Rita, that’s nice of you. If I did it, I’d surely get just as wound up as last time, and I think I’ve been angry enough to last me for a few decades now. 

Thanks for helping, young Rita.

Objectives: Ask Tan if she’s taken a pie from Mrs Holdsworth.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Time to confront the thief!

tan2

What? Pie?

I haven’t taken any pie from that old granny! Nobody likes her pies anyway, they’re gross! Ha!

Quest completed

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Tan’s Awesome New Watch

tan2

I’m no thief Rita, I swear!

Must’ve been someone trying to set me up… Loretta, no doubt.

Why I think it’s Loretta? Yeah, well I got a brand new watch the other day, the one I ordered online. It is just SO fetch! So awesomely awesome!

Anyway, Loretta was totes jelly, just like I thought she would be, haha!

Never thought she’d sink so low as to steal it from me though. She won’t even admit it, and it’s like, she’s so out of line, you get me? Now she stole that pie from Mrs Holdsworth, and it’s all just ’cause she’s so jello of me.

You’re gonna talk to Loretta?

Umm, yeah, great. Great news. Good luck and whatever. Just tell her I want my watch back or else we’re not BFFs anymore.

Objectives: Ask Loretta about Mrs Holdsworth’s pie and Tan’s watch.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Hmm, maybe Loretta’s the real thief?

loretta2

What?! Tan said I’m a thief?

I haven’t touched a thing!

No way! No gross old crust pies and no trashy watches either! Pff!

Quest completed

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Rumor Has It Loretta’s Like Totally a Thief

loretta2

That’s like, so obvious. Tan loses her ugly trashy watch and she blames me?!

Why would I want such a cheap, ugly pathetic supermarket watch anyway? The only way I’d have something that disgusting on my arm would be if I shoved my hand down the drain. I wouldn’t even leave the house with that joke on my wrist! If she doesn’t get that, then she’s double as dumb as I thought she was.

As if I would steal such a vile waste of time as that ‘watch.’ Oh what?! No way! I wouldn’t got near one of Old Granny Holdworth’s pies either! Wow, they’re like the grossest thing ever. Tan totally took that, she loves her dusty old pies even though she’d never dare say anything.

It’s only when she didn’t get any to stuff into her big dumb mouth that she started saying they were horrible… Haha! Like, Tan’s never gonna get any pie again now that she said that. What a dweeb.

Who do I think took the watch and the pie?

Um, no idea. But you have to tell Jenna it wasn’t me, because like, Tan is totally gonna spread it around that it was me and you shouldn’t even listen to Tan because she’s just so basic and awkward.

Everyone knows Jenna, so if she says I’m innocent, then it won’t even matter what Tan has to say and everything will just go back to being fine. You’ll tell her it wasn’t me?

Sweet, Rita. Thanks!

Objectives: Tell Jenna that Loretta is no thief.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 20 with Moorland Stable

Got another fishy incident to report to Jenna.

jenna2

Hey Rita, what can I help you with?

Loretta says it wasn’t her who swiped Mrs Holdsworth’s pie? And she hasn’t touched Tan’s watch?

I didn’t even know anybody had stolen these things. So weird Rita, these missing things are just a small part of something bigger, I can feel it.

Hey, come back if you hear anything else going wrong here in Moorland.

Quest completed

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Thief On the Loose in Moorland (We’re Sure This Time)

jenna2

Rita, I believe there’s a thief on the loose in Moorland.

Conrad’s hammer, Josh’s trophies, Tan’s watch, and Mrs Holdsworth’s pie. All gone in a mysterious fashion. Not a coincidence in my opinion. You agree?

Hmm… Something in their stories should tie together and tell us who the thief is, I can feel it.

Do you remember what they all said?

Conrad said he was visited by a mysterious man. It must’ve been the thief. Sadly, Conrad also said that the thief had a hood and dark glasses, which means he couldn’t tell us any more about how the thief looked.

Hmm… Then we’ve got the green fabric you found at Josh’s place, which must come from the thief’s clothing, don’t you think? A thief leaving the scene of the crime will get away fast, and not necessarily get away smart. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the thief was less than careful and got some clothing caught in the escape.

Tan didn’t have anything to tell us about how her watch disappeared, but I wonder if it was the same thief who took Mrs Holdsworth’s pie? It’s not very valuable, but I guess the thief was hungry and no doubt caught a whiff of Mrs Holdsworth’s sensational pie as it sat cooling on the windowsill. There’s an important clue in her story, I can just feel it.

Hmm…

Rita, we need to put our heads together and think if we’re going to solve this mystery. Come on, let’s kick some ideas around and see what we come up with.

Objectives: Talk to Jenna and see if you can hep her work out who the thief is.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 30 with Moorland Stable

Remember the facts:

The thief wore green fabric, wore a hoodie and glasses, and was close to the beach, close enough to smell Mrs Holdsworth’s pie.

Debrief with Jenna until you figure out all the clues point to…

jenna2

HA! Of course! Obvious when you think again!

Quest completed

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A Crime Wave From the Sea

jenna2

Rita, you’ve also figured out where the thief comes from, right?

Exactly! Dark Core’s camp down by the beach. It must just be one of the shady types who are always hanging around down there.

They have green hooded tops. They always wear dark glasses. Plus, when the wind blows towards the sea, then everyone can smell Mrs Holdsworth’s baking.

Rita, everything points toward the thief being some crook or other involved with Dark Core. Now we just need to work out which one of them it was… You can hardly tell the difference between them, so I don’t suppose it’ll be easy.

Hmm… What should we do?

…

There’s no definite plan here, but I think the best we can do is this…

Rita, you ride to Dark Core’s camp on the beach and see if you can find any more clues. If anyone tries to stop you, tell them you’ll ring the police if they’re unhelpful.

Why not just ring the police straight away?

Well I don’t think they’d have much of a chance in this case, do you? It’ll take time for them to get here, and by the time they arrive, the thief will have made a getaway.

Our only chance is to try and solve this one ourselves as quickly as we can!

Ride to the beach Rita, and good luck!

Objectives: Ride to Dark Core’s camp by the beach below Moorland and look for clues.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Find a shady guy who perhaps looks especially shady.

shady_guy

Errr, what do you want?

You’re looking for a thief?

No thieves here! Dark Core does not tolerate any illegal activity, especially not illegal activity that gets you caught.

Umm. Forget I said that last bit.

Get out of here now!

Quest completed

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An Unusually Crooked Crook

shady_guy

Hey you! One of us here is supposed to be a thief, huh?

Have a word with yourself, girlie! If you don’t get out of here double quick, I’ll cal the police and report you for trespassing. Haha, what do you say to that?

You think I should go ahead and call them?

Oh.

Okay, well forget it. We don’t need to get the police involved, I’m sure we can sort this out between ourselves, just you and I.

What was it you had in your mind?

Hmm… You say someone’s stolen things from a bunch of different people in Moorland and all your clues point to it being someone from here? I understand, but it doesn’t sound like you’ve got any evidence. Or have you?

Fingerprints? Pictures from security cameras?

So, okay. You’ve got no evidence at all?

Haha what a shame…

You know what? I’ll take a closer look at this. Perhaps there’s something in what you’ve got to say but now it’s a matter for Dark Core to handle internally. So, yes. Thanks for your help but I’ll take it from here.

You can put this whole thief story behind you now and focus on your little horsey instead, how does that sound?

Thank you very much for bringing this all to my attention, now get lost and let me do my job.

Go on! Scram!

(This crook seems unusually crooked, even for a crook. You decide to keep your eye on him and see if you can find out a little more…)

Objectives: Stay hidden and keep watch over what the crook is up to…

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Dismount your horse and find a place to hide so that you can follow the crook without being seen. Once he moves, follow him at a safe distance, but don’t get too far behind that you lose sight of him. Follow him between the containers on the beach, and up onto the Dark Core barge.

Watch as the shady guy goes for the phone. Get close so you can hear what he’s saying

shady_guy

Boss. We’ve got a problem…

There’s a girl here who’s figured us out. She knows the thief is one of us. What should I do?

Take care of it? How?

Haha! You’re a smart one, boss! Great idea…

Okay, boss. You can rely on me. It’ll all be over soon.

Huh?

He’s seen you! Confront him and tell him you heard the whole call.

shady_guy

Did you hear that?

Grr…

Oh well.

Seems there is a thief here at Dark Core’s camp, you were right.

Hmm… I could probably use a little help catching him, if you wouldn’t mind helping?

Great. Great news.

I’ve had a tip-off that he’ll strike again tomorrow… Come back then and I should have some more exact info from my secret source about what he’s got in store…

Quest completed

Return to the shady guy tomorrow.

Day 104, Catastrophes and Other Messes

25 Thursday Jun 2015

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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a loaded packhorse, a new horse for may, check on lynx, conrad marsdeen, dandelion juice sets your powers loose, herbs growing by the shoreline, hope there's no glass in their hooves, jenna, josh, lynx for new shoes, may, mind your hooves and feet, mrs holdsworth, mrs holdsworth's healing ointment, runaway stable horses, waiting for new shoes, wisecracker

An exciting new visitor has come to Moorland. Speak to Jenna to see if she knows more.

A New Horse for May

jenna2

Hey Rita! Have you heard that we’ve got a new horse at Moorland Stables?

The horse belongs to May’s cousin, but May’s promised to take care of him for a few days.

I’ve got no idea what May’s cousin is called… Oh, right, you mean what’s the horse’s name? Haha!

I’m afraid I don’t know that either. Sphinx? Nah. Blinks? Mm, nope. Jinx? Nah, I can’t remember.

What I do know is that he’s so cheeky and adorable! You and Summerblaze should stop by and say hello before he goes home again. Like I say, I don’t know how long he’ll be here, but talk to May. She knows more.

Objectives: Ask May about the new horse.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Speak to May by the stable and ask her about her adorable new guest.

may

OH NO! No, no, no!

What do you want? I haven’t got time to talk…

Quest completed

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Mind Your Hooves and Feet…

may

I’m sorry Rita…

I don’t mean to be mean, but it’s chaos here right now. Total chaos.

A new horse?

Mm, that’s right. Well, not so much new, more I’m just looking after my cousin’s horse Lynx for a few days.

Really though, I’d love to stay and chat but I’ve got a little… Well, actually a massive problem. The three horses that are usually here seem to have run away. Sigh.

Seriously though, you’re not gonna believe what happened. I’d just taken Lynx into the stable when something went wrong. I don’t know if he was scared or just was causing a fuss or whatever. In any case, he managed to freak the other horses out and in all the fuss, one of them kicked over a glass bowl that happened to be just lying around on the floor. 

So not only do we have three runaway horses, but the whole place is covered in bits of glass! Great huh? Hmmm…

As luck would have it, Josh helped out. He took Lynx with him away from here so that I could get on with clearing up all the glass and look out for the other horses.

Why was there a glass bowl in the stable?

Well, yeah, that was my fault, I’d brought it with me to give it to Jenna. She saw it on a picture I uploaded to Jinstacam, and she fell in love with it.

Since I had two the same, I thought I could give her one of them. When Lynx arrived, I needed to put it down pretty fast and then there was all the distraction, so I didn’t have a chance to put it anywhere safe.

UGH! Why do I have to be so stupid?! I should’ve been more careful. I guess there’s not much I can do about it now though. The most important thing is to get rid of all this glass so that nobody hurts themselves.

You want to help?

Awwh, thanks so much! How lovely!

Take the brush over by the wall behind me and seep up the little shards of glass in the stable while I take care of the glass that got outside.

Be careful though, and make sure you and Summerblaze don’t cut yourselves. These little splinters of glass can be really sharp…

Objectives: Sweep up the glass on the floor in the stable and then talk to May.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Use the broom from your inventory to clean up the glass, then speak to May when you are finished.

may

Is all the glass in the stable gone now?

Thanks so much Rita!

Quest completed

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Runaway Stable Horses

may

How nice to have swept up all the bits of glass. Imagine getting one of them stuck in your foot! Ugh, I get the shivers just thinking about it.

Now we need to get the horses home as well; they can’t have got too far.

Aaaaa! Why do I have to be so clumsy, Rita?!

Sigh… Would you be able to ride out and look for them? You’ve already got Summerblaze all saddled and ready.

Thanks! Seriously, I owe you one for this.

Take these sugar lumps with you. Use them to get the runaway horses to follow you home.

Objectives: Use the sugar cubes to get the three runaway horses to follow you back to the stable, then report back to May.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Use the sugar from your inventory to get the horses to start walking, then walk with them back to the stable. When you have returned all three horses, speak to May.

may

Whew! 

Great, now all the horses are back. Thanks ever so much for your help, you really saved the day!

Quest completed

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Hope There’s No Glass in Their Hooves!

may

Excellent! You found all the horses!

Sigh…

Of course, we need to check the horses’ hooves and make sure they didn’t pick up any glass in there. If they did, then they could get a pretty horrible injury…

I’m so nervous, I can hardly look. Rita, you seem to have remarkably sharp vision. Like a wonderful eagle. Could you please look at the hooves?

Thanks! I really, really, reaaaaally hope there’s nothing in there.

Here, take my hoof pick and brush, that way you can check them out nice and gently.

Objectives: Examine the horses’ hooves to see if any splinters of glass got stuck in them.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Dismount your horse to examine each of the horses in the stable. Report to May that one of horses did not escape unharmed.

may

One of the horses has glass in its hoof? Poor thing!

Quest completed

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Mrs Holdsworth’s Healing Ointment

may

Argh! I’m so annoyed with myself. I should’ve just given that bowl straight to Jenna or at least put it down in a safer place…

Ah well, what can we do? We’ll have to help the poor thing somehow.

…

I know! Mrs Holdsworth has a special ointment that’s almost magic!

I’ve used it before, you just rub it in where you’ve been injured and it helps ease any pain and stops infections! Helps the healing process, as well…

I’ve never used the ointment on a horse, but would you be able to ride over and ask her for some so we can give it a try?

Awesome, thanks Rita! While you’re off getting the ointment, I’ll look after this poor thing and clean out his hoof. It must be so painful for him…!

Objectives: Ask Mrs Holdsworth for some of her ointment.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Mrs Holdsworth has all the best recipes!

mrs_holdsworth

Good day Rita!

You need ointment, you say?

Quest completed

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Herbs Growing by the Shoreline

mrs_holdsworth

Oh no! What’s that you say? One of the horses at the stable has stepped on a glass splinter? Poor thing.

Yes, I do have a recipe for a healing ointment! If you help me get the ingredients together, I can make a batch for you.

I don’t have the recipe to hand, but if I remember rightly, we’ll need beach crocuses.

The beach crocus grows by the water and has small, pretty pink flowers.

Ride down to the beach behind my house and take a look there.

If you get started with the flowers, I’ll look for the recipe and see what else we need.

Objectives: Find three beach crocuses and take them with you to Mrs Holdsworth.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Flower delivery service, on its way!

mrs_holdsworth

Good job, you found three beach crocuses.

They’re not easy to find, I know. Sometimes it’s taken me hours to find just one.

Quest completed

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Dandelion Juice Sets Your Powers Loose!

mrs_holdsworth

While you were away, I found the recipe for the ointment May asked for. My grandma wrote it down for me after I managed to cut myself on a sharp rock when I was swimming in the lake. That was a while ago now though, haha!

Nope! Enough old memories, now let’s get to work. We’ve got beach crocuses, so what else do we need now?

Hmm…

Dandelions! We need dandelions!

Could you get some dandelions? We need dandelions! Dandelions Rita! While you get the dandelions, I’ll prepare these beach crocuses.

Objectives: Gather seven dandelions for Mrs Holdsworth.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Ride around Mrs Holdsworth’s house and collect the dandelion flowers that you find, then return to her when you have found enough of them.

mrs_holdsworth

That was fast! Now I just need to make up the ointment.

It could take a while, but I know it’s urgent and that May needs it as soon as possible. If you just hold on a little while…

Quest completed

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Healing Ointment for May 

mrs_holdsworth

So, the ointment is finished!

Take it to May and let her know that she should clean the hoof thoroughly before applying the ointment, otherwise it won’t work properly.

Objectives: Give Mrs Holdsworth’s ointment to May.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Return to May with the ointment.

may

Rita!!

Quest completed

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Check on Lynx

may

Awesome! Now I can take care of this little sickie right here.

Thanks for all your help, Rita. It was total chaos for real, and you helped. All because Lynx was…

LYNX!! I totally forgot about him! This is really unlike me.

I need to get to Josh! He was so kind to offer to look after Lynx and now I’ve just taken advantage. I should go and see him right now but I’ve got to stay here and take here of this poor fella with his poorly hoof…

Please, Rita, couldn’t you go to Josh and get Lynx? Conrad Marsdeen the blacksmith has promised to reshoe Lynx for me, so it’d be awesome if you could take him there afterwards. Please? It’d be incredible if you could…

Nice! Thanks so much! I seriously owe you one after all this. Haha!

Objectives: Talk to Josh.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Speak to Josh by his pole bending course outside the stable.

josh2

It’s great you came Rita. I hear May doesn’t have much time, she’s always got so much to do.

In any case, here’s the horse everyone’s talking about! Rita, allow me to introduce Lynx!

Quest completed

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Lynx for New Shoes

josh2

Isn’t he handsome? Haha, a truly proud and cheeky fella, this one!

I guess May told you what happened? Glass and horses everywhere! That’s why I took Lynx here.

In any case, I guess May’s busy and asked you to take Lynx to the blacksmith?

Cool! I’d totally have helped out, but I’ve got a few other things I need to be getting on with today. 

Never mind, Lynx needs new shoes and the smith has promised to fix him up. Now I’ll leave Lynx to you, so you can take him over to Conrad.

We can chat a little more some other time, I hope! Good luck!

Objectives: Take Lynx to Conrad Marsdeen, the Moorland Blacksmith

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

Ride along with Lynx over to Conrad’s forge.

conrad_marsdeen

Good day to you Rita!

Who’s this handsome fellow? is it Lynx?

Quest completed

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A Loaded Packhorse

conrad_marsdeen

May told me about Lynx. Apparently he needs new shoes, and of course I’m happy to help her fix him up!

Oh, you’d like to help too? Well, Rita, that’s just lovely of you!

According to May, Lynx is a lovely hose with a little bit of a naughty side, so it’s best I keep an eye on him. I hope it won’t be too much trouble getting his shoes on.

Hmm… That’ll have to be something I worry about later.

But since you want to help, you could do me a favor and ride over to get two sacks: those ones that are lying over by the wall there…? They’re pretty heavy so be careful as you lift them. Once you’ve got them, you can drop them off here in front of the house.

Thanks ever so much!

Objectives: Fetch two sacks from the pile by the wall, and place them outside the blacksmith’s house, then chat to him.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Moorland Stable

The sacks are so heavy that you can only carry one at a time, so you will have to make two trips to collect both of them near the house. When you have both sacks set down, speak to Conrad again.

conrad_marsdeen

Thanks so much Rita! 

It’s been great you’ve been able to help me.

Quest completed

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Wisecracker…

conrad_marsdeen

Lynx is clearly a bit of a wisecracker…

Ha! I’ve got my eye on you now, Lynx!

I left him on his own for just a few seconds and you can guess what this joker did in the meantime…

First he picked up my box of nails, and luckily he didn’t eat any up, so you don’t need to worry about that.

After he picked up the box, he followed me. The whole time he was shaking his head so that the nails flew all over the place.

It wasn’t long before I caught on to what he was doing, but it was already too late, so now there are nails left, right, and center, spread out all over the ground.

Would you be able to help me gather them all up, Rita? We can’t leave them lying around… Imagine if some poor horse just trampled on one?!

Objectives: Collect all the nails Lynx spread out, then return to the smith.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Someone needs to teach this horse some manners!

conrad_marsdeen

Did you find all the nails?

Thank you ever so much Rita! Now we don’t need to worry about anybody stepping on them and getting hurt.

Quest completed

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Waiting for New Shoes

conrad_marsdeen

Would you be able to ride to May and tell her that I’m busy with the shoes and that I’ll take Lynx back when he’s shoed?

Thanks!

Objectives: Talk to May.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Return to May and tell her that Lynx is being taken care of.

may

Thanks for all your help today!

Seems like it’ll be a while before the shoes are finished, so you can go take it easy. Come back tomorrow if you’d like to see Lynx again.

Quest completed

Return to May tomorrow.

Day 37, Riding Pet Service

08 Monday Apr 2013

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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a masterpiece is installed, a new fireplace, a rabbit in firgrove, a tailor made grill, animals have been marked, cat for the council man, conrad, council man, felicity, godfrey, gunther, jenna, jennas cat, puppy for the butler, security, thank you for the help, the guards guard dog, to build a fireplace, vet, wood and stones

Both the Vet and Conrad have completed their tasks for the Pet Store. Let’s so see them each.

Animals Have Been Marked

vet

Hello Rita! Chip the animals? I was up very early this morning so I just went ahead and got it done. You can tell the guard that the animals have all been chipped.

Have a great day!

Objectives: Ride back to Fort Pinta and report to the guard.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Fort Pinta

Go back to Fort Pinta.

security

REPORT!

The animals are all chipped? Excellent work!

MOVE OUT!

Quest completed

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A Masterpiece is Installed

conrad_marsdeen

Rita, you are late. When the sun came up you weren’t here so I went to Fort Pinta myself and installed the masterwork of a lock! It is perfect! Have a look at my handiwork the next time you are passing the Pet Store in Fort Pinta.

Ride well Rita!

Objectives: Ride back to Fort Pinta and report to the guard.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Fort Pinta

I am never late, everyone else is simply early!

security

REPORT!

The lock is delivered and installed? Excellent!

DISMISSED!

Quest completed

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The Guard’s Guard Dog

security

Rita, you know what? I have ordered myself a dog, just like you suggested. Now the blood-thirsty beast has finally arrived at the Pet Store! Can you pick him up for me? He is locked up in the Pet Store and I’m sure he is wild and angry… So be careful!

Objectives: Pick up the new dog for the Security guard.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Fort Pinta

Go into the Pet Store and pick up the puppy from its pen and bring it to the Security guard.

security

Welcome my new partner! You are not exactly intimidating, I have to say, but we are going to train you to be an amazing guard dog! All crooks and thieves will shake in their boots with fear when they see you!

Rita, he is going to be called Rambo. I’ve made up my mind!

RAMBO! ATTENTION! ATTENTION!

Wait… What are you doing Rambo? Eww… Now my pant leg is all wet.

Bah… I can’t be angry at you Rambo… You are just too cute…

Quest completed

The next four quests can all be taken at the same time.

Jenna’s Cat

security

SIT RAMBO! SIT!

Nope. You just want to sit there and wag your tail. Yes… It looks very sweet. If I had a tail I would want to do that too.

I need to learn more about how to raise and train a dog. This is not easy. He is so cute I can’t really be mad at him…

Anyways, I promised the girl in the Pet Store I would take care of all delivers that got delayed because of the big escape. Can you help me?

Great!

Jenna in Moorland Stables has ordered a cat. It is in the Pet Store where Rambo was. Can you get the cat from the pet store and deliver it to Jenna in Moorland? Thank you!

NO RAMBO! DON’T PEE ON THE DISCO RAILING!

Objectives: Deliver the new cat to Jenna in Moorland Stables. You can pick it up from the Pet Store in Fort Pinta.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 15 with Fort Pinta

Go into the Pet Store and pick up the cat. Then deliver it to Moorland Stables.

jenna

Hello Rita! Oh, my little friend! Hello there cutie pie!

Did you know I had a cat before, Rita? He was really ugly, really mean, and he was normally sitting on the barrel over there. He ran away into the woods awhile ago… I can’t really say I miss him at all.

Thank you Rita! We’ll see you around!

Quest completed

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A Rabbit in Firgrove

security

DOWN RAMBO! LIE DOWN!

Nope… You just want to wag your tail. Aw. You are so cute when you do that. We’ll try this again later.

Whew… Training a dog isn’t easy.

The next deliver is to Felicity in Firgrove. She has ordered a little rabbit to keep the horses company in the stables. It is ready for pick up in the Pet Store. Get the rabbit from the bet store in Fort Pinta and deliver it to Felicity in Firgrove.

NO RAMBO! STOP BITING MY SHOE!

Objectives: Collect the little rabbit from the Pet Store in Fort Pinta. Deliver him to Felicity in Firgrove.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 15 with Fort Pinta

Go into the Pet Store and pick up the rabbit. Then deliver it to Firgrove.

felicity

Hello Rita! Wow, what a cute little bunny! Hello little guy… Come here and I’ll show you your new home.

Quest completed

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Cat for the Councilman

security

ROLL OVER RAMBO! ROLL OVER! Roll…

Yes. Sit there and wag your tail at me. You are really good at that. Very cute.

The next delivery is a little cat for the Council Man in Silverglade. Apparently he has a bit of a rat problem in the town hall.

NO RAMBO! DON’T PEE ON THE HORSE’S LEG!!

Objectives: The cat is for delivery to the Council Man in Silverglade. The cat is ready to be picked up at the Pet Store in Fort Pinta.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Fort Pinta

Go into the Pet Store and pick up the cat. Then deliver it to Silverglade Village.

council_man

Hello Rita. What do we have here? Hello there little guy. Ouch! He scratched my finger! You seem a little wild… Probably a good thing for a little guy who is supposed to catch rats.

Good day Rita!

Quest completed

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Puppy for the Butler

security

FETCH THE BALL RAMBO! FETCH! Fetch…

Wag, wag, wag. You really like that… The whole tail wagging thing.

The Butler at the Winery had ordered a new dog. He feels a little lonely.

The dog is ready to be picked up at the Pet Store.

NO! DON’T PEE IN THE FOUNTAIN RAMBO!!

Objectives: Take the new puppy to the Butler at the Winery. It is ready to be picked up at the Pet Store in Fort Pinta.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Fort Pinta

Go into the Pet Store and pick up the puppy. Then deliver it to the Winery.

Good day Rita.

godfrey

Aha! Hello there little puppy. You and I are going to be great friends. Come with me and I will show you your new home.

Thank you Rita.

Quest completed

Now that the pets are all delivered, return to the Security guard.

Thank You for the Help

security

WAG RAMBO! WAG!

Good! Perfect! Such a good boy! Good boy Rambo!

Did you see that? He is such a good boy. The world’s best dog. He wags his tail when I tell him to. There aren’t many dogs who can do that!

Thank you for all your help. Here, this is a T-Shirt I was given when I graduated from guard school. You have been an excellent partner and I think you deserve it.

NO RAMBO! DON’T EAT THE T-SHIRT!!

Objectives: Speak with the Security guard again.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP, Guard T-Shirt

Reputation: 25 with Fort Pinta

Well, sir, you are very welcome!

security

Oops… That tore a little bit there. You don’t mind? Are you sure?

Ok. We’ll see you again soon!

Quest completed

Now let’s go see Conrad about the finished grill for the tourists.

A Tailor-Made Grill

conrad_marsdeen

So! Here is a first-rate iron grill perfect for the barbecue. I hope you will have many pleasant times by the fire. What? Forest fire? Oh, my lord, those tourists. I have to say… I hope they have learned an important lesson.

Objectives: Ride back with the grill to the tourists in Hollow Woods.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Conrad does not approve…

Take the grill up to the tourists.

gunther

What a nice grill! We will have plenty of  wonderful barbecues on it when it is finished!

First we need to gather material to build the rest of the grill. 

Quest completed

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Wood and Stones

gunther

I saw an abandoned summer house a short way from here, maybe we can find some loose stones there? And wood, there are logs laying around in the forest.

Objectives: Look for stones at the abandoned summer house and for logs in Hollow Woods.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

All of the materials are marked on your map. When you have collected them all, return to Gunther.

gunther

Such good luck that you have a strong and noble horse! This will be perfect for building a fireplace.

Quest completed

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To Build a Fireplace

gunther

You found excellent stones and logs in the perfect size. Now we get to build the fireplace! The logs can be used as benches and the stones as a foundation for the barbecue. And to crown our fireplace, the grill!

Objectives: Place the stone, logs and grill.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Dismount your horse, and place the components a little way off the trail.

When you have built the fireplace, return to Gunther.

gunther

What a splendid fireplace, perfect for cooking outdoors! Now the fire can’t spread to the forest. In hindsight I can understand how irresponsible we were when we tried to grill on the ground. 

Quest completed

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A New Fireplace

gunther

This turned out better than I thought it would. What a difference it makes to get to sit on benches instead of the ground. We should have listened to Gretchen, she is such a clever girl. I wonder from who she gets that from? Haha!

Objectives: Talk to Gunther.

Rewards: 100 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Silverglade Village

Yes, Gunther, you are a stupid, stupid man.

gunther

I have nothing to give you as thanks, but I hope that in the future you will get to enjoy having fires here with your friends and maybe even build some more fireplaces. Helga and I have learned a valuable lesson!

Quest completed

Speak with Mr Kembell tomorrow.

Day 1, Getting Right Down to Business

27 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by Maggie Oldcamp in Story Quests

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The game personalizes the text with your name, and so it will be different for you, but for the sake of continuity I will just insert my own name as it appears to me.

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The first character you meet is Justin Moorland.

A New Friend

Hi, you must be Rita. I’m Justin, pleased to meet you and welcome to Moorland Stables! My father, Thomas, and I these stables. Aren’t they fantastic?

Right now things are a bit hectic, a nasty boss from the big corporation G.E.D, Mr Kembell, is doing everything he can evict us and tear down the stable to be able to build condos here. We’re still trying to figure out what we can do to stop him, but he’s more slippery than an eel.

But forget that, you’re new here and I’m not trying to spoil your summer!

Over there is Summerblaze who will be your horse this summer. Why don’t you go for a short ride and get to know each other?

Go talk with May outside the stable in the other courtyard when you are finished. I think she knows where Jenna, the stable girl is.

Objectives: Bring your horse to the stable.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Get on your horse and follow the green dot out to the stable, through the tunnel into the next part of the Moorland Stables area.

May is a happy-go-lucky girl who always has a shovel and a sunny attitude.

Hi, I’m May, nice to meet you Rita. You know, I came here for the first time five years ago and have visited Moorland Stables every summer since then. It’s the best place to spend your vacation! Right now I’m doing some work here in the stable to earn some extra Jorvik shillings to spend. Come back here later and I’ll have some work for you to do if you want.

Oh, another thing. You can always return to the stable if you get lost. Just make a Pick Up Call and someone will come and get you wherever you are and return you here in the blink of an eye!

Quest completed

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Speak With The Stable Girl

Well, I don’t think there’s anything more for you to see here right now. You should go and speak to Jenna, the stable girl over there, to learn more about how things work here at Moorland Stables. Just turn south and you will see her.

Objectives: Talk to Jenna.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Again follow the green dot and speak with Jenna.

Hi Rita, there you are! I’ve been waiting for you.

Quest completed

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Ride the Cavaletti

Well, well, I can tell that you and Summerblaze make a good team. It seems like you have known each other for all your lives. You’re going to accomplish amazing things, mark my word!

Normally it’s Mr Moorland who introduces new visitors to the stables but he’s a very busy man at the moment so I’m filling in. I don’t know if you’ve heard but there’s this awful company called G.E.D. that wants to tear this place down and build houses on the grounds. Don’t disturb Mr Moorland unless you have to, he’s working really hard to find a way to stop that slimy Mr Kembell.

But enough about that! Even though I’m normally handling the stable duties I think I can tell you a thing or two about riding as well. Now, before I let you outside the gates you have to show me that you can ride safely. Behind me you’ll find a small track with poles laid out on the ground. This is called a Cavaletti and should be enough to prove that you know the basics of riding. Complete the track and return to me.

Objectives: Complete the Cavaletti track in the yard to the east.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Right now, you can’t gallop, so you only have to canter through the course, which is also the first race you will compete in in the game. Don’t let the race title fool you ‘Walk the Cavaletti,’ you should actually canter, not walk, or you won’t make it through the checkpoints in time. When you’ve completed the race, return to Jenna.

That was great! Good job on completing the Cavaletti. You and Summerblaze really worked as a team, keep it up. Now I think you’re ready for some more serious riding. And, as I promised, you are now allowed to gallop and go outside the Moorland Stables.

Quest completed

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Meeting the Bobcats

Well Rita, I think you need something a bit more challenging to do, the Cavaletti was no match for you. Outside the west stable gate is the Bobcat Girls riding club’s paddock. Go there and talk to Loretta, she’s one of their best riders and always friendly and helpful to newcomers. Ask her if she can show you how real competitions work around here and maybe she will even let you join the Bobcat Girls. They’re a great riding club.

Objectives: Find Loretta at the small paddock.

Rewards: 0 Jorvik Shillings, 25, XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Follow the green dot out of the stable to the north, and directly outside the gate you’ll find Loretta on her big white horse.

What? Yes, I’m Loretta, and who are you? Not that I care… Rita? That’s your name? Really. Well, it sounds very… very pretty and intelligent. Oh my… Rita. I bet your horse’s name is just as lame. I bet it’s like… Puffyheart or something. Summerblaze? Ha! I’m psychic!

So what are you doing here, anyway? Jenna told you I was going to teach you how to compete? Great. You know what, actually I’m kind of bored right now, so why not. You and Puffyheart should try racing some in the paddock. Who knows, maybe it’ll make me smile. At your fantaaaastically faaaaast speed. I can already tell that you’ll never make into the club.

Quest completed

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I Will Show Them

You’re still here? I thought I told you that you could try out our paddock already. What is it you don’t understand? Come on already! Get to the starting line!

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

Here’s the second race you’ll do in Moorland, ‘I Will Show Them’ race. It’s quick and simple, and it doesn’t really impress Loretta. Though, not much does, except Justin Moorland.

Return to Loretta when you’ve completed the race.

Ok, that wasn’t too bad for a beginner. I’ll admit that I wasn’t super good at controlling my horse when I first came here, either. All that will change when you get more experienced and acquire better equipment. You’ll never be a Bobcat Girl however, that’s for sure.

Quest completed

The next character you’ll meet is another Bobcat Girl, Tan. She is standing next to Loretta outside of Moorland Stables.

The Moorland Stables Riding Track

Hi, I’m Tan. Loretta showed you how to race in the paddock, but now I’ll show you how the Bobcat Girls like to ride for real. This might be tough for a newcomer like you but take it slow if you have to, you’re not a pro rider like us. I don’t think you’ll ever be able to beat our high scores, you don’t look like you have what it takes, but you’re welcome to try. Watch out for the G.E.D. construction site, horses are scared of construction machines so don’t get too close.

Objectives: Complete the race as fast as you can.

Rewards: 0 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 55 with Moorland Stable

So begins the first daily race that you can do in the game. And believe me when I tell you the Bobcat Girls are full of it when they say this is the hardest race in the game. They get harder, and longer.

Complete the quick race and return to Tan.

Hmm… Ok. That wasn’t amazing but you did well. You are still far from our real high scores, but that’s only natural. You see, if that felt difficult or slow or whatever, just wait until you and Summerblaze have spent some more time on the riding tracks around here – Summerbalze will get much faster. It will feel like another horse! Not to get your hopes up – the Bobcat Girls can’t be beaten. If you want to try anyway, you can, but only once a day. We don’t want newcomers like you messing up our track for nothing!

Quest completed

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Returning to Justin

Hi Rita, Justin is looking for you. He probably just needs some newcomer to muck out the stables. You’ll find him in the courtyard behind the stable. Don’t let him wait!

Just a minute! One more thing: keep away from Justin. He’s mine and nobody will ever come between us. Not that there’s any chance that he would ever be interested in… somebody like you.

Objectives: Find Justin Moorland in the stable courtyard.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP, Novice Riding Jacket

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Self explanatory. Heed Loretta’s threat.

Go talk to Justin in the courtyard.

Rita! There you are. I was looking for you.

Quest completed

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Collect The Tools

It’s nice to see you again. I hope everyone has been nice you here. Don’t mind Loretta, she can be a bit harsh sometimes but she’s nice once you get to know her, even if it’s hard to believe.

Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about how taking care of your horse works. Let’s start with getting all the tools that we need. I want you to bring me a brush for grooming, a hoof scraper for scraping hooves, some hay for food, and a bucket of water for Summerblaze to drink. Bring all this to me and I’ll show you how to use it.

Objectives: Find a brush, a hoof pick, a water bucket and some hay and bring the tools to Justin.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 45 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

This is how picking up items works in the game. There will be an orange highlight on your map where the item is located. In the game world, the item will also have an orange sparkle floating around it. Simply walk up to it and click to pick it up.

When you have picked up all of the tools, return to Justin.

Yes, those are the tools you will need. Good job!

Quest completed

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Get Started With Your Duties

Now let’s get to it. Here’s what you do now. Get off your horse. Open your inventory and use the tools on Summerblaze, one at a time. Once you’ve done this your horse will feel better and become happier. If you do this every day your horse will soon be so happy that you will actually notice that he runs faster. But if you neglect to take care of Summerblaze, he will soon become sad and perform worse than he usually does. But a responsible rider would never let that happen, that is not how we do things at Moorland Stables!

Objectives: Take care of Summerblaze. Brush him and scrape his hooves. Give him food and water. You must be unmounted when you do this.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP, Brush, Hoof Pick, Hay, Water Bucket

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

This also begins how you will use items from your inventory in the game. Click and drag an item onto your horse. If you can use it, it will be outlined in green; if not, it will be outlined in blue and pop back into your inventory. If this happens you may be too far away from your horse. Simply move closer. This applies to any item that can be used in the game. Taking care of your horse, though, requires you be within a stable. You will know you are in an area you can take of your horse when there is the little green circle swirling around your name in the upper left corner.

Use all of the items on your horse, then talk to Justin.

Good job, Rita! Listen, we always need a hand with our horses here at Moorland Stables and I know now that I can trust you with our animals. Check the notice board by the stable and see what chores there are to be done. It’s updated every day so come back often!

Quest completed

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A Word With Thomas

Oh, I almost forgot. I just got word from my father, Thomas, that he wants to see you. I’ve told him about the great job you are doing around here and I think that got his attention. He wants to ask you something really important, he wouldn’t tell me what it was but I could see it in his eyes that it was something special.

My father is usually working in the west part of the stable courtyard.

Objectives: Speak with Thomas Moorland, the owner of Moorland Stables.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Follow the green dot out by where you met Jenna. Thomas is nearby.

Thank you for coming so fast, Rita. The situation with Mr Kembell from G.E.D. is getting out of hand and I need your help.

Quest completed

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Get Them Out By Friday

This is troubling… That slimy vulture Mr Kembell has plans to evict us all and raze Moorland Stables to the ground. I just got word that he has almost convinced the city council, and I am running out of time to stop him. Even as we speak, his despicable pack of land surveyors are setting up their equipment so they can make a detailed demolition map and present to the city hall. I know that I have the legal rights to this land but I need more time to get the documents in order.

Will you help me save Moorland Stables, Rita? We need to delay Mr Kembell’s land surveyors to win some time. All you need to do is switch off their GPS equipment. Right now they are setting it up in the forest just north of Moorland Stable.

Objectives: Switch off the GPS equipment without the G.E.D. men seeing you.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 120 XP

Reputation: 25 with Moorland Stable

Follow the orange highlight on your map outside the stable walls. Click to switch off each GPS device but make sure the workers don’t see you!

It’s pretty easy, just make sure they’re not directly in front of you when you click the device. You can stand next to the device, put on your innocent face, and wait for them to walk past. Then click the device and run like hell!

Return to Thomas when you’re finished.

Splendid, good work there. I truly appreciate it. That will delay them for a while. Now I’ve got a little time to at least build my case against Mr  Kembell and the city council.

Quest completed

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Mission: Lights Out!

What am I going to do, Rita? Mr Kembell is really putting pressure on me about those legal documents… I’m sure I could stop him if I got just a little more time. Hmm… Maybe a little harmless sabotage on the construction site would distract him for  a while. Haha! If he wants to play rough I’ll show him that he has met his match!

Let’s see. There’s a power central at one of the power line poles, just where the road makes a turn to the construction site. There should be a switch on it turning off the power line that supports the construction site with electricity. You would even turn off the lights to that ugly, stupid advertising board as a bonus. That should buy us some valuable time.

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

Follow the orange highlight out of the stable walls and up the road past where you turned off the GPS equipment. The light post is on the righthand side of the road.

Return to Thomas when you’ve turned off the lights.

Ha ha, that’s priceless. I think I could hear that dimwit screaming at his workers all the way here. Now I have a little more time, just what I needed. And, we don’t have to see that hideous advertising board anymore!

Quest completed

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The Deed of the Land

I think I know how to stop Mr Kembell. All I need is some way to prove my rights to this land. There’s a deed to the Moorland Stables which was given to my father over 50 years ago by the Baroness Silverglade – yes, she is the one residing in the castle up there.

I have looked everywhere in the office archives but I can’t find the documents anywhere. I have an idea about who could though. Our old accountant, Mrs Holdsworth, knows all about our business and is sure to know where the documents are. She retired last year and now spends her days taking care of an orchard just outside the stables. Go see her; she should be able to find the documents.

You’ll find her east of the Moorland Stables.

Objectives: Find Mrs Holdsworth east of Moorland Stables.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 65 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Mrs Holdsworth is pretty easy to find. Go out the gate in the courtyard and take an immediate right and run around the wall of the stable. You’ll find her in a cute little cottage overlooking the beach.

Well hello there dear, what can I do for you?

Quest completed

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Papers of the Past

Hmm… Let me think. I believe there was a deed of ownership, but it got lost some years ago. When Thomas Moorland’s wife Catherine died in childbed Thomas lost all interest in papers and documents and just wanted to spend time with his horses. All paperwork was put in a chest and sent over to Catherine’s father and there’s a great chance that the deed was in that chest. Yes – her father is Jasper Holbrook and the child that was born is Justin Moorland. Jasper blames Thomas for Catherine’s death and they haven’t spoken in twenty years. It’s a tragedy that this feud has been going on for so long, but if anyone has the deed it would be Old Man Jasper. It won’t be easy convincing him to part with it, though.

You’ll find Old Man Jasper guarding his land at the north-eastern fields. Good luck, dear!

Objectives: Find Old Man Jasper by the northeast wall; follow the road to the east to Fort Pinta.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 65 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Follow the east most road north to find Jasper at the top of the hill.

Well you found me! And now you can leave me again!

Quest completed

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Old Man Jasper

Bah! What do I care if Moorland Stables is razed to the ground. That wretched place was the end of my daughter, and I curse the day my sweet Catherine and that snake Thomas met. I have hated the Moorlands for the better part of the last twenty years but if you think you can change that you’re welcome to drop by again.

Now be off my land!

Objectives: Find a way to weaken Jasper’s resolve. Maybe Justin can be helpful.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 65 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Looks like Jasper isn’t gonna budge. Return to Moorland Stable and talk to Justin.

Hey Rita! Have you been to see my grandfather? That crazy old man hates us and nothing would please him more than to see our stable razed to the ground.

Quest completed

I must say I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word ‘razed’ more times in a single sitting than I’ve ever heard it used in all my life combined.

By the way, if you didn’t know, ‘razed’ means to destroy, bulldoze, crush flat.

Return to Justin tomorrow.

May has something to tell you about consumerism.

A New Shopper in Town

How are things going, Rita? Have you visited the cool shops yet? What?! You haven’t? You must see them and check out all the awesome stuff they sell. Go visit the Gear shop, the Clothes shop and the Star shop which have the best clothes and gear you can find here at Moorland, but you need very good Reputation to shop in the Star shop.

Objectives: Go visit the three shops in the Moorland stable area.

Rewards: 12 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 35 with Moorland Stable

A little street cred goes a long way with the Star shop folks.

Just walk up to the shopkeeper and if you’re close enough your cursor will turn into a little paper shopping bag when you hover over them. Click on them and the shop box will open up with all of the items currently for sale in the shop.

You don’t have to buy anything for this quest, just click on each shopkeeper to ‘visit’ their shop, then return to May when you’re finished.

That was cool, right? Well keep working on your Moorland Reputation and soon you will be able to buy very good gear and clothes. Don’t forget there are lots of other shops around in Silverglade as well.

Quest completed

Tan looks very concerned. You should go talk to her.

What Happened to Loretta?

Rita! Have you seen Loretta? No? She took a ride on the Wild Bobcat Track but never returned. I’m worried that something has happened to her but I can’t leave the paddock here, all the other Bobcats are out searching for her and I need to stay here if someone gets back with news. I know you might not like Loretta much but I really need you to help out searching for her. Please ride to the cliffs west of here and look for her! Hurry Rita!

Objectives: Find Loretta. Ride along the road to the west and ask if someone has seen her.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Take the west most road to the north. You won’t get very far before you’re stopped.

Stop! This road has been declared unsafe! You can’t walk, ride, or drive any farther. There was a huge rockslide a little while ago and large rocks have blocked the road completely. If I have seen a girl on a horse? No, but I hope for her sake that she’s not lying under the pile of boulders over there, in that case she’ll be flat as a pancake…

Mm.. Pancakes…

Huh, are you still here?

Quest completed

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Get a Bulldozer Over Here!

No, I can’t let you pass. Even if your friend is in danger the road must be cleared before I let you pass, those are the orders I have. So, I won’t leave this place until Mr Kembell tells me to, you don’t know what he’d do to me if he found out that I had disobeyed his orders.

Hrmpf… If it’s that important, why don’t you  go over to the construction site northeast of here and ask Mr Kembell to send the bulldozer… You’ll find Mr Kembell on the construction site, close to that beautiful, large advertising board. Bah, I don’t have time with this drivel. I’m hungry and no one’s coming to let me have my lunch! Off you go to the construction site!

Objectives: Go to the construction site in north Moorland and ask Mr Kembell to send a bulldozer.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

Go back up the road you took to turn off the power to the advertising board. Go past the pole and take an immediate right. You’ll be on the construction site and Mr Kembell is towards the back, next to the bulldozer.

Ah! What have we here? A cute little stable girl dares to come all the way up here? What do you want then…? Sabotage my powerful machines in a pathetic attempt to save your little pile of boards that you call a stable? Don’t worry little girl, we will tear the stable down and build new houses all over the land that we’ll sell for fantastic amounts of money – rather excellent, isn’t it? I’ll be rich and the Moorlands won’t get a dime. I even get to watch them cry as I burn the stables down to the ground!

Oh, you’re not here to cause trouble? Really? You really want me to lend you a bulldozer? You’re funny, little girl. Ha ha ha!

Quest completed

And yes, he really is always this melodramatic.

Unpleasant Task

So you want me to send a bulldozer to clear the western road in order to rescue a friend? I really should ask you for an outrageous amount of money but you don’t look like you have it. I guess I was going to have that road cleared anyway. I’m waiting for the wrecking crew to come, and this rockslide will forces them to take a detour. But if you want my help you have to do something for me first, I never give anything away for free. You see all these ugly trees around here? They must be cut down to make room for our machines and the new buildings. Take this red marking tap and mark four trees that we will chop down. Do that and I promise I’ll send the bulldozer to clear the road.

Objectives: Mark four trees with the red tape; otherwise Mr Kembell won’t help you with the bulldozer.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 100 XP

Reputation: 5 with Moorland Stable

The red tape has been deposited into your inventory. Click and drag it over the tree when you’re near it, to mark the tree.

Return to Mr Kembell when you’re done.

Good girl. Maybe you should think about working for us here at the G.E.D.? We’re always looking for people willing to destroy and exploit nature. Oh, my promise? I don’t remember any promise… Ha ha ha! Shows you not to trust anyone. Anyway, I had already given the order to send the bulldozer, so one could say you did this all for nothing! See, here it goes!

Quest completed

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Give Tan an Update!

Off with you girlie. The bulldozer is on its way. Better to stay away while it works, so you can go and update your friends about the situation or whatever, I don’t care. Now, I must keep planning the demolition of your pathetic little stable… And don’t forget you helped me do it! Ha ha ha!

Objectives: Ride to Tan and update her about what is happening.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 15 with Moorland Stable

Damn you Mr Kembell. Fool me once, shame on me…

Also, how dare you call me ‘girlie.’ Only Steve has a right to call me that!

Rita, do you have any news about Loretta? A bulldozer is on its way to clear the rockslide, that’s good. You shouldn’t have helped the G.E.D. but that Mr Kembell is a real dirt bag, he tricked you real good. Think about it next time though, you can’t trust G.E.D. any longer than your nose.

Quest completed

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Search Mission Continued

The bulldozer should have cleared the road by now. Ride back there and look for Loretta. Oh, I hope she’s alright… Hurry Rita, hurry!

Objectives: Take the road to the west and find Loretta.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 25 with Moorland Stable

Ride up the west most road again and you should be able to make it to the top of the hill this time. Watch out for the boulders!

What are you doing here? Are you lost or something? Oh, Tan sent you… that was kind of her… of you. Maybe you’re ok after all. Listen, I’m sorry if I’ve been kind of hard on you. You seem ok. Thanks for the help Rita.

Quest completed

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A Friendly Race

Hmm, we need to go back to the stables I guess. This is boring. Let’s compete and see who gets back to the Moorland Stables first! From here and back to Tan at the paddock! Last one there is a loser. And that will be you! Let’s go!

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

Race Loretta back to the stable. Don’t try to beat her because you won’t.

I told you I was going to win! I am the best! I am the greatest rider in the world! You will never beat me! Never! Hooray for me!

Quest completed

Alright miss snooty patooty. I heard ya the first time…

The Wild Bobcat Track

You really are improving, Rita. I think you are ready for a real challenge. Because you helped us with Loretta I’ll let you ride on the Bobcat Girls’ finest race track, the Wild Bobacat Track. It’s hard and dangerous so take it easy. Remember, you’re not a Bobacat Girl, so don’t feel bad if you don’t beat our high scores. I mean, no one can. There’s no shame in losing to the Bobcat Girls, just accept that when we’re around you’re always second best.

Objectives: Complete the Wild Bobcat Track

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 210 XP

Reputation: 55 with Moorland Stable

Watch out on this one as there are obstacles in your path. Even if you are a Star Rider, you still can’t jump at this point yet.

That was pretty good. If you’re up to it you can compete in this race again. Just speak to me again and I’ll let you have another try. Let me tell you something about racing that maybe you didn’t know, every time you compete in a race and perform well you earn reputation. Like if you do well on this track, we Bobcat Girls will see that you have skill. I’m not promising anything, but if you earn enough reputation with us maybe, just maybe, you could become a member of our club.

Quest completed

Return to Loretta tomorrow.

And now it’s off to meet probably one of my favorite characters in the game, Conrad Marsdeen.

His smithy is on the trail between the west and east roads, the Moorland Stable race goes right past it.

Tools of the Trade

Well, hello there. Greetings to you and to your fine steed. You look young and strong; maybe you could help me with a small task? Just the other day my old assistant Patrick was bringing me a shipment of the finest tools from Jorvik Stables. He was almost here when one of those dastardly Bobcat Girls came racing down the Demascus Mine road and almost rode him down! He got so scared that he ran all the way here but dropped all the tools along the way. He is not a brave man and now refuses to go back out there, so my new tools are just lying out there somewhere, rusting away. I don’t have the time to go look for them myself but maybe you could do it for me? I would be forever in your gratitude, young lady.

The shipment contained a hammer, a clincher and a shiny mine pick of the finest Jorvik steel.

Objectives: Find Conrad’s missing tools: Hammer, Clincher and Mining Pick. Look along the Demascus Mine Road.

Rewards: 45 Jorvik Shillings, 75 XP

Reputation: 15 with Keepers of Aideen

The tools really aren’t along the Demascus Mine road but it’s a good place to start. Follow the orange highlights on your map. They aren’t hard to find.

Return to Conrad when you find all of the tools.

Ha! You are an angel, Rita. This is indeed a great day. I am so happy that you were able to find all my tools.

Quest completed

Thus completes the quests for Day 1. There sure were a lot of them, but you got to meet the majority of the people in Moorland and learned a lot about the basic controls of the game. Return in twenty-four hours real time to continue with your quests!

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---About Verifying Your Email - For questions regarding verification emails and codes to be able to chat in-game.

---Maggie's In-Game Help Manifesto - I love helping in-game but I do have some ground rules you need to know.

---No Pity for the Banned - Some pro tips for following the game rules, and preventing the ban-hammer from hitting you.

---Fishing Schedule - Daily schedule of Mr Trout's fishing quests.

---Pandoric Rift Locations - Daily schedule of rift locations.

--Inner Lightning Circle Runestone Locations - Locations of runestones for Inner Lightning Circle reputation.

--- Hidden Quest Locations - All of the hidden quests with maps and descriptions.

--- Dino Valley Hidden Quests - Info for the one current hidden quest in Dino Valley.

---Help I don't have new quests! - Before you ask why you don't have more story quests, please look here.

---Mississippi Jones Quests - All of the Mississippi Jones quests, from the treasure hunt, to the runestone puzzle

---Archaeology in Epona - All of the maps and info for treasure hunt quests with Hawaii Jones in Epona.

---Andy's Geocaching - Maps and descriptions of Firgrove geochaching quests.

---Gondola Building / Video Game Quests - All of the quests with Ms Morse, and the Crew Lead, building the gondola, and Zombie Horse Pole Bending Apocalypse

---Missing Cement Truck Location - Original quest dialogue is confusing, please see this post for a map to the location of the cement truck.

---About Getting to Goldenhills Valley - Before asking about how to get to Goldenhills Valley, please read this post.

---How to Get to Epona - Information about minimum level and requirements for getting to Epona in southern Harvest Counties

---Water-Fetching Quests - Maps and descriptions of the locations to get water for 'Can You Smell the Smoke' and 'Meltwater' quests.

---Wee Ghosties - All of the quests with Mr and Mrs Hill's ghosts.

---Gretchen is Missing - All of the quests when Gretchen goes missing.

---About Ferdinand's Horse Market - Information regarding Ferdinand's Horse Market, including links to logged quests and travelling info.

---Building the Bridge to South Hoof - All of the quests to building the bridge between South Hoof Peninsula and New Hillcrest.

---SSO Horses Companion App - Information and list of horses available in the SSO companion mobile app.

Contact Me!

I can be contacted outside of the blog.

In Game:
My main character is Maggie Oldcamp.
My blog character is Rita Turtlefoot.

(I don't mind in game mail at all, but please make sure your own mail box is not full or I cannot reply to your message.)

Email:
ssoridethrough [at] yahoo [dot] com
I will not give out any emails and will only use it to receive entries to contests and regular contact posts.

Facebook:
Search for name Maggie Oldcamp

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