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Day 133, Surprising News – Epona Spoiler Alert

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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My Little Sweetie

professor_hayden

ALBERTA!! Talk to me!! What is it, sweetness? Have you eaten too many flies? I told you not to eat too many all in one go! Have you hurt yourself climbing a tree?

Hmph. Rita?

What’s happened?

Alberta… She’s had stomach cramps all night long… I’ve tried everything but nothing seems to be helping. What if she’s sick? What if she… My little sweetie… My princess, tell me what’s wrong with you?

(Perhaps you could take a look at Alberta and see what might be wrong?)

Objectives: Examine Alberta then talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Dismount your horse and take a look at Alberta. You don’t seem to find anything wrong with her…

professor_hayden

Did you find anything? What were you expecting? Why would she tell you what was wrong and not me, hmm?

Quest completed

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Sweetie’s Blanket

professor_hayden

Noooo!! Sweetness! Don’t cry! I’m here princess! Here’s your blanket, little one!

Rita, Alberta isn’t feeling well, so I think you should go.

Hmph. You’ve got an idea, you say?

If we should take Alberta to a vet?

Hmph. Well that wasn’t a stupid idea. Hmph.

Sweetie? What do you say? Shall we try going to Crescent Moon Village and seeing Camilla? Hey, hey, hey Alberta, easy now! No need to bite, I’m not going to pick you up. We can’t be here though, so maybe I need to go. Okay, okay, of course I won’t leave you, angel. I’ll stay with you right here. I promise, I won’t leave you. 

You want to ride and fetch the vet, you say? Hmph.

Ugh, you’re incredibly helpful, aren’t you? Hmph. Camilla Turnstone is the name you’re looking for in Crescent Moon Village. She knows Alberta well, we’ve been seeing her since she was little. If anyone knows what’s wrong, it’ll be her.

Objectives: Ride to the vet in Crescent Moon Village.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Camilla’s house the one directly behind Pamela’s.

camilla_turnstone

Hello there! Oh, take it easy, sweetheart! Breathe! Has something happened?

Quest completed

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The Chemist from Old Hillcrest

camilla_turnstone

How do you know something’s wrong? Little sweetheart, I’ve worded for many years as a chemist and a vet in what’s known today as Old Hillcrest… Of course I can tell if something’s happened…

Sorry, but who did you say you were?

Rita? Nice to meet you. My name’s Camilla Turnstone. What can I do for you, newest friend?

Objectives: Tell Camilla what’s happened.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Poor lovable Alberta is not herself!

camilla_turnstone

Oh no! That doesn’t sound good at all, Rita!

Quest completed

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Plants from The Cauldron

camilla_turnstone

That really does sound rather serious. Excellent that you managed to make it here so quickly! It could well be an abdominal aortic aneurysm, cholecystitis, or if we’re really out of luck it could be a mesenteric ischemia… Hmm…

Sorry, you don’t need to know what all of that means. I’ll hurry out to the Professor right away. 

Thanks, but I know where he camps in the swamps, so you don’t need to show me. If you’d like to help me though, you could ride to The Cauldron and gather seed pods from a Heliconiaceae plant. Or at least it belongs to that family of plants…

I’m sorry, in regular Jorvegian it’s called a green lobster-claw plant and it’s quite uncommon. I’ve only seen it growing in The Cauldron.

The plant can usually help ease most stomach and intestine problems, and I’m sure it can work for Alberta… At least until I find out what’s really wrong with her.

Could you ride to The Cauldron and gather the fruit from the green lobster-claw plant? It grows inside the seed pods.

Thanks Rita! I’ll meet you at Hayden’s camp soon. 

Objectives: Ride to The Cauldron and look for the green lobster-claw plant.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

You can get into The Cauldron by first running up the side of the hill from the road between Crescent Moon Village and Stormgarden. Pass the Observatory at the top of the hill and ride along the slopes all the way down into The Cauldron at the bottom.

epona_treasure6

self

That must be the green lobster-claw plant Camilla was talking about.

Quest completed

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The Green Lobster-Claw Plant

self

Camilla said I need to be extra careful when picking the seed pods from the plant.

(You get ready to pick the seed pods from the green lobster-claw plant.)

Objectives: Pick seed pods from the green lobster-claw plant.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 30 with Crescent Moon Village

Collect seed pods from the plants growing around near the water. Suddenly you notice something in the cave…

self

There we go, that should be enough.

(You’re happy with your harvest and start to think about leaving when you hear a strange noise…)

Quest completed

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Who’s There?

self

(You hear a sound from the cave… Should you take a closer look?)

Objectives: Look closer in the cave.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Crescent Moon Village

A single pair of eyes shine from the cave…

self

Alberta? Is that you? What are you doing here?

Quest completed

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Eyes in the Dark

self

(That’s definitely not Alberta… Your gut feeling tells you this is bad…)

Objectives: RUN!!

Rewards: 45 Jorvik Shillings, 55 XP, 75 Horse XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Suddenly many eyes appear in the cave and tons of spiders come running out towards you! Time to make your escape!

Run the race back up the sides of The Cauldron. Avoid the spiders along the way or you will have to start over.

When you safely reach Stormgarden, you decide it’s best to return to Hayden and tell him everything.

camilla_turnstone

There you are! Thank goodness you made it! Did you get the seed pods?

What happened?! You look like you’ve seen a ghost!!

Quest completed

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Time to Hatch Some Eggs!

camilla_turnstone

Ohhh… I didn’t think of that. Silly me. It’s this time of year that the Jorvegian Giant Spiders come out to let their eggs hatch. They stay around The Cauldron because it’s nice and warm for them there.

Sorry for forgetting to mention that Rita. You got the seed pods anyway?

Hmm… I wonder…

Rita? Could you please feed some of the fruits from the seed pods to Alberta while I try to take a blood sample from her?

Objectives: Give the seed pods to Alberta then talk to Camilla.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Here princess, have some noms.

camilla_turnstone

There we are! Now I’ve got a blood sample from Alberta. It’ll not take long to get a result from this. If you just wait a short while, we’ll see if my suspicions are correct.

Quest completed

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A Positive Test

camilla_turnstone

Yep! Exactly as I thought. Rita, when you told me about the spiders at The Cauldron and about their eggs, I started to think perhaps Alberta wasn’t sick… And I was right! She’s expecting eggs.

Umm… Hayden? I’ve never seen you smile before, you look almost scary…

Haha!

I’d love to stay, but I need to get back now. I’ll be back later to check on Alberta. Make sure she gets plenty of food and rest now! It’s difficult to say when exactly she’ll be ready to lay her eggs.

Now I’ve really got to go. Lovely to meet you Rita!

Bye!

Objectives: Talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Congratulations, Alberta!

professor_hayden

I… I’m… I’m going to be a granddad!

Quest completed

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I’m Gonna Be a Granddad!

professor_hayden

Rita! Don’t you get it? I’m going to be a granddad!!

Alberta, you’re going to be a mother! My little sweetie is all grown up!

Hmph. Of course. Byt the way. This isn’t a present, just in case you start getting ideas. It got delivered to my address by mistake and the young man in the post office wouldn’t let me return it. Kids these days…

Objectives: Talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP, Cool Terrain Pants

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Soon there were be lots of baby Albertas running around!

professor_hayden

There you go.

Yes, well it does rather seem as though Alberta likes you, Rita. Now she needs a little peace and quiet, but I’ll let you know when the eggs arrive.

Quest completed

Day 132, She’s Really Done It This Time! – Epona Spoiler Alert

22 Thursday Sep 2016

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You visit Professor Hayden in the Mirror Marshes to find his campsite totally trashed. I wonder what’s happened here?

Avoiding the Shards

professor_hayden

Oh, blithering bugs!

Hmph. What do you want, hmm? Haven’t I already said that you’re to take your swamp walks in a place where I’m NOT? Can’t you see I’m busy? Kids these days…

You wonder why it’s looking a little chaotic in the camp here? Hmph. Well at least you can see properly if nothing else. Since you can see so well, you’ll be able to see I’m busy trying to avoid all these shards of glass on the ground, which is something you should be doing as well.

(If you pick up the brush that’s lying on the ground and sweep up the bits of glass, then maybe you’ll get to know what’s happened…)

Objectives: Pick up the brush that’s lying on the ground and sweep up the bits of glass, then talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Help make Hayden’s life a little nicer, though he won’t appreciate you for it.

professor_hayden

What are you doing?!

Quest completed

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Tough, Tricky, and Terribly Taxing

professor_hayden

Rita! Have I taught you nothing?! Hmph!

Life should be TOUGH, TRICKY, and TERRIBLY TAXING. That’s how you know you’re alive. Coming here and sweeping up broken glass from the ground. Kids these days…

Instead you’re like some ray of sunshine, the kind you get dazzled by and it makes you go blind for a second so your eyes hurt and you fall over a rock. Hmph.

Since you’re here offering to help you may as well give me a hand cleaning up.

Chop chop! Get started!

Objectives: Help Professor Hayden to tidy up the camp.

Rewards: 40 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 30 with Crescent Moon Village

Pick up the cauldron, and toppled work bench, then speak to Hayden again.

professor_hayden

Hmph… I hope you’re not expecting a thank you!

Quest completed

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Sleeping in the Cold and Rain…

professor_hayden

I’m not always grumpy, Rita! But when I am, I’m one hundred percent grump. Big difference.

What’s happened here at the camp you ask? Hmph.

Meh, it’s not really anything. I should have been studying my swamp cockroaches when Alberta jumped up and knocked the jar they were in. It fell and smashed and my little six-legged friends scurried away in every possible direction.

I tried to shoo away my little princess out of harm’s way but she got it into her head that she should help round up the cockroaches for me… I yelled at her to stop but then, well, she got mad at me… She knocked the rest of the jars over and ran away… She’ll be back soon though, I’m sure.

Hmph, I suppose I’ll just be sleeping in the cold tonight since the tent collapsed. We can at least hope it rains. If I’ve got no tent to sleep in, then I can at least try my best to live just like Diogenes. 

Hmph. You want to set up the tent again for Alberta’s sake? Hmph… Okay then.

So you know how to put up a tent, do you? Well, aren’t you the genius. Kids these days… Hmph.

Well, what exactly are you waiting for? Get going and set up the tent again!

Chop chop!

Objectives: Help Professor Hayden to set up the tent.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Fix Hayden’s tent before he goes trading his clothes for an old barrel…

professor_hayden

Hmph… Grateful? For what? Setting up a tent? Kids these days…

Quest completed

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I Call It Living!

professor_hayden

Hmph. So you think I’m grumpy all the time? Weeeelll… What can I say? Plenty of people seem to think that if you don’t like other people, laughter, and sunshine then you’re grumpy. I call it living! Like when people say that you should make a wish when you see a shooting star… Nonsense! When you see it in the sky, the star has already been dead for millions of years and wishes only end in disappointment.

So now there’s nothing left for you to do here. Hmph. Unless you’d like to stay and eat with me and Alberta?

Hmph. Light the fire then, or did you have some other way you thought we might cook the food?

Objectives: Help Professor Hayden to light the campfire.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Use the Zippo from your inventory to light the fire.

professor_hayden

I wonder where Alberta’s got to? She must be hungry!

Quest completed

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She’s a Little Long-sighted…

professor_hayden

ALBERTA?! PRINCESS! DINNERTIIIIME!

Hmph. Where’s that little angel got to?

We’ll have to wait before we eat, we need to find Alberta first. She shouldn’t be that far away, she usually stays nearby. She’s probably just a bit irritated and she’ll no doubt be sitting in a tree somewhere, sulking.

Hmph. Well, well. You’ll have to help me look for her if you don’t mind. You could ride to my house in Crescent Moon Village and see if she’s there. It wouldn’t surprise me if she was just sitting in front of the door, sulking. 

What are you waiting for? I shan’t be hugging you goodbye… If you want a hug, then you should go hug a cactus. Chop chop! Off you go and see if Alberta’s there in Crescent Moon Village.

Objectives: Check if Alberta ran off to Professor Hayden’s house in Crescent Moon Village.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Ride to his house and find that she is not at his house. Pamela Moonriver waves you down, and as you approach you see her garden and bees in chaos.

pamela_moonriver

Rita! It’s lucky you’re here!

Quest completed

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Raging Bees

pamela_moonriver

Sorry, what was that? You’re looking for Alberta?

Yeah, you just missed her. Have you seen the state she’s left the place in? I saw her in the garden here and told her not to mess around with the bees, but do you think she listened?!

It’s about time Hayden started raising that little madam properly. This time she’s gone too far, have you seen all this chaos everywhere?!

The bees are so angry that I don’t know if I even dare go near them to try and calm them down with sugar water.

You’ll give it a go, you say?

Whew! Thanks! Here, take this sugar water and set it out in the garden. Be careful though, when they’re as angry as this they’ll attack whatever gets in front of them.

Objectives: Set out some sugar water for the bees, and be careful not to get too close!

Rewards: 45 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 35 with Crescent Moon Village

Enter the garden on foot and place out the bowls of sugar water. Don’t get too close to the clouds of bees flying around or you will be chased from the garden. When you have set out all the bowls, return to Pamela.

pamela_moonriver

Oh no! That didn’t go too well! The sugar water doesn’t seem to have calmed down the bees at all! It’s just made them angrier!

Quest completed

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When Sugar Is Not Enough

pamela_moonriver

Rita!

We need to do something fast before someone’s seriously injured here in the village!

Great idea Rita! Professor Hayden’s the only one who can help us. Ride to him in the Mirror Marshes and tell him he needs to help us NOW!

Objectives: Get help from Professor Hayden in his camp in the Mirror Marshes.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

It’s bee-pocalypse here in the village, help us, Hayden!

professor_hayden

ALBERTA?! SWEETIE PIE?! Where are you?

Rita, did you find Alberta?

Quest completed

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Once Upon a Time There Was A…

professor_hayden

Oh, so Pamela’s bees are angry? Hmph.

Rita, let me tell you a little story now that you’ve told me yours. Once upon a time there was a professor who had way more important things to think about than a few angry bees in some village he’s almost never in. 

Especially when his only family member has gone missing. In other words: I DO NOT CARE.

ALBERTA?! SWEETIE?! PRINCESS?! Where are you?

What? Pamela’s bees are angry because Alberta was scaring them? Complete nonsense. Again. I’ve already told Alberta quite clearly that she shouldn’t do that. She wouldn’t hurt a fly… Or… Hmph.

Yes, yes, I’ll help. Ugh. Not because of you or Pamela but for the lovely little bees. I don’t like the thought that they’re stressing themselves crazy like this. My sweet nectar mixture should hopefully help calm them down! Hmph.

Nothing in this life comes for free. It’s just as well you learn that now that if you want something in this life, you have to do it yourself. So you can mix up the nectar mixture. Stand here next to this table and follow my instructions. 

Objectives: Follow Professor Hayden’s instructions as you blend together his nectar mixture.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Stand at the table and pick up and place items in the correct order according to Hayden’s instructions. Speak to him again once you’ve completed the mixture.

professor_hayden

Ah, so you got the nectar mixture together in the end… That was, well… Almost good. Hmph. It’ll do.

Quest completed

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I Stopped Listening

professor_hayden

Are you still talking about angry bees? I stopped listening ages ago.

Hmph. Don’t take this the wrong way, I don’t like you or anything, but just because it’s you, I’ll give you a hand with the next step. Hmph.

You’ve got the nectar mixture, right?

Right. Mix it up with the sugar water. Do it carefully though, otherwise it’ll spill and be a smelly mess instead.

Objectives: Pour the nectar mixture carefully into the sugar water.

Rewards: 40 Jorvik Shillings, 35 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Click to begin the task. You will get an arrow moving over a bar, and click when the arrow is over the highlighted area. This activity is not timed so take your time! Allow the arrow to bounce back and forth until you are ready to catch it. If you miss, you will have to restart the quest.

professor_hayden

There you go. Now you’ve got a gooey sugary mixture.

Quest completed

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Chop Chop!

professor_hayden

There you go, all done! Now you can take it back to Pamela. Hmph. I can promise this will settle down her badly brought-up bees. And she thinks Alberta’s spoiled?

What are you waiting for? Get on your way! Wasn’t there supposed to be some kind of hurry?

Chop chop!

Objectives: Ride to Pamela with the sugar mixture.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Return to Pamela and tell her you’ve returned to save the village!

pamela_moonriver

Rita! And not a moment too soon! The bees are going crazy in the village, we need to do something NOW!

Quest completed

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No Time to Lose!

pamela_moonriver

Was Hayden able to help us? As you can see, the bees have gone insane! That darned Alberta! Grrr! When I get my hands on her, I’ll teach her a thing or two, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve told her not to aggravate my bees!

You’re right Rita! No time to be angry at Alberta now, not when we’re surrounded by chaos!

What? You think this sugar mixture will calm down the bees? How on earth are we going to give it to them?

What a clever idea Rita! I hadn’t thought we could put it in a spray bottle and spray the bees!

Are you sure you want to risk riding out and trying to calm them down?

Thanks! Take the spray bottle with you and spray the bees, we just have to hope it works and they calm down!

Objectives: Spray the sugar mixture onto the bees, then talk to Pamela.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

I’m here to save you my citizens!

pamela_moonriver

Whew! That was close! Thank goodness it worked though, now the bees are calmer and buzzing happily around their hives in the garden.

Thanks for your help Rita!

Quest completed

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And the Peace Didn’t Last Long…

pamela_moonriver

Now perhaps we’ll get a bit of peace and quiet.

No, I’m sorry Rita, I’ve got no idea where Alberta went.

Oh, gosh! Did you her that Rita?!

Objectives: Talk to Pamela.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

You jump as a scream breaks the silence.

pamela_moonriver

Sigh. That was as long as that peace and quiet lasted…

Quest completed

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A Scream in the Streets…

pamela_moonriver

Sigh. Sounds like Kellie’s at it again…

Rita! You wouldn’t mind riding over and seeing how things are going with Kellie, would you? At least ask her to calm down a little?

HA!! If it’ll be dangerous? I can promise you, with Kellie it’s always a total disaster! Dangerous and deadly! Haha.

Thanks for going to check on her.

Objectives: Ride out to try and figure out what’s happened.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Speak to Kellie, who is standing a short way from Pamela’s house.

kellie

Sniffle.

Boohoooo!!

Quest completed

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Do You Know How Close It Was?!

kellie

Do you know how close it was?! I only got away by an inch!

Waaaaaahhhh!!

Sniffle.

You want to know what happened?

It was that blasted Alberta again! She’s what happened!

I was just going to pet her. Sniffle. And from nowhere those fangs just appeared! Sniff. It was by the skin of my teeth that I didn’t get her teeth in my hand! Boohoo!

Where is she now? Sniffle.

I’m about to get bitten to death and you want to know where the little hairball is? Sniffle. What about me?! If you have to know, she ran behind that house where Mr Perch usually is.

Objectives: Go and find Alberta.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Oh, hush, you’re fine.

quest-lil_cutie_alberta

Go around the house near the river and find this fuzzy little cutie.

alberta

Hisssssss…. Hhhhgggggg…. Hiissssssshssshssshssshhhhhsssss…..

(That must be Alberta!)

Quest completed

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Hisssss…

alberta

Hissssssss…

Hhhhggggg… Hiiissssshhssshshssshhhhssssss…

(Alberta seems nervous. You can’t see any fangs on display like Kellie talked about… Maybe it’s just as well as you pick her up and take her back to Professor Hayden?)

Objectives: Pick Alberta up.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Alberta flashes her fangs and you jump back. You think it best to speak to Pamela. She has a way with the buggos.

pamela_moonriver

You’re back already? Did you find that little rascal Alberta?

Quest completed

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Many Things But Never Aggressive!

pamela_moonriver

WHAT?!

You say Alberta tried to attack you?! You must be kidding with me Rita?!

Well yes of course I believe you. Don’t get me wrong, but even if I don’t like her very much, I have to say I never thought she’d attack anyone.

Alberta’s always been naughty and gets up to so many shenanigans around here that it drives me crazy… She’s many things but she’s never been aggressive. 

You want what’s left of the sugar spray?

Of course, what do you need it for?

What a great idea! If it calmed down the bees, then perhaps it can calm Alberta down as well. Well, you can at least try giving some to her and see what happens…

Objectives: Take the sugar spray back to Alberta.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Return to where you left Alberta and find she’s disappeared.

self

Where’s Alberta now?! She was right here!

Quest completed

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She Can’t Be Far…

self

Alberta must have run away and hidden while you were at Pamela’s. You’ve got a feeling she can’t have gone that far away. Something feels very wrong, it’s best you try to find Alberta as soon as you can.

Objectives: Look for Alberta.

Rewards: 35 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Search areas around the village. Make sure to have the sugar spray at hand, for as soon as you find Alberta, you will have a limited time to spray her before she runs away again.

alberta

Hisssss…. Hhhhggggg…

(You see Alberta drinking up the sweet nectar mixture. Together you return to the place you first saw her. Maybe you can take her home soon?)

Quest completed

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Big Yellow Eyes

alberta

Hissss…. Hhhggggg…

(Alberta seems to have calmed down. She looks up at you with her big yellow eyes and you get the sense she just wants to go home now.

You should let her sit behind her on Summerblaze and take her back to Professor Hayden.)

Objectives: Take Alberta back to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Make sure she hangs on tight with all eight legs, as you rush back to Hayden with his beloved pet.

professor_hayden

ALBERTA!! My precious treasure!!

Where have you been, princess?

Quest completed

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Of Course You Shouldn’t Be Cold!

professor_hayden

My little angel, where did you get to, hmm?

Huh? No, Alberta! It’s me! Why are you hissing and spitting like that?

Perhaps you’re just cold? My little sweetie, of course you shouldn’t be cold! Easy now, easy my little lovely. I’ll get you a blanket.

Oh, but if I’m to get you a blanket, I have to go over there, relax!

Hmph? You’ll grab the blanket, you say Rita? Hmph okay. It’s in my rucksack by the tent.

Objectives: Fetch Alberta’s blanket from Professor Hayden’s rucksack.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

The backpack is on the ground on the other side of the tent.

professor_hayden

Here you go, my little princess! Your favorite blanket! Easy now, easy girl, I’m just going to drape it over you now…

Quest completed

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Nothing Wrong With Alberta!

professor_hayden

OUCH! Alberta! What are you doing?! I thought you wanted your blanket. Maybe you’re just thirsty? Or hungry? Or? Hmph!

What are you saying Rita? That there might be something wrong with Alberta?

Hmph! Just because she’s not in the mood for her blanket doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with her. Would you like a blanket over you in this heat? No, exactly.

Sweetie, don’t be afraid, I didn’t mean to raise my voice. You don’t need to have a blanket if you don’t want one, it’s fine. Would you like some food? Maybe I can make you some nice hot tea? Maybe we can go and look for frogs together! Would you like to look for some frogs, little princess?

Objectives: Talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 5 with Crescent Moon Village

Try to convince Hayden that Alberta might be ill.

professor_hayden

There’s nothing wrong with Alberta, Rita! Hmph!

If you’re going to say things like that, then you can just get going. Alberta and I are going to look for frogs! You can’t wait to look for froggies can you little sweetness?

(Perhaps it’s best you come back tomorrow to make sure everything’s okay with Alberta and Professor Hayden…)

Quest completed

Return to Professor Hayden tomorrow.

Day 120, Not Very Scientific Science – Epona Spoiler Alert

26 Tuesday Jan 2016

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Return to Professor Hayden’s tent in the Mirror Marshes to find another note from him.

Don’t Come Back If You’re Not You

self

Not at home. If it’s Rita, then you’re late. Wait at the same spot where we met for the first time instead.

Objectives: Ride to Professor Hayden and talk to him.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Oh, please don’t be stuck in a hole again, you crazy old man…

professor_hayden

There you are! Hmph. Youths...

Quest completed

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Mirror Marshes and the Moon Spring

professor_hayden

Alberta got home safely yesterday. She’s a cheeky little rascal, so I expect she was only just a bit bored. She promised me she’d stay home today though, and not go picking fights with Pamela’s bees.

You can meet Alberta later, she’s just a bit shy around new people. She’s fuzzy and cuddly, a big ball of snuggles if you ask me. Hmph.

I was just thinking… Umm… Hmph. Not that you’d be interested. If you had nothing better to do, then perhaps you’d like to see how I work?

Oh? You think it sounds exciting? Hmph. Youths.

So the insects yesterday weren’t really ‘work,’ that’s more to do with my hobbies. As I’m sure you remember, I said I was working for AAE and I’m here to investigate and study the Mirror Marshes.

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the temperature around here is a little different than in other places. This is down to the warm water that runs from the Moon Spring.

Why is the water warm? Hmph. It’s obvious. The old volcano that was here is providing the heat. That’s my theory anyway. There are some blockheads around who think they’ve got other explanations, but if you ask me, it’s the volcano. Hmph.

Now you know why I’m here and today I need to focus on collecting samples of the earth and water.

Enough about the Mirror Marshes, and the Moon Spring, and the volcano. We’ve got more important things to concentrate on.

Objectives: Talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Okie dokie, let’s get to it.

professor_hayden

Now you know why I’m here. Today I’ve got to focus on gathering samples from the earth and water.

Quest completed

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I Had Fun Once… It Was Awful

professor_hayden

Rita! Time to focus on the soil.

If I’m going to be able to test the soil in the Mirror Marshes and perform the necessary measurements, I need to gather samples from the ground.

What? You want to do it? This isn’t fun?! It shouldn’t be fun!! I had fun once and it was AWFUL!

Hmph. Well, by all means go and collect the samples, but don’t have fun.

Blithering bugs, these youths…

Objectives: Collect dirt samples then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Dismount your horse and use the glass vial to collect samples from the area around the river, then return to Hayden.

professor_hayden

Hmph. You got them? And they’re from different places?

Quest completed

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Easier to Frown Than Smile

professor_hayden

Hmm? You think I should smile more? Hmph, let me tell you something Rita. You use more muscles in your face when you frown than you do when you smile, so what can I say? I like to work out. Hmph.

But enough of that, we need to gather water samples for my tests. 

Mm-hmm? You want to collect them. Hmph. Of course you do. Well, by all means, go ahead, but it’s important that you pick them up from three different locations around the marshes.

Good, you get it. So, three different water samples is what I want.

Objectives: Gather water samples then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 30 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 25 with Crescent Moon Village

Collect water samples in the same manner you did with the soil samples, then return to Hayden.

professor_hayden

Hmph. I must admit that went rather quickly. Hmm. Enough with the compliments for today.

Quest completed

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Live in a Barrel and Smell Awful

professor_hayden

Hmph. Now we’ve got the soil and water samples we need. Time we walk back to the tent.

Blithering bugs, I do not enjoy going on walks.

Oh no, no, no, I don’t think so. I shan’t sit up on your horse and get a ride back. This should be all about trudging all the the way back until my feet are covered in blisters. Ideally, I’d like to live like Diogenes, the Greek philosopher. He lived in a barrel and smelled awful.

It’s not fantastic, it’s awful. But what a dream it would be to live like that. Thoroughly wonderful.

I’ll get to work on these blisters and see you back at the tent.

Objectives: Ride to Hayden’s camping spot and talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

What a weirdo…

professor_hayden

Hmph. You’ve had enough compliments for today, so I shan’t be saying anything else.

Quest completed

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Look on the Bright Side… Or Don’t

professor_hayden

Are you talking about smiling more again Rita?! Smiling is overrated. Almost as overrated as always looking on the bright side of life. I tried that once but brightness of the bright side blinded me so much that my eyes hurt and I had to spend 38 days in a cellar studying centipedes. Horrible experience, and I loved every minute.

But yes! The earth samples! If we’re to get any results at all before they’re too old, we’ll have to get a move on.

Umm… Yes, would you, erm, like to carry on helping? Hmph. Youths…

I’ll tell you what to do to be able to test the soil samples. Just follow my instructions.

Objectives: Follow Hayden’s instructions to be able to test the soil.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Pick up the vials and mix out the liquids in the order that Hayden tells you.

professor_hayden

Hmm… Interesting.

Quest completed

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An Interesting Result

professor_hayden

Hurry Rita! We need to write down the results! Here, take my notepad and pen and help me not down the numbers I say to you.

Objectives: Write down the results from the soil tests then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Use the pen and paper to take notes of the results of you testing.

professor_hayden

Hmph. So this is the result. Interesting.

Quest completed

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A Better Assistant Than Alberta

professor_hayden

Hmm… The results from the soil tests are most interesting. I don’t know whether that’s something to be especially excited about, but it’s certainly of interest.

I must admit you’re a better assistant than Alberta. She just runs around and wants to play and cuddle all the time, so I can’t ever have her with me out in the field.

Ah well, we should run the tests on the water samples and see what they come up with.

Oh, you want to help me with those as well? Then I suppose we’ll get going.

Objectives: Follow Hayden’s instructions for testing the water samples.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 30 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Test the water samples in the same way you did with the soil samples.

professor_hayden

This was… Unexpected…

Quest completed

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You Write, I Shout

professor_hayden

Quick, Rita! We need to write down the results. I’ll shout them out, you write them down.

Objectives: Write down the results from the water tests then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Use the pen and paper again to write down the new results.

professor_hayden

Hmm… I need to write up this report.

Quest completed

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Half a Thank You

professor_hayden

There we go! Now I’ve got a good report together that shows the different values to be found in the water and the soil. I’ll have to retake the samples though so that we can see if the values differ from day to day. Now, since it seems as though you’ve sort of become my assistant, you’ll need to come back and help me. Hmph… I don’t really think I’m about to be all emotional and shower you with thank yous, so…

We need to mail this report. Could you ride out and post it?

Objectives: Post the report in the mailbox then talk to Professor Hayden.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP, Black Suede Helmet

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Ride into Crescent Moon Village and put the report into the red mail box, then return to Professor Hayden.

professor_hayden

This isn’t any kind of thank you. Hmph. It’s just something I had laying around. That I bought. To say… Ugh. Just take it, there you go.

Quest completed

So there is a little glimmer of kindness inside your angry heart, old man.

You are now able to visit Professor Hayden to complete daily quests to collect and test soil and water samples.

Day 119, Rascal on the Loose – Epona Spoiler Alert

26 Tuesday Jan 2016

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Before a Race

ricky_winterwell

Welcome back Rita!

Now I’ve set up a really great cross country track for you and the Bulldogz to use. Would you like to give it a test run?

If you ride down to the stable, you should see Ginny. She’s one of the Bulldogz and she’ll be responsible for the track.

Talk to her and say hello from me. Then she’ll get you started and help you keep track of time. 

Objectives: Talk to Ginny.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 15 with New Hillcrest

Ride down the hill towards the stable, and you’ll find Ginny on the side of the road before you get to the stable.

ginny

Hi! You’re Rita, right? Ricky said you’d be popping by.

Quest completed

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The New Racecourse!

ginny

Hey, I’m Ginny! I’m part of Bulldogz, Jorvik’s best riding club.

I heard you wanted to try the new track Ricky built for us? Of course you can try it out, it’ll be exciting to see how quickly you can complete the course.

Good luck now!

Objectives: Ride the race as fast as you can.

Rewards: 55 Jorvik Shillings, 50 XP, 200 Horse XP

Reputation: 75 with New Hillcrest

This course can be challenging because the obstacles are quite large, and you only get ten seconds between checkpoints, instead of the normal twenty.

When you have finished the race, speak to Ginny.

ginny

Wow! That was FAST! You must’ve been riding forever!

Quest completed

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Curious About the Result…

ginny

Nice to meet you Rita!

Just come back and ask if you ever wanna try the course again, but now you should probably be getting back to Ricky. I think he’s curious about the result of your race, and he’ll want to know what you think of the course he set up!

Objectives: Talk to Ricky.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 10 with New Hillcrest

Return to Ricky and tell him what you think of the racecourse.

ricky_winterwell

How’d it go?

Quest completed

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Sore Muscles Everywhere!

ricky_winterwell

How was the gluten-free bread?

Umm… It was… Burnt. I’m not sure gluten-free is the right diet for me. I think I’m gonna go for the fruit and nut diet. Just loads of fruit. And nuts.

You still think a balanced, varied diet is best? Hmph. Nah, I’ll stick to my diet, thanks, haha!

Anyway, more important things to talk about: the competition! To be able to compete and qualify for districts, I need to send in my application.

Apparently this application form has to be filled in but I did so many bicep curls yesterday that I can hardly move my arms to hold a pen — my whole arm is shaking from having sore muscles!

Might you be able to fill it in for me?

Objectives: Fill in the application form.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with New Hillcrest

Dismount your horse and use the pen to complete the application.

ricky_winterwell

Great! Now it’s filled in! I just need a picture now before we can send it off.

Quest completed

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New Picture, New Try

ricky_winterwell

The only picture I have of myself is a few years old, so I think I need a new picture for the application. Could you take one for me?

I’ll just stand here. Should I smile or not?

You think I should smile? Okay, I’ll get ready. Just take one when you’re ready.

Objectives: Take a picture of Ricky.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with New Hillcrest

Use the camera to keep taking pictures until Ricky is happy with one.

ricky_winterwell

That picture feels like a good one! We’ll use it!

Quest completed

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Applied for Districts!

ricky_winterwell

Great! Rita, this feels like it’s gonna go really well. I’m just gonna do a few sit ups now, but maybe you could take the application form and the photo and post them in the mailbox for me?

Thanks!!

Objectives: Put the application in the mail, then talk to Ricky.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with New Hillcrest

Go to the red mailbox in the old part of New Hillcrest to send the letter, then return to Ricky.

ricky_winterwell

25! Whew! I managed 25 sit ups… Feels like I’m making progress!

Quest completed

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The Road to Districts

ricky_winterwell

The weeks ahead are gonna be filled with training and working out before the qualifiers for districts. If you want, you could come by and help me!

To start with, it’s mostly just jogging to get my overall fitness back up, but if you want to help, that’d be awesome!

I do a few extra bits and pieces of work around town; I deliver newspapers and collect trash. If you’ve got time, you could even help me with that so I’ve got more time to focus on my training…

Hey listen, thanks so much for all your help! If you hadn’t shown up and got me motivated, then there’d have been no hope left for the stable and its horses. Now we’ve got a shot at survival.

Objectives: Talk to Ricky.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP, White Knitted Cotton Sweater

Reputation: 10 with New Hillcrest

So glad to be of help!

ricky_winterwell

Oh yeah, I was supposed to say hey from Nathalie as well. She says thanks for helping us save the stable, and that we’ve got you a little present.

Here you go!

Quest completed

You can now help Ricky with daily quests of jogging, delivering newspapers, and collecting trash.

Pamela Moonriver in Crescent Moon Village seems pretty upset about something. Let’s go see what she needs help with.

Alberta, the Little Nuisance

pamela_moonriver

Grrr!

Get back here you little nuisance!

 Hello Rita!

See the mess Professor Hayden’s little darling has made?! Just wait ’til I get hold of her, I bet she’s still around here somewhere.

Alberta!! Come here!!

Could you ride over to Professor Hayden’s house and tell him that he needs to come and pick up his little cutie-pie? He’s my neighbor, so he lives in the house behind mine.

Objectives: Ride to Professor Hayden’s house and talk to him.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Make sure to go around the outside of Pam’s garden, because her bees are very upset and if they get near you, they will chase you away.

Look’s like there’s a note tacked to Hayden’s door, let’s see what it says.

self

Not at home, so you don’t need to come back. If you must know, I’m camping.

Quest completed

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Nobody Home

self

Seem’s like nobody’s home. Best ride back to Pamela and let her know Hayden’s gone camping.

Objectives: Talk to Pamela.

Rewards: 5 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Return to Pamela, again skirting around her garden.

pamela_moonriver

He’s out camping again?!

Quest completed

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Soothing Sugary Water

pamela_moonriver

Sigh.

Just look at what Hayden’s Alberta has done here! She’s flipped over all my beehives, so now the bees are going crazy, and to top it off, Hayden’s not even home! Who leaves their pets home alone when they’re out camping?! If he can’t keep Alberta under control, then he’ll have to keep her on a leash or something.

But I suppose we’ll get to Hayden and Alberta later. Now we need to calm down these angry bees before they fly off and attack the whole village. 

Would you mind helping?

I can always count on you!

The best way to get them to calm down is by giving them some sugary water, they love it!

Take these bowls and set them out next to the beehives. Be careful though, they’re pretty angry and could attack you if you get too close. 

Objectives: Set out the bowls of sugary water and be careful of the angry bees!

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Dismount your horse and walk into the garden. The bee swarms move in repetitive patterns, so watch their movements to be able to time yours. Place the bowls down by each of the toppled beehives to calm the bees. Once a bowl is placed, you can safely walk past that swarm. When all the bowls are placed, return to Pamela.

pamela_moonriver

Whew! Lovely, now they seem to be calming down.

Quest completed

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pamela_moonriver

Whew! Now the bees have calmed down in any case. Why did she come and cause all the fuss? Alberta’s nothing but trouble if you ask me.

Can you help me pick up the beehives again? The ones that Alberta flipped over anyway, the little terror.

Thanks, how lovely of you to help me.

Objectives: Set the beehives straight then talk to Pamela.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

With the bees calmed down, go into the garden and right all of the beehives, then return to Pamela.

pamela_moonriver

Thanks for all your help Rita.

Quest completed

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Tent Outside Town

pamela_moonriver

Hmm, now Hayden needs to get himself back home and deal with his little pet before she causes much more trouble for us here in the village.

If he’s not home, he’ll be out camping. He usually pitches his tent just outside the village. I’ve got an awful lot to do here at home so I haven’t got time to go looking for Hayden. Could you ride out to him and tell him to come back and pick up Alberta?

Thanks a lot! See you later!

Objectives: Look for Professor Hayden’s tent.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Leave the village to the east, but do not cross the bridges towards Stormgarden. Instead take the road to the Mirror Marshes. You’ll find Hayden’s tent off to the road a short way into the marshes.

Finding his tent, there’s another note for you to read.

self

Not at home. Out on field work by the river.

Enter at your own risk.

Quest completed

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Field Work by the River

self

Professor Hayden doesn’t seem to be here either, but he can’t be too far away…

On the ground you see a trail of footprints. If you follow them, perhaps they’ll lead you to Professor Hayden.

Objectives: Look for Hayden.

Rewards: 25 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Follow the footprints across the road farther into the marsh until you find Hayden stuck in a rather deep predicament.

stuck_hayden

Two days in a row now, I’ve had to rescue someone stuck…

professor_hayden

Hmph. 

Who would I be if I’m not Hayden? Do I look like the Tooth Fairy or something? Hmph. Youths…

Who are you then?

Quest completed

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Busy Being Stuck

professor_hayden

Rita? Mm-hmm, and what do you want then? Can’t you see I’m quite busy being stuck in this hole? If I want help?

Hmph. What do you think?

Youths…

Objectives: Help Hayden up from the hole.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

I think you do need help. Hmph. Seniors…

professor_hayden

Hmph…

Quest completed

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Blithering Bugs!

professor_hayden

Mm-hmm, and what could you possibly want then, Rita? I shouldn’t think you’re just out for a walk? If that’s the case, then you can just go for a walk somewhere I’m not. Okay?

What am I doing here?

Hmph. I’m studying the habitat of the Mirror Marshes. What are the Mirror Marshes? Hmph. Are you trying to make me laugh? I laughed once, and as I seem to remember it almost killed me. Hmph.

You’re standing in the Mirror Marshes. These ARE the Mirror Marshes.

I should probably add that it’s PROFESSOR Hayden, not just Hayden. I’ve been sent here to the Mirror Marshes by AAE to study the habitat. As you’ve probably already noticed, the area is completely unique. Thanks to the warm waters, the right conditions for quite unusual plant and animal life exist for them to live and thrive here. It’s said the crested beetle was found here for the first time in 1748. 

Oh, blithering bugs? Where’s my bag?

Without my bag, I won’t be able to get a moment’s work done! Grrr!

(If you help Professor Hayden find his bag, perhaps it’ll be easier to talk to him a little more afterwards?)

Objectives: Find Professor Hayden’s bag.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Search around the area for Hayden’s bag and return to him when you find it.

professor_hayden

Well what use was that? Now I have to look after the wretched bag! Everything was easier when I didn’t have the bag. Ugh. Youths…

Quest completed

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Crumbled Cookies as Bait

professor_hayden

Hmph. Since you’ve inconvenienced me enough to have found my bag, you could probably try doing something useful instead…

What? Pamela? Bees? Hmm, I haven’t got time for some ludicrous bee-frightener. Focus now instead, Rita, how about that? FOCUS!!

Take these cookies. No, we’re not going to eat them. Or at least I’m not. Sugar is the most disgusting thing in existence. Sweet and sickly. Ugh. Nope, down with sugar and sweeties, thank you very much.

Listen now instead. Insects like all that sweet rubbish, and I’m here to study them. This is why we need to attract them and the best way of doing that is using bait.

Take these cookies and crumble them up over there. I’m sure it’ll be quite enough to attract a few specimens.

Chop chop!

Objectives: Crumble the cookies then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Spread cookie crumbs in three different places near the river, then return to Hayden.

professor_hayden

You can eat whatever’s left of the cookies if you like, but I shan’t partake. Ugh. Disgusting. 

Quest completed

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You’re Not a Frog, Are You?

professor_hayden

Hmm, so you like eating cookies, do you? What do you think of insects?

Not to eat, of course! You’re not a frog, are you?

Hmph, anyway. Take this blanket and throw it out onto the ground so that we’ve got something to sit on while we wait for the insects to arrive.

Or maybe you’d prefer to stand?

Objectives: Lay out the blanket then talk to Hayden.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 20 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Place the blanket on the ground near where you placed the cookies, then return to Hayden.

professor_hayden

Hmph…

Quest completed

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10 Hours to Wait!

professor_hayden

Are you just going to stand there like some kind of crane? Sit down before your legs fall asleep. This kind of think isn’t for the delicate. Once upon a time I had to wait for THREE hours, it was simply ghastly! TEN hours is what it should take! At least! Otherwise it doesn’t feel as though one has waited properly.

Sit yourself down so we can wait for these little critters to appear.

Objectives: Sit down and wait for the insects with Hayden.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 15 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Sit down next to Hayden and start your dreadful wait.

professor_hayden

You’ll just have to say if you can’t cope with the wait. It takes serious patience for this kind of research.

Quest completed

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Centipedes, Beetles, and Ants, Oh My!

professor_hayden

Look Rita! Have you seen? Centipedes, beetles, and ants! All of them have been lured in by the sweet smell of cookies. Here are three glass jars!

Place one of each type of insect in a jar so I can get a better look at them.

Chop chop!

Objectives: Trap three different kinds of insects in the glass jars.

Rewards: 10 Jorvik Shillings, 5 XP

Reputation: 10 with Crescent Moon Village

Well technically, centipedes aren’t insects, but now’s not the time to split hairs…

Use the glass jars from your inventory to capture each of the bugs, then return to Hayden.

professor_hayden

Fascinating, beautiful little beings! Don’t you agree?

Quest completed

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Fabulous Little Critters!

professor_hayden

Oh, how I love ants! Wonderful animals, wouldn’t you say? Did you know that certain types of ants can carry objects that weigh fifty times their own body weight? That’s like you being able to carry a car. Or more accurately, an adult giraffe. Ants are wonderful little animals. Sorry, you said something about Pamela and bees?

Hmm, yes, let’s talk about it later instead.

We need to gather a little bit of the insects’ surroundings and place it in the jars so that my little friends can feel at home while I study them.

Objectives: Gather some moss, twigs, and leaves for the insects.

Rewards: 15 Jorvik Shillings, 10 XP

Reputation: 15 with Crescent Moon Village

Use the bug jars to gather habitat stuff, then return to Hayden when the bugs are made to feel at home.

professor_hayden

Look! Just look how delighted they are now they’ve got twigs and moss!

Quest completed

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She Just Wants to Play

professor_hayden

Right, what have you been trying to tell me about Pamela and the bees?

WHAT?! Pamela chased Alberta away from her bees? Grrr! How dare she? Alberta is so kind, and wouldn’t hurt a fly! Well, she certainly won’t have wanted to destroy any beehives. She probably just wanted to play. 

I need to find Alberta at once! If Pamela scared her off with a broom, then she must be terrified. Don’t worry Alberta, I’m coming!

We’ll need to take the insects to my tent, would you help me carry them there?

Gosh, how helpful you are. Be careful so that you don’t drop my insects as you ride. See you over at the tent.

Objectives: Take the jars of insects to Hayden’s camping spot.

Rewards: 20 Jorvik Shillings, 25 XP

Reputation: 20 with Crescent Moon Village

Ride carefully and slowly to Hayden’s tent. If the meter fills up, the jars will break and you will have to start again.

Meet Hayden by his tent.

professor_hayden

I need to hurry away and look for Alberta now. Not a good idea you come. Alberta is rather skittish around new people. 

Quest completed

Return to Professor Hayden tomorrow.