Test of the Searcher

Welcome, my friend. If Master Luther sent you here you must be ready to get to work.

Floran Village needs more good workers like you. We don't have a guard or even a single skilled person!

I have been waiting for you since I received the warrant of appointment. Take this and give it to my adjutant Militia Leirynn...

She is a modest lady. I am afraid that work here may not be as easy as you think... I thank you in advance.

Most of the villagers who are left are the ones lucky enough to have escaped the Lord's tyranny. The troops are not defending the village so the villagers must defend themselves!

Strangers and thieves overwhelm us as a sick tyrant oppresses us! These dark days may get darker still...

What are you still doing here? You must take the warrant I gave you to my adjutant Leirynn.

Do whatever she says!

No one understands the situation here better than Leirynn. Follow her instuctions explicitly.

I know you won't disappoint me.

Thank you for dealing with the delu lizardman. I heard of your triumph from Leirynn

What's this, you found a strange map? Let me see it...

Hmm...

It is said that the source of this gold was relics collected by Duke Ashton's men from ancient ruins. No one has seen this gold since it vanished enroute from Gludio Castle Town to Dion Castle Town to support the war.

It is rumored to be a vast amount, no one really knows. But now we have this map!

I believe this map will lead us to the prince's gold! I wonder how that delu lizardman got this?

If we can get to the gold before our opponents we will be able to hire soldiers and buy weapons with which to defend the village.

Think of this as your last test. You must find the other parts of this map and get the prince's lost gold bar.

Whether you are successful or not, I will write you the letter of recommendation you need.

Royal Guards of the Lord? Gold of Prince Ashiton? What are you talking about? Are you drunk?

...! This map... From where...!?. Whew... I never expected to see this map again... Ok. I will tell you.

Prince was going to hire Soldiers with that gold. The Shark Troop famous for its inhumanity...

Although I didn't have a duty toward the village people, I coudn't just let the people fall into the shark's mouth. So I instigated my comrades...

I buried the gold in the Dion Castle Town's southern forest. We made a map to the place, divided into 4 pieces and gave took 1 piece each. We could never find it again with just 1 piece...

I knew that the gold was Cursed Village after I heard about the unfortunate deaths of my 3 comrades. So I decided to forget it all and live quietly here.

Solt and I were very close... He died on his way home to Elmoreden. Murdered by thieves called Road Scavengers...

Makell was the idealist, he joined the rebel army... In the end, he was caught and executed. His body was hung from a tree as a reminder to others... This

Did you come for the Mark of the Searcher? The Mark is given to those who's ability for 'finding hidden things' is recognized. Every year, numerous Hunters Village, Scouts, Excavators and even some Assassins come to me in hope of receiving the Test of the Searcher though you don't seem like one of them... Are you sure I am the right person you are looking for?

(Quest only available for Human Rogue, Elven Village Ranger, Assassin, or Raider above level 39.)

Welcome. Recently a lot of delu lizardmen are gathering together. I guess that they are watching for a town with a weak defense. The villagers are relying heavily on us, it makes me anxious that we don't know a way to escape it either... We are relatively weak compared to them so our only choice is the guerilla tactic...

I know it must be too sudden for you, but please find the delu lizardmen's shaman and get rid of them. They say that there are 10 of them all together.

Thank you. Thanks to your help, we now can pause for breath a while... One more thing. According to the latest news it seems that their real purpose is not the invasion of Floran Village... They seem to be looking for something in this area. What kind of precious thing could it be that the whole tribe is looking for it... Perhaps Delu Chief Kalkis knows something about it. Will you be able to go and investigate and kill him afterwards?

This map...? Seems that it's a nearby area, but it looks a bit strange, though. I can't understand anything, anyway. Take this map with the report to Hierarch Alex. And follow his directions. Then, excuse me...

Are you still there? Take the report to Alex before it is too late. He'll be looking forward to hearing the news. ...In fact , there is something that bothers me about the map...

I heard that you got special missions fromAlex. I am so grateful that a stranger like you who doesn't even belong to this village is working so hard for us. I don't know exactly, but I heard that the militia is no longer starving thanks to you...

When the time comes, will you let me invite you to dinner?

I have a friend named Borys who used to be one of the Lord's royal guards. He was an excellent soldier until the death of his wife sent him into an alcoholic haze and he lost his position. He is in Gludio Castle Town now, take this letter and find him. He may be able to tell you more.

So you still have not met Borys? Go to Gludio Castle Town, you will find him there.

Tell him Alex sent you, he will be sure to help you. Don't forget to ask him about the prince's lost gold!

Burp. The royal Guards of the Lord? Yeah. They were royal Guards once. The Lord's gold? Of course the stories are true. I heard it all when I was a sentry at the Lord's camp. But I am too thirsty to talk now. The finest Malukian wine will do nicely... This wine is only available from the Dark Elves! I heard that the Dark Elf Village trader named 'Tweety' has a stock of it...

It is a strong wooden chest. It's locked up.

A hard wooden box and a rusty key was found.

The box is open. Twenty gold bars are found inside.

The Malrukian Wine is of the highest quality, which was made by distilling the spider's poison. The secrets of making it is only inherited by the chosen ones, even among the Dark Elves. I cannot give it out to just anyone.

I shall make a proposal. If you can find 10 pouches of the Red Spore DustI shall trade them with the wine. What do you say? Will you accept my proposal?

You shall be able to find the Red Spore Dust from the giant fungus. The giant fungus can be found in the Sea of Spores. If you bring me 10 pouches of the Spore Dust, I shall give you the Malrukian Wine. I wrote this down on the contract. Here, you sign here... Yes, it's done. May the protection of Shilen be with you.

You have brought 10 pouches of the Red Spore Dust. I shall give you the Malrukian Wine as I promised. Here, enjoy it...!

How did you like the profound taste of the Malrukian Wine? Well... It could be hard for a non-Dark Elf Village to understand its true flavor...

Ahh... This is it! Outstanding! My tongue is loosed by the fragrant nectar...

Obviously the Lord's gold was being transported from Gludin Village to Dion Castle Town. The 4 royal Guards carrying the gold schemed to hide it away... The Lord unsuccessfully pursued them. Somehow people got the idea that they perished in an accident..

Actually, one of them, named Rovelt, is still alive. Now he goes by Guard Jacks and guards the Dwarf traders. He is probably somewhere in the southern part of Southern Entrance of Wastelands now. He will tell you everything if show him this. Take it and go, my young friend.

Rovelt is now called Guard Jacks... He's been hired by the Dwarf traders in the southern part of Southern Entrance of Wastelands. Anyway, when you show him the document I gave you he will tell you everything about prince Ashton and the gold.

My memory is not so good...I will give you my diary instead. If you can find the maps of Solt and Makell with this, I will give you my portion of the map. I have quit my job and am trying to come to terms with my past. I have no desire for gold. I just hope that if the gold is found it is used for a good cause...

Solt was murdered on his way home to the Elmoreden Kingdom. He was murdered by thieves called Road Scavengers near the Corridor of Death. He was my best friend... Such a needless death...

Makell was incensed by Prince Ashton's tyranny and joined a rebel army of farmers. Eventually he was caught and executed. He was hanged with other rebels.

Prince Ashton decreed that his body be hung from a tree as a lesson to others...but the tree itself became animated and is now called Hanged Man Ripper, and roams about the scaffold.

You have found the maps of Solt and Makell! Now with my portion all 4 pieces are reunited! Let us put them together and hold it close to the candle...

These four dots create a cross... Here, the gold is buried in this place! I will mark it on your world map. No payment is necessary, but I do expect you to use the gold for a good cause as you promised.

Go now and find the gold! I have heard that there are evil spirits searching for the gold in that area as well. Good luck!

Excellent work, my friend! Isn't it ironic that this gold collected at the behest of such a selfish Lord should be used for the good of the ones he oppressed?

We all have you to thank for this. Please take this letter of recommendation to Master Luther. I am honored to call you my comrade-in-arms. May God smile on your future ...

You are still here? You are welcome to stay here and fight for Floran Village's people, however, you must follow your own faith. I pray you find it.

If you give the letter of recommendation to Master Luther, he will bestow upon you the Mark of the Searcher.

Ha ha! I guess that Alex didn't want to let you go. At the end of the recommendation letter he wrote jestingly that he would like me to come up with a fault and send you back to him. I am already aware of the story that you have won back Baron Ashton's gold from the delu lizardmen. I guess that it was quite interesting for you, am I right?

What do you think? How about going back to Alex as he had suggested? Ha ha! It was a joke. Here, take it! It is the Mark of the Searcher. Thank you for the good job you have done!