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 | | Subject: Death Plateau Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:56 pm | |
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| Difficulty | Easy | | Length | Short | | Quest Point'(s) | 1 |
Start point:
Speak to Denulth, commander of the Guard at the Burthorpe training ground.
To Start:
Denulth
Skill/Other Requirements:
The ability to beat a level 4 Troll.
Quest Requirements:
None.
Quest Rewards:
1 Quest point , 3x 100 XP Reward Lamps, access to a repeatable reward. 2 Treasure Hunter keys.
Quests Unlocked/Partially Unlocked by completing this Quest:
Items Needed at Quest Start:
Pickaxe.
Items Acquired During Quest:
Description: |
Death Plateau
Instructions:
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Walkthrough
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 | You | Hello! |  | Commander Denulth | Hello citize, how can I help you? | |
- [v] 1. Do you have any quests for me?:
| Commander Denulth | We do have a quest, if you believe that you are ready for it. | | YOU | I was born ready. What do you need me to do? | | Commander Denulth | The trolls have taken up a position on Death Plateau, and we can't move them. | | Commander Denulth | As you know, the trolls have been pushing us hard, and we have to do something before they get too dug in and begin sending forces down the pass. | | Commander Denulth | They have stone throwers lining the only path up there that we know about, and the only entrance is narrow and easy to hold. | | Commander Denulth | If i didn't know they were pretty much mindless animals i would almost admire the position they have taken. | | YOU | And you want me to go up there and kill them? | | Commander Denulth | Well, no. Sending you alone would be suicidal. What we need is to find another way up there. | | Commander Denulth | If we can find another route, then we can try and ambush them, or just spy on their movements. | | Commander Denulth | There is a cave beyond the defensive wall to the north west, at the foot of the plateau, where you will find a dwarf called Sabbot. | | Commander Denulth | He's a surly old geezer, but a good ally. He and his wife were surveying the mountain before the trolls arrived. | | Commander Denulth | To get there, go north-west from here, then west past the tower and the ruined wall. Then turn north and you can't miss it. | | Commander Denulth | If you go and speak to him, I'm sure that at the very least he'll be able to tell you another route up to the plateau. | | Commander Denulth | We really need you to help us, with some urgency. It will be dangerous, and you may have to face some combat. Can you do it? | | | - ACCEPT QUEST SCREEN!:
| | YOU | This sound like a pretty important job, I'll do it. | | Commander Denulth | That's great news. May the gods grant you speed. | |
- [-] 2. What is this place?:
| Commander Denulth | Welcome to the Principality of Burthorpe! | | Commander Denulth | We are the Imperial Guard for his Royal Highness Prince Anlaf of Burthorpe. | | Commander Denulth | Can I assist you with anything else? | |
- [-] 3. You can't, thanks:
| Commander Denulth | Very well. | |
  | You | Hello there. |  | Freda | Hello. How can i help you? | |
- [-] 1. Who are you?:
| Freda | I'm Freda, welcome to my humble home! | | Freda | My husband, Sabbot, and i came here to start a trading post. You know, selling dwarven arms to the Guard. | | Freda | Then the trolls came and took over the plateau before we could get established, so i came to live here. | | YOU | What about your husband? | | Freda | That stubborn old mule won't leave the cave we were in! He'd rather die than let the trolls win. | | Freda | I send him soup and letters now and then, and those nice men in town make sure he's okay. | | Freda | Is there anything else you want? |
- [-] 2. Aren't you afraid of the trolls up here?:
| Freda | Not at all. There used to be a few around here, but i soon dealt with them. | | YOU | How? Aren't trolls really fierce in combat? | | Freda | Yes, but I'm fiercer! | | Freda | I'll have you know I've not been a trader all my life. I do know which end of an axe will do the most damage to a troll. | | Freda | Besides, some of those nice young men from town give me a hand if the trolls come in numbers. But after the last time the trolls seem to have got the hint. | | Freda | It's astonishing what waving an axe at groin height will do to break the will of even the biggest troll! | | YOU | So why don't you live with your husband then. | | Freda | Well, i can take on the occasional wandering troll, but a whole horde of them is something else entirely. | | Freda | This place may not be the safe, but at least it's not the middle of a warzone. | | Freda | Anything else i can help you with? | |
- [v] 3. Do you know of any other way through the mountains?:
| Freda | I might do. Where are ya trying to get to? | | YOU | Death Plateau. I have been asked by the commander of the guard to try and scout a new route up to attack the trolls. | | Freda | Hmm...Death Plateau eh? I can't say I know another way up there. | | Freda | I do know a few secret goat paths and climbing spots out there, you know? But nothing that'd be useful for the guard. | | Freda | I can get away with scrambling about on my own over the paths with my climbing boots. | | Freda | But you'd never get away with moving lots of men around. The trolls would see you coming from miles away. | | YOU | Thanks. I guess I'll keep looking. | | Freda | You should go ask my husband, Sabbot. He's been living a lot closer to the plateau, and might have an idea. | | YOU | Thanks, I'll go check that out. | | Freda | Is there anything else before ya go? | |
- [-] 4. That's all, thanks:
| Freda | Oh? Well you take care on your way back. | |
   | You | Hello there. |  | Sabbot | Hello. What are you after? | | You | I wanted to ask you something. | |
- [v] 1. I've been sent to look for a route to Death Plateau. Can you help?:
| Sabbot | Ambush the trolls, eh? That's an idea. First good one i've heard the Guard have in a long while. | | Sabbot | But it's not my problem, so i suggest you take your fancy talk elsewhere! | | You | Well I'm not moving until you help me! | | Sabbot | Well try not to get in me way, because i'm not going to help ya! | | You | Fine! | | Sabbot | Fine! | | You | Fine! | | Sabbot | Fine! | | You | Fine! | | Sabbot | You're really not goin' to move, are ya? | | You | No! | | Sabbot | All right. I'll help. | | Sabbot | If nothin' else i don't want ya standing there watching us while i sleep! | | You | So you know a way up to Death Plateau? | | Sabbot | Well if ya want up there you've got two choices. | | Sabbot | The first one is you can try the airy-fairy, lacklustre, shoddy way, clambering over the rocks like some cross-eyed goat! | | Sabbot | Faffing around like a fool, scramblin' about, hand o'er hand, foot o'er foot. | | Sabbot | Nobody's meant to get around like that, man! it's demeaning! | | You | Well, uh, what's the other way? | | Sabbot | Ah, the proper way. UNDER the rocks. | | You | So, what, you want me to dig a tunnel? | | Sabbot | Haddaway, man. The trolls might be thick, but they'll spot you carting rubble out by the ton. | | Sabbot | No, what you need is to break into one of the natural caves under here. That'll sort you out. | | Sabbot | Then you can enjoy the wonderful sport of cavin' and pot holin'. | | Sabbot | Ahh, the great feel of scrambling and o'er foot through dar, dank passages...bliss! | | You | Well, where are these caverns, and can you be sure it'll come out where i need to go? | | Sabbot | Well i didn't get much time to do anything but make some notes before the trolls came. | | Sabbot | I bet Freda had time to put them all together. She's a bit soft in the head from all her living on the surface, but still a canny lass when it comes to geology. | | Sabbot | You can't miss her place. It's a little house to the west of here. You just need to follow the only path in that direction, and you'll get there. | | Sabbot | I don't know why she keeps to that place when we have a nice comfy cave right here we can turn into a proper home. | | Sabbot | It's you lot that i blame! All your gallivanting around on the surface has turned her head! | | You | Uh...right, i'll go and ask her about the survey, then. | | Sabbot | Aye, see you later then. Watch your head on the way out, mind. | |
- [-] 2. Why are you living in this cave?:
| Sabbot | Cave? CAVE? This is no cave, ya idiot! | | Sabbot | This is clearly the entrance hall to the trading post I'm gonna set up with me wife, once the trolls are gone. | | Sabbot | We're going to have some shelves over there, and put the store room over there... | | You | Well...you have to admit it's a little...unpolished. | | Sabbot | Aye? Well blame the missus for that! The second the trolls came along she packed all the trolls up and moved into her fancy-dan little cottage. | | Sabbot | But not me. I'm not shifting for some stupid trolls. It's them or me, and I'm winning so far. | | Sabbot | One day they'll all be dead. | | Sabbot | Then I'll work this place into a proper little home and shop. Then who'll be laughing, eh? | | You | Probably you, in a high-pitched, insane cackle. | | Sabbot | I heard that! | | You | Uh, I need to ask something else. | |
- [-] 3. Do You Want me to get anything for you?:
| Sabbot | Oh, is it now? Well get yourself off then. Watch your head on the way out, mind. | | Sabbot | No! | | You | But i could get you a pickaxe, or a hammer. | | Sabbot | No! | | You | What about some food, or some tea? | | Sabbot | No! | | Sabbot | I don't need you, or yer fancy tools. I'm a dwarf! If i can't do it on me own then i might as well not bother! | | Sabbot | Do ye think i'd be stuck in this hole, fighting trolls with me bare hands and teeth, eating moss, and chipping the walls with a stone if i didn't think i could do it? | | Sabbot | These trolls aren't gonna beat me! I'm gonna outlast them, and when me wife comes to her senses she'll come back and we can set up together! | | Sabbot | Aye, we'll set up this little shop, just like we planned. And no trolls are gonna stop us. | | You | Uh...okay | |
- [-] 4. I think that's it for now.:
| Sabbot | Oh, is it now? Well get yourself off then. Watch your head on the way out, mind. | |
 | You | Hello there. | | Freda | Hello. How can i help you? | |
- [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | Can I see the survey you and your husband did on the cave under death Plateau? | | Freda | What do you want that for? | | You | Well, i am looking for another way to get onto death Plateau so the Guard can amvush the trolls. Your husband told me that there could be caves under it that i could use. | | Freda | Oh, he would go telling you that, the old duffer! | | You | You mean there aren't any? | | Freda | There are some, but he doesn't understand that humans like you prefer running about and climbing over things instead of digging around. | | You | He did seem a little...upset about the idea of rock climbing. | | Freda | Yes, that sounds about right! He's always hated it ever since i managed to get from Rimmington to Taverly overground faster than he went underground! | | Freda | He tried going overground himself next time, slipped on some snow and ended up bashing his shoulder on a rock, bless him. | | Freda | Anyway, this survey. I can make a start on it after i get back from town. So you'll have to wait for me to be done with it. | | Freda | The survey we made is written in some very technical terms, and i'll need to dig out all the information for ya. | | You | Is there any chance you could do this and then go into town? | | Freda | Well i could, but i really need to get my climbing boots re-spiked. If i don't have that done i might run into trouble if the weather turns | | You | What if i went and got the boots fixed for you? Would you make a start on the survey then? | | Freda | That sounds like a pretty good idea? You're on. I'll make a start while you go take care of this little job for me. | | Freda | just go and see Dunstan. He knows how i like them. Good smith, that man - for a human, obviously. | | You | Where does he live? | | Freda | In one of the houses to the east of Burthorpe castle. His is the one in the middle. | | Freda | In fact, it would probably be quicker if you used the home teleport spell. It saves you running all the way there and then all the way back. | | You | Thanks for the tip! | | |
Freda hands you some old climbing boots
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  | You | Hi! |  | Dunstan | Hi! Did you want something? | |
- [v] 1. Can you put some fresh spikes on these climbing boots for me?:
| Dunstan | Hey, these are Freda's boots. Where did you get them? | | You | She gave them to me to get re-spiked. Can you do it, please? | | Dunstan | Oh, I suppose so. There you go then, here are your boots. | | Dunstan |  | |
- [-] 2. Is it okay if i use your anvil?:
| Dunstan | So you're a smith are you? | | You | I dabble. | | Dunstan | A fellow smith is welcome to use my anvil! | | You | Thanks! |
- [-] 3. Can you repair my items for me?:
| Dunstan | Of course i can, though the materials may cost you. Just hand me what you've got and i'll have a look. | |
- [-] 4. Nothing, thanks.:
| Dunstan | All right. Speak to you later then. | |
 - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | Is the report ready? | | Freda | Aye, i just finished it about a minute before you walked in. You've got a good sense of timing. | | You | That's great! I have your boots too, by the way. | | Freda | That's grand, I'll take them off your hands. Here's the report. | | |
Freda hands you her fresh copy of the survey
| | You | Thanks; I'll take this back to Sabbot's cave. Is there anything you want me to take to him? | | Freda | Nah, you're alright. He'd not accept it anyway the stubborn goat that he is! |
  - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | Can you help me with this survey? | | Sabbot | Oh? What's this? Look like the wife's done a nice, simple version for you to follow. | | You | Yes, but i'd still like a little help, if that's alright. | | Sabbot | You human...give it here! | | Sabbot | Uh... Huh... I see... | | Sabbot | That's it. All ya need to do is dig over there. Look like there is a weak point behind the rock that'll let you into the caverns. | | |  | |
 - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| Sabbot | Hey! Watch it! You humans don't know how to mine cleanly at all, do ya? | | You | Well it is pretty messy work. | | Sabbot | Excuses, excuses... | |
 - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | Will you look at that... Death Plateau! | | You | I'm sure we'll be able to ambush the trolls from up here. | | You | and best of all, those dirty, stupid trolls don't know a thing about it. |  | The Map | 'ullo. | | You | Uh... |
 | You | Err...hello? | | The Map | 'Ullo. | |
- [-] 1. Who are you??:
| The Map | I's the map. | | You | The map? | | The Map | Yus. I's got the map, so me and me mates can hav a look around fer ways t' get down t' hooman town for the fightin'. | | You | You have a map to Burthorpe? Who made it? | | The Map | Big boss made it. But den i ate it. | | You | You...ate the map? | | The Map | Yus. Den the uvver troll say mean fings. | | The Map | Lookit dis stoopid troll. He so stoopid he eats the map. | | The Map | Den dey all called me The Map from den on. | |
- [-] 2. [Chat-Log-Missing] What are you doing here?:
- [v] 3. Prepare to die, troll!:
| The Map | I eat you, hooman! | |
- [v] 4. err, i've got to be going now.:
| The Map | No! You is food! I eat you! | |
 - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | I think that take care of him. I'll just take that tunnel or teleport back to Burthorpe and speak to Denulth. | |
 - [v] Extended main quest-line dialogue:
| You | I've found a hidden overlook point over the route that leads u to Death Plateau! | | Commander Denulth | Can we use it to get into the plateau itself? | | You | Not really... but it is a great place to attack the trolls from where they don't expect it. | | Commander Denulth | Ambush their reinforcements as they come through the choke point... I love it! We'll thin their numbers and give our troops on the front lines some respite. | | Commander Denulth | Come, let's plan a little surprise for the trolls. You've done great work today. | |
 Congratulations! You have completed: 'Death Plateau' | |
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