The Crazed Mercenary

Questor Offer

Welcome [your name]. My name is [quest giver]. The order has just been told of a crazed, orc mercenary that needs to be stopped. Are you willing to take up this quest?

Refuse Quest

Your modesty does you justice, [your first name]. Feel free to return when you are less faint of heart.

Accept Quest

Very well. In a dark pit not too far away, a cursed place called [the dungeon], an [soldier] named [soldier] has been conspiring with a group of renegade mages, even worse than the Necromancers, to destroy [the region]. Perhaps he feels that he was wronged by the [the ruler's title], perhaps it is merely the unreasoning hate that orcs often exhibit toward humans. The important thing is that he must be stopped, before his blind fury and the magic of the mages have truly disastrous results. Stop him, [your first name] any way you can. If you have not returned with the situation remedied in [2mondung] days, if it isn't too late, we knights will do the job ourselves. Pray, do not let it come to that.

Quest Fail

Should you not be in [the dungeon] now, [your first name]?

Quest Complete

Well done, [your first name]. The orcs are moving out of [the dungeon], so your mission must have been successful. You are truly a worthy member of our order.

Rumors During Quest

[the dungeon] is a perfect location for the orcs to gather -- it's so remote.

The orcs and the renegade mages are planning something horrible for [the region].

Rumors Postfailure

The land has been cursed by the mages. It may be war, plague, famine, or all.

No one could do anything to stop the unholy alliance of orc and mage.

Rumors Postsuccess

The orcs have left [the dungeon] suddenly. Their leader was sick or even dead.

[the region] was saved by the sacrifice of a brave and resourceful [your race] mercenary.

Questor Postsuccess

Greetings, [your title]. How goes it with you, Orc Slayer?

Questor Postfailure

Dashed pity about those orcs and mages getting away. Well, it happens.

Quest Log Entry

[the quest date]: [quest giver] of [quest giver's town] in [quest giver's place] wants me to stop an [soldier] bent on destroying [the region]. The orc lives in a hole called [the dungeon] with his troops. I have [2mondung] days to deal with this threat and return to [quest giver's town].

Message 1013

You are handed a smudged note by an even more smudged little boy. He's obviously not a professional courier, but he moves almost as quickly as he runs away.

Message 1014

You have slain the [soldier].

Message 1015

Ah, that hair. So, she lives yet ... I must tell Skullsplitter that his lady love has not left [the region]. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, [your first name]. If my master had brought death to [the region] with the help of his mage allies, he might have slain a woman that means more to him that the most bloody revenge he could have on the [the ruler's title]. Once again, I thank you, friend.

Message 1017

I heared you were a godsend, [your title]. [a god] bless you and keep you. I wish I could give ya something to aspress my gratitude. Here, I got this from a lady who felt sorry for me. It is so fine and lovely, I couldn sell even when I was so hunger. Please take it for my thanks. -- Symbols used in the QRC file: -- -- [a god] occurs 1 time. -- [your first name] occurs 6 times. -- [your name] occurs 1 time. -- [your title] occurs 2 times. -- [the quest date] occurs 1 time. -- [your race] occurs 2 times. -- [the region] occurs 6 times. -- [the ruler's title] occurs 6 times. -- [2mondung] occurs 2 times. -- [soldier] occurs 1 time. -- [the dungeon] occurs 6 times. -- [quest giver's place] occurs 5 times. -- [soldier] occurs 4 times.