Smuggling

Questor Offer

You wouldn't have any problem doing a bit of smuggling for me, would you, [your first name]? There's a possibility of risk, but a certainty of profit for both of us. Your share would be [gold] gold pieces. What do you say?

Smuggling is a nasty word, isn't it? I prefer to say I need some legally ambiguous stuff brought to a place where some elements will welcome it, and others, the law specifically, will not. Interested?

Refuse Quest

We never met then. Remember that, [your first name].

In that case, I will deny ever meeting you.

Accept Quest

Grand. Here's the scheme, [your first name]. I have a little side business exporting [item] to [conhouse's town], but my regular agents are being watched by the [the ruler's title]'s guard. If you can get the [item] into [conhouse's town] to a place called [conhouse], my client [contact] will give you the [gold] gold pieces I mentioned. Don't talk to any lawmen while you have the [item] and don't fail to get to [conhouse] in [quest time] days, or I'll make it my life business to destroy your reputation with the government, the underworld, and anyone else I can think of. But I'm sure you won't fail me. Good luck, my child. Make [quest giver] proud.

Quest Complete

Jolly nerve-wracking sitting here, waiting for you, [your first name]. Ah, the [item]. Good quality this. Here, here's the [gold] gold pieces. Good doing business with you and [quest giver].

Rumors During Quest

The [item] smuggling between [quest giver's place] and [conhouse's town] is a [the region] disgrace.

The [the ruler's title] has vowed to do something about the [item] smuggling spree.

Rumors Postsuccess

They'll never be able to end the [item] smuggling in [the region]. Too much demand.

[the ruler's title] [the ruler] has appointed [quest giver] special enforcer in the war against smuggling.

Questor Postsuccess

[contact] tells me you arrived just fine. For that, I thank you.

Questor Postfailure

Maybe you betrayed me, maybe you're just a bad smuggler. Either way, sod off.

Quest Log Entry

[the quest date]: [quest giver] of [quest giver's place] has given me some [item] to smuggle into [conhouse's town]. The name of my contact there is [contact] and [he/she] will be waiting at [conhouse] there. Naturally, I'll need to watch out for the city guards in this enterprise. I have [quest time] days to get there.

Message 1011

Dear [your first name], You have been set up. [contact] is not at [conhouse]. A knight named [guard] is waiting there to ambush you. If you want to get rid of that [item], bring it to me at [contact2's town] here in [contact2's place]. [contact2]

Message 1012

A letter has been slipped into your hands.

Message 1013

[the quest date]: I received a letter from someone by the name of [contact2], saying that [conhouse] is a trap. I have been offered the option of giving the [item] to this [contact2] at [his/her] inn in [contact2's place], [contact2's town].

Message 1014

Ah, you received my letter. Good thing for you. There was a nasty situation brewing and I'd hate to have you caught up in it. I'll take that [item] in return for my services clearing up your involvement in this botched smuggling scheme. No need to thank me.

Message 1015

Wait a minute, kid. We don't want you. Just [quest giver] and the [item]. Hand it over and you can get out of here, okay?

Listen, kid, nothing personal. Just gimme the [item] and I'll tell my boss you got away. Deal?

Message 1016

Yer a smart kid. Now, get outta here.

Message 1017

[quest giver] isn't going to be happy about you holding on to the [item], but it's too late to deliver it anywhere. You might be able to sell it somewhere ... -- Symbols used in the QRC file: -- -- [he/she] occurs 1 time. -- [his/her] occurs 1 time. -- [your first name] occurs 7 times. -- [the quest date] occurs 2 times. -- [the region] occurs 2 times. -- [the ruler] occurs 1 time. -- [the ruler's title] occurs 1 time. -- [the ruler's title] occurs 2 times. -- [guard] occurs 1 time. -- [quest time] occurs 6 times. -- [contact2's place] occurs 4 times. -- [quest giver's place] occurs 2 times. -- [conhouse's town] occurs 4 times. -- [contact2's town] occurs 2 times. -- [conhouse] occurs 5 times. -- [contact2] occurs 3 times. -- [contact] occurs 4 times. -- [gold] occurs 3 times. -- [item] occurs 14 times. -- [quest giver] occurs 8 times.