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A Rare Ingredient

A Rare Ingredient is an entry in the Quests database, listed under NPC.

What people say

Questor Offer

How would you like to have a lovely [reward] from my treasury, [your first name]? My alchemist has ordered a very rare ingredient he needs for an important experiment and we need someone to pick it up. Do you think you could handle that, [your first name]?

Refuse Quest

Well, that's odd. You might try not to have such a mercenary's heart, [your first name].

Accept Quest

Excellent, [your first name], I knew you would be game. Take this [item1] down to [contact's town] in [contact's place]. There's a [contact] there by the name of [contact]. Ask [him/her] to give you the [item2] [he/she]'s brought up from the south. Make sure you're there and back in [first part time] days. All righty then, [your first name]. I'm relying on you. Don't make me regret it.

Quest Fail

The [item2], [your first name]? Remember? And don't dawdle.

Quest Complete

Good timing, [your first name]. My alchemist will be so pleased -- it is a most excellent [item2]. As I promised, here is your [reward]. Pretty, isn't it?

Rumors During Quest

[quest giver]'s alchemist once refused a chip of ebonium -- it wasn't "fresh".

[quest giver]'s alchemist always requires very fresh elements. Don't know why.

Rumors Postfailure

[quest giver] is having trouble with [his/her] alchemist. Very temperamental, I hear.

A whole batch of [quest giver]'s alchemist's potions had to be thrown away.

Rumors Postsuccess

Really strange smells coming out of [quest giver]'s palace lately, you notice?

I saw this puff of red smoke rise out of [quest giver]'s palace like a bird.

Questor Postsuccess

Don't think for a minute I've forgotten you, [your first name]. How are you, friend?

My alchemist wanted to thank you personally, [your first name], but he's busy. How are you?

Questor Postfailure

If my alchemist were here, he'd demand the [item2] you were to retrieve, and then brain you with it. But, as it is, consider this a warning. Do not fail me in the future, should I need your services. That is all.

Quest Log Entry

And you must be [your first name], sent by [quest giver], yes? Well, here's that [item2] [he/she] wanted. You better hurry back with it -- [his/her] alchemist has very strong feelings about the freshness of ingredients. Misplaced, of course. [item2] doesn't spoil. Still, you know what they say about one man's poison ... Now hurry along.

Message 1015

[the quest date]: I will be given a [reward] by [quest giver] of [quest giver's town], [quest giver's place], if I get a fresh [item2] for [him/her] from [contact] in [first part time] days or less. [contact] is in [contact's town] in [contact's place]. -- Symbols used in the QRC file: -- -- [he/she] occurs 2 times. -- [him/her] occurs 2 times. -- [his/her] occurs 2 times. -- [your first name] occurs 41 times. -- [the quest date] occurs 1 time. -- [first part time] occurs 2 times. -- [contact] occurs 5 times. -- [quest giver's place] occurs 1 time. -- [contact's town] occurs 5 times. -- [quest giver's town] occurs 1 time. -- [contact] occurs 3 times. -- [item1] occurs 1 time. -- [item2] occurs 7 times. -- [quest giver] occurs 8 times. -- [reward] occurs 3 times.

Quest text as stored in the quest files. Words in [square brackets], such as [your name] or [quest giver], are macros the game fills in when the line is spoken.