| Trasok's Wrinkled Riddle |
| Required: Vladovic Needs Dried Maajo quest. |
| → Go to Vladovic Chel-Astra |
| YOU: I thought I'd stop by and see if you have any errands. |
| Vladovic: Indeed, I have a small errand. |
| Vladovic: I have arranged for Trasok the smith to construct a new alchemical furnace for me. |
| Vladovic: My old knees would complain all the day down the hill and back. |
| Vladovic: Perhaps you'd be willing to visit the smithy and check with Trasok for me? |
| YOU: Yes, I’ll to see him as soon as I can. |
| Vladovic: Splendid. |
| Vladovic: Thank you for being so helpful. |
| → Go to Trasok Starhammer |
| YOU: Vladovic sent me to check on his alchemical furnace. |
| Trasok: Huh? |
| -Trasok looks up with some confusion. His beard is in disarray.- |
| Trasok: Eh? |
| Trasok: What're you getting at? |
| Trasok: Oh, yes, the furnace for… |
| Trasok: for… |
| Trasok: for Vladovic.. |
| Trasok: Ehhh… |
| Trasok: it's not done yet. |
| Trasok: I was working on it yesterday morning but I can't work right now. |
| Trasok: Can't work… |
| -Trasok rubs the side of his head, frowning and looking at nothing in particular.- |
| YOU: What's wrong? Why can't you work? |
| Trasok: A friend of mine and I exchange puzzles, and this time he's sent me an ulbernaut of a riddle. |
| Trasok: I barely slept last night for worrying at it. |
| -Trasok looks at his hands and mutters what sounds like 'Behead me… trees?'- |
| Trasok: Uhh, tell Vladovic.. |
| Trasok: blast… |
| Trasok: tell him if he can help solve this riddle, I can finish his furnace! |
| -Trasok digs a battered page of a letter from his apron pocket and gives it to you.- |
| Trasok: There. |
| Trasok: Give him that, maybe two heads'll be better than one. |
| Trasok: Tell him it's got me stumped. |
| → Go to Vladovic Chel-Astra |
| YOU: Trasok needs help with this so he can get back to work on your furnace. |
| Vladovic: What's this? |
| Vladovic: Rather wrinkled… |
| -Vladovic smooths the sheet and holds it out at arm's length to read it.- |
| Vladovic: When I am whole, I am strong and safe. |
| Vladovic: But behead me once, and I am become a place of meeting. |
| Vladovic: Do so again, and I then am the partner of ready. |
| Vladovic: Restore me, and then I am the domain of beasts. |
| -Vladovic looks at you with a puzzled expression.- |
| Vladovic: A riddle? |
| Vladovic: But… |
| Vladovic: why? |
| YOU: Trasok can't solve it and it's keeping him from working. |
| Vladovic: Too tough for Trasok, eh? |
| Vladovic: No wonder the smithy's been so quiet today, he's probably too distracted to work with hammers. |
| -Vladovic chuckles.- |
| Vladovic: I'm not sure my old wits will prove any sharper, but I suppose we can give it a try. |
| Vladovic: Let me know if you guess it. |
| -Vladovic slowly leans on the counter and studies the riddle in silence.- |
| YOU: stable |
| Vladovic: A stable… |
| Vladovic: by the Gods, I think you've got it. |
| Vladovic: That fits! |
| Vladovic: Had you heard this one before? |
| -Vladovic straightens slowly, wincing and putting a hand to his lower back.- |
| Vladovic: Eeeh. |
| Vladovic: Here. |
| -Vladovic says: Take that back to Trasok and tell him the answer.- |
| Vladovic: That was not very difficult! |
| → Go to Trasok Starhammer |
| YOU: gives the wrinkled riddle to Trasok. |
| Trasok: Oh, bringing it back, eh? |
| Trasok: Did you come up with an answer? |
| YOU: Yes, we figured it out. |
| Trasok: Ah, really?? |
| Trasok: What is it!? |
| -Trasok listens attentively.- |
| YOU: The answer is stable. |
| Trasok: Ah! |
| -Trasok eyes widen and he smacks his forehead with the palm of his hand.- |
| Trasok: Yes! |
| Trasok: Gah, I feel like a lumphead. |
| Trasok: I was looking at it in all the wrong ways. |
| Trasok: I see it, I see it. |
| Trasok: Stable, then table, then able. |
| -Trasok Starhammer shakes the wrinkled riddle in his hand and bounces on his toes a bit.- |
| Trasok: Ahh! |
| Trasok: Now I can get back to work! |
| Trasok: Wonderful, Sir, my thanks to you and Vladovic! |
| Trasok: Hang on, let me send him a note. |
| -Trasok quickly writes a note to Vladovic and gives it to you.- |
| → Go to Vladovic Chel-Astra |
| YOU: Trasok sent this note back for you. |
| Vladovic: I hope he was pleased with our answer. |
| -Vladovic squints at the note and deciphers the scribbled writing.- |
| Vladovic: Oh. |
| Vladovic: It certainly seems so. |
| Vladovic: He'll be delivering the furnace personally as soon as it is finished; he says that he won't charge me a tria. |
| Vladovic: Well! |
| -Vladovic smiles at you.- |
| Vladovic: And I certainly could not have done it without you! |
| Vladovic: I would like you to have this; it is in exchange for your astute assistance! |
| -Vladovic gives you several coins.- |
| QUEST COMPLETED |
| Rewards: 40 Faction with Science Association, 12958 Tria, 17800 XP. |