Kestral, Adventurer's Guild

[Draxas]

Those entering the Guild Hall of Kestral for the first time are always immediately struck by the dominating feature, the Guild's trophy walls. The wall opposite the entrance is inset with a huge fireplace and hearth, with comfortable chairs set all around it to partake of its warmth. The bulletin board hangs beside the fireplace, in a convenient location for all to see, but surrounding both and covering the majority of the surface area of not just that wall, but all 3 others, are the Guild's trophies. Each trophy is the head of some fierce beast or humanoid set upon a plaque, each looking menacing despite being dead and dismembered. Below each head is the engraved name of the species it originated from, and glancing among the trophies is like perusing a guide to mythological beasts; there are dozens of heads here, from some of the fiercest specimens of the fiercest creatures known in Terra.

Once a newcomer manages to tear their eyes away from the trophies (and this can sometimes take hours), they will find that it is functionally similar to any of the other Guild Halls in other cities. An attractive Elven woman sits behind the registration desk, waiting for any who register for Guild jobs and smiling warmly at all who enter.

NPC's:
Relina the Guildmistress: Elven female

Quests:

- Border Patrol: **
Description: Bands of Goblins have been getting bolder lately, and have been straying close to the city and terrorizing travellers. The City Council has approved funds for any mercenaries willing to join the guards to help drive back the Goblin raiders. Successful mercenaries will be rewarded with 250 XP.
Active:
Completed: Ranger

- Help Wanted: ***
Description: Reynold, the owner of the Adventurer's Supply, has reported that his shop has been recently targetted by a band of thieves who are taking advantage of the usual chaotic situation inside. He is offering a reward of 400 XP to anyone who is able to stop the bandits from striking again. Please speak to Reynold directly for further details.
Active:
Completed:

- Chimera Slayer: *
Description: Lately, a chimera has been terrorizing Kestral. The Mayor wants someone to stop it. A simple enough task, however, be warned, the Chimera is deadly strong. Reward is 2000 exp
Active:
Completed:

- Standing Order: ?
Description: As always, the Kestral Adventurer's Guild is looking to expand its trophy collection. Many fierce beasts remain unrepresented on the walls, and some of the older trophies are beginning to look ragged and are in need of replacement. 100 XP is offered for each head brought back in display-worthy shape. For more details, please inquire within.

[Ranger]

Ranger walks in a gives a quick look around to the many trophies. He then walks up to the desk and rests his elbow on it non-chalantly.

"I think I will take care of your goblin problem miss. Please put the proper paperwork in order for my return," Ranger says boldly. With that he walks out to deal with the problem.

[Draxas]

"Good luck on your patrol!" called Relina, at the retreating back of Ranger, "Be sure to talk to one of the Guard Sergeants to be assigned to a team!"

Ranger registered for the quest "Border Patrol."

[Ranger]

Ranger wrote his name next to Chimera Slayer

[Draxas]

Relina cringed when she saw what Ranger was prepared to do.

"Are you sure about that?" she asked, "The chimera is a fearsome beast, and has slain many warriors. In fact," she continued, sweeping her arm around to encompass the guild hall, "We've never had any of the three heads up on these walls from a chimera."

She looked Ranger dead on in the eyes.

"Are you absolutely positive you want to do this? Nobody will think less of you if you decide to turn it down now."

[Ranger]

As far as I remember less astericks means easier right... I actually don't understand why it has higher experience and only one asterick. If it was hard then it should be higher stars if it was not hard it should be less experience. The whole thing confuses me but I am willing to try it out. But since I realized I am not in a condition to come back well from this whole thing I think I will stick with Border Patrol for now.

[Draxas]

That's a good general guideline, but it won't apply perfectly in every case. The only thing a * ranking tells you for sure is how many challenges will present themselves to you during the quest. To get a good idea of general difficulty, a look at the reward is a better gauge.

Why do you think I gave you that warning, after all?

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On seeing Ranger change his mind, Relina smiled warmly at him.

"Don't worry about it," she said, "If that beast was easy to defeat, someone would have done it by now. I say you should gradually build up your power and skill, and you might have a better shot in the future."

"As for your job, I'm sure Sergeant Stone would be happy to assign you to another patrol. He's taken a bit of a liking to you after that incident with Irons; it's not often he gets to put the old despot in his place. Well, I won't keep you any longer, good luck on your quest!"

Ranger registered for the quest "Border Patrol."

[Ranger]

The OS 1.0 says it rates the difficulty of the quest and/or the amount of obstacles in it.

[Draxas]

As I said, that's a general guideline, not a hard and fast rule. I'll adjust the wording later.

[Ranger]

Ranger walked in and inquired about his payment for his finished quest.

[Draxas]

Relina smiled, and passed Ranger the ledger.

"We have already received payment for your services, you need only sign the ledger to signify you've completed the quest," she said, smiling. As Ranger signed the designated spot, she continued, "Congratulations on completing your first quest! Here's your reward, as promised."

She passed a small pouch of coins across the counter to Ranger, and said, "We hope to see you back soon!"

Ranger has completed the quest "Border Patrol!" Ranger receives 250 XP.

[Ranger]

Ranger happily signed off on the ledger and accepted the XP.

"Thanks Relina been a pleasure questing for you," Ranger said with a true pleasurable tone to his voice,"I'll be seeing you around later on no doubt. Goodbye for now."

[Draxas]

"Good luck on your adventures," called Relina, "And keep us in mind for your future questing needs!"

[Ranger]

Ranger walked in with a smile happy to see Relina again.

"How are you today Guildmistress?" He said with a cheery intone, "I was wondering what sort of trophies you might be looking to add to the wall. Goblins, Plants, something in particular and perhaps an idea of where I might go find it for you."

[Draxas]

"And a pleasure to see you as well, especially if you're going to help us with our trophy collection," replied Relina, as she smiled sweetly, "The one that springs to mind immediately used to be right over there."

She pointed to a spot on the wall just near the fireplace, where a plaque-shaped discoloration stood out from the trophies around it. "I almost feel embarassed to ask for it, but we actually need a new Orc trophy. The old one was starting to fall apart and grow... something. I suppose it's not a big surprise; it's one of the first ones we ever put up on the walls, years and years ago. The fellow who brought it in claimed it was the head of a Warchief, and it certainly looked fierce enough to back up that claim."

"Either way, though, the old head is no good. So, we need a replacement, regardless of the place they hold in orc society. However, the more fierce the head looks, the better it will reflect on the guild. So if you get one sufficiently menacing looking, I'll throw a bit of a bonus your way. If you need to hunt some orcs, I'd say the best places to look would either be the Dungeon of Eternal Turmoil or the Suryan Iron Mines. They're probably more common in the mines, but in either case, you'll probably have to fight your way through the goblins first."

"Best of luck," Relina said cheerily, "And I hope we can hang that head on the wall real soon!"