A Bitter Rival

Objectives

1. Meet with Tartuccio in the Stolen Lands

   Our daring and the insidious sorcerer Tartuccio received a special task from Jamandi Aldori — a chance to claim their own barony! But only one of them may prevail. We must seek Tartuccio out in the Stolen Lands and find out what our rival is busy with.

2. Examine the ancient tomb

   Tartuccio, our leader's ignoble rival, is searching a nearby tomb for a certain ominous artifact. Let's go there and intervene!

   • While we were chasing the bandits, Tartuccio surely had time to escape from the tomb! Will we be able to find anything there?

3. Follow Tartuccio's trail

   He won't fool us so easily! We'll follow the trail and find their leader!

   • We've lost too much time examining the Stag Lord's former dwelling. Wherever the trail leads us, Tartuccio may have had enough time to escape, or prepare for the encounter.

4. Wait until Tartuccio shows up again

   We lost the trail, but Tartuccio can't escape so easily! Sooner or later we'll meet him again — or someone who can help us find him. And then he'll know the meaning of pursuit!

   • The old house of the Stag Lord revealed many mysteries. But who knows what our insidious rival has managed to do in the meanwhile?

5. Explore the vicinity of the Old Sycamore

   Tartuccio, now in the guise of a kobold, has disappeared. All we know is that he's searching for a certain artifact or relic, in the vicinity of the Old Sycamore. That means our road leads there too!

   • While we fought the bloodthirsty beasts at the Temple of the Elk, Tartuccio might have found his artifact, or done something else insidious!

6. Deliver Tartuccio to Kesten, dead or alive

   As it turns out, our rival isn't quite so simple. And by that I mean, he's even more insidious than expected! Kesten Garess, Jamandi Aldori's envoy, informs us that Tartuccio is in fact a spy from the kingdom of Pitax. We need to find him immediately and deliver him to Kesten, dead or alive!

   • While we fought the bloodthirsty beasts at the Temple of the Elk, Tartuccio might have found his artifact, or done something else insidious!

   • We managed to find out that Tartuccio is in the caves under the Old Sycamore!

   • We made an alliance with the kobold tribe. They will help us find Tartuccio.

   • We made an alliance with the mites. They will help us find Tartuccio.

   • Tartuccio was seen entering the sacred hall under the Old Sycamore. To enter it, we shall require the mite relic, which was seized by the kobolds.

7. Tell Kesten of Tartuccio's fate

   Alas, Tartuccio preferred to fall in battle rather than to surrender. Kesten Garess and the swordlords must learn of his fate.

8. Decide the fate of the relics

   With Tartuccio's death, both sacred branches of the Old Sycamore came into our possession. These priceless relics were the whole reason the mites and the kobolds clashed in their cruel war. We must deal with these treasures wisely — for the dungeon dwellers, as well as for our own sakes.

   • We returned the kobold relic stolen by Tartuccio to its rightful owners!

   • We returned the mite relic stolen by the kobolds to its rightful owners!

   • Our leader offered his gloves as a new relics for the inhabitants of the Old Sycamore caves!

   • We kept the kobold and mite relics for ourselves, and attacked our former allies instead!

   • We returned both relics to their rightful owners, and brought peace to the kobolds and mites in the Old Sycamore caves!