A Looter's Lament

**A Looter's Lament** is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

*I learned that Prince Rutger had a twin demon brother named Prince Zaan. They were meant to share power and rule Glendergan together, except that the brothers hated each other. So their father, wanting to bring them closer together, gave them each a gift that were meant to go hand in hand. Prince Rutger was given a Jeweled Scepter of lightning, and Prince Zaan was given a Jeweled Cloud of Thunder. But the gifts only made the brothers hate each other even more. They went to war, and tore Glendergan apart. It was called The War of Thunder and Lightning. Prince Rutger won, and cast his brother into an unknown demon prison, and claimed the Jeweled Cloud of Thunder for his own. Out of respect for their father, Prince Rutger could not kill his brother while their father still lived. Then their father died, and no one has ever seen Prince Zaan since, so Prince Rutger must have killed him. Now I know what the Jeweled Cloud of Thunder is that my friends have been accused of stealing. Lovis said that Gaetano saw Basil, Nadia and Tamora with a little girl. I should talk to him.*

## Objectives

* Talk to Gaetano.
* Collect 80 strands of Slowing Silk from Glendergan Silkers.
* Collect 10 drops of Sticky Pitch from Glendergan Sapling logs.
* Return to Gaetano with the ingredients.

## Rewards

* 63 silver
* 630k XP
* Uncommon Wizard Boots (different depending on the played class)

## Walkthrough

* Gaetano Scavenger G8, talk to him, but he wants me to help him first to get 8 Glendergan Ribs.
* To get these I simply have to kill the Glendergan Silkers = the spiders.
* He also wants 10 drops Sticky Pitch, found at the base of the trees at F/G7, close to the bounty: Mortusule.
* Return to Gaetano - this ends the quest.
* Keep talking to him to get the follow up quest: A Lost Little Girl.

## Dialogue

Gaetano: "Hope you're not a pauper. The last few of Manilius' victims yielded me nothing!"

You "Did you see some people here recently? One of them a giant?"

Gaetano: "Did I ever! A spriggan, a giant, the warrior woman, and a little girl. I had my eye on a few of their bags and was hoping they'd have an accident while in the caves. But they didn't."

You "So they were with a little girl?"

Gaetano: "I'll say no more unless you make it worth my while. Lately, I've had some competition scavenging from the cave, lickety-split these looters are! I need to slow them down, make their feet clumsy. Fetch me some slowing items, then I'll talk to you."

You "All right. I suppose."

Gaetano: "Good. I'll be here!"

Gaetano: "Did you get everything I need?"

You "I did. Now tell me about my friends."

Gaetano :"They had just come across that little girl, Daphni was her name. Her clothes were tattered, and she was crying, outlaws had attacked her family. Her folks had screamed for her to run and hide, so she had. But when she re-emerged later, they were gone. That's when the show started!"

**You lost 80x Slowing Silk.**

**You lost 10x Sticky Pitch.'**

**Gained 630k experience!**

You "The show?"

Gaetano : "Your friends suddenly... changed. Nadia snapped and told Tamora to buck up and be brave, which made her furious! Hopping up and down, she was, shrieking! Then the giant got mad at them both, and started pounding on trees! What a show!"

You "Hmm. Then what happened?"

Gaetano : "It all settled down and Nadia told the little girl they would help her find her parents. They all set off together. I followed them for a while, but got scared when I saw the girl's camp. I'll show you, if you like, I can meet you on the other side of the tunnel."

You "All right, let's go."

Gaetano : "Meet me just outside the exit of this underground passage."

Continued in: A Lost Little Girl.