An Innovative Inventor

**An Innovative Inventor** is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

*Igraine told me that she just arrived here from Halcyon. She is searching for something called The Seed of Honeyed Light, but doesn’t really know what it is, or how to find it. She said for many years the children of her people have been cursed with The Ice Slumber. On their tenth birthdays, the children fall into a permanent frozen sleep from which they never awake. Igraine said that when her mother recently passed away, she whispered to Igraine that the solution to their plight could be found on Turnapin Peak, and that the Seed of Honeyed Light must blossom once more. Igrainehas a map and on it, her mother marked the golden doors, a well and the location of an inventor named Albrecht. Maybe Albrecht knows something about the weird inertia affecting my four friends.*

## Objectives

* Talk to Albrecht.
* See if Claude the fisherman will invest in the Almighty Mite Swatter.
* See if Frieda the fisherman will invest in the Almighty Mite Swatter.
* Defeat 50 Forest Wanderers in Turnapin Peak.
* Return to Frieda.
* See if Ebner the fisherman will invest in the Mite Swatter.
* Find Ebner’s fishing pole somwewhere in Turnapin Peak
* Return Ebner his fishing pole.
* Return to Albrecht with the good news.

## Rewards

* 65 silver
* 1m XP
* Ucommon Mace (different depending on the played class)

## Walkthrough

* Albrecht stands at F2/3, go talk to him. He tells you that he has invented and Almighty Mite Swatter and needs a business partner. Talk about your friends being under a strange apathy. He will help but you ned to find someone to invest in his invention.
* Claude is not interested in Albrecht’s new invention and tells you to talk the Frieda, the 2nd fisherman.
* Frieda might consider it only if you kill 50 Forest Wanderers – those are all over the map. Return to her when you have done the job but alas she doesn’t want to invest either.
* Then I have to talk to Ebner the 3rd fisherman, but he want his fishing pole back, it was stolen by the Snow Mites so he’s the one who will invest. Ebner's Fishing Pole lays at the base of a tree in the NE corner of B2 (look at the Igraine's Map, the spot is marked with a X.) He’ll tell you also how the Seed of Honeyed Light works.    = location: -345 347 36
* I have to return to Albrecht with the good news, which ends the quest and you get your reward.
* Keep talking to him to get the follow up quest: Sloth Slush Strategy.

## Dialogue

Albrecht: "Hah! Take that, you thieving little mite! And that! Teach you to rob an old man! Splat!"

You "Hello. Who are you talking to?"

Albrecht: "The pilfering little pickpockets of course! Snow Mites. The Peak is infested with them. The itty-bitty thieves will rob you blind, I bet you've seen some of your gold going missing? But not anymore, thanks to the Almighty Mite Swatter that I've just invented! Say, care to invest? I need a business partner!"

You "Nah, I'm more of a conquering hero than a venture capitalist."

Albrecht: "Pity."

You "Albrecht, my friends have been afflicted with a strange apathy. Any idea what's going on with them?"

Albrecht: "Sloth Slush. Bad magic. Odette's bitterness will never end. The trick is to not yawn. Yawn even once, and you're a goner. Your friends will soon stop moving altogether and simply freeze. There's a reason why you see statues in some of the oddest places around here."

You "You're saying that my friends will turn into STATUES? But there must be some way to stop this!"

Albrecht: "I might have an idea or two. Tell you what. Find me someone to invest in my Almighty Mite Swatter, and I'll tell you what I know. There are some fishermen around here with deep pockets. Get one of them to be my business partner. Tell them they will need to sign an eternally binding contract. Will you?"
You "Yes. Note to self, don't yawn, don't yawn."

Albrecht: "Great! I'll be here waiting for you. So long!"

Claude: "If Albrecht sent you, the answer is still no! I'm not giving that silly old inventor a single piece of copper! Don't know why Odette even lets him peddle his nonsense on the peak. Go away!"

You "I'm off to a great start here. Who's Odette?"

Claude: "The Witch of Turnapin Peak of course. This whole mountain is infused with her dark magic. It wasn't always that way. There was a time when the Well of Honeyed Light flowed aplenty, and the land knew only prosperity. But Odette ended all that when she put the curse on the well. Now the well sits dry, the golden doors stay shut, and the peak does not prosper. Now go away, I'm busy!"

You "So the golden doors are tied to the curse on the well!"

Claude: "Go away! I'm busy!"

Frieda: "What has Albrecht invented this time?"

You "The Almighty Mite Swatter! Tired of being robbed blind by itty-bitty pickpockets who live in the snow? Then your worries are over! Just swat em all away with the greatest invention of the century!"

Frieda: "Not a bad pitch. But the mites don't bother me as much as the Forest Wanderers do. I hate them! Clear out the area of them, and I'll consider investing in the swatter. Okay?"

You "Okay."

Frieda: "Good luck!"

Frieda: "Did you clear the area out of Forest Wanderers?"

You "Yes. Now I need you to sign this eternally binding contract for Albrecht."

Frieda: "Eternally binding? Are you out of your mind? You should have mentioned that first! I'm not signing that thing! Go away!"

You "Gah."

Frieda: "Goodbye!"

Ebner: "Those blasted Snow Mites just stole my fishing pole! That's the fourth time this week!"

You "Pity you don't have an Almighty Mite Swatter. I know 'eternal' might sound like a long time, but it's really not. It's only for a lifetime, and since you're already pretty old..."

Ebner: "Old? Old? I'm as young as they come! Find me my fishing pole and I'll show you old! I'll sign that eternal contract of yours because I plan to live another fifty years!"
You "Deal! Where do you think the mites put your fishing pole?"

Ebner: "No idea. That's on you. Off you go!"

**You looted Ebner's Fishing Pole!**

Ebner: "Did you find my fishing pole?"

You "Sure did! So you will invest in the Mite Swatter? And sign an eternal contract with Albrecht?"
Ebner: "Yes, of course! But if Odette's curse on the Well of Honeyed Light is ever broken, the Snow Mites will all die, and Albrecht's mite swatter will be pointless."

You "But then the golden doors will open too, which is what I am after! Any ideas on how to break the curse?"

Ebner: "Only the Seed of Honeyed Light can break it. It must be tossed into the well, where it will gradually bloom and grow to life. When it reaches full maturity, and the well is filled with honeyed light again, the doors will open and the peak will prosper once more. But only the witch knows where the seed is, and that's a secret she will take to her grave."

You "So that's what the seed is that Igraine spoke of! Seems we need it, too! Thanks, Ebner."

Ebner: "So long, friend!"

**You lost 1x Ebner's Fishing Pole.**

Albrecht: "Were you able to find me an investor for my Almighty Mite Swatter?"

You "Yes. Here's your signed contract. Now please tell me how I can save my friends from the evil Sloth Slush!"

Albrecht: "Well, course I don't know myself how to make the special tool that you'll need, but I can tell you this, you'll only have one shot at it. So you'll need to get all your afflicted friends together in a single group, and then blast 'em all at once! You'll need to talk to Laudine."

**Gained 1m experience!**

You "Okay. Did you just say 'blast em?'"

Albrecht: "Aye. Laudine will explain. Course she won't share with me because she thinks I'd try to patent her special tool. But Laudine helps those who have been afflicted, mostly because she loathes Odette and was always fond of Clarissa and Baby Lily."

You "Who are Clarissa and Baby Lily?"

Albrecht: "Sorry, can't chat now. I need to work on my marketing strategy! And be sure to tell tell your tree friend here that I can always use another investor for my Almighty Mite Swatter!"

Continued on Sloth Slush Strategy.