A Young Boy’s Cry

**A Young Boy’s Cry** is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

 *There was a young boy mentioned in the Hedvika Ballad, but since he was never much part of the ballad, not much is known of him. Drina suggests that I head to the mountain that Leo brought down was in Sailor’s End. Not too many folks live there anymore, but I might find one or two who still do.*

## Objectives

* Find someone in Sailor’s End who remembers the avalanche caused by King Leo.
* Search around the rubble on the sea island in Sailor's End.I might have to find a way to get up on top of the ridge.
* Head into the underground chamber.
* Kill eight Mausoleum Spiders in order to clear them out.
* After killing the spiders, three strange glowing orbs appeared. Start by investigating the blue one.
* Investigating the green one.
* Investigating the purple one.
* Return to Firwirth.
* Defeat the attacking Black Thrush.
* Return to Dagvard in Ardent Castle and update him on recent events.

## Rewards

* 9 silver, 80 copper
* 64,4k XP
* Uncommon Priest Gloves (different depending on the played class)

## Walkthrough

* Drina tells you to go to Sailors End and talk to Cloto F6. Ask him about the avalanche the boy’s cry. He tells you the find the stairs he crafted.
* He tells you to search around the rubble on the sea island C4.
* The easiest way to get to spot where you have to jump, in Sailor's End:
	+ Go back to the landing pad, from here: jump down, run under the bridge and climb up the ramp - so there is NO need to leave the region.

(images from Neia)

* Follow the path into a dungeon and talk to Firwirth. His job was to keep the burial chamber pristine but it has overrun with some ugly spiders. Kill them and he’ll tell you who his master is.
* Kill 8 Mausoleum Spiders and immediately 3 Spirit Message Orbs pop up aka a blue, purple and green one. Talk to each of them to hear each part of their story. You find out the master’s initials are JM.
* Return to Firwirth and talk to him, defeat the 3 Black Thrush Attackers who pop up when you are finished talking to Firwirth. He also disappears.
* Return to Dagvard in the Ardent Castle F6 and update him on all the recent events.
* Finally the end of the quest but keep talking to him to get the follow-up quest: Dealing With Zombies.

## Dialogue

Cloto: "You destructive humans aren't welcome here!"

You "I only need a moment of your time."

Cloto: "Some of us just want to be left in peace, so away with you!"

You "I need to talk to you about an avalanche. Do you remember it, or anything about a young boy being in the area when the mountain came down?"

Cloto: "Aye... The lad's screams and howls lasted for days. He clawed through all the charred mountainous rubble with his bare hands, searching and searching for them for weeks, until his little hands were bloody and shredded to nothing. I finally took pity on the young human. So I helped him."

You "How so?"

Cloto: "You are not him, so I have no interest in helping you. If it's answers you want, then you'll have to find them yourself. My labors for the lad are evident within the rubble of the sea island, which lies just yonder. Find the stairway I crafted, and through it, you will perhaps discover the answers you seek. Now away with you!"

You "All right."

Cloto: "Away!"

Firwirth: "At last! An actual, for real, visitor! I've been awfully lonely."
You "You are all alone here?"

Firwirth: "Yes! It's been so many years since my master came to visit, but still I remain here and keep the torches lit as I was ordered to so long ago."

You "Is your master Cloto?"

...

Firwirth: "Don't be ridiculous! Cloto is just the brute with muscle who built these chambers when my master was a young boy. Of course my master made a number of improvements to the place when he grew older. Magical enchantments, protective barriers, spells of protection, you name it."

You "So who is your master?"

Firwirth: "Such a fine young man he was, and so gifted! Such a beautiful mausoleum he created here. Only..."

You "Only?"

Firwirth: "Oh, dear. I'm ashamed to say. He'd be so vexed with me if he knew, and we all know what a terrible temper my master has! It's just that my health has failed me over the years and now the burial chamber that I was ordered to keep forever pristine has been overrun with sea spiders. My master will be furious with me, if he ever comes back."

You "Whose graves did he order you to keep pristine?"

Firwirth: "Why the graves of his family of course, they were all killed in the avalanche. His father, his mother, and his little brother, who was only just a wee baby, all perished when that mountain came down. My master was made an orphan that day."

You "Who is your master?"

Firwirth: "That I cannot say. But if you go to the burial chamber and make it pristine again by defeating some of the spiders, you will learn more about my master through the messages he left."

You "Okay, I'll do it."

Firwirth: "The chamber is down the stairs. Good luck."

...

Spirit Message: "[Magic swirls within the orb.]"

You "[Activate]"

Spirit Message: "To my dear father, You had set up camp for the night atop the ridge, along with Mother and little Franco. You bade me go down and search for food for our supper. I did. And that was the last time I ever saw any of you again."

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "But it was no random act of nature that caused the terrible avalanche which took your lives. It was the act of a single man."

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "Father, I vow to you now that our family will be avenged. I will not rest until the man responsible feels the same pain that I did when those I loved most in the world were taken from me. King Leo will pay for his crimes, Father, I swear it. Your loving son, J.M."

You "[Step Away]"

Spirit Message: "..."

...

Spirit Message: "[Magic swirls within the orb.]"

You "[Activate]"

Spirit Message: "To my dear mother, still a young boy and all alone, I wandered the lands for many months. I was near to death from hunger, when a woman found me."

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "She knew of people who would care for me, and took me to a place where zombies dwelled, and where these people kept themselves hidden. They called themselves The Black Thrush. They were good to me, Mother, and they were filled with the same dark rage as I!"

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "They raised me, and, oh, how I thrived! I quickly grew to become the leader of this secret group. I became powerful. Our numbers multiplied. We soared on whispers. The Scourge of Leo's realm has begun. And soon, Leo's child will be born, and our family will truly be avenged, Mother. Your loving son, J.M."

You "[Step Away]"

Spirit Message: "..."

Spirit Message: "[Magic swirls within the orb.]"

You "[Activate]"

Spirit Message: "To my dear brother, as I write this, I am dying. But at least I will die victorious with my oath of vengeance having been fulfilled, for I have killed King Leo's wife and child. But alas, the wrath of Leo has been great in the days since. Most of my group are now dead."

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "King Leo and I did face each other in the end. We fought a bloody battle, but he felled me. He believes me now dead, and soon I will be. I have but one last hope to live. The woman, my teacher, takes me there now, to the same place that she did so many years ago, and to Gobnait."

You "[Continue]"

Spirit Message: "Farewell, Franco. You were but a baby when you were killed. But I hope you will take some solace now, knowing that Leo's infant child, like you, will also never see adulthood. Your loving brother, J.M."

You "[Step Away]"

Spirit Message: "..."

Firwirth: "Is the mausoleum pristine again for my master?"

You "Yes, though you failed to mention that your master is a villain! I hope he did die!"

Firwirth: "Excuse me! What a nasty thing to say!"

You "But I must find out for sure! Who is Gobnait?"

Firwirth: "Gobnait the Zombie of course. You know the song... Gobnait, such a stinky zombie, such stinky friend-- actually... nevermind, you probably haven't heard that one. Anyway, he lives in Zombie Town."

You "And what about this mysterious woman?"

Firwirth: "Master kept her a secret. I don't know anything about that one. Oh and one last thing."

You "What's that?"

Firwirth: "You're about to die! Farewell!"

...

Dagvard: "What news of the Black Thrush?"

You "I learned a great deal about the thrush, as well as about our king and the tragedy of a young boy, but there is still more to know."

Dagvard: "Where did you learn all of this?"

You "Down in Sailor's End where I found our mysterious enemy's old chambers."

Dagvard: "Old chambers?"

You "Yes, a magically fortified, and now unoccupied, underground chamber. It is practically a miniature fortress."

Dagvard: "Interesting, and where are you off to next?"

You "Zombie Town. I have a lead with an old zombie named Gobnait."

Dagvard: "Continue on then, <Player\_Name>. I will report what you have said to Philippa next I see her."

Continued in: Dealing With Zombies.