Side Quests Descriptions

Descriptions from the sidequests. All the time stamps refer to the VODs on YouTube.

## **Richard and the Boys Opening Description**

[00:20:50]

"Tonight, in the magically warm city of Glaceria, a High Elf by the name of Richard Lovejoy has received some heartbreaking news. His reliable bodyguard Lyndell Sterling will no longer be accompying him and his main man Jorid to the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy. She is busy guarding... something else, some teleportation circle thing; either way this is awful news for a number of reasons. Not only does this mean that no one is there to comb his hair every 90 minutes, but also, without Lyndell, Richard tends to be a little bit less manageable. Which is why you are all here now, despite three of you not having invites, outside the opulent Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy, determined to all have a fun time no matter what, together, with all of the boys."

## The Curious Case of Coldwater Crater Opening Description

[00:03:22]

"The people of Coldwater don't leave their homes. That's the rumor, anyway. You don't hear much about the place. Maybe even assumed it was abandond by now. Coldwater, an old mining town. It was set to really take off, even land on a map or two, until the thick gold vein beneath it was bled dry. Now, it's a ghost town waiting to happen, a breath away from complete silence. Though, approaching it, none of you would know it was still inhabited at all. A coating of snow has fallen overnight and settled into the cracks between road pavers, blown in front of doors, blocked off gates to what could be buried gardens. The snow stopped hours ago, and there is not a footstep, not a track, not a trace, it is completely undisturbed. The only two things that keep you tretching through the snow, turning your face into the blustery winds, are these: the first is the rumours. Something is living in the old Coldwater Crater, the dried derelict mine that descends deep into the dirt. They say it pulls itself out and stalks the narrow streets under the cover of night. That it's invisible. That it's fast. That the poor townsfolk never stood a chance. People were going missing, there one night, gone by sunrise. One after another, after another, after another. Everyone knew where they had ended up. But the folks who were left couldn't or wouldn't face the crater. Unspeakable monster aside, no one had been maintaining it, no one knew what state they would find it in, it wasn't worth it.  The second thing pulling you towards the half-collapsed audit, a single diagonal board marking it closed for operations, is the flyer. 'Bounty', it read, 'Bring the head of the Coldwater Crater creature to the baron of the region, Uriah Yuramo. Reward: 3000 Goldpieces.' You have no idea if the region would even be good for such a large sum, but it is the dead of winter, and work has been slow. Whether you all agree to this whether for the gold, the glory, or the simple good will, deep in your heart, here you all are. The entrance to old Coldwater Crater sits in front of you." [...] "You cannot see more than a few feet inside, the only sound is the wind as it buffets the group of you, and there is not another soul in sight. Presumably, two pairs of you approached, at approximately the same time. I guess, a trio and a pair, because one of them comes with another man attached to him." [...] "So in this way, all I suppose five of you, meet at about the same time, right at the entrance of an old, abandoned, dried up gold mine, on the edge of a tiny ghost town. And it's up to you how you're entering."

## Sasha and Mischka's Wedding

### Borys Rose's Speech

[02:24:27]

"Dear friends, We meet here for the joyful purpose of joining in marriage Sasha and Mischka. Though a million lifetimes may have passed without these two souls meeting, in this life, they did, and we all have thanks to give for that. I see it for myself every day that the love Sasha and Mischka have for each other is so great, and the bond they share so strong, that that love spills over and spreads to their friends and family. As we gather today to celebrate this bond, Sasha and Mischka are taking an important step as a couple. The love, loyalty, respect, trust, and understanding have led them here on this altar, but this is just the beginning of their days as a married couple. May they approach the vows they deliver before you today thoughtfully, seriously, and with a deep realization of the obligations and responsibilities that come with marriage."

### Mischka's Vows

[02:27:18]

"Sasha, I’ve written and destroyed this about twenty times now because I just don’t think I’ve developed the language skills necessary to tell you exactly what you mean to me. From the moment I met you, I was captivated by your everything – the way your eyes light up when a new idea strikes you, the passion you have for your craft, the intensity and drive with which you approach every day. You are a marvel and a wonder. In the time we’ve been together, you’ve shown me every side of you, and the care you put into our relationship. Your passion, brilliance, and thoughtfulness emanates through everything you do, and I will spend every day until my last returning the love and support you give me. I promise to you that I will make your life as easy and filled with love as the life of a Rose can be. I’ll talk you through your new ideas, help you test your prototypes, and never stop spreading word around about how shoddy all the other armorers in the city are. I’ll help you on your new adventures in whatever way I can. And if I can’t, I’ll listen to every last detail when you return, and find a new part of you to etch your tales on your own personal canvas of history. I want so badly to know what our life will look like in five, ten, twenty years. But not so badly that I would skip there now. I’m sure that it’ll be great, but now is great too. Every moment with you is a lifetime’s worth of joy, and I’ll savor each one for all it’s worth." [...] "I love you."

### Sasha's Vows

[02:31:05]

"I am amazed that someone like you cares so much about someone like me. I know that... I know that this heart in here loves you so much. This heart beats for you, and the blood that flows through my veins is for you. These eyes look at you with so much love. This smile, every day, is for you. Every tattoo on my body comes from you and the stories that we tell each other. And I can't wait to find more room, like you said, to tell some more. These tears, this heart, this smile, these eyes, they're all for you, this body, this love is for you. And I love you so much, and I can't wait for you and I to continue together."

[...]

"Mischka, as you know, at my core, I am a thief. But the greatest thing I have ever stolen, and I mean ever, was your heart."

## Wintersummerschool

### Opening Monologue

[00:01:15]

"The Arcane Academy is perhaps the most prestigious magical institution in all of the kingdom of Hyranor, as indicated by its boldly holistic title. Nestled in the bustling avenues of the capital city of Tyle, its structure of intricate grandious stone work is a marvel to all who pass by. Inside these walls are the hundreds of wizards who have chosen to dedicate years of their life towards arcane study. As the uses of magic are limitless, so are the interests, goals, and dreams of the academy's students, but that doesn't stop the terrifying beast of general education requirements. One such requirement is Basics of Adventuring, required for all Arcane Academy students, and necessary to gain an adventuring license. Taught by world famous adventurer Annie Wintersummer, this course aims to show students the practical application of magic in the business of town saving and world saving. In the sparcely attended summer term of year 136 Age of Eirik, a class of four students find themselves but one final exam away from obtaining their college credit and their adventurer's license. But their polarising professor, whose erratic and strict teaching style has sent more than a handful of students running for the hills, will ensure that this exam will be no walk in the park.

I invite you all to imagine a large, almost empty lecture class room. This is one of the most tricked-out spots in all of the academy building, it's in a bit of a bowl shape, with sort of the centre, where the professor will stand, demonstrate magic, you know, like, create like illusory displays for students to take notes and whatnot, and then, sort of rows of seats going up higher towards the edges of the room. Although this room could seat like, upwards to like fifty students, maybe, maybe more, right now, there's only four in this room. It's the summer term, a lot of times students don't like to stick around for the summer, but, you know, if you need to catch up on credits, if you have failed a class and need to retake it, there's, you know, there's numerous reasons why students might want to stick around for the summer."

### First Transformation

[00:27:42]

"Annie waves her hands, and a shower of red and orange sparks appear, and suddenly the lecture hall around you transforms. You see that the seas and the stairs that were around you have subsided into the walls, you see that the lectern where the professor lectures has transformed into a platform. This platform has a giant circular rune in the centre of it, next to this rune is an almost comically large lever, that has these two rectangular slats in it, each about eight inches deep. That's what you see in the centre, but the thing that catches your eye most is what is happening around the sides of the class room. The sides of the class room, you see growing out of the walls almost, with the same orange and red sparks that came from Annie's hand are three different store fronts that are gutting out of the wall. You see that one of them is labelled "The Tavern Bar", another one "The Barrelmaker", and a third "The Books Place". And if you would turn, you see that the one spot of the room that is not a store front is a big grand rustic wooden sign that says "Welcome to Rune Circle". And this is the scene that you all see before you."

### Second Transformation

[01:21:58]

"You are still in the same physical location as Rune Circle, except now, you are in the border Ethereal Plane. This means that you are in the same physical location, except you are on a different plane of existence. You can see into the Material Plane, faint little outlines, but there are new things that appear around you that you didn't see before at all. The rune circle in the middle, transforms into a giant stone pillar, at the top of this pillar is a nested cage, so it's a cage inside a cage inside a cage. The outermost cage is yellow, the middle cage is blue, and the inner cage is purple. Inside the yellow cage is a potion of healing, inside the blue cage is another potion of healing, and inside [...] the innermost purple cage is Charles. So you would summise you have to open all the three cages to free Charles. Charles is awake, chipper as ever, flapping about in this limited space - "They're here! You're here! You're here to save me! This is great!" - You can also see, around you are the adventurers that were mentioned by the folks in Rune Circle. You see a massive Goliath with a big mallet, you see a dark blue Aarakocra with this like big, magical looking longbow, and you see a Gnomish guy with a big smile on his face and wearing a robe. You also notice, that around each of their necks is a big padlock with no keyhole. The Goliath with the mallet has a purple padlock around his neck, the Aarakocra with the bow has a blue lock, and the Gnomish Sorcerer guy has a yellow lock." [...] "As you all enter, you see the Goliath says "Ah, challengers have come to the Champions of It! We shall defeat you and keep our owl prize!" And if everyone could roll Initiative for me, please."