Breathing Lessons

**Breathing Lessons** is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

*Barking Bianca has asked me to help her find an immunity charm that protects against the Blades of Madness. I should start my search in the Undercroft.*

## Rewards

* 43 silver
* 55,1k XP
* Uncommon Warrior Bracer (different depending on the played class)

## Walkthrough

* This quest splits of into several other quests that you have to do first: Brotherly Love, Brotherly Revenge, The Mad Shaman, Thearch for the Thovel, Protection Against Madness and The Flower of the Dead.
	+ First: enter The Undercroft and talk to Algernon G4. He'll give you another quest to do first: Brotherly Love.
* At the end of all these quests you finally get the Madness Immunity Charm.
* Return to Barking Bianca in Knockroe Village and give it to her. In return she'll reward you and give you your next quest: The Aid of the Benefactress.

## Dialogue

### Picking up quest

Barking Bianca: "Sniffle woof. Sniffle, sniffle, woof woof."

You "Bianca, are you crying? What's the matter?"

Barking Bianca: "One of our operatives was just killed in the line of duty. An intrepid young brindle by the name of Algonquin. It seems he accidentally ate himself."

You "Oh. That's no way to go."

Barking Bianca: "No, comrade, it is not. Sniffle woof. The two Ministers of War, Obsidon and Novocore, have created terrible new kinds of weapons, if any living being is hurt by one of their blades, it drives them to madness. It is not enough that Pyrrus wants to kill his enemies; he prefers instead that they should kill one another."

You "I must destroy these evil weapons before we all destroy each other!"

Barking Bianca: "Indeed! But you can't battle the Blades of Madness without protection! Just look what happened to Algonquin when he was touched by one! I won't have you eating yourself, soldier. We believe an immunity charm exists. If you could find this charm so that we might replicate it, and thus keep all creatures safe from this terrible magic should it ever be released."

You "Say, no more. I'll do it!"

Barking Bianca: "Algonquin was doing reconnaissance in the Undercroft. He must have found something he wasn't supposed to. I would start my search there. Good luck, comrade! Woof!"

### Algernon

"Psst! <player\_name>! Come quick!"
You "Are you going to yell for the scouts again?"

"No no no! I'm in your BRA! I'm actually a Brindle in disguise, using one of Marilla's famous change-a-morph potions. I'm here to avenge my brother, Algonquin. The gargoyles attacked him with one of their blades of madness, and then he..."
You "Ate himself, I know. I'm sorry for your loss, Algernon. I am here to find the immunity charm so that what happened to your brother does not happen again! Do you know where it is?"

"No. But I bet my brother wrote about it in his diary. He was a spy here for several months and wrote all of his findings down, but sadly I can't find his diary... he mentioned once that he hid his diary somewhere here in the Undercroft, but I've had no luck finding it. Could you find it? It's all I have left of Algonquin, I would love to have it, and I'll even let you know what he wrote about!"
You "I absolutely will. Wish me luck!"

"Be careful out there."
### Barking Bianca - turning in quest

"Woof, woof! Have you a charm to protect us against the vapor?"
You "Yes! Here is a special immunity charm. It will protect any who hold it from the Blades of Madness curse."

"You have done well, comrade. Tell me, did you learn anything else that might aid us in destroying the vapor once and for all?"
You lost 1x Madness Immunity Charm.
Gained 99k experience!

[Keep talking to her until she gives you the next quest. If you exit the conversation after losing the Madness Immunity Charm, you won't be able to pick up the next quest. (Possibly a bug, and why this set of main quests isn't required to progress to Pyrrus' Solar.)]