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Back to the Roots is a quest.
Obtaining[]
- Talk to Pyncher at [-21,14] in Caravan Alley.
- Inside the tent.
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Cultivating fruits and vegetables in the Sidimote Moors is not an easy task, but it's part of the job. This way, I can be assured of the quality of the products used in the creation of vegetable instruments.
The original idea didn't come from me, but from the four founding brothers of the clan. They were acrobats and lived off of their showmanship: a mixture of mime supplemented by minimalist music based on percussion using raw vegetables. They were experts at bodily expression, alchemists of gesture and true visionaries, yet they were never truly understood as artists.
In fact, the kind of audience you found in villages was more into slapstick and bawdy banter, which meant neither appreciated the other. This resulted in slim pickings, and they had to find an alternative or die of hunger. So they came up with the concept of "theatrical brigandry": the art of robbing your victims with a smile.
The concept made their fortune, and the troupe transformed into a clan with very strict rules. A prosperous period followed this and then a decline, until the clan underwent a renaissance in 639. Alas, despite the time that has elapsed, the clan has rigidly clung to the concept of theatrical brigandry, yet I am convinced that the time has come to update the mimes and music to modern-day taste.
I tried to get opinions from other clan members, but I swiftly realised that they were careful what they said to me, clearly because they didn't want to upset me. Many see me as an eccentric idealist.
Not at all! I simply feel that my comrades' replies are lacking in sincerity, and I would appreciate somebody neutral speaking to them to find out what they think subjectively.
It's my lucky day! I won't waste your time; it's no use interrogating each clan member. Speak directly to the most influential members: mainly those who are in charge of the region's different camps. That will give me an idea of the general trend.
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Step 1: Back to the Roots[]
- Pyncher wants the Magik Riktus clan to get back to the roots of the founding members' art.
- These first 5 steps can be done in any order.
- Talk to Vegessus [-23,8]
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Don't linger too long in the area; we don't appreciate prowlers around here.
I haven't got a clear-cut opinion about it; it depends what Cauldini thinks of it.
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- Talk to George Clowney [-23,4]
- Inside the cave shaped like a mouth.
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I'm pretty annoyed. Setting up shop with animals in the Sidimote Moors wasn't really the idea of the century. Look at the state my menagerie is in... no more animals to train, no more whipcracks to give...
I've fought hard to encourage the clan to diversify its activities and you want us to go back to dealing with vegetables? Well, that or whatever else; the clan can do whatever it wants... it will be without me. Without my animals, I've lost all motivation.
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- Talk to Magik Hermiktus [-29,3]
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I've settled on this beach because it's much better to be sweaty than shivering. And although a fool can advise a wiseman, the sound of the waves and the ocean are quite conducive to reflecting on our place in the world.
Let's be frank. It's the musicologist who sent you, isn't that right?
Instead of looking to the past, I suggested he walk ever bravely forwards, like the Dragoturkey who leads the caravan.
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- Talk to Miley Circus [-29,7]
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Grrrr, you smell just as bad as those women that spend their lives in their bathrooms and drench themselves in perfume.
The Magik Riktus and the Bermans are being careful nobody's paws get stepped on, because they'd all lose if there was any conflict. And it's simpler to manufacture boats if you're set up on the beach instead of in some landlocked place.
I decided to export the clan's activities to the sea and the idea was quite a success. I couldn't care less about the critics who insist it was because I was followed mostly by fans from my stage performances.
Staging performances at sea is going to be very lucrative, especially since there's very little competition in the field. Our performance art just can't compare to the brutality and coarseness of pirate attacks. But let's not put the cart before the Gobballs! First we must construct ships that are able to sail for more than a few hours.
That oldfangled art is uninteresting and it always was. The clan would never have known such expansion if the founding members hadn't had the genius to change their plans.
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- Talk to MC Dimote [-28,12]
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Listen to me well Bobby, because I won't repeat myself. We don't want Gobblies like you here.
I started my career with Follrence Forester. After farming the fruits and vegetables that she made disappear on stage, I moved on to taking care of the audio and musical accompaniment for her shows. We were a big hit, and I wouldn't be against doing it again.
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- Talk to Pyncher [-21,14]
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Argh, this is turning out worse than I thought. Oh well, I'll do without their support and perhaps they'll change their mind once the machine is set in motion?
I've long thought about what would need to be done if I managed to convince the rest of the clan. First of all, I need volunteers: the clan members must sign a document saying that they agree to give 200f their work time in various activities in order to start off the return to the clan's roots.
Among other things, these activities include regular performances for caravans and convoys travelling on Route 666 in order to fund the other activities: helping to restore an abandoned barrow in order to convert it into a classroom, establishing a climate conducive to learning, training instructors for the most ambitious, and training in mime and music.
You're the one who will convince them during their performances. Don't be too forceful, because they have to be conscious at the end of the performance in order to sign the document.
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- Take 15 Signed Magik Riktus Document to Pyncher [-21,14]
- A 100% drop from Caravan Alley Monsters; does not drop in the dungeon.
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You know how to be convincing; that will be useful to me in the future. Now that I have volunteers, I'll need equipment and accessories to put them to work. Bring me everything on this list, and that will do for starters.
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- You can hand over these next items in any order even if you don't have every item on the list.
- Take 5 Scratchy Shovel to Pyncher [-21,14]
- Take 25 Oliviolet Wood to Pyncher [-21,14]
- Talk to Pyncher [-21,14]
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Thanks, let's see now if I've got everything I need. It won't take long.
According to your report, MC Dimote looked like he was thrilled about a return to his roots. Of course, he isn't too bright and lives away from the clan along with the rest of the clan's outsiders, but you have to make do with what you've got to hand. Go back and see him and tell him I need his support to convince Cauldini.
Cauldini is the current leader of the clan. He's obsessed by conjuring tricks and we're on very bad terms with each other following a stupid misunderstanding. Right now, he refuses to speak to me and has forbidden me to show my nose in the Big Top under pain of cutting it off. With the support of the other influential members of the clan, he'll perhaps agree to see me.
While you're there, ask where Follrence Forester is set up. I haven't seen her for a while, and since he worked with her quite a bit, he must surely have news. |
- This starts the quest Divided by Two.
- You will start and must complete the quest Divided by Two to progress further through the quest.
- Convince Follrence Forester to support Pyncher
- You will start and must complete the quest Foresty Run to progress further through the quest.
- Convince Magik Hermiktus to support Pyncher
- You will start and must complete the quest The Air Myth to progress further through the quest.
Rewards[]
- Level-Based XP (Maximum: 1,505,385)
- 19,760 Kamas
- 5 Lilbike Wheel