Free Zectas Volume I: Enigmatic Village of Nanahuatl by John Nest Page B

for a player to come rescue them but Smoke felt that he really did save their lives because of how the NPCs were showing their appreciation.
     
     
"Well about that. You see Franz, I've just received my first quest and I'm really excited to complete it but it seems that I would need your help in completing it."
     
     
"If it is within my power then without a doubt I will help you."
     
     
"I'm glad to hear you say that Franz, you see I would like to ask you to give me your family token. No, what I mean to say is that please I'm begging you to give me your family token."
     
     
Upon hearing such words everyone in the field stopped what they were doing. The rest of the family members looked to Franz waiting to hear his answer.
     
     
"Smoke... umm.... you see... how do I put this.... Your certainly the savior of our village but you asking for our family token is like you telling us that you've been doing all these good deeds for all this time just so that you can get our family token."
     
     
Smoke was shocked to hear such an accusation. He sincerely just wanted to help them out. He just got this quest recently how could they say such a thing.
     
     
"I'm sorry that you feel that way Franz but that isn't my intention at all. I just really wanted to help all of you out. I just learned the requirements of the quest just now."
     
     
"Smoke, I can feel the sincerity of your words. I'm sorry for accusing you of such a dastardly act. Forgive me Smoke if I have offended you."
     
     
"That's okay but now that you've said that you cannot give me your family token I don't know how to proceed with my quest."
     
     
"Wait, I never said that I can't give you my family token. If you really want our family token then you must do an even greater act than rescuing Nanahuatl Village from starvation. An act that would put our family and our descendants in your debt forever."
     
     
Smoke was pondering how in the world he would do something like that. Why couldn't he just give him his family token. Wasn't it enough that he saved the village?
     
     
"Can you tell me how to do just that? I don't have any ideas at all."
     
     
"We maybe alive and well now. But this alone has not healed us completely. We were born to be farmers. We have been born to plant, raise, and harvest crops. That is who we are. However I can no longer enjoy the thing that we were meant to do."
     
     
So it wasn't something as heroic as slaying a legendary dragon after all. It was just helping their family get back on their feet and continue on their livelihood happily.
     
     
"That does sound truly horrible. Work without enjoyment is slavery after all. Is there a way I can help you with this problem?"
     
     
"Well if you could gather some root crops from the Mandragora Forest then I would consider that to be the most heroic of acts."
     
     
    + Quest: Gather Root Crops for the Briars
          Gathering Quest
          Level: D

    Franz Briar has requested that you gather certain root crops for him in the Mandragora Forest.
          Daikon (0/5 sacks)
          Potato (0/5 sacks)
          Desert Yam (0/5 sacks)
          Radish (0/5 sacks)
          Sweet Potato (0/5 sacks)
          Bread Root (0/5 sacks)

    Accept the Quest? [YES/NO]
     
     
"Yes. I'd gladly do that. If you would have told me sooner that you had this kind of problem then I would have looked into it as well."
     
     
"Thank you Smoke. Here let me show you the way to Mandragora Forest."
     
     
Smoke felt like he was asked to go to the grocery rather than to do a quest. The map indicated the way to Mandragora Forest it was nearer than the hidden cave of the dire foxes.
     
     
After gathering some food and other necessities. Smoke started his way towards Mandragora Forest. He looked forward to entering a forest. He felt that he had become stronger. True he was still far from Tristan but he was on his way for extracting his