On the Mend

Bestowal dialogue

'All right, here you go. Try feeding some of this thistle-mead to the mother lynx. No sneaking sips for yourself, mind you!'

Background

Thrasi has given you some thistle-mead to feed to the mother lynx, hopefully to help heal her injuries.

Objective 1

• Feed the thistle-mead to the mother lynx

The mother lynx is at Thrasi's cabin.

Thrasi asked you to feed the thistle-mead to the mother lynx.

Thrasi: 'That mead should fix her up right!'

Lynx-mother: The mother lynx sniffs tentatively at the fragrant mead, then quickly laps it all up.

Lynx-mother says, "Rreow!"

Thrasi says, "Watch out, there!"

Thrasi says, "Good job, girl!"

Lynx-mother says, "Mrrow"

Thrasi says, "Ah, that's a good girl."

Objective 2

• Talk to Thrasi

Thrasi is at the hunter's lodge to the north.

The mother lynx seems to be completely healed, yet she has returned to Thrasi's side.

Thrasi: 'See? Thistle-mead! Good for what ails you...if you're a cat, that is!

'Hmmm. She seems to like me...doesn't want to run off anyway. I could use a hunting partner, and her cub's taken a shine to me as well.

'Thanks for all your help, friend. In a few years, this cub'll be old enough to join me on the hunts with his mother. Hendrevail beware!'

Thistle-mead

Bestowal dialogue

'Now the mother has a belly full of rabbit, but she still doesn't seem all that fat and sassy.

'I'm thinking that maybe an old Dwarf home-remedy might do. I've got plenty of mead, but I'm going to need some of the old secret ingredient. Now it just happens there's sharp-thistle plants in the area. I need you to go and collect some thorns, so I can grind them and mix them with the mead.

'Anyway, there's thistle-plants around the woods north of the cabin.'

Background

You found a rabbit carcass with which to feed the mother lynx. But she still does not seem well enough to hunt on her own.

Objective 1

• Collect sharp-thistle plants (0/6)
• Bring the sharp-thistle plants to Thrasi

There are sharp-thistle plants around the wood north of Thrasi's lodge.

Thrasi asked you to collect sharp-thistle plants to make a draught to cure the mother lynx's injuries.

Thrasi: 'Please collect those sharp-thistle plants.'

Thrasi: 'Excellent. It won't take too long to brew this draught....'

Hungry Mouths to Feed

Bestowal dialogue

'The cub is hungry, but he is too young to hunt his own food. His mother is still all scratched up and in no position to hunt either. Let's see...the only meat I have here at the lodge is either dried or smoked. I think they both could use some fresh, raw meat.

'Could I ask you for another favour? I wonder if you can find a rabbit carcass for them to eat? If you have trouble hunting a live rabbit, I have a string of rabbit traps scattered in the woods not far to the east and west of the lodge. I'd appreciate it if you would check the traps and bring back a plump rabbit.

'I'd hate to see mother and cub go without food.'

Background

Thrasi's lynx and her cub were reunited thanks to your efforts but they are getting hungry, and Thrasi is still nursing his ankle.

Objective 1

• Find a rabbit carcass

There are traps for small game scattered not far to the east and west of Thrasi's lodge.

Thrasi asked you to either hunt and kill a live rabbit, or to check his traps and bring back a rabbit carcass for the lynx-mother and her cub.

Thrasi: 'I have laid traps all over the place to the east and west of the lodge…surely one of them has caught a rabbit!'

The trap is empty

or

You collect the rabbit from the trap

Objective 2

• Bring the rabbit carcass to Thrasi

Bring the rabbit carcass to Thrasi at Thrasi's Lodge.

Thrasi: 'This'll do for now, but we can't keep hand-feeding the things, or they'll lose that wild streak that makes them good hunters.'

The Cat's Meow

Bestowal dialogue

'What happened to me? I was out hunting bear, and I came across this mother lynx and her cubs. The poor thing was tore up mightily by some hendrevail, and I was just able to grab her before they went after me. I twisted my ankle something terrible but it'll heal, as will this old she-cat.

'She left a litter behind her, but we're both too battered to save the cubs ourselves. I'd feel awful if something happened to them but I'm no use to anyone until my ankle mends.

'Perhaps you can venture up to the den by the standing stones to the north and bring back any of the surviving cubs? I'd appreciate it, and I'm sure the mother would as well.'

Background

Thrasi, a dwarf hunter, rescued a mother lynx while out hunting bears. He was attacked by a flock of hendrevail and had to leave the mother's cubs behind.

Objective 1

• Search the abandoned bear den

The abandoned den should be north of the hunter's lodge near the standing stones.

Thrasi hurt his leg while rescuing an injured lynx from hendrevail and asked you to retrieve the surviving cubs.

Thrasi: 'It's not far from here. Walk north to the old standing stones. The den is in the side of a hill.'

Abandoned Den: You peer inside the abandoned bear-den and hear the plaintive mewing of a hungry, frightened lynx-cub.

The poor thing is scared to leave the safety of the den, fearing attack by hendrevail.

Objective 2

• Defeat hendrevail (0/6)

There are hendrevail throughout the woods.

A frightened lynx-cub cowers in an old den, too scared to venture out into the light. You must defeat the hendrevail lurking nearby to prove that you mean it no harm.

Objective 3

• Coax the lynx-cub from its den

Coax the lynx-cub from its den.

With the hendrevail defeated, the lynx-cub seems to feel safe enough to leave its den.

Abandoned Den: With soothing words, you manage to coax the frightened cub from the safety of its den.

The lynx-cub emerges from its den

Objective 4

• Bring the lynx-cub to Thrasi

Thrasi is back at the hunter's lodge, south of here.

You recovered the lynx-cub as Thrasi requested. Return it to him at the hunter's lodge.

Thrasi: 'There's a precious cub! Let me take him from you and...ooww! Quit your scratching! He's a feisty one, isn't he? Or is it a she?

'Poor little thing. Too bad its litter-mates didn't fare so well, but that's the way of things. Hmmm...nipping my beard now. Perhaps the wee thing is hungry?'