Stratonian
Maxwell Sterling
Yeah? / Don't wast my time. / What do you want? / State your business.
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- I'm Maxwell Sterling. Censor, survivor, all-around fun guy.
- I teach newcomers how not to die. Or at least, how to die less often.
- This scar? Oh, just a reminder of a fun Saturday night out with a pack of hungry gnats.
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- I've been dead, cloned, reanimated, and brought back to life more times than you've had hot dinners.
- Right now, I'm teaching survival. Because apparently, some folks need reminding that running at a monster naked with a stick is a bad idea.
- I'm as good as you can expect, considering the prospect of sudden death is a constant companion around here.
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- So, you've landed in Kwalat. Here, you're most likely to end up as monster chow than find a decent latrine.
- Want to survive? Here's a tip: learn some skills. Cooking, Weaponsmithing, Mining... catch my drift?
- Start with Big Mamma, up north on this road, take a left at the big house. Can't miss it. always crammed with newcomers hoping for a government-handout meal.
- She'll teach you the basics of not starving to death.
- In the town center, you'll find Ivie Clarkson, local cafe owner. Makes the best latte within a hundred miles. Knows everyone around, she's a local fixture.
- Round back of her cafe, you'll find an Alchemist. Good guy, Percy.
- Pity he skipped his university classes - his alchemy skills are about on par with mine. But he's a good drinking buddy.
- Head west of the town center and you'll run into old Hank, the only living guard around here. There are a couple of bots, too, but I'd trust Hank over them any day.
- He, like the other two guard-bots, can give you the lowdown on the locals, where to find them, where to go, and so on. It's part of their job.
- Take a left after Hank and you'll find the Lumberjack and Miner near the Gas Station.
- Take a right after passing Hank, before the pumpkin field, follow the road to the end and you'll hit the Workshop.
- The place is run by aliens - Constructor and Weaponsmith. They look a bit odd, but they know their stuff.
- Head east from the town center, and you'll see the Summer House and the Herbalist's bench on your right.
- The house is rented by a sexy Qadarian, Nia. She's a hot one, but she's hard to win over.
- Further south from her house is a Pig farm. Locals say that's where the butcher resides. But I manage fine without his services.
- There's also a Mystic over at the Cemetary, but I try to avoid dealing with the dead. The locals can tell you more.
- Seriously! Just ask around. I'm still finding my own feet here.
- [A Spark in the Dark]
- Could use a pair of extra hands. Or any body parts, really.
- So, you want to learn about survival, huh? First things first - Know your limits.
- See a monster? Think it's too strong? Then it probably is. Run. And if it chases, run faster.
- Forget about quests, honour, revenge. Around here, your biggest achievement is making it through the day with all your limbs attached.
- And gear up. You wouldn't believe the number of naked, brave individuals I've seen charging at monsters only to end up as a gruesome buffet. Their reckless bravery is our again - their corpses make for good looting.
- Lastly, fetch some wood for a fire. It's right here in the camp, and I'll need three pieces.
- Usually, you'd get wood from logging those magic trees around. But chopping trees isn't in our agenda for now
- Dialog icon [+50 Experience] [ Matches x5] [ Campfire x10] [ Recipe: Campfire]
- Go on, fetch the wood. It's right around camp, and you won't have to watch for wildlife here. This is the safe part... for now.
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- Huh. Guess you're not the survival type.
- Dialog icon [+50 Experience] [ Matches x5] [ Campfire x10] [ Recipe: Campfire]
- [If accepted A Spark in the Dark]
- Haven't frozen to death yet, huh?
Zoltar Blipchain
Well, hello there. / G'day, mate. / Good to see ya! / Hey there!
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- I'm Zoltar Blipchain, all the way from Andromeda.
- I'm a blockchain enthusiast revolutionizing farming.
- Call me the Eron Dusk of agriculture, without the tweets!
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- Well, between the rat infestation and the market volatility, I've had better days.
- But hey, no pain, no gain, right?
- Just gotta keep pushing till my agri-tech hits the moon!
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- Welcome to Goldenfield, the Wall Street of wheat farming!
- It's where I'm pioneering BlockGrains, the future of agri-tech.
- Exciting, volatile, rat-infested. Just like the crypto-market.
- [To the moon, via the Fields]
- Need help? That's the understatement of the century!
- These mutated rats, they're running amok in my fields, devouring my genetically enhanced wheat!
- It's like a Ratocalypse out there! They're stunting my revolutionary BlockGrains venture right in its tracks.
- I have a hunch, you know, a techie's sixth sense. I reckon these mutations might be a result of their diet - my genetically modified wheat.
- If we don't act fast, I fear my vision for a decentralized farming revolution may crumble to dust. A bit melodramatic, but you get the picture, right?
- Bring back some tails from the rats you take down. It'll serve as proof and give me a better ideas of what we're dealing with.
- Dialog icon [+150 Experience] [ Wheat seeds x30] [ Biosteroids Shot]
- Great! Let's show these rats we mean business!
- You need to curtail the population of those mutated rats in the wheat fields and bring back some rat tails as proof.
- Dialog icon
- Well, that's a bummer. Guess I'll stick to battling these pests myself.
- Dialog icon [+150 Experience] [ Wheat seeds x30] [ Biosteroids Shot]
- [If accepted To the moon, via the Fields]
- Keep going, mate! Those rat's can't stand a chance!