The Boltan Card Trick

When you exit the Temple of Hesinde, Ibrom Soapstone will meet you. He tells you that a thief stole a jewelery box from him, and that the thief left for Moorbridge. He wants you to find the thief.

Important NPCs

• Ibrom Soapstone
• Thalya di Ravendoza

Phases

• Phase 1: Find the thief
• Phase 2: Eliminate the Undead-plague
• Phase 3: Report to Thalya about your success
• Phase 4: Lead Thalya safely through the moors
• Phase 5: Free Thalya from the curse
• Phase 6: A hostage for eternity?
• Phase 7: Claim the debts
• Phase 8: Law of the series
• Phase 9: Rendez-Vous at the old mill
• Phase 10: Return the stolen goods

Solution

• Phase 1: The thief, Thalya di Ravendoza, is in the back of the inn in Moorbridge, coughing. She is to afraid to do anything because of the undead-plague
• Phase 2: Kill the necromancer, thus eliminating the undead-plague
• Phase 3: Go back to the inn, and talk to Thalya
• Phase 4: Lead Thalya to the crypt, where you will find Alrico Farfara, Thalyas old companion. He says he wants 27 ducats, or Thalya.
• Phase 5: Gather the money, and give them to Farfara
• Phase 6: Will only start if you don`t give Farfara the 27 ducats, the quest will not update until you do
• Phase 7: Go back to The Muddy Boot, where you will find out that the landlord has been robbed
• Phase 8: Go to the old mill
• Phase 9: Talk to Thalya, she will give you the stolen goods back, and promise to get the 27 ducats and give them to you in your house
• Phase 10: Give the stolen goods to the innkeeper in Moorbridge, he will give you a gold chain. Return to Soapstone, and return his jewelery box, with or without the goldcahin.

Reward

• 15 AP when you find Thalya
• 5 AP when you have eliminated the undead-plague
• 3+5 AP when you have reported that the undead-plague have been taken care of
• 10 AP when you and Thalya meet Alrico Farfara
• 10 AP when you have given Farfara the money
• 5 AP after Thalya thanked you for rescuing her
• Farfaras Rapier
• 5 AP when you have spoken to the innkeeper
• 5 AP after you have spoken to Thalya at the old mill
• 10 AP after you have returned the goods to the innkeeper

Back in Ferdok, you have the option of delivering the casket, or the casket and the goldchain:

• 50 AP, 3 ducats, 2 thalers and 5 farthings if you return the casket and the goldchain
• 5 AP, 9 thalers and 5 farthings if you only give him the casket(the goldchain is worth 8 ducats)

Trivia

This quest is the winner of the contest dtp, Anaconda and Randon Labs proclaimed in 2007. The reward was a developer visit, and that the quest would be included in the game. Jan "Palinai" Alfter was the maker of this quest, and the winner of the contest.