Note: This quest replaces the old Short Sword quest.

Redoable: No, only one time

Recommended From Levels: 20+

Sarah

Requires Cherry cake, which can be obtained through monster points.

Vincent

10 Bug legs

Sandra

5 scorpion stingers, get a bow and 100 arrows as reward.

Talk to Lieutenant Dausen

Items Needed:

• 10 Green Cactus Potions

Starting Location: Sandstorm Desert

What To Do:

1. Talk to Lieutenant Dausen. He will ask you to get 10 Cactus potions. Kill maggots for 10 green cactus potions. Lieutenant Dausen rewards you with Boots (+2 Defense).
2. Talk to Lieutenant Dausen again. He will ask you to tell Stewen and Nickos to stay at their posts. First visit Stewen to the south east, then visit Nickos to the south west near the mine. Talk again to Lieutenant Dausen and get 500gp. He will mention that Nickos has a quest for you.

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• Boots (+2 Defense)
• 500gp

Talk to Nickos

What To Do:

1. Talk to Nickos. Nickos gives you permission to enter the mine and asks you to check up on Nathan and Naem. Nathan is just inside the mine. Talk to Nathan. The venture west and south and talk to Naem. Go back outside and talk with Nickos after you've spoken with both Nathan and Naem. Nickos will give you 500gp.

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• 500gp

Talk to Nathan

Starting Location: Desert Mine

What To Do:

1. Talk to Nathan. He will ask you to transfer 3 bags of ore from Naem to him. Head east and south, then talk to Naem to get a bag of ore. The bags of ore does not show up in your inventory. Go back and talk to Nathan again. Repeat two more times. Nathan will give you a Miner's Hat (+4 Defense).

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• Miner's Hat (+4 Defense)

Talk again to Nickos

Items Needed:

• 10 Angry Scorpion Stingers

Starting Location: Sandstorm Desert

What To Do:

1. Talk to Nickos. He'll mention that the Angry Scorpions are getting out of control and asks you to bring him back 10 Angry Scorpion Stingers. Bring the stingers back to Nickos and he'll reward you with a leather shield (+7 Defense). Nickos then tells you to speak to Naem about unlocking the barrier to the lower mine.

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• Leather Shield (+7 Defense)

Talk to Naem

Starting Location: Desert Mine

What To Do:

1. Ask Naem for the key to the underground. He tells you he lost the key and that you need to talk to Lieutenant Dausen.
2. Exit the mine and talk to Lieutenant Dausen. He'll give you a key that doesn't show in your inventory. He tells you to go back to Naem with the key.
3. Return to the mine and talk to Naem. Naem tells you that you need to go to each of the 3 buttons in the mine, insert the key and turn it a certain way.
4. Visit each button and select left or right. If you do things right you'll hear clicking along with a thud. The thud is important and indicates the mine has been opened. You have to visit all 3 mines and turn each key in a particular order.
5. Go into the underground and talk to Sema (see quest below) then exit and talk again to Naem for a reward of Miner's Gloves (+2 Defense).

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• Miner's Gloves (+2 Defense)

Talk to Sema

Items Needed:

• 3 treasure keys
• iten

Starting Location: Desert Mine underground (2nd level) Items Needed:

• 3 treasure keys
• iten

What To Do:

1. Talk to Sema. She tells you there is a chest somewhere that needs 3 treasure keys to unlock.
2. Kill Archants until you get 3 keys. Archants are the old mine spider sprite renamed.
3. Find the chest to the north west and talk to the chest. Your reward is a Short Bow (+50 Damage).
4. Go back and talk to Sema. She will tell you there are a couple of Giant Maggots and asks you to kill one and bring back what it drops (an iten -- yes iten, not item). Kill the giant maggot and return to Sema.
5. Give the iten to Sema. She will give you a Desert Shirt (+6 Defense).

Sub-Quest Rewards:

• Short Bow (+50 Damage)
• Desert Shirt (+6 Defense)

Total Quest Rewards:

• Boots (+2 Defense)
• 500gp
• 500gp
• Miner's Hat (+4 Defense)
• Leather Shield (+7 Defense)
• Miner's Gloves (+2 Defense)
• Short Bow (+50 Damage)
• Desert Shirt (+6 Defense)

Total Quest Cost:

• 10 Green Cactus Potions
• 10 Angry Scorpion Stingers
• 3 Treasure Keys
• Iten