The Clam Diggers

The Clam Diggers is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

'' Amira told me she thinks the clam digger, Diego, might be a pastry chef because he once wrote a poem about a scone. She wanted me to give him a message that I can't really remember, but it had something to do with her horse's nostrils. Pretty trivial stuff. I sure hope Diego is the savvy pastry chef I'm looking for because I'm impatient to meet with the Royal Council. ''

Prerequisite
 * A Miserable Horse

NPC
 * Amira in the Salty Shallows D3

Objectives
 * Find and speak with Diego the Clam Digger in the Salty Shallows.
 * Talk with Javier, Diego's son, in the Salty Shallows.
 * Once again, speak with Diego in the Salty Shallows.

Rewards
 * 13 silver
 * 3800 XP

Walkthrough
 * You have to go talk to Diego in the Salty Shallows at A/B4, but he says he's not a pastry chef.
 * Talk to his son Javier, who stands next to him. Javier says that his dad thinks that you are one of the Black Thrush. He says that you should've said the secret phrase that Amira told me (about the horse's nostrils).
 * Now talk to Diego again and tell him the phrase: The salty sea air is good for Clifford's nostrils.
 * This ends the quest but keep talking to him to get the follow up quest: Tools for Pelter Pie.

Dialogue Talking to Diego Diego: "Oh, my fair and lovely scone, why are you so dry as a bone?"

You "At last! Are you a savvy pastry chef? You must be!"

Diego: "I most certainly am not! I'm a clam digger. Who told you I was a pastry chef?"

You "Amira. A young woman camped in these parts."

Diego: "Amira, eh? And? What else did she say?"

You "Uh. I don't know. Just that she thought you might be a pastry chef."

Diego: "Sorry. Goodbye!"

Talking to Javier Javier: "Danger is all around us, and you didn't pass the test. So my papa thinks you could secretly be a member of the Black Thrush."

You "I am not one of the Black Thrush! Trust me!"

Javier: "But isn't that what all secret members of the Black Thrush say?"

You "Oh. Good point."

Javier: "If you're not one of the Black Thrush, then you would have told him the special secret phrase as proof. But you didn't. So you're either one of the Black Thrush, or you're just not bright. Why don't you try talking to my papa again?"

You "I will. I think I know what I should have said to him."

Javier: "Good luck!"

Talking to Diego Diego: "I have nothing to say to you. I'm just a clam digger."

You "Amira wanted me to tell you that the salty sea air is good for Clifford's nostrils."

Diego: "Ah! So you are to be trusted! What a relief. The eyes and the ears of the Black Thrush could be anywhere! Now then. I am a savvy pastry chef who knows how to bake a crispy Pelter pie crust."

Gained 3800 experience!

You "Cool. So where can I find the Royal Council?"

Diego: "Shh! Are you daft? Ahem. Why, I'd be happy to give you a Pelter pie, good friend! But first, I'll need you to collect my specially seasoned carving knife needed for it. My son managed to drop it the other day, and before we had a chance to find it, that nasty spider wrapped it up in her web. Will you go get it?"

Continued in: Tools for Pelter Pie