Dune Drifter

Dune Drifter is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

'' Rasmus suffers from something that prevents him from staying in one place for more than a moment. I need to help him. ''

Prerequisite
 * Defusing The Feud Part One

NPC
 * Rasmus in Bevyn's Coille (hut at E4 with a birch next to it)

Objectives
 * Talk to Rasmus again at the rotted pier.
 * Find Rasmus at the shadow altar.
 * Find Rasmus at the statue.
 * Find Rasmus in the Decrepit Ruins.
 * Talk to Renata and give her the message from Rasmus.
 * Find three Fiendish Marble Eyes in Abdelar's Lair.
 * Return to Renata, and give her all of the Fiendish Marbles.
 * Find Rasmus at t0eh Carcass Tree and give him the Rooting Spell Potion.

Rewards
 * 54 silver
 * 300k XP
 * Uncommon Wizard Gloves   (different depending on the played class)

Walkthrough
 * You 'll have to follow Rasmus all over the place, but always within the 'Dunes of the Dead' in the center part of the map. The enemies in this area are easier to defeat if you have a Bubble Coating from one of the Coille Frogs. You quest tracking will show you where to look for him next.
 * From Rasmus' tent head over to the pier: D4 where the bounty Driexon is. Careful, you will have to walk beside him to be able to talk to Rasmus, you can NOT talk to Rasmus when staying in the water.
 * Next: shadow altar, which is at C/D5, very close to bounty Veulur.
 * Next: statue, is at D3/4, a bit north from Rasmus' tent.
 * Next: Decrepit Ruines, which are at D5, close where the bounty Groxius the Dissector is.
 * Talk to Renata in her camp just east of Ramas' tent (E4). She'll tell you what you need to lift Rasmus' curse.
 * Enter the spider nest on the east side of the zone and collect 3 Fiendish Marble Eyes from the 'Egg Pods'.
 * Return to Renata with 3 Fiendish Marble Eyes and you'll receive a Rooting Spell Potion.
 * You'll find Rasmus at the west end of the Dunes next to the Carcass Tree. Give him the Rooting Spell Potion to cure him and complete the quest. Continue speaking with him to begin Statue Snacks.

Dialogue Rasmus: "In another moment, I will be gone, I'm afraid. So you best speak quickly, friend!"

You "Uh, okay. I need to know what a Spriggan named Dionte was doing here recently. Did you see him? Maybe with 'The Spade of Bones?'"

Rasmus: "Yes, I saw Dionte, and it's because of him that I'm -- oh, no, it's happening again. Will this never end? I beg you, end my rootlessness! Will you? Will you, please?"

You "What? Or, I mean, yes, I will!"

Rasmus: "Find me again at the Rotted Pier, and I'll -- oh, no, here I go..."

At the Rotted Pier

Rasmus: "I've only got another moment before it happens again! I saw everything Dionte was doing, and now I'm paying the price for it! When he caught me spying on him after he was done digging, he immediately cast a Drifting Curse on me, and now I can never stay in the same place for more than a moment!"You "How do I lift the curse?"

Rasmus: "With a -- oh, no, here I go...this feels like it might be a drift to Bevyn's Altar..."

You "I guess I'll head there."

Rasmus: "Good bye--"

At the Shadow Altar

Rasmus: "You can lift the Drifting Curse by afflicting me with a Rooting Spell!"

You "But I don't know what that is! What do I do?"

Rasmus: "You'll have to talk to my good friend -- uh-oh, here I go again!"

You "No! This is insanely frustrating!"

Rasmus: "Find me again near the statue of the Dark Prince..."

You "Can't you just speak faster!"

Rasmus: "I could try--"

At the base of the hooded statue

Rasmus: "Oh, I can't take much more of this! My poor old heart!"

You "Focus and talk fast please! Who is your friend that I should speak to about the Rooting Spell?"

Rasmus: "Her name is Renata! She's not far from here. And tell her uh-oh, here I go again. Yep, this is definitely a drift to the Decrepit Ruins!"

You "All this drifting!"

Rasmus: "Good bye--"

At the Decrepit ruins

Rasmus: "Tell my friend, Renata, that --- uh-oh, here I--"

You "Oh, no, you don't! Not yet. Tell Renata what?"

Rasmus: "Tell her, marbles! Tell her it's the marbles..."

You "What does that mean?"

Renata: "Tell my friend, Renata, that --- uh-oh, here I--"

You "Oh, no, you don't! Not yet. Tell Renata what?"

Renata: "Tell her, marbles! Tell her it's the marbles..."

You "What does that mean?"

Renata: "...and here I go. Good bye!"

Renata: "Oh, poor Rasmus. I don't know how much more of this his frail, old, body can take!"

You "I want to help him! Rasmus told me to tell you, 'it's the marbles.' No idea what that means."

Renata: "He's referring to the ingredients needed to concoct the Rooting Spell that will save him! I, myself, have more brains than brawn, but you look like a muscular type. Are you brave enough to venture into Abdelar's lair to retrieve marbles needed for the spell, ?"

You "Of course. What do I need to retrieve?"

Renata: "Three Fiendish Marble Eyes which are hidden somewhere in Abdelar's lair. Good luck, !"

You "Bye."

You looted Fiendish Marble Eye!

You looted Fiendish Marble Eye!

You looted Fiendish Marble Eye!

Renata: "Well? Did you get them all? You didn't drop them, or anything, did you?"

You "Don't worry, I haven't lost my marbles. Ha! See what I did just there?"

Renata: "Yes, witty. How nice that you have time to make jokes when a poor old man's life is at stake. Now you must hurry and give this Rooting Spell potion to Rasmus!"

You "But where will I find him?"

Renata: "Try near the Carcass Tree. Hurry, hurry! Farewell, ."

'''You received Rooting Spell Potion! '''

You "Bye."

Renata: "See you later!"

At the Carcass Tree Rasmus: "Were you and Renata able to concoct a Rooting Spell potion for me?"

You "Yes. Here you go, Rasmus. Your drifting days are over."

Rasmus: "Oh, thank you! I'm already feeling more solid. Well, this has certainly taught me to avoid spying on schizophrenic Spriggans in the future!"

You lost 1x Rooting Spell Potion.

Gained 300k experience!

You "So what exactly was Dionte up to here? And do you mean he was whispering to himself?"

Rasmus: "Oh, my, was he! And since he was all alone, the other voice I heard must have been Dionte's. It was a chillingly melodic voice, soft and slippery, one that made all the little hairs on my bony old neck stand straight up. Anyway, the voice, Dionte's I guess, seemed to be reassuring him of something. 'None shall find it here,' was the exact thing I heard whispered."

You "Find what?"

Rasmus: "Exactly what I wanted to know! So I followed Dionte. He went to a little spot just past Kern's statue. How on earth Dionte managed to procure The Spade of Bones is anyone's guess, but he had it, and used it to dig a hole. He buried something. But I couldn't see what, and then Dionte spotted me. The next thing I knew, a snake bit me, and I was inflicted with the Drifting Curse

You "A snake? Weird. I need to know what Dionte buried! And what does all of this have to do with the Treant feud? Gah!"

Rasmus: "Go to Kern's Statue, and speak to him. He is aged now, and slumbers mostly, but perhaps the nearby digging caught his sleepy eye. Kern is partial to dining on Felhound Scales. I'd suggest bringing him 20 to induce him to speak to you. Will you?"

You "Of course."

Rasmus: "Good. Be warned, though. Kern is enigmatic and prone to speaking in riddles. Farewell, , and good luck!"

Continued in: Statue Snacks.