The Who Behind it All

The Who Behind it All is a Quest in Villagers & Heroes.

''Prince Rutger has agreed to hold off on killing my friends if I can find out who is behind this whole plot. I only have one lead, I’ll have to see if I can figure this all out.''

Prerequisite
 * Finding the Lumineers

NPC
 * Rutger H3 in Glendergan

Objectives
 * Try and find the Guard that saw the Lumineers break into the tower. I'll need to search around Glendergan.
 * I found the guard, but she is unconscious. Maybe one of the Shady Sisters knows a way to help.
 * Use the tonic on the unconscious demon.
 * speak with the Demon Guard.
 * It seems Daphni has not been truthful. She must be confronted.
 * Speak with Prince Zaan.

Rewards
 * 63 silver
 * 630k XP
 * Uncommon Trinket

Walkthrough
 * I'll have to help Rutger to prevent him from executing my friends.
 * I have to find the Guard that saw my friends – at F4 behind the bounty: Agrippa, but unfortunately the guard is unconscious! One of the Shady Sisters: Karin might be able to help me with a potion. They are at at D7. She wants me to pay 15 gold for the drink: Tonic of Startle.
 * Double click on the potion in your inventory when you are standing next to the unconscious guard and talk to her. She tells you that she saw my friends (the giant=Biz, the spriggan=Tamora, the warrior woman=Nadia and the little girl=Daphni) She tells me that out of Daphni's hand came Thunder! I should go and confront Daphni. In fact Daphni is the other dragon brother: Prince Zaan, the one who was supposed to be vanished or dead.
 * Listen to his story - this ends the quest.
 * Keep talking to Prince Zaan to get the follow up quest: The Lightning Squad.

Dialogue Karin: "I'll be selling souvenirs and mementos from the execution of the thieves later today! Care to pre-order some?"

You "No. That's terrible! But I do need something."

Karin: "What?"

You "I've found an unconscious demon. I need a way to wake it up."

Karin: "Why would you want to do that... actually nevermind. I don't want to know. I have a tonic of startle that should do the trick. You interested?"

You "Yes, if you think it will work."

Karin: "It should. It will be 15 gold."

You "All right, it's a deal!"

Karin: "Then here you are. Good luck with... whatever it is you're doing."

'''You received Tonic of Startle! '''

You lose 15 gold. You "Thanks!"

Karin: "See you around."

...

You lost 1x Tonic of Startle.

Nela: "Where am I? Who are you?"

You "I'm here on business for Prince Rutger. I need you to remember what happened."

Nela: "I remember all right, and there will be blood to pay!"

You "So you saw them then? My three friends?"

Nela: "Three? No, four! There were four of them. The giant, the spriggan, the warrior woman, and the little girl. They smashed the door in and batted me out of the way."

You "There was a little girl with them?"

Nela: "Yes! While the others broke open the door, the girl sat back watching and smiling. And then came the thunder." You "Thunder?"

Nela: "Yes, right from the hand of the little girl. So loud I couldn't hear anything else, and all of a sudden I was flying through the air. I don't remember anything after that."

You "The little girl..."

Nela: "Indeed, now I need to go report in.

...

Daphni: "Hello, E Shaman! You came just in time. Urian just finished his spell!"

You "Cut the act, Daphni!"

Daphni: "Gosh, E Shaman, what a mean thing to say. It kind of hurts my feelings. Maybe you aren't nice after all."

You "What are you?"

Daphni: "Oh, Urian will help show you that, like I said... you came just in time!" You "Time for--"

Daphni: "Ha, ha, ha."

...

Zaan: "Aha! At last I am free of my nightmarish prison! To have been trapped for so long inside of a human form, that of a pathetic little girl, has been a torment that none can imagine!"

You "You have been the Demon Prince all along!"

Zaan: "Yes, and my brother will pay! His reign of Glendergan is about to end! I, Prince Zaan, shall rule here ever more!"

Gained 630k experience!

You "And what of my friends who are about to be executed?"

Zaan: "Yes, the Sleepwalker's Charm certainly worked well on them. I was quite thrilled to have my Jeweled Cloud of Thunder returned to me! But I suppose they are innocent casualties in this."

You "Not if I return to Rutger and tell him that you are back! Rutger and I have a deal."

Zaan: "Ha, ha, ha. A deal with a demon? And you expect him to honor it, that back stabbing demon brother of mine? No, once Rutger knows of my return he will slaughter your friends out of pure spite."

You "There must be a way!"

Zaan: "You have proved yourself most useful to me thus far, so how about I make you a new deal?" You "Go on..."

Zaan: "I must confront my brother in a battle to the death, and now with my restored powers of thunder I know that I will prevail. However, my brother is a cheat, and the Lightning Squad remains..."

You "What must I do?"

Zaan: "Head into the heart of Glendergan, into the very Tower of the Storm. Climb the spiral stairs and defeat all four members of the Lightning Squad. Only then will I be able to defeat my brother, and your friends will be saved."

Continued in: The Lightning Squad.