Quest for Glory Epic Let's Play Part 147: Arestes' Arrest

In Which Our Hero convinces Arestes to turn himself in, is rewarded handsomely, sells some feathers and revives the Famous Adventurer.



We pick up right in the middle of the conversation with Arestes, where Marcus' golden tongue convinces the sailor that turning himself in is better than the alternative - facing an angry Erasmus. Luckily vague threats of magical violence work and Arestes goes quietly, armed (heh) with the loot, all of which is accounted for. Marcus is rewarded handsomely for it: 2000 drachmas, more than enough to cover the entrance fees for the Rites of Rulership and cover any other expenses he might have in Silmaria again. At least it beats grinding for gold.

Marcus then speaks with Arestes, who tells him that the prospects for a one-armed sailor are pretty slim and that's why he's taken up a life of crime. If only he could get his arm back! Well, Marcus was on his way to Salim and Julanar's place anyway, so he asks Julanar about the possibility - and she seems to think regrowing his arm is completely plausible. Cool, good deed done. Salim buys the Pegasus feathers and Marcus scores some Stamina pills for later.

One last stop as we tick off quests: the FACS. Famous Adventurer is his usual morose self until Marcus produces some Hippocrene Water, which perks FA up right away. So much in fact that he gives Marcus a magical helmet, which should help protect his pretty noggin against the blows that are about to come.

Quest for Glory Epic Let's Play Part 146: The Pegasus

In Which Our Hero finds the legendary winged horse.



Alright, Marcus is starting to get a little bit of wanderlust. He's been in Silmaria just a little too long. Good for him: this means he can start to get some of these quests out of the way. Luckily, we can easily kill two birds with one stone and still be back in time for supper.

Marcus sets off across Marete to an icon shaped like a white horse. I wonder what's in there? First of all, it's the Hippocrene Stream, which the Famous Adventurer would like to drink from one last time. Glad we brought an amphorae along to catch some water. Yum.

Second is a climb up to the plateau and a little Indiana Jones-style swinging to get to the top - and a giant pile of Pegasus feathers. This should be enough for Salim. Marcus grabs a couple (dozen) and uses the Mystic Magnets to get back to town.

The day isn't over yet though - off to the Dead Parrot, where we watch Arestes, the one-armed sailor, take off. One arm huh? Marcus follows closely behind and watched Arestes disappear into a hidden door - then follows him in and confronts him.

Sorry for the strange break in the action, but we'll grab the second half of this exciting saga next time.

Quest for Glory Epic Let's Play Part 145: The Bank Job

In Which Our Hero investigates a bank robbery.



We're back, and in explosive style! Marcus beats a hasty retreat from the Science Island Pixel Hunt failure and sets off to the marketplace. On a hunch, he stops by the bank where Sam the Banker Man informs him that the impossible has happened - the bank has been robbed! The robber was apparently too busy to notice that he left his toolkit lying in the middle of the bank's floor, so Marcus picks it up and takes it to Shakra for identification.

Shakra says he can't do anything with it, but that Erasmus might be able to help. So it's off to Nob Hill and the teleporting hat which brings us to Erasmus' gorgeous, VGA front door. Inside, Erasmus and Fenrus shoot the shit with Marcus for a while, telling their usual jokes and generally being great comic relief. Erasmus casts a spell on the toolbox and reveals that the previous owner is obsessed with his hand, or his arm, or something. Something about hands. Hmm...

Erasmus also mentions that an item was stolen from his house - that someone actually made it past the cloud guardian and took a stone he was studying, and that it probably has some connection to Atlantis. Sounds like something we should keep our eyes peeled for...