--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=- **QUEST 26** Task Master Kastor III --=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=--=- ID: kastor_treason Points: 5 Planet: Giedi Prime Description: Find the Task Master Kastor in the Giedian Wilderness. It is said he has some tasks for daring adventurers. Supposedly Master Kastor lives in the Tower of some sort. 10,000,000 exp 500,000 solaris Upgraded Kastor's Signet Ring. (+1 STR, INT, WIS) ++++ View Complete Solution (SPOILER ALERT) | ===== Solution ===== gp - sw, orni, push button 1 east, buy 1 (device) and buy 4(boots), west 2n, 14 nw till room with description - There is a small stone tower standing next to the road. open door, enter door, read plaque +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Welcome. My name is Kastor and I am an owner of this tower. There are | | various tasks I would like you to do. If you feel ready to help me simply | | ask me about a task and I will see what you can | | do for me. If you think that you have accomplished one of my tasks simply | | ask me for a reward. In this case... | | Good luck. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1) ask kastor about task //Kastor says: I have received information that one fraction of the House is conspiring against the Baron. With the help of Ixians, and a nice sum of spice, they builded some kind of a no-globe.. a place that even guild navigators can't detect. I need to know what they are up to. Their leader Angel, was opposing the Baron for too long. Anyway I need some proof of his treachery. Find the no-globe and bring me back the proof. I have send my most trusted man with this mission, but he never returned. Look for him in our meeting place, a cave located 38.60 north latitude and 58.05 east longtitude. Good luck// 2) go back 3) travel to gp forest, make sure to buy a gps device. check coordinates -- -[ Landing at Harkonnen Base ]- You take a look at your GPS device and it reads: +------------------------------------+ | Latitude: 38.38 deg North | | Longitude: 58.55 deg East | +------------------------------------+ go talk to kastor. follow the yellow brick road north :) 4) visit his trusted man and do some searching Trusted Man : 38.60 58.05 //You are wandering around Giedian Hills. To the east you see high peaks of Baron's Mountains, while to west you see the thick green of infamous Giedian Forest. The Hills around you block your view and you can't see too far ahead. Ground is dusty with only few rocks sticking out here and there. There seem to be a cave opening in one of the hills.// exa cave, enter cave // Inside the Cave. [out] You notice a corpse on the ground!!!// exa corpse // This must be a corpse of the Kastor's man, you were supposed to meet here!// search corpse // You search the corpse. You found a note! The corpse turns into ashes.// read note _________________________________________________________ / / | My Lord Kastor | | I do not know if that message will reach you, but.. | | I am hoping that it will. I have penetrated the globe | | as you ordered. The entrance to it is located in one | | of the caves in the Hills. It wasn't long before I | | was detected and I had to flee. They shot me with | | some kind of a poison so I don't have much time. In | | the globe there is a shaft (you will find it in the | | kitchen) that leads close to the Angel chambers! | | I entered it and heard some interesting information.. | | The Angels helper in Baronia is Landerkin! This fool | | is the only one that has the access to the globe! | | We will have to deal with him when the time will come.| | Also Angel is supposed to meet with his agent. I cant | | go back to the globe.. I feel very week. I hope you | | will bring that fool to justice... | | Korvac | _______________________________________________________/ 5) go to Landerkein Landerkein is located at: from gp ap: n,n,ne,n,n,n, kill soldier, enter,n, n,u,u,s,s,w (Landerkein is aggro) SEARCH DRAWERS for the access card search drawers // You search the drawers. You find a strange red code card!!// 6) back to the no-ship - take a little walk out to the noship at 37.20 59.30 //You are wandering around Giedian Hills. To the east you see high peaks of Baron's Mountains, while to west you see the thick green of infamous Giedian Forest. The Hills around you block your view and you can't see too far ahead. Ground is dusty with only few rocks sticking out here and there. There seem to be a cave opening in one of the hills.// exa cave, enter cave exa wall //Uneven walls formed by the stone. There is something strange with the northeastern wall.// then look at the wall in the direction indicated (northeastern wall) exa northeastern wall // It is a holographic image! You can go northeast through the wall!// walk in the direction indicated ne // You walk through the holographic wall. Inside the cave. [sw]// look at the door (you need an access card to open it) These door look magnificent. And sturdy too. You can see an electronic lock on them.. Perhaps these door are not that easy to open. use the card on the door INSERT CODE CARD INTO SLOT insert code card into slot //You insert the code card into the slot.. You hear a quiet buzz and the door opens. You can hear a voice saying: 'Greetings <>. The door will close in 10 seconds.'// door 7) southish to the kitchen to the shaft max s, se, sw exa shaft // This must be the shaft that Korvac mentioned in his note!// then ENTER SHAFT after killing the cook and the servants. go down the shaft and LISTEN DOOR enter shaft //You enter the shaft. Top of the Shaft. [d,out]// d, lister door // You listen. You can hear some voices.. Deep voice says: Your task is pretty simple. All you need to do, is to get the disc. Quiet voice says: I know, where shall I meet the guy? a) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 35.85 north and 56.10 east. b) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 37.60 north and 56.35 east. c) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 36.30 north and 56.15 east. d) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 36.50 north and 56.45 east. Quiet voice says: And how will I know that its him? Deep voice says: You won't. He won't come out of the hiding unless he recognizes you. Deep voice says: That is why you need to wear that cloak. That is how he will know. Quiet voice says: Sounds pretty simple. I take it you want me to be careful.// 8) work your way back to the entrance then south and up to the library and look around the cloaked individual, kill them and get the cloak. (you will need to be able to wear the cloak to complete the quest) u,out, ne, nw, u, and around .. //A cloaked individual comes from the north. Library. [n,e] Two times 'Harkonnen scholar' A Harkonnen Teacher A Cloaked Individual// kill individual -> get cloak -> wear cloak , n, out, sw, out 9) head to the meeting place noted when you eavesdrop. - * a) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 35.85 north and 56.10 east. * b) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 37.60 north and 56.35 east. * c) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 36.30 north and 56.15 east. * d) Deep voice says: He will meet you at 36.50 north and 56.45 east. //An Atreides conspirator comes out of the bushes. Atreid says: Good. I was tired of waiting for you. Atreid says: There. Take it to Angel. Before you know it, Atreid is gone again.// * you'll receive a holodisc * go back to kastor, ask kastor about reward **Locations:** * Landing Base : 38.38 58.55 * Trusted Man : 38.60 58.05 * NoShip in cave : 37.20 59.30 * Meeting Place : 36.35 55.95 (35.70 56.00) (37.10 56.55) [location changes] ++++