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Legend

The Gnomes are threatened by a hostile force that bleeds this race to a slow but certain death. Therefore, they asked their dwarven allies for support. That is why the dwarfs are now looking for courageous warriors to join the gnomish troops to assist them in their distress. Are you willing to join the Bigfoots, the gnomish brigade which is fighting against the evil menace?

Location

Gnomegate and Gnomebase Alpha

Reward

Access to the Gnomish Crystal Teleport System (GCTS), Gnomegate, Gnomebase Alpha and their hunting areas including the Warzones; 24 Achievements (46 total points), Minor and Major Crystalline Tokens, Gnomish Supply Packages, Some Golden Fruits and several Warzone rewards.

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Looking for Gnomerik

Go to Kazordoon and seek out Xelvar. Xelvar is at the northern part of the Temple street, near the northern blessing NPC.
Show/Hide route to Xelvar
Bigfoot's Burden Quest Xelvar NPC Location

Xelvar is north of the Temple.

Travel to Kazordoon via Magic Carpet. Ask magic carpet manager Gewen for a wagon ticket (250gp) and go north-west of the carpet to find the wagon. Use the wagon to go to the shops section. Go west and find the main series of wagons. Use them to go to the temple (read the signs on the walls to know where they go). From the temple wagons, go west and then north all the way.

Alternatively, if you know your way to the phoenix blessing, go toward the second (northern) blessing NPC but keep going north when it turns east.


Ask Xelvar to join the Gnomes and he will give you 4 Teleport Crystals and allow you to use the Gnomish Crystal Teleport System (GCTS). Enter the teleport east of Xelvar to arrive at the GCTS, above Gnomebase. Note that each time you enter and leave the GCTS you will spend a Teleport Crystal. If you need more, buy them from either the Xelvar, the Gnomebase NPCs Gnomette (in the GCTS) or Gnomincia (in Gnomebase Alpha) or the Market. It's a good idea to carry many with you.

Recruitment

A Test In Gnomology

Go downstairs to Gnomebase and find Gnomerik in the north-western part of the base. Start the recruitment examination by saying recruitment > yes > test. Answer the 16 questions to complete the first part of the exam. After each question you must say test to continue with the next question. If you scored 100 points or more (out of a maximum of 112) you can move on to the next part.

To get a perfect score the answers to choose are:

A, C, B, D, D, D, B, D, A, A, C, C, D, A, A, D
Show/Hide how to retry the examination

If you fail the test, you can retry the examination after drinking Mushroom Beer. Buy it for 10gp from Gnominus in his bar a bit south-east of the recruitment office (say beer > yes to buy it). Mushroom Beer turns to Stale Mushroom Beer after 20 seconds which cannot be used to restart the exam. You can repeat the examination as many times as you need, but you can't if you already passed it.

Medical Examination

Go west of the recruitment office and talk to NPC Gnomespector. Say recruit and walk through the g-rays to the south. You will briefly change into the appearance of a Skeleton.

Ear Examination

Keep walking south and talk to Doctor Gnomedix. Walk on the platform and wait while a series of humorous server messages is displayed. When a Strange Slime appears, your ear examination is complete.

Shooting

Keep walking south for the shooting test. Find Gnomaticus and ask him about the shooting test to receive the mission. Now that you have the mission, go west into the small room and step on a firing platform. To the far north you will see a green Crystal Glass Floor. Every few seconds, either a Target Dummy or an Innocent Target will appear on the tile in your firing range. If it's a Target Dummy, shoot it, otherwise wait for it to disappear. When you have shot 5 target dummies in a row without shooting an innocent target, you are done. Go back to Gnomaticus and report about your success.

Endurance Test

Go south to Gnomewart. Ask him about the endurance test and go through the Large Crystal Teleporter to the south. Run along the path west and then north all the way. At the end of the path there are tiles that teleport you back a few tiles. These tiles will only do so 20 times before they finally let you through (at the 10th time you will see "<gasp>"). At the very end there are tiles that are incredibly slow to run on. Just keep running and enter the teleport at the end to return. Report to Gnomewart about your endurance test.

Soul Melody

Go east to find Gnomelvis. Talk to Gnomelvis and say musical to receive the mission to find your soul melody.

There are 4 Large Crystals in the room you are in: a blue one to the north, a red one to the east, a green one to the south and a cyan one to the west. Your character has a specific melody which is created by using the crystals in a specific order. You must find this order by using the crystals and creating fireworks 7 times in a row. Notes can be repeated, and if you see a red note you must start over from the first one. It's a good idea to record the sequence so you can easily recall the correct notes if you fail.

When you are done, report back to Gnomelvis about your musical test. You have now completed the recruitment test and have received the achievement Becoming a Bigfoot.

Tasks and Gnome Reputation

From here on, you will mostly be doing daily tasks. You will have access to different tasks depending on your reputation in the Gnomebase community. You advance through the ranks by completing daily tasks and/or turning in Minor Crystalline Tokens which you receive as rewards for completing tasks.

Minor Crystalline Tokens are worth 5 reputation points and can be traded with NPC Gnomally (by saying relations). This process is not bound to the 20 hour limit like the tasks are, so they are the quickest way to progress through the ranks, albeit expensive.

Ranks

There are 4 ranks. You will be assigned these ranks automatically when you receive the required reputation. The first three ranks will grant you access to more daily tasks, the fourth grants access to the Warzones. There are achievements for each of the ranks which will also be assigned automatically.

Rank Reputation Achievement Tasks available Days taken minimum
(no rank) 0 -- Crystal Keeper, Raiders of the Lost Spark --
Rank I 30 Gnome Little Helper Exterminators, Mushroom Digger 3 (2 when selling minor tokens for reputation)
Rank II 120 Gnome Friend The Tinker's Bell, Matchmaker 8 (4 when selling minor tokens for reputation)
Rank III 480 Gnomelike Spore Gathering, Grindstone Hunt 18
Rank IV 1440 Honorary Gnome Warzones 36

Tasks

There are 8 tasks in total. You unlock 2 additional tasks for reaching Rank I, II and III. Each of these tasks are repeatable 20 hours after you report it last. These tasks grant reputation, tokens and a Gnomish Supply Package. You also receive achievements for doing them the first time. Note that you can receive all tasks at once and complete them together, and this will save time.

Task Reputation Tokens Achievement
Crystal Keeper 5 1 Crystal Keeper
Raiders of the Lost Spark 5 1 Call Me Sparky
Exterminators 5 1 One Foot Vs. Many
Mushroom Digger 5 1 The Picky Pig
The Tinker's Bell 5 2 Substitute Tinker
Matchmaker 10 2 Crystals in Love
Spore Gathering 10 2 Spore Hunter
Grindstone Hunt 10 2 Grinding Again

Minor (Rank 0)

This mission is available from the beginning, nothing is required and it will open up new ranks and thus new opportunities.

Crystal Keeper

Be Prepared to Face: Crystalcrushers, Wyverns, Earth Elementals
Note: It is recommended to do this task together with the spark (rank 0) and matchmaker (rank 2) tasks.
Ask Commander Stone for the keeper mission. He will send you to the Crystal Grounds to repair crystals. Go to the crystal grounds (it's to the north, about 20 sqm south of Gnomally). Use your Gnomish Repair Crystal on Damaged Crystals to repair them. Do this 5 times and report to Commander Stone.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Crystal Grounds Location Bigfoot's Burden Quest Crystal Keeper Mission

Rewards: 1 Minor Crystalline Token, Gnomish Supply Package, 5 reputation points, achievement "Crystal Keeper".

Raiders of the Lost Spark

Be Prepared to Face: Crystalcrushers, Wyverns, Earth Elementals
Ask Commander Stone for the spark mission. He will give you a Gnomish Extraction Crystal and send you to the Crystal Grounds to use it on 7 Crystal Crusher corpses. They can be found all around the dungeon. Kill them, use the extractor on their corpses and report back to Commander Stone.

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Rewards: 1 Minor Crystalline Token, Gnomish Supply Package, 5 reputation points, achievement "Call Me Sparky".

Minor Plus (Rank I)

Upon advancing to rank I you will get the achievement "Gnome Little Helper".

These 2 missions become available after advancing to this rank:

Exterminators

Be Prepared to Face: Wigglers, Massive Earth Elementals, Wyverns
Ask Commander Stone for the extermination mission. He will send you to the Truffels Garden (north teleporter at Gnomebase) to kill 10 Wigglers. They can be found all around the dungeon. Kill them and report back to Commander Stone.
Note: if you have achieved rank 2+ you can also complete this at the Mushroom Gardens. However, it is not recommended because you can do Mushroom Digger and Exterminators simultaneously at the Truffels Garden.
Rewards: 1 Minor Crystalline Token, Gnomish Supply Package, 5 reputation points, achievement "One Foot Vs. Many".

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Truffels Garden Location


Mushroom Digger

Be Prepared to Face: Wigglers, Massive Earth Elementals, Wyverns
Ask Commander Stone for the digging mission. He will give you a Little Pig and send you to the Truffels Garden to feed it three times. In the dungeon you will find Mushroom Sniffers. Lure these over the Mold Floor (Truffels). If lucky, Some Truffels will appear, otherwise it will become Churned Ground. Use the little pig on three sets of truffles and report back.
Note: It takes 40 seconds for Churned Ground to turn back into Mold Floor (Truffels). Pay attention to timing, Little Pig disappears after 1 hour, if it will happen you have to buy a next one from NPC Gnomally and process the feeding again.
Rewards: 1 Minor Crystalline Token, Gnomish Supply Package, 5 reputation points, achievement "The Picky Pig".

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Digging Mission

Major (Rank II)

Upon advancing to rank II you will get the achievement "Gnome Friend".


From now on its required to have a Premium Account. These missions become available after advancing to this rank and gaining access to Gnomebase Alpha here:

The Tinker's Bell

Be Prepared to Face: Enraged Crystal Golems, Damaged Crystal Golems
Go to Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha and ask them for the repair mission. They will give you a Bell and instruct you to use it on crystal golems. Go to the Golem Workshop (southernmost teleporter) and use the bell on live Damaged Crystal Golems (not Enraged Crystal Golems). Repeat until you have teleported four. Note: the easiest way to speedrun this part is to "Sort Ascending by Name" your battle list.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Gnomeral Location & Golem Workshop Location Bigfoot's Burden Quest Golem Repair Mission

Rewards: 2 Minor Crystalline Tokens, Gnomish Supply Package, 5 reputation points, achievement "Substitute Tinker".

Matchmaker

Large Crystal Locations

Be Prepared to Face: Crystalcrushers, Wyverns, Earth Elementals
Go to Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha and ask them for the matchmaker mission. They will give you a crystal package and send you to Crystal Grounds to find a red crystal match.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Crystal Grounds Location

Open the package and search the dungeon for a Large Crystal (Red). Only one of these can be successfully matched with the crystal in your inventory, so if you don't succeed on one, try another. Keep going until you see this message: Congratulations! The crystals seem to have fallen in love and your mission is done! Then report back to Gnomeral.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Matchmaker Mission

Tip: You can swap Lonely Crystals with other players or keep them after completing the task. The game doesn't assign a Large Crystal (Red) to your character. Instead, you obtain a random crystal (when you open the package) which has a defined counterpart. You can determine which large crystal you must use by adding the lonely crystal to an Action Button and then create a map marker on the corresponding Crystal with a matching name (e.g. Button 1, Button 2, etc).

Once you identify your crystals, you can go straight to the large crystal that matches the Lonely Crystal you have. Another method is to just keep one that matches one of the crystals near the entrance and always use that one. This way, you can always ignore the crystal you receive and use the one you stored on its counterpart.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Matchmaking Crystal Action Bar

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You can also match the Crystals to the item IDs directly if you want to edit the clientoptions.json file, though it's probably not worth the hassle.

Item ID Crystal Location
15801 Floor 1, north-west (here).
15803 Floor 1, north-east (here).
15804 Floor 1, south-east (here).
15805 Floor 1, ramp (here).
15806 Floor 2, north (here).
15807 Floor 2, middle (here).
15808 Floor 2, south (here).

Rewards: 2 Minor Crystalline Tokens, Gnomish Supply Package, 10 reputation points, achievement "Crystals in Love".

Major Advanced (Rank III)

Upon advancing to rank III you will get the achievement "Gnomelike". These missions become available after advancing to this rank:

Spore Gathering

Be Prepared to Face: Wigglers, Wyverns (everywhere); Mutated Rats, Giant Spiders (west farms); Crystal Spiders, Crystalcrushers (east farms).
Note: you can do this with part of or all of the extermination task. If you didn't finish the extermination task with the digging task it is recommended you come here for the last kills.
Go to Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha and ask them for the spore mission. He will give you a Gnomish Spore Gatherer (Red). Go to the Mushroom Gardens and down the mushroom corkscrew stairs.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Mushroom Gardens Location

Use Puffball Mushrooms to make coloured spores appear on top of them. They can be red, green, blue, or yellow. Look at your container to find out what colour spores you currently need. If the color is the one you need to collect, use the kit on the spores. If not, find another mushroom and repeat the process. You must wait 2 minutes to be able to use a mushroom again. If you use your kit on the wrong colour spore you will ruin it and need to start over from the first color. Do this until you have collected all 4 in the given order (red > green > blue > yellow is the correct order) and have ended up with a Gnomish Spore Gatherer (Complete). Report back to Gnomeral.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Spore Mission

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You can buy Gnomish Spore Gatherers for 50gp from Gnomally and fill them in bulk. The game only cares that you have the complete spore package, it doesn't care how you got it. There are 5 spore packages (red, green, blue, yellow, complete) which differ only in flavortext. Since the spores don't disappear on use, you can collect spores 5-6 times per mushroom. This makes bulk gathering very efficient. The spore gatherers do not expire, no matter the stage they are in.

Rewards: 2 Minor Crystalline Token, Gnomish Supply Package, 10 reputation points, achievement "Spore Hunter".

Grindstone Hunt

Be Prepared to Face: Vulcongras, Massive Fire Elementals, Dragon Lords
Go to Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha and ask them for the grindstone mission. They will send you to the Hot Spot (teleport is south-east of Gnomeral).

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Hot Spot Location

Enter and find Strange Stones floating in the lava. Every 75 seconds they will come to the surface and appear as Whetstones only to sink again after another 17 seconds. Use the Whetstones and rarely you will receive a Whetstone. You have one hour to report back to Gnomeral if you fail to do so you will not receive Gnomish Supply Package and 5 instead of 10 reputation points will be added.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Grindstone Mission

Bigfoot's Burden Quest Grindstone Mission 2

Rewards: 2 Minor Crystalline Tokens, Gnomish Supply Package, 10 reputation points, achievement "Grinding Again".

The True Challenge (Warzones - Rank IV)

Upon advancing to rank IV you will get the achievement "Honorary Gnome". The warzones are the end of the questline. It encompasses a massive struggle against a horde of creatures threatening the gnomes.

There are three warzones, each harder in difficulty than the last. Each must be completed before players can proceed to the next. At the end of each warzone, there is a challenge that must be overcome to fight the warzone's boss.

Note: in order to unlock the next warzone, you must hit the boss and stay in the boss room until it's dead. You must also collect the reward before entering the next warzone. Hitting the boss grants you rewards from the Treasure Chest, but the teleporter to leave the boss room grants access only if the boss is dead. It is strongly recommended to stay in the boss room anyway to help your allies.

Warzone 1

In warzone 1 you will face many Humongous Fungus, many Hideous Fungus as well as the occasional Armadile and Stone Devourer.

Warzone 1 Route

The path to follow.

Talk to Gnomission for access to the warzones. Obtain a Red Teleport Crystal if you haven't turned in Deathstrike's Snippet and enter the first warzone. You appear in the antechamber to the first warzone. There are no monsters here but an NPC to brief you on your mission. You do not need to talk with the NPC. When your team is ready, enter the teleporter to the east of the antechamber and maneuver the cave as shown in the map. When you arrive at the furthest east you will see a green crystal statue. Use the statue to begin the spawning. Each 20 seconds, a wave of about 5-6 fungi will spawn in the area. After 10 waves (200 seconds) a teleporter will appear 3 sqm east of the crystal statue. Enter this portal to appear in the boss room. The teleporter will be open for approximately 1 minute, and when it closes the boss will spawn.

Deathstrike is the warzone boss; he is the second hardest boss of the three warzones. It will take a lot of firepower to bring Deathstrike down in the 30 minutes your team has to do so because of his strong healing. He will focus on whoever is hitting him for the most damage, so the blockers of the team are recommended to stand adjacent to him even despite his beam attacks, or he will run toward the mages. If your team realizes Deathstrike is too much, they may retreat through the portal in the south-east of the boss room. Note that if you enter the boss room you may not enter again for 20 hours, even if your team fails or dies in the boss room.

Besides the loot he drops, when you defeat Deathstrike you will gain access to the reward chest just north of the warzone 1 teleporter. You may open this each time you defeat Deathstrike but you must deal damage to the boss. In the reward chest you will receive 3 Crystal Coins, 2 Major Crystalline Tokens and two of the following: a Mucus Plug, a Gill Necklace, the Torso of Deathstrike, the Legs of Deathstrike, or the Head of Deathstrike. You can receive the achievements Final Strike and Death on Strike by opening his chest once and 50 times, respectively.

Some hints for this warzone challenge:

  • All party members must use a Dwarven Ring because drunkenness is very common in the warzones.
  • If you plan on attempting the warzones frequently, it may be economical to buy Deathstrike's Snippet - this item allows you permanent access to warzone 1 and is looted always from the boss of warzone 1, Deathstrike.
  • The monsters come in large groups, and most of them attack the person dealing the most damage to them. Druids and sorcerers may easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of fungus attacking them.
  • Your team must plan what strategy they will use at the end. On Optional PvP and Open PvP (dove mode) the easiest strategy is to stack 3 sqm east and 1 sqm south of the crystal to start the raids, closing the team in with magic walls. On other servers the easiest strategy is probably to block as many spawns as possible with players, and kill the ones that do spawn.
  • If your team is public or has strangers, be very wary at the final bend because players can run ahead spawn the raids prematurely with no possibility to prevent it (as of update 10.2). It can be very dangerous if your team is running to the stack while fungi are spawning.

Warzone 2

In this warzone you will face Magma Crawlers, Lava Golems, Lost Berserkers, Weepers and Infected Weepers. Fight your way to the barred teleport. Once there, lure an infected weeper (found on the way) and hold it near the bars. When the infected weeper summons Parasites, kill them 1 sqm in front of the bars. If done properly the gates will be damaged. Do this 3 times in a short period and the wall will be destroyed. Enter the teleport to face Gnomevil, but be fast as the wall regenerates itself to a previous damage stage (not to full instantly).

After defeating him for the first time you will get the achievement "Gnomebane's Bane". If you do this 50 times you will get the achievement "Fall of the Fallen".


Strategy: Warzone 2 is the easiest of the warzones, however, many of the monsters are still capable of one-hitting unsuspecting players. Here are a few tips for this warzone:

  • Monsters:
    • General: Bring energy walls! Even if only to trap the infected weeper, energy walls can block all monsters in this warzone.
    • Weeper, Infected Weeper: Focus on these first! Paladins and knights should stand between Weepers and the mages, even if it means standing in a beam. Weepers will retarget to the lowest mage nearly every turn, so challenge is almost useless against them. Since mages are very vulnerable, having a weeper chase the lowest level mage will be disastrous.
    • Lava Golem: Focus on these after weepers. Stay diagonal if you can, they are easier to control than weepers.
    • Lost Berserker: Focus on these after lava golems. Not a significant problem but they will require you to use a Dwarven Ring for the whole warzone.
    • Magma Crawler: Focus on these last. They are not a significant threat because they are distance fighters and their main attacks are beams and a fire Berserk-like attack. Avoid beams and try to include them in AoE attacks while you kill other things. Only focus on them when they are the survivors of a pack.
  • Infected luring: Do not block the path for the infected weeper to reach the gate. Stand north or south of the bars or in the room west. Guide and trap the infected weeper at the bars with energy walls. Three walls need to be made at a minimum to force the weeper to summon next to the bars: two columns 2 and 3 sqm west of the bars, and one column 1 sqm east (the infected weeper can summon through the bars, players cannot cover these positions).
  • Boss fight: Trap Gnomevil as soon as possible (he spawns east of the tar *). Paladins and knights must stand adjacent to Gnomevil at all times. Gnomevil attacks the highest-hitting player so if they move, Gnomevil will escape and annihilate (usually) the highest mage. Gnomevil will not move diagonally through a player obstructing him and he will not retarget to that player. In other words the "blockers" are not physical tanks here, but players preventing Gnomevil from destroying their target. Because of this, if done properly the only players to receive damage are one of the knights (when he spawns) and then 1-2 of the mages with his distance attacks. The blockers will also be manadrained very often, so it might help to bring some Mana Drain resistance.

Warzone 3

In this warzone you will face Orewalkers, Cliff Striders, Ironblights, and Lost Berserkers. Fight your way to the end, where you find an empty room and a dirt mound.

This is probably the hardest part of the warzones save for the bosses. Step on the dirt mound to spawn Versperoth. Versperoth will appear for 20 seconds and then disappear for 10, repeating this many times. Each time Versperoth disappears, 10 or so minions of Versperoth will spawn. These are Lava Golems but giving no loot and less experience, and they have a lifetime of about 20 seconds. When Versperoth appears, deal as much damage to him as possible.

When Versperoth dies a teleport appears on the dirt mound where he died. The minions do not die, so just run to the teleport (it disappears after some time), where you will fight Abyssador.

After defeating him you will get the achievement "Death from Below" by opening his chest. If you do this 50 times you will get the achievement "Diplomatic Immunity".

Clearing All Warzones

After clearing all warzones you will get the achievement "Dungeon Cleaner" and you will be able to get Some Golden Fruits north of the Gnomebase depot.

Gnomish War Hero (Permanent access)

The warzone bosses all drop creature products that are proof that you have slain them. You can either loot these items or buy them from other players, and give them to Gnomission (by saying hero to him), and he will grant you free permanent access to the corresponding warzone. This saves you a Red Teleport Crystal, but it does not remove the 20 hour limit on entering boss rooms. Gnomission will only accept items if you can access the corresponding warzone, but you don't need to have completed it before.

Warzone Boss Product
Warzone 1 Deathstrike Deathstrike's Snippet
Warzone 2 Gnomevil Gnomevil's Hat
Warzone 3 Abyssador Abyssador's Lash

After giving Gnomission all 3 of these, you will receive the achievement Gnomish Art Of War.

Rewards

Loot

Prominent loot dropped from the warzones include:

Item Dropped By
Cliff Strider, Ironblight
Hideous Fungus, Humongous Fungus
Hideous Fungus, Humongous Fungus, Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Deathstrike, Gnomevil, Abyssador
Cliff Strider, Orewalker
Abyssador
Deathstrike
Gnomevil
Reward Chests

You will always get 5 out of the 9 items available, but you can never get more than one piece of a statue at the same time and chances to get a Miniature House are very slim.

Deathstrike Deathstrike

GnomevilGnomevil
AbyssadorAbyssador
GnomissionGnomission
  • Gnomission will trade with players who have successfully slain 20 warzone bosses.

Transcripts

Looking for Gnomerik

Xelvar: Greetings. Are you interested in {adventures}?
Player: adventures
Xelvar: Right now I am sort of {recruiting} people.
Player: recruiting
Xelvar: Ok, so listen. Your help is needed. That is if you're the hero type. Our ... {partners} need some help in urgent matters.
Player: partners
Xelvar: I guess the time of secrecy is over now. Well, we have an old alliance with another underground dwelling race, the {gnomes}.
Player: gnomes
Xelvar: The gnomes preferred to keep our alliance and their whole {existence} a secret. They are a bit distrustful of others. ...
Xelvar: They are quite self-sufficient and the fact that they are actually accepting some help is more than alarming. The gnomes are in real trouble and I am kind of an ambassador to find some people willing to {help}.
Player: help
Xelvar: The gnomes are locked in a war with an enemy that thins out their resources but foremost their manpower. We have suggested that people like you could be just the specialists they are looking for. ...
Xelvar: If you are interested to {join} the gnomish cause I can arrange a meeting with their recruiter.
Player: join
Xelvar: I am glad to hear that. In the spirit of our own foreign legion we suggested the gnomes might hire heroes like you to build some kind of troop. They gave me that strange crystal to allow people passage to their realm. ...
Xelvar: I hereby grant you permission to use the basic gnomish teleporters. I also give you four gnomish teleport crystals. One will be used up each time you use the teleporter. ...
Xelvar: You can stock up your supply by buying more from me. Just ask me for a {trade}. Gnomette in the teleport chamber of the gnome outpost will sell them too. ...
Xelvar: The teleporter here will transport you to one of the bigger gnomish outposts. ...
Xelvar: There you will meet Gnomerik, the recruitment officer of the Gnomes. If you are lost, Gnomette in the teleport chamber might be able to help you with directions. ...
Xelvar: Good luck to you and don't embarrass your race down there! Keep in mind that you are a representative of the big people.

Bigfoot's Burden Quest

Recruitment

A Test In Gnomology

Player: hi
Gnomerik: Hello and welcome in the gnomish recruitment office.
Player: recruitment
Gnomerik: We are hiring people to fight in our so called Bigfoot company against the foes of gnomekind. Are you interested in joining?
Player: yes
Gnomerik: Excellent! Now let us begin with the gnomish aptitude test. Just tell me when you feel ready for the test!
Player: test
Gnomerik: Imagine, during your travels you come upon a rare and unknown mushroom. Would you A) note down its specifics and location and look for a gnome to take care of it. ...
Gnomerik: Or would you B) smash it to an unrecognisable pulp. Or would you C) pluck it to take it with you for further examination. Or would you D) try to become friends with the mushroom by singing questionable bar-room songs?
Player: A
Gnomerik: Indeed an excellent and smart decision for an ungnomish lifeform. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: Imagine you wake up one morning and discover you have forgotten how to knot your shoelaces. Would you A) admit defeat and go to bed once more. ...
Gnomerik: B) look for a gnome that can remind you how to do it. C) Despite the risk of injuring yourself, try to figure it out on your own. D) Use some pottery instead of shoes.
Player: C
Gnomerik: That's the spirit! Initiative is always a good thing. Well most of the time. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: Now let us assume you see a gnome in danger. Would you A) not care because you must be imagining things. B) Save the gnome despite all odds and risk to your own life. ...
Gnomerik: C) Inspire the gnome by singing the gnomish national anthem. D) Hide and loot his corpse if he dies.
Player: B
Gnomerik: Although chances are the gnome will end up rescuing you instead, it is the attempt that counts. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: Imagine you were participating in a gnome-throwing competition. Would you A) do some physical calculations in advance to increase your chances of winning. ...
Gnomerik: B) throw the gnome as safely as you can to ensure his safety. C) Sabotage the throwing gnomes of your competitors. D) Never participate in such an abominable competition.
Player: D
Gnomerik: Of COURSE you wouldn't! NO ONE would! But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: Now imagine you were given the order to guard a valuable and unique mushroom. You guard it for days and no one shows up to release you and you grow hungry. ...
Gnomerik: Would you A) eat your boots. B) eat the mushroom. C) eat a bit of the mushroom. D) stick to your duty and continue starving.
Player: D
Gnomerik: I can only hope that is your honest opinion. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: What do you think describes gnomish society best? A) Ingenuity B) Bravery C) Humility D) All of the above.
Player: D
Gnomerik: Oh, you silver tongued devil almost made me blush. But of course you're right. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: How many bigfoot does it take to change a light crystal? A) Only one since it's a piece of mushroom cake. B) Light crystals are delicate products of gnomish science and should only be handled by certified gnomish experts. ...
Gnomerik: C) Three. One to hold the crystal and two to turn him around. D) Five. A light crystal turner, a light crystal picker, a light crystal exchanger, a light crystal changing manager and finally a light crystal changing manager assistant.
Player: B
Gnomerik: I knew this question was too easy. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: What is a pollyfluxed quantumresonator? A) Something funny. B) Something important. C) Something to be destroyed. ...
Gnomerik: D) Sadly I am not a gnome and lack the intelligence and education to know about even the simplest of gnomish inventions.
Player: D
Gnomerik: How true. How true. *sigh* But fear not! We gnomes are here to help! But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: If your mushroom patch is infested with cave worms, would you A) place some green light crystals to drive them away. B) place some disharmonic crystals to drive them away. ...
Gnomerik: C) burn everything down. D) switch your diet to cave worms.
Player: A
Gnomerik: A well thought out answer I have to admit. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: What is the front part of a spear? Is it A) the pointed one. B) The blunt one. C) Whatever causes the most damage D) A spear is no weapon but a fruit that grows on surface trees.
Player: A
Gnomerik: Ah, we have a true warrior here I guess. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: On a military campaign what piece of equipment would you need most? ...
Gnomerik: Is it A) some tasty mushroom beer to keep the morale high. B) A large backpack to carry all the loot. C) A mighty weapon to vanquish the foes. D) Mushroom earplugs to be spared of the cries of agony of your opponents?
Player: C
Gnomerik: You have no idea how many answer this question wrong. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: What comes first? A) safety B) I C) duty D) George
Player: C
Gnomerik: That's the spirit! But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: In case of emergency A) break glass B) break a leg C) have a break D) call a gnome?
Player: D
Gnomerik: That's just what I'd do - if I weren't a gnome already, that is. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: The greatest disaster I can imagine is ... A) to fail the gnomes B) a ruined mushroom pie C) accidentally hammering my finger D) having some work to do
Player: A
Gnomerik: Fear not. We don't expect too much of you anyway. But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: What would your favourite pet be? A) A Krazzelzak of course. B) An Uxmoff to be honest. C) Montpiffs were always my favourite. D) A Humdrella and nothing else!
Player: A
Gnomerik: Ha! A Krazzelzak would for sure fit someone like you! But let us continue with the test.
Player: test
Gnomerik: Why do you want to become a bigfoot? A) To become rich and famous. B) To become famous and rich. C) To become rich or famous. D) To serve the gnomish community in their struggle?
Player: D
Gnomerik: Excellent! Well this concludes the test. Now let us see your result.

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If you pass the test

Player: result
Gnomerik: You have passed the test with 112 of 112 possible points. Congratulations. You are ready to proceed with the more physical parts of your examination! Go and talk to Gnomespector about it.

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If you fail the test

Player: result
Gnomerik: You have failed the test with 91 of 112 possible points. You probably were just too nervous. ...
I suggest you relax a bit with a fresh mushroom beer and we'll start over after that. Gnominus sells some beer. You should find him somewhere in the central chamber.

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Player: hi
Gnominus: Hi there! Welcome to my little {tavern}.
Player: tavern
Gnominus: I provide the population with some fresh alcohol-free mushroom {beer}!
Player: beer
Gnominus: Do you want some mushroom beer for 10 gold?
Player: yes
Gnominus: And here it is! Drink it quick, it gets stale quite fast!

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Medical Examination

Player: hi
Gnomespector: Hello fearless {recruit}.
Player: recruit
Gnomespector: Your examination is quite easy. Just step through the green crystal {apparatus} in the south! We will examine you with what we call g-rays. Where g stands for gnome of course ...
Gnomespector: Afterwards walk up to Gnomedix for your ear examination.
Player: apparatus
Gnomespector: Don't be afraid. It won't hurt! Just step in!

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Ear Examination

Player: hi
Doctor Gnomedix: Stand still on the examination platform player.

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In server log while you stand on the platform:

Gnomedix: So let the examination begin! Now don't move. Don't be afraid. The good doctor gnome won't hurt you - hopefully!
Gnomedix: Now! Now! Don't panic! It's all over soon!
Gnomedix: Let me try a bigger chisel!
Gnomedix: We're almost don... holy gnome! What's THIS???
Gnomedix: I need a drill! Gnomenursey, quick!
Gnomedix: Hold still now! This might tickle a little...
Gnomedix: Take this, you evil ... whatever you are!
Gnomedix: I got it! Yikes! What was that? Uhm, well ... you passed the ear examination. Talk to Gnomaticus for your next test.
Your questlog has been updated.

Shooting

Player: hi
Gnomaticus: Hi there! Are you here for the shooting test or to report your success?
Player: shooting
Gnomaticus: To the left you see our shooting range. Grab a cannon and shoot at the targets. You need five hits to succeed. ...
Gnomaticus: Shoot at the villain targets that will pop up. DON'T shoot innocent civilians since this will reset your score and you have to start all over. Report to me afterwards.

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Server log after you've hit the targets:

You have hit enough targets. Report back!

Player: hi
Gnomaticus: Hi there! Are you here for the shooting test or to report your success?
Player: report
Gnomaticus: You are showing some promise! Now continue with the recruitment and talk to Gnomewart to the south for your endurance test!

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Endurance Test

Player: hi
Gnomewart: Oh! Hi there! I guess you are here for the {endurance} test!
Player: endurance
Gnomewart: Ah, the test is a piece of mushroomcake! Just take the teleporter over there in the south and follow the hallway. ...
Gnomewart: You'll need to run quite a bit. It is important that you don't give up! Just keep running and running and running and ... I guess you got the idea. ...
Gnomewart: At the end of the hallway you'll find a teleporter. Step on it and you are done! I'm sure you'll do a true gnomerun! Afterwards talk to me.

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Player: hi
Gnomewart: Oh! Hi there! I guess you are here for the {endurance} test!
Player: endurance
Gnomewart: You have passed the test and are ready to create your soul melody. Talk to Gnomelvis in the east about it.

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Soul Melody

Player: hi
Gnomelvis: Hello. Is it me you're {looking} for?
Player: looking
Gnomelvis: I'm the gnomish {musical} supervisor!
Player: musical
Gnomelvis: Ah well. Everyone has a very personal melody in his soul. Only if you know your soul melody then you know yourself. And only if you know yourself will you be admitted to the Bigfoot company. ...
Gnomelvis: So what you have to do is to find your soul melody. Do you see the huge crystals in this room? Those are harmonic crystals. Use them to deduce your soul melody. Simply use them to create a sound sequence. ...
Gnomelvis: Every soul melody consists of seven sound sequences. You will have to figure out your correct soul melody by trial and error. If you hit a wrong note, you will have to start over.

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Player: hi
Gnomelvis: Hello. Is it me you're {looking} for?
Player: musical
Gnomelvis: Congratulations on finding your soul melody. And a pretty one as far as I can tell. Now you are a true recruit of the Bigfoot company! Commander Stone might have some tasks for you to do! ...
Gnomelvis: Look for him in the central chamber. I marked your map where you will find him.

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Turning in Minor Crystalline Tokens

This transcript is just an example, you should say the number of tokens you want to turn in instead of "2".

Player: hi
Gnomally: Oh, hello! I'm the gnome-human relations assistant. I am here for you to trade your tokens for equipment, resupply you with mission items and talk to you about your relations to us gnomes! ...
Player: relations
Gnomally: Our relations improve with every mission you undertake on our behalf. Another way to improve your relations with us gnomes is to trade in minor crystal tokens. ...
Gnomally: Your renown amongst us gnomes is currently 20. Do you want to improve your standing by sacrificing tokens? One token will raise your renown by 5 points.
Player: yes
Gnomally: How many tokens do you want to trade?
Player: 2
Gnomally: Do you realy want to trade 2 minor tokens for 10 renown?
Player: yes
Gnomally: As you wish! Your new renown is 30.

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Crystal Keeper

Notice: He may say different things depending on your rank.

Player: hi
Commander Stone: Hello recruit.
Player: mission
Commander Stone: For your rank are four missions avaliable: crystal keeper , spark hunting, monster extermination and mushroom digging. By the way, you rank now allows you to take aditional missions from Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha. ...
Commander Stone: <missing transcripts>
Player: keeper
Commander Stone: You will have to repair some damaged crystals. Go into the Crystal grounds and repair them, using this harmonic crystal. Repair five of them and return to me.
Player: hi
Commander Stone: Hello recruit.
Player: report
Commander Stone: Which mission do you want to report: crystal keeper, spark hunting, extermination or mushroom digging?
Player: keeper
Commander Stone: You did well. That will help us a lot. Take your token and this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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Raiders of the Lost Spark

Notice: He may say different things depending on your rank.

Player: mission
Commander Stone: For your rank are four missions avaliable: crystal keeper , spark hunting, monster extermination and mushroom digging. By the way, you rank now allows you to take aditional missions from Gnomeral in Gnomebase Alpha. ...
Player: spark
Commander Stone: Take this extractor and drive it into a body of a slain crystal crusher. This will charge your own body with energy sparks. Charge it with seven sparks and return to me. ...
Commander Stone: Don't worry. The gnomes assured me you'd be save. That is if nothing strange or unusual occurs!
Player: hi
Commander Stone: Hello recruit.
Player: report
Commander Stone: Which mission do you want to report: crystal keeper, spark hunting, extermination or mushroom digging?
Player: spark
Commander Stone: You did well. That will help us a lot. Take your token and this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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Exterminators

Player: extermination
Commander Stone: The wigglers have become a pest that threaten our resources and supplies. Kill 10 wigglers in the caves like the mushroon gardens or the truffles ground. Report back to me when you are done.
Player: hi
Commander Stone: Hello recruit.
Player: report
Commander Stone: Which mission do you want to report: crystal {keeper}, {spark} hunting, {extermination} or mushroom {digging}?
Player: extermination
Commander Stone: You did well. That will help us a lot. Take your {token} and this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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Mushroom Digger

Player: digging
Commander Stone: Take this little piggy here. It will one day become a great mushroom hunter for sure. For now it is depended on you and other pigs. ...
Commander Stone: Well other pigs then itself of course. I was not comparing you with a pig of course! Go to the truffels area and follow the truffel pigs there. When they dig up some truffels let the little pig eat the mushrooms. ...
Commander Stone: You'll have to feed it three times. Then return it to me. ...
Commander Stone: Keep in mind that the pig has to be returned to his mother after a while. When you don't do it, the gnomes will recall it via teleport cryrstals.
Player: hi
Commander Stone: Hello recruit.
Player: report
Commander Stone: Which mission do you want to report: crystal {keeper}, {spark} hunting, {extermination} or mushroom {digging}?
Player: digging
Commander Stone: You did well. That will help us a lot. Take your {token} and this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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Matchmaker

Player: mission
Gnomeral: For your rank there are four missions available: matchmaker, golem repair, spore gathering and grindstone hunt. You can undertake each mission, but you can turn in a specific mission only once every 20 hours.
Player: matchmaker
Gnomeral: You will have to find a lonely crystal a perfect match. I don't understand the specifics but the gnomes told me that even crystals need a mate to produce offspring. ...
Gnomeral: Be that as it may, in this package you'll find a crystal. Take it out of the package and go to the crystal caves to find it a mate. Just look out for huge red crystals and try your luck. ...
Gnomeral: They should look like one of those seen in your soul melody test. You will find them in the crystal grounds. Report back to me when you are done.
Player: hi
Gnomeral: Hello there recruit!
Player: report
Gnomeral: Which mission do you want to report: matchmaker, golem repair, spore gathering or grindstone hunt?
Player: matchmaker
Gnomeral: Gnomo arigato Player! You did well. That will help us a lot. Take this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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The Tinker's Bell

Player: hi
Gnomeral: Hello there recruit!
Player: mission
Gnomeral: For your rank there are four missions available: matchmaker, golem repair, spore gathering and grindstone hunt. You can undertake each mission, but you can turn in a specific mission only once every 20 hours.
Player: repair
Gnomeral: Our gnomish crystal golems sometimes go nuts. A recent earthquake has disrupted the entire production of a golem factory. ...
Gnomeral: I'm no expert how those golems work, but it seems that when the crystals of the golems get out of harmony, they do as they please and even sometimes become violent. The violent ones are lost. ...
Gnomeral: Don't bother with them, though you may decide to kill some to get rid of them. The others can be repaired, but to recall them to the workshops, the golems have to be put into a specific resonance. ...
Gnomeral: Use the bell I gave you on the golems, so the gnomes can recall them to their workshops. Getting four of them should be enough for now. Report back when you are ready.
Player: hi
Gnomeral: Hello there recruit!
Player: report
Gnomeral: Which mission do you want to report: matchmaker, golem repair, spore gathering or grindstone hunt?
Player: repair
Gnomeral: Gnomo arigato Player! You did well. That will help us a lot. Take your tokens and this gnomish supply package as a reward.

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The True Challenge (Warzones - Rank IV)

Player: hi
Gnomission: Hello player. You are probably eager to enter the {warzones}.
Player: warzones
Gnomission: There are three warzones. In each warzone you will find fearsome foes. At the end you'll find their mean master. The masters is well protected though. ...
Gnomission: Make sure to talk to our gnomish agent in there for specifics of its' protection. ...
Gnomission: Oh, and to be able to enter the second warzone you have to best the first. To enter the third you have to best the second. ...
Gnomission: And you can enter each one only once every twenty hours. Your normal teleport crystals won't work on these teleporters. You will have to get mission crystals from Gnomally.
Player: mission
Gnomission: Fine, I grant you the permission to enter the {warzones}. Be warned though, this will be not a picnic. Better bring some friends with you. Bringing a lot of them sounds like a good idea.

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Gnomish War Hero (Permanent access)

Gnomish War Hero (Warzone 1)

Player: hi
Gnomission: Hello player. You are probably eager to enter the {warzones}. But perhaps you are also interested in other aspects of my {job}.
Player: job
Gnomission: I am responsible for our war {missions}, to {trade} with seasoned soldiers and rewarding war {heroes}. You have to be rank 4 to enter the {warzones}.
Player: warzones
Gnomission: There are three warzones. In each warzone you will find fearsome foes. At the end you'll find their mean master. The masters are well protected though. ...
Gnomission: Make sure to talk to our gnomish agent in there for specifics of its protection. ...
Gnomission: Oh, and to be able to enter the second warzone you have to beat the first. To enter the third you have to beat the second. ...
Gnomission: And you can enter each one only once every twenty hours. Your normal teleport crystals won't work on these teleporters. You will have to get mission crystals from Gnomally.
Player: hero
Gnomission: You can trade special spoils of war to get a permission to use the war teleporters to the area of the corresponding boss without need of mission crystals. ...
Gnomission: Which one would you like to trade: the deathstrike's {snippet}, gnomevil's {hat} or the abyssador {lash}?
Player: snippet
Gnomission: As a war hero you are allowed to use the warzone teleporter one for free!

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Gnomish War Hero (Warzone 2)

Player: hero
Gnomission: You can trade special spoils of war to get a permission to use the war teleporters to the area of the corresponding boss without need of mission crystals. ...
Gnomission: Which one would you like to trade: the deathstrike's {snippet}, gnomevil's {hat} or the abyssador {lash}?
Player: hat
Gnomission: As a war hero you are allowed to use the warzone teleporter two for free!

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Gnomish War Hero (Warzone 3)

Player: hero
Gnomission: You can trade special spoils of war to get a permission to use the war teleporters to the area of the corresponding boss without need of mission crystals. ...
Gnomission: Which one would you like to trade: the deathstrike's {snippet}, gnomevil's {hat} or the abyssador {lash}?
Player: lash
Gnomission: As a war hero you are allowed to use the warzone teleporter three for free!

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