How to Survive

Nobody comes to the Blue Ember since Otis lost his lucky saxophone mouthpiece. A kid threw it in the lake by the old shrine east of Rimeholt, and a pufferfish swallowed it. Beat the fish at the shrine, and bring the mouthpiece back to Otis.

Quest item: Lucky Mouthpiece

Reward

400 gold and XP

Dialogue

Starting it

  1. “Bar's closed. Well, the door's open. There's just nobody in it. That's closed with extra steps.”
  2. “Folks stopped coming when I lost my lucky mouthpiece. That's the bit you blow into on a saxophone. Without it, the horn just complains.”
  3. “A kid took it right off the bar. Teenager. Ran out laughing and threw it in the lake up by the old shrine.”
  4. “I went after him. Got there in time to watch a big fish come up and swallow it. Whole. Like a pill.”
  5. “So here's the job. That fish lives at the shrine. A pufferfish. You beat him, and he'll cough my mouthpiece back up. Fish do that.”
  6. “The shrine's east of town, out on the cliffs. Bring it back here. I'll be at the piano. Not playing it.”

Handing it in

  1. “That's it. That's my lucky mouthpiece. It smells like fish. Now I'm gonna smell like fish. That's the price of luck.”
  2. “Here, for your trouble. It's not much. Luck's expensive, and I just got mine back.”
  3. “Tonight I'll get the band together, tell the barman, put the word out. People come back for music. They always do.”
  4. “Come back tomorrow. It'll be open. Lights, drinks, the whole thing. And I'll be playing.”

After it is done

  1. “Come back tomorrow. Tonight I'm getting the band back together. That's mostly knocking on doors and waking up men who owe me money.”

At the hand-in without the item

  1. “No mouthpiece yet? The fish is at the shrine, east of town. Big fella, spikes. He'll look like he had a big lunch. He did.”

When your bag is full

  1. “Your bag's full. Make some room. I'd hold it for you, but I already lost one thing this month.”