Crystal Gauntlets Quest

[Written by PoiTin]

The Martial Artist's quest consists of finding two special objects and bringing these to a trainer who will grant you +4 Crystal Gauntlets, the ultimate martial arts weapon. To have your quest set find Yuri on the Oakvael surface in the Southwest corner. Type 'Yuri, teach me'. He will ask if you want to quest for a powerful weapon and you should respond with 'Yuri, yes'. You will be given a threestaff that you can ignore.

Part 1 - Konran

Konran has been kidnapped from his home in Oakvael town and is imprisoned in the Troll Temple. You may be able to rescue him alone, but a group has a better chance of success. Do not use any of the short cuts to the Troll Temple as you will have to lead Konran back the long way and it is best to do as much clearing out on the way down as possible. If you don't know Konran's precise location, get some of the excellent maps that are available, a Knight's locate spell, or a locate amulet. When you find him type 'Konran, follow me' and from that moment on he will be your best buddy, as long as you don't hurt him. Lead him through the Troll Temple, to the Serpent Sea level, up to levels -2 and -1, the surface, and finally to town. When you encounter stairs or a rope type 'Konran, climb up' then follow him up. If you are attacked on the way, the critters will probably beat up on Konran first, so you will have quite a job protecting him. A Thaumaturge can help a lot by curing him. When you get him to his home, step into the very rear of it and he will give you a cloth as a reward.

Part 2 - Shidosha

This is a much tougher assignment. You must find the Ninja lair (refer to maps) and kill the head Ninja. He is one tough cookie and has a bunch of very nasty Ninja warriors to help him. Only Martial Artists and Thieves may enter the Ninja lair, so you can forget any notion you might have about bringing a powerful spell caster along to help. It is probably best to ask for help from a few high level Martial Artist's, as these will have some previous experience with the lair and will probably have enough hit points to take much of the heat. Once you have killed Shidosha, take the Buddha.

Part 3 - Puck

Take the Buddha and the cloth to Puck, who resides on the rooftop garden in Leng town above the gym. Put them both on his hex and type 'Puck, train me' or 'Puck, give gauntlets'. He will present you with a pair of the legendary, armor-piercing, Crystal Gauntlets.