'Marigold, of course! We found all the others, but forgot about Marigold!'1/1
1 Speak to(Show dialog)
'You're right, I don't see Marigold anywhere, but that's not unusual. She is always wandering off. She fashioned herself a wooden sword and fancies herself a hero... can you believe that?
'She's been going further and further into the Old Forest recently, and sometimes brings back mushrooms and other treats for the rest of us kids. It's dangerous in there, though. Bats and roots and wolves, she says!
'If you're going to track her down in the Old Forest, you'll need to deal with all of those at some point!'1/1
2.1) KillRoots in the Old Forest (x/3)3/3
2.2) KillBats in the Old Forest (x/3)3/3
2.3) KillWolves in the Old Forest (x/3)3/3
3 Enter areaSearch along the banks of the Withywindle, in the Old Forest, for Marigold Boffin1/1
4 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'We found Marigold, Player!
'I have only recently become an adventurer of sorts, and I must say that my old habits and customs are difficult to shake, for this spooky forest makes me uncomfortable. But Marigold is just a young hobbit, and she has been coming in here and dealing with its dangers on a regular basis. Her gifts of mushrooms and treats must have bought the silence of her siblings, for Prisca would never allow this behaviour!'1/1
5 Speak toMarigold Boffin (Show dialog)
'Do you know that I never really believed I was a Boffin, Player? All of my brothers and sisters are so dull, happy to stay at home, as far from excitement as possible! Esmeralda might go dancing in the Toad Marsh, but when I suggested we walk to the Midgewater Marshes on the other side of Bree, and dance there, she refused! She threatened to tell our mother, so I did not push it. But isn't that dull?'
Marigold brandishes her sword and shield.
'I made this sword from a branch, and rescued this shield from a wolf's den when the wolves were gone. I didn't think any other Boffin would do those things, but now it seems cousin Bingo is an adventurer too! You do not know how happy I am to hear it!
'Anyway, you've found me just in time. I met a curious creature in the woods, and he offered to show me his home. You can come along too, if you like! I didn't catch his name, but he wore yellow boots and said his house was to the north-east of here!'1/1
6 Enter areaFind the house of the strange creature with yellow boots, in the Old Forest1/1
7 Speak toMarigold Boffin (Show dialog)
'Have you ever seen such a cozy little cottage, Player? It is the home of my new friend Tom and his wife Goldberry. They are most mysterious, and I want to learn more about them if I can!
'Where did they come from? Why do they live in the Old Forest? I have so many questions, but whenever I ask them they only smile and have no direct answers for me!
'Still, I am so very pleased to have met them. What does cousin Bingo think of my new friends, I wonder?'1/1
8 Speak toBingo Boffin (Show dialog)
'What a strange sight this is: a tidy little cottage in the middle of a dangerous wood, home to a most peculiar individual and his equally-mysterious wife! I never thought such a place existed, Player. If my journey ended tomorrow I would still count it an adventure full of wonders.
'I need to rest from our journey through the forest. Perhaps later I can speak with Tom and Goldberry and write a description of them for my own journal!'
Next week: 'Defying Description' (Recommended Level: 19)1/1
Bingo Badge (5)