Industrial Era Whois Quests

Aborigine Quest - Melbourne
Go to the tribal leader in the small clearing. ASK LEADER TEACH. He tells you to follow one of the tribesmen. FOLLOW HUNTER. He will hunt and kill a wallaby, then return. ASK LEADER TEACH. He tells you to observe one of the tribeswomen. FOLLOW WOMAN. Eventually, she will gather some berries or spinach. Return to the leader. ASK LEADER TEACH. He tells you to observe one of the children. FOLLOW CHILD. Eventually, he will kill a lizard. Return to the leader. ASK LEADER TEACH. He takes you to the white-haired elder.
-> You get XP!
-> You get the whois ...HAS LIVED WITH THE ABORIGINES, LEARNING THEIR WAYS!
You should ASK ELDER TEACH. To leave, ASK ELDER RETURN. To visit the elder again, ASK LEADER ELDER.

Baseball Quest - Pittsburgh
Occaisionally, a baseball game is announced. Go to the Pittsburgh dugout in Forbes Field. ASK MANAGER PLAY. If you're lucky, he's short a player and puts you on the roster. GET BAT, WIELD BAT. The manager will tell you when it's your turn to bat. Go to home plate. SWING BAT. You are automatically moved from base to base. When you return to the dugout the manager asks you how you did. TALK MANAGER I HIT A SINGLE/DOUBLE/TRIPLE/HOME RUN (depending on what you did.) He congratulates you.
-> You get XP!
-> You get a baseball uniform!
-> You get a whois: ...ONCE PLAYED IN A MAJOR LEAGUE BALLGAME!
If you strike out, the quest ends. Try again another day.

Bushranger Quest - Melbourne
For this quest you will need a Friend to help.
You: HUNT the officer of the law. ASK OFFICER BUSHRANGER -> he'll prattle on, ASK OFFICER VOLUNTEER -> he will tell you to get a friend.
Your Friend: ASK OFFICER FRIEND -> the officer will prattle on, SAY YES -> the officer will instruct your Friend and give him 1000 gp.
You: ASK OFFICER INSTRUCTIONS -> he will tell you. Find Ben Jamieson, ASK JAMIESON JOIN -> he will ask you to bring him the quill pen of Redmond Barry, HUNT & KILL BARRY (he is tough), GET KEY CORPSE, go to Barry's office, UNLOCK DESK, OPEN DESK, GET PEN DESK, find and RIDE a horse, GIVE PEN JAMIESON, FOLLOW JAMIESON.
Your friend: must remove and bag his weapon, walk into the room with the gang -> after several tries, the bandits will hold up your Friend, GIVE 1000 COINS JAMIESON, go to the Lucky Nugget.
You: ASK JAMIESON DRINKS -> Jamieson follows you, go to the Lucky Nugget -> the officer will be waiting in the Lucky Nugget where he will arrest Ben Jamieson and his gang,
-> You get XP!
-> You get 5000 gp!
-> You get the whois ...ASSISTED IN THE ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS BUSHRANGER!
-> you gain bushranger enmity! (They are now agg to you.) Your Friend: ASK OFFICER REWARD
-> He gets xp!
-> He get 5000 gp!


Cow's Curse - Bengal
Kill a white cow in Bengal
-> you'll get the whois ...ONCE KILLED A SACRED COW AND SHALL FOREVER BE OBSTRACIZED FOR IT!
To remove the curse, find a white cow and ASK COW FORGIVE.


Election Quest - San Francisco
Go to Mayor's office, ASK SECRETARY VOTE -> he will register you, ASK SECRETARY VOTE CASEY -> he will give you a ballot, PUT BALLOT BOX
-> you'll get XP!
-> you'll get the whois ...VOTED IN AN IMPORTANT ELECTION!

Gold Mine Quest - San Francisco
Ensure that no one who has done the quest is on the mud, go to the Belching Chinaman, KILL CORAM, GET POUCH CORPSE, GET SCROLL POUCH, go to Richard Smith, the assayer, GIVE SCROLL ASSAYER
-> you'll get the whois ...IS THE PROUD OWNER OF A GOLD MINE!

Kilimanjaro Quest - African Savannah
Go to the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro by climbing or flight
-> you'll get XP!
-> you'll get the whois ...ONCE CLIMBED TO THE PEAK OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO!

Lost Child Quest - London Port
Find the child in the sailor suit in London Port. ASK CHILD LOST. The child should say he's lost his mum, if not, find another child. ASK CHILD FOLLOW. The child should follow you. Go to Parker Lane. The child regains his orientation, thanks you, and leaves.
-> You get XP!
-> You get a whois: ...ONCE HELPED A LOST CHILD FIND THEIR WAY BACK HOME.

Man Eater Quest - African Savannah
Caution: The man-eating lion is aggressive to players at level 47 and higher, and resides near the Elephant Trap, a death trap. HUNT MAN-EATER, KILL MAN-EATER
-> you'll get the whois ...HAS KILLED A MAN-EATING LION!
-> You gain Masai favor and may employ T'kalo!

Phantom Quest - Paris
Find Msr. Firmin in the theatre and ASK FIRMIN AUDITION, then PLAY for him until you will play brilliantly. Go to 'Centre Stage' and PLAY again (again brilliantly), Phantom comes and drops a mask, GET MASK. Find the bibliothecaire in theatre, ASK LIBRARIAN PHANTOM, SAY YES, she dumps you in the labrynthe. (You may leave now by exiting through the locked north door.) WEAR MASK and go DOWN. Play an instrument -- after playing you'll hear echoes from all directions except one, and that direction the the one to follow. REPEAT PLAYING in EACH room till you find yourself north of a deathtrap. You must now deactivate the deathtrap, before it is safe to continue. DISARM TRAP. Failure sends you back to the librarian. Check exits. If south is CRUSHED TO DEATH IN THE LAIR OF THE MASTER, then the deathtrap is still active. disarm it again. On the other hand, if it is merely IN THE LAIR OF THE MASTER, it is safe. Make sure you are wearing the mask, and head south. He will talk to you and give you a score, -> you get XP! You are transported back to the library.
Then you must find the conductor and KILL CONDUCTOR, GET KEY CORPSE and find his chamber (from theatre gate it is e,3n,w), UNLOCK SAFE with key and change scores (put the score you got from Phantom into the safe and get the other score), go to centre stage, SLEEP, WAKE, ASK FORM TEACH, he can teach you sing, but you must give score from conductor's chamber to him), SLEEP and WAKE again to repeat SING till you once more appear in the lair of the master with the Phantom.
-> you'll get battered hat!
-> you'll get phantom's tattoo!
-> you'll get XP!
-> you'll get the whois ...PERFORMED THE LEAD ROLE OF A RARE OPERA!!

Poisoned - Bengal
Go to the opium seller and attack him slowly. (The idea is to draw out the fight so he has plenty of opportunity to stab you. -- go 3 wary and remove your weapon if necessary)If you're 'lucky' he will sting you with a poisoned syringe. You may now flee, calm, or finish the fight. Find an untouchable on the streets and ASK UNTOUCHABLE HELP
-> you'll get the whois ...MANAGED TO SURVIVE A NOXIOUS POISON AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT!

Ringmaster quest - Carnival
HUNT MARIUS ASK MARIUS JOB -> he'll tell you to earn the respect of the performers first, find the lion tamer (animal trainer)-> he hands you a whip and goes into the lion cage, WIELD WHIP, go NORTH into the cage -> the lion will attack, but then desist when it sees the whip, the trainer drags you out and gives you his approval, find Anja the acrobat -> she'll ask what you have to offer the acrobats, TUMBLE infront of Anya -> she will give you her approval, find the clown -> he will perform for you, CHEER CLOWN -> he will give you his approval, return to Marius ASK MARIUS JOB -> he will tell you to check on the elephants, BUY PEANUTS from one of the vendors on the midway, GIVE PEANUTS ELEPHANT, find the trainer, KILL TRAINER, return to Marius
-> you'll get XP!
-> you'll get a lucky rabbit's foot!
-> you'll get the whois ...HAS EARNED THE POSITION OF RINGMASTER OF THE CARTUCCI CARNIVAL SPECTACULAR!

Seoni Jungle Quest - Bengal
Find Nathoo in the village north of the port. OPEN KNOTS, go S, ASK NATHOO KEY -- he tells you to get an elephant for him. Go to the entrance of the Seoni jungle and HUNT GISBORNE, ASK GISBORNE SEEDS, HUNT SKELETON, BOW SKELETON, ASK SKELETON ANKUS, from skeleton go 3SWSW, DROP SEEDS, CRY SEEDS,
-> you'll get the whois ...RESTORED THE RUINED CITY OF OODEYPORE TO LIFE!
Go back to the skeleton -> it will give you an ivory skull, go SW and GET BED, DROP BED (you need to have >60str to lift the bed or in case you're create mage: use a homunculus to lift the bed), go E2S2W, OPEN DOWN, cast sustain breath on yourself (or have the skill) and go DOWN, then N and here you have to DISARM DOOR, then go WN. DO NOT REENTER THE DEATHTRAP! GIVE SKULL COBRA -> it will give you the ankus. Go up twice, HUNT HATHI, WIELD ANKUS, RIDE HATHI, HUNT NATHOO
-> you'll get the whois ...SOLVED THE MYSTERY OF THE ANKUS!
Nathoo will tell you the key is to be found in the river. Go up the Waingunga to the Underground Cavern, GET KEY. Go to Messua, UNLOCK CHAINS -> Messua summons the priest and kills him.
-> You get a whois ...HAS FREED A WITCH TO EXACT HER REVENGE! Go to the clearing 5SE3SW of Messua's hut -> Messua appears and will drop six earrings.

South Seas Pirates - South Seas
Go to the large island in the south seas. Kill all of the pirates in the 'Pirate Campsite' and the adjacent cave. Get the key to the cell from the corpse of one of the pirates in the cave. UNLOCK S. OPEN S. and go SOUTH. The opium seller's son will give you a wooden token. Bring that token to the opium seller in bengal. GIVE TOKEN SELLER.
-> You get the whois ...ONCE RESCUED A YOUNG LAD FROM THE CLUTCHES OF EVIL PIRATES!
-> You get a silver eyepatch!
-> You get XP!
If you repeat the quest the opium dealer attacks you, and,
-> you get more XP!
-> your whois is replaced with: ...HAS BEEN SEEN IN COMPANY OF PIRATES AND MAY BE CONSPIRING WITH THEM!


Strongman Quest - Carnival
BUY TOKEN at the information booth, go to the Strength Tester on the midway, GIVE TOKEN MAN -> he will give you the mallet, WIELD MALLET -> you automatically strike the tester, with 100 strength -> you'll get the strong man's mallet!
-> you'll get the whois ...IS THE STRONGEST MAN ALIVE!

Tarasque Quest - Paris Sewers
Land the killing blow on the Tarasque, and
-> you'll get the whois ......HAS SLAIN THE MIGHTIEST OF TERRORS!

Tea Trade - Bengal - Macao - London
Go to the opium seller in Bengal. BUY OPIUM for 100 coins. Go to the compradore in Macao. GIVE OPIUM COMPRADORE. He will give you tea. Go to the East India Company in London Port. GIVE TEA CLERK.
-> You get XP!
-> You get 250 coins!
-> You get a whois: ...ONCE SURVIVED THE PITFALLS AND ORDEALS OF A CHINA TRADER!
You may repeat this quest for the cash only.


Tiger Baiting - Bengal
Buy a ticket from the animal handler. GIVE TICKET HANDLER. You are placed in the cage with the tiger! Kill the tiger.
-> You get a whois: ...ONCE DEFEATED A MAN-EATING TIGER IN CLOSE QUARTERS!

Widow Quest - Melbourne
HUNT ANDERSON, ASK DOCTOR SICK WIDOW -> he will ask you for a benefactor, HUNT STUART, ASK STUART SICK WIDOW -> he will give you a letter for Dr. Anderson, HUNT ANDERSON, GIVE LETTER ANDERSON -> he will follow you, go to Mrs. Mackenzie, she is cured and
-> you'll get a tiny silver charm!
-> you'll get XP!
-> you'll get the whois ...HAD THE COMPASSION TO AID A DYING WIDOW!