Protect the Water Source

Young traveler of a foreign race, there is nothing you can do for me. Listen to the beautiful music of the woods and enjoy life under the shade of the Mother Tree, and rest your weary body.

(This quest may only be undertaken by an Elven character.)

Have you felt anything strange lately while walking around the village? I recently saw yellow, withered leaves on the surface of the pond in the middle of the village, under the Mother Tree. I don't know why a tree that has grown for thousands of years should suddenly drop discolored, withered leaves. I am very worried. I will delve deeper into this, but if further investigation is necessary, I may have to ask you to aid me in investigating this matter.

(This quest may only be undertaken by an Elven character of level 12 and above.)

I don't know if you've noticed, but the Mother Tree in the middle of the village has been slowly withering. The progress of the blight is so slow that it is hard to notice unless one possesses high magic powers. We do not wish to worry our brothers, and only a few of us know this secret. None of our ancestors' records show any incident of the Mother Tree withering. I cannot shake the dread that something is terribly wrong.

As a result of my research, I discovered that the Mother Tree is withering because the water is full of contaminants that dry up the tree's roots. It is my guess that someone is polluting the water source of the river that flows into the village.

But I cannot guess who that someone is. That someone would dare to pollute our life source, our water, in this chaotic time of war against the Misty Mountain orcs ... This cannot be left alone, it must be dealt with. The sentinels cannot be spared, as they must defend the village, and all of our Rangers have been sent to the woods in preparation for our battle with the orcs. You must go to the water source and find out the reason behind the pollution.

Say you will help

You can reach the water source by following the river that flows into the village and travelling north. If you find anything that is even slightly suspicious, please investigate it. And bring back proof so that I can examine it.

Take this charm. It will protect you from the contaminants that have fouled our water. Please hurry. May the blessings of Eva be with you ...

What are you doing still here? Go north and follow the river to find the water's source, and find out who is contaminating our water.

The Mother Tree is dying! Any more delays, and our very lives may be threatened.

This ...! The undead you came across at the water source are called Plague Zombies, and are those creatures who were killed by plagues and that have been resurrected with black magic. The fine powder that falls from their decomposing bodies is this Plague Dust ... This is the substance that has been polluting our water. You would have been infected by the plague if you had not taken the Hyacinth Charm ...

Hmm ... This is definitely the doing of the Dark Elves! They cannot be forgiven! But first, we must revive the dying Mother Tree. To do that, we must purify the polluted waters ...

I will need more Plague Dust to research a purification spell. Please go back to the water source and obtain this cursed powder for me. I need at least five handfuls.

Go and bring me five handfuls of plague dust from those zombies that are polluting our water source. Go north and follow the river that flows into the village. The Mother Tree is dying! Hurry! May the blessings of Eva be with you ...!

Well done. This will be enough to research the purification magic. As soon as the magic is complete, I will travel under the protection of the sentinels to the water source and perform the purification spell, and eradicate any plague zombies that may yet remain.

My young kinsman, you have performed a great deed for our sacred Mother Tree Glade and for the Elven race. I will give you this as a tribute to your brave deed. It may not seem like much, but it will come in handy one day, so keep it well.

May the splendor of mithril forever shine on the forest and lake!