[ WP ] When NPCs are n't seen they are searching , constantly searching for places or items that will elevate them to the title of `` Side Quest NPC '' . It is fabled also that there is an ever greater title still .

It's been six months since I first noticed it. Every now and then, you get that strange feeling coming over you, the pins and needles in your head similar to a sleepy limb regaining circulation. The dulling of your awareness as you lose track of what you were doing... until *they* show up. 
 
 Adventurers. 
 
 It does n't matter who or where you are, there's just something about the presence of an adventurer that makes your mind lock up into a single-minded stupor. Kings caring more for country than crown, Smiths who repair or replace weaponry for mere coppers when they could demand gold. With all of our resources given to every adventurer who saves a cat or makes a pie, what chance do we really stand against the den of goblins nearby? 
 
 But I've found it. The reason you blank out in the middle of nowhere, and repeat inane doggerel when they approach you, or purchase vast quantities of junk with nary an issue. I have found... the [ Quest ]. 
 
 On the crier's board, I spotted the request to clear the rats out of the tavern's cellar. Normally, these matters do n't bother me in the least, but as I turned to leave, the unpleasant prickling crept over me, and a man in shining armor tore the parchment from its pin and stormed inside. As I came to, spotting the absence of note, I was struck with inspiration: the request was a re [ Quest ]! The adventurers always venture near when someone poses a [ Quest ]. It does n't matter how strenuous or impossible the task... eventually an adventurer will come by and complete it, for some extravagant price. So, what if the [ Quest ] was impossible... surely the adventurers would stop coming! 
 
 Sneaking around the back entrance to our herbalist's storeroom, I spotted exactly what I was searching for: endless counts of goblin teeth and broken weapons, and a few vials of goblin blood ( adventurers are a savage people... ), and could put my plan into action. 
 
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 Story Quest: This Locket Of Mine 
 KING VALANT 
 
 My daughter awoke this morning to the sight of 
 a band of goblins outside the castle, and found 
 a bunch of teeth and blood around her window. 
 She noticed her locket missing from her armoire. 
 Please retrieve it for her!
