Star Thief

Star Thief [Level 42]

Stage 1: [Investigate strange weather reports near the Cross Roads Inn]

-As the player walks along the road, a meteor will fly across the sky and crash into the mountains to the south, unblocking a cave entrance.-

What was that? It seems like whatever just passed above you crashed into the southern mountains.
[Quest Started: Star Thief]

Stage 2: [Find the strange object that crashed into the mountains]

-The player will walk to the opened cave entrance, and as soon as they approach they'll get this message:-

It seems the object has gone deeper into this cave. You wonder what could release magic this potent?
[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 3: [Explore the cave]

-As the player walks through the cave, they'll come across a shard of the meteor. As soon as they approach it, the shard will explode and block the exit behind them.-

The cave is collapsing around you! You need to get out of here as quickly as possible!
[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 4: [Escape the cave-in]

-What will follow is an escape sequence through the cave where they need to avoid chunks of the cave falling on them.-
-Nearing the end they'll see the meteor, but the path to it will be blocked by the cave-in.

[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 5: [Find a way out of the chamber]

-This stage will be a parkour sequence in which parts of the cave will fall down to let the player jump further.-
-When they reach the top, a small passage will lead them above the meteor.-

[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 6: [Investigate the object]

-The meteor will have a chunk missing from it.-
-As soon as the player approaches the meteor, the following cutscene will play:-

[1/12] ???: Halt, thief! Step away from the meteor!
-The collapsed cave will in front of the meteor will explode, and a villager will walk through the cleared entrance.-
[2/12] ???: On behalf of the gavellian government, and your own safety, hand over the chunk of the meteor you've stolen!
[3/12] ???: ...
[4/12] ???: What do you mean you didn't take it? Then where is it?
[5/12] ???: ...We missed the thief, didn't we.
[6/12] Trunan: Well, the name's Trunan. I'm a part of an elite branch of the government that protects the population from dangerous objects.
[7/12] Trunan: Which this meteor clearly is. You see, this is a rare type of stone that comes from space, and as such it sells for a very high price.
[8/12] Trunan: However, without protection, it also drives anyone who comes into contact with it insane.
[9/12] Trunan: In any case, I'm wasting my time here. The thief is getting further and further away every moment we stand here talking.
[10/12] Trunan: ...however, you seem like a capable warrior. You're from Wynn, aren't you?
[11/12] Trunan: In that case, let's make a deal. You go retrieve that shard, and I'll pay you for your time. With emeralds of course, but also with recommendations.
[12/12] Trunan: Go catch this thief, and I'll introduce you to gavellian high society. I'll be by the fountain in Llevigar, bring me the shard and you'll be well rewarded.
[Quest Book Updated]

-There will be a cave exit to the side of the meteor.-

Stage 7: [Exit the cave and chase after the thief]

-In this stage, the player will exit the cave - where there will be a clearly defined trail made by the meteor chunk.-
-As the player gos along this path, various insane mobs will spawn - created by the influence of the meteor.-
-Back when I was on the CT, I couldn't decide whether or not I wanted these fights to be optional. Now, I feel like they should be necessary - to add even a little bit of combat to the quest.-
-I can't remember exactly what I had planned, but there would probably be mad orcs, insane horses, and crazy wheat.-
-The trail would eventually lead the player to a cave, inside of which insane emerald ores spawn. After defeating them, the player will find a deeper cave entrance (which will be a teleporter)-

This looks to be where the thief took the shard. It also looks to be the end of the cave.
[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 8: [Confront the thief]

-The player will enter a room where the thief is holding the shard on the other side, clearly insane.-
-The cave floor will look very unstable, with cracks all over it.-
-The thief will turn around and look at the player.-

[1/3] Insane Thief: YoU... yOU're HeRE fOR My pREciOuS rOCk!!.!.!!!.!
[2/3] Insane Thief: i... i Can'T LEt yOU hAVe iTT!!!!.!.!!.!!
-As the thief says this last line, they'll run towards the player, collapsing the floor.-
[3/3] Insane Thief: dIIiIIiiEEEeEEeE!!!.!!...!.!!!.!!!!!

-The player and the thief will fall down into the boss room, during which the quest book will update.-

[Quest Book Updated]

Stage 9: [Retrieve the meteor shard from the thief]

-This boss fight will essentially just look like one at first. Instead of an actual boss fight, the thief will just run at the player and then basically immediately explode.-
-A meteor shard "mob" will appear, and once attacked it will give the player a meteor shard item.-
-After this happens, the following message will be sent to them:-

...Well, that was anticlimactic.
[Quest Book Updated]

-There will be an exit from the "boss battle" arena.-

Stage 10: [Bring the meteor shard back to Trunan]

-The cave exit will bring the player back to the top of the cave. They'll then be able to return to Trunan, who will be at [-1998, 77, -4479]-

[1/8] Trunan: Ah, you're back! So, you've retrieved the shard?
[2/8] Trunan: Well done, human! Perhaps you're not all complete idiots!
[3/8] Trunan: Though, I suppose I already knew that. In any case, I can't thank you enough!
[4/8] Trunan: Those affected by the meteors are usually extremely aggressive, it must have been a terribly difficult fight!
[5/8] Trunan: Though, you appear to have perservered! Well, I suppose a promise is a promise.
-This next line depends on whether or not they've completed the "Heart of Llevigar" quest.-
-If completed:-
[6/8] Trunan: I've told the council about you, but it turns out they've already heard of you! So you're the one who restored the systems! I would have never known.
-If not completed:-
[6/8] Trunan: I've told the council about you. They're interested in your exploits, which doesn't happen often.

[7/8] Trunan: Anyways, thank you for bringing the shard! It's a good thing it didn't fall into the wrong hands, who knows what that lunatic could have done with it!
[8/8] Trunan: I'll always remember you as a friend, {name}. Stop by sometime! You know, this is quite a nice shard... It's so... sHInY.!..
[Quest Complete: Star Thief]