Vendor Quest 2! Keep On Shopkeeping! (Now with a map)

[Hanged Hourai]

>Let's go have a look around dat lake.

>You go to the lake.
>It's a little distance away from the back of the SDM, so it doesn't take long to get there.
>The trees thin out to reveal a smooth, sandy shoreline that stretches around the entirety of the lake.
>The lake itself is large and blue, currently very calm.
>Nearby, there's a piece of land that stretches out above the lake, like an overhang.

[Hello Purvis]

>Have a look under the overhang.
>Also keep an eye out for interesting stuffs.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Have a look under the overhang.
>Also keep an eye out for interesting stuffs.

>You go down under the overhang and look around.
>At first glance, you see algae covered rocks and cattails. There is a long, thin reed growing at the side of the overhang.
>Closer inspection reveals a wadded up, tangled ball of fishing wire on one of the rocks.

[Hello Purvis]

>Nab that fishing wire, and go up on the overhang to have a look around.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Nab that fishing wire, and go up on the overhang to have a look around.

> +1 ball of tangled fishing wire
>On the overhang, you have a very nice view of the entire lake.
>Upon inspection, you see a large glacier floating in the center of the lake.

[Hello Purvis]

> +1 ball of tangled fishing wire
>On the overhang, you have a very nice view of the entire lake.
>Upon inspection, you see a large glacier floating in the center of the lake.

>Frown at that, and examine it.
>Is there anything else of note around the lake?

[Hanged Hourai]

>Frown at that, and examine it.
>Is there anything else of note around the lake?

>
>The glacier seems to be floating in the middle of the lake, too far away to properly examine, but you think you see some kind of hole in it.
>It's large and made of ice, and glacier shaped. Not too much to look at.

>Looking around the lake, you see a tree larger than most growing at the southern shore.

[Hello Purvis]

>Make a mental note to ask Tear to fly over at this thing later on.
>In fact, make a physical note.
>And sketch a map of the area.
>Then go look into that tree.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Make a mental note to ask Tear to fly over at this thing later on.
>In fact, make a physical note.
>And sketch a map of the area.
>Then go look into that tree.

>You take out your book and make some notes and sketches of the area.
>Then you go over to the large tree.
>On arrival, you find that it has a door like your house. And fastened to the door is a familiar-looking frying pan.

[Hello Purvis]

>Contemplate familiarity for the benefit of those with poor memories.

[Smok, destroyer of thoughts]

>Familiar looking? Recall where from.

Also dating Meiling might actually be a not bad idea...

[Hanged Hourai]

>Contemplate familiarity for the benefit of those with poor memories.

>Nostalgia rush.

>You remember seeing it when you went over to Marisa's before and did a task for it, but she gave you the cart instead.

[Hello Purvis]

>Oh right.
>Have a look around the house. Can we determine who lives here, or at least what they are?

[Hanged Hourai]

>Oh right.
>Have a look around the house. Can we determine who lives here, or at least what they are?

>You look around the house, but there aren't any clues to the identity of the resident.

[Hello Purvis]

>Ah well. Knock the door.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Ah well. Knock the door.

>You knock on the door and wait.... and wait.... and wait.... yeah, there's no one there.

[Hello Purvis]

>Shrug. Do a circuit around the lake to look for anything else of interest, and consider where else there is go to from here.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Shrug. Do a circuit around the lake to look for anything else of interest, and consider where else there is go to from here.

>You take a nice lakeside stroll and notice a few things.
>The glacier has not moved at all, even though the wind and waves should move it.
>There are fish living in the lake, and some frogs too.

>You think of where to go from here. It's midday, what do you want to do?

[Hello Purvis]

>Are there any obvious places to go from around here?

[Hanged Hourai]

>Are there any obvious places to go from around here?

>Not really obvious, but you can go visit somewhere, or try to sell stuff, or go explore.

[Hello Purvis]

>Is there a route homeward that would take us through new territory? If so, take that.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Is there a route homeward that would take us through new territory? If so, take that.

>There is.
>You take a straight route home and come across a clearing with a large rock formation.
>It's like a big pile of rocks all put together, about 15 in diameter and 10 feet high. And on the top, there's a flag.

Also, would it be beneficial if I made a sort of map to go on the first post to help show the lay of the land?

[Hello Purvis]

It would be! Partially why I was having him make a map.

>Examine the rock pile, and the flag. Don't climb on it, though.

[Hanged Hourai]

It would be! Partially why I was having him make a map.

>Examine the rock pile, and the flag. Don't climb on it, though.

Him?

>The pile is composed of many gray rocks, ranging in size from boulder to small ones the size of your foot. As a result, there are many crevices and a few unstable zones.
>The flag is attached to a wooden pole that's stuck in the tip of the pile. Its a dark blue color, with an insignea written in sky blue.

[Hello Purvis]

Him?

>Check chest for usual growths
>Look around the area for signs of who was behind this edifice, and also neat things.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Check chest for usual growths
>Look around the area for signs of who was behind this edifice, and also neat things.

>Oh, you have a tumor.
>You take a look around, and find some feathers. There is also a shovel.

[Hello Purvis]

>Gank the feathers, examine the shovel.

[Hanged Hourai]

>Gank the feathers, examine the shovel.

> +10 feathers
>The shovel has a triangular-ish shaped metal head, with a wooden pole without a handle.

[Hello Purvis]

>How long does it look like it's been here? Anything on it that might identify the owner?

[Hanged Hourai]

>How long does it look like it's been here? Anything on it that might identify the owner?

>It looks unused for a while, but not really that old. No identifying marks.

Sorry for slowness, I'm making the map using FE sprites.