Getting Started

Vannaka: Keep your wits about you, young pup. Ashenfall is home to many a dangerous beast, and I've not yet tested my blade against each of them.

Vannaka: Getting ahead of yourself, aren't we, young pup? Check your map to see where you're meant to be headed.

Vannaka: My name's Vannaka. Back on the mainland I was a Slayer Master. It was my job to send adventurers after dangerous beasts.

Vannaka: Be ready to fight, that's my first piece of advice. Craft armour, weapons and anything else you need for battle.

Vannaka: Well met, young pup. Looking to get yourself ready to face off against a dragon? You'll need more than that butter knife to kill one, but you've got to start somewhere.

Vannaka: Well met, young pup. Looking to get yourself ready to face off against a dragon? You'll need more than that potato masher to kill one, but you've got to start somewhere.

Vannaka: Cull the monster population to make the world a better place.

Vannaka: There are goblins everywhere in Bramblemead, and deadlier things beyond.

Vannaka: Well met, young pup. Seems your hunt was successful, I see you've gathered the food I asked for.

Vannaka: Well met, young pup. Seems like you haven't managed to cook that rat roast for me yet. You can get them by killing giant rats and cooking their meat. You can find some up by the windmill.

Vannaka: Look, you may have a weapon, but every great warrior knows wars are won by the stomach, not the blade.

Vannaka: I was finding things a little stale on the mainland. When I saw the posters for the expedition, I felt a pull... a call to adventure that I could not resist.

Vannaka: Past Bramblemead is Ghornfell, a place of danger and excitement. Something calls to me out there and I intend to seek it out.

Vannaka: It may not exactly be gourmet cooking, but a meal like this could make the difference between life and death. You'll not be taking on any dragons if you're starving to death.

Vannaka: Behind me, up that little hill, is a windmill infested with rats. I want you to kill some of them and cook their meat.

Vannaka: You will find rats are annoyingly resilient to clubs. Some enemies can resist certain damage types and be vulnerable to others.

Vannaka: Don't pull that face, you can't be a picky eater in a place like this. Food will make you healthier and heartier, and much more likely to survive.

Vannaka: Rats, for example, don't take kindly to getting stabbed. Here, take this little butterknife to make it easier to fight them in future. You can have this as well, it'll help you with what's next.

Vannaka: Properly cook a rat roast and bring them back to me. You'll probably burn a few along the way, don't let that disuade you. No one said survival would be pretty.

Vannaka: Right, let's teach you a bit about magic. Zanik's the one to talk to for that, you can find her down the road just before the river.

Vannaka: Hrmm, seems you're carrying the weight of the world right now. Come see me again when you've got some space free in your backpack.

Wise Old Man: Welcome to Ashenfall, sorry about the mess. Had a bit of a dragon problem, that's why we've called for you.

Doric: Strange place this. Ashenfall, I mean. Could make a real home here if things stopped trying to kill us.

Wise Old Man: You've come at a great time. Heroic opportunities await. This long-forgotten place is just screaming to be explored.

Doric: Gathering resources and crafting items, that's the basics of survival in this place. Seek out new resources to discover new recipes.

Doric: Oh dear, you just walked right past the Wise Old Man. He won't like that. Best go back and say hi, eh?

Doric: Me? Name's Doric. I'm just a stupid old blacksmith who got swept up by tales of adventure. Trying to win back me glory days.

Doric: It's a wild place this. Beasties everywhere, and no civilisation in sight. Just the remnants, ghosts of the past.

Wise Old Man: But before all that, how about we take you through some survival basics?

Doric: Left my son behind to watch the shop. Good lad, gonna do good things. Hope he's not too worried about his dad.

Doric: But you see that great tower, off in the distance? That's dragonkin that is. Means there's probably stuff worth finding about this place.

Doric: Ah, but you've got a good head on yer shoulders. I see you've already got some water, so you won't die of thirst.

Doric: Aye, that's a fine club you got there, but even the best weapons break over time. When that happens use a crafting bench to repair your gear.

Doric: Still, no point lollygagging around. I'll catch my breath and then explore these new lands. Who knows? Might find something.

Wise Old Man: You'll want to get to grips with gathering and crafting first, Doric can help you with that.

Wise Old Man: Fair enough, I do like someone that can show initiative.

Doric: Still, it's going to be tough surviving this place with a dragon about.

Doric: By Saradomin's big bushy beard! Just our luck, a great ruddy dragon. Think it were him that got the others - may they rest in peace.

Doric: Ah good, you've got some water. Bit dirty, I know, but better than nothing. Be careful though, the water's tainted and it'll make life difficult if you drink too much.

Doric: Now you've got something to fight with, go chat to Vannaka over to the north east, he can teach you how to keep fighting fit.

Doric: Oh, you made a dagger, not a club? Aye, it's a nice piece of work, not what I asked for, but that's fine.

Doric: You'll want to build yourself a crafting table. Then once you've done that craft yourself a stone club.

Wise Old Man: You'll find him outside the temple. Check your map if you get lost, but he should be easy to spot.

Wise Old Man: But not here. Come find me in Bramblemead Village, and we'll get you started.

Doric: And look at ya! Not a knife to yer name, no, no, we can't be doing with that. Come on, let's get you prepared. You need to go and craft a stone club.

Doric: But look at you, all skin and bones. Must be proper parched after a journey like that.

Doric: Zanik says boiling it sorts it out. So, might want to give that a look later, when you've got a chance. Anyway, time we got you all set up to survive this harsh land.

Doric: I've marked two ponds on your map: to the northwest and south of us. Grab some water from there and bring it back here. Then I'll teach you what you'll need to survive.

Doric: Ah, good, you've got some nice clean water there. The water in lakes and rivers tends to be dirty, tainted by something nasty that will make life difficult if you drink too much.

Doric: Before you go, here, something to help you on your way.

Doric: Now, even the best weapons break over time. When that happens use a crafting bench to repair your gear.

Doric: Both require stone and ash logs, which you'll find scattered all over the ground around here.

Wise Old Man: He's the only dwarf on the continent, that we know of anyway, can't miss him.

Doric: It won't kill a dragon, but it's better than nothing and it'll help you live a bit longer, giving you time to make something better.

Doric: Dehydration and starvation are deadlier than dragons, so you're going to need to keep an eye on your basic needs, like hunger and thirst.

Doric: And look at ya! Not a knife to yer name, no, no, we can't be doing with that. Come on, let's get you prepared. You need to go and craft a stone club.

Doric: You'll need to gather stone and ash logs, which you can find laying around, then you'll want to build a crafting table to craft the club.

Doric: I've marked two ponds on your map: to the northwest and south of us. Grab some water from there and bring it back here. Then I'll teach you what you'll need to survive.

Doric: It won't kill a dragon, but it's better than nothing and it'll help you live a bit longer, giving you time to make something better.

Doric: Oh dear, you seem a little overburdened at the moment. Come and see me when you've got some space free in your backpack.

Doric: Oh, I'm Doric by the way. Resident blacksmith and craftsperson on this expedition. Nice to meet you. Now, stop standing around and go make that club!

Doric: If you see a redberry bush along the way, grab yourself a handful. Not much of a meal, but a little food is better than no food at all.

Doric: You'll need to gather stone and ash logs, which you can find laying around, then you'll want to build a crafting table to craft the club.

Doric: Oh, I'm Doric by the way. Resident blacksmith and craftsperson on this expedition. Nice to meet you. Now, stop standing around and go make that club!