Bestowal dialogue
There's nothing for it, <name>: we have to track down the rest of my siblings and get them to come back before my mother loses her temper. Trust me! She's a little cross at the moment, but you'll see much worse if we don't hurry!
'You should check first with my cousin Bingo. He's something of an adventurer, it turns out, and might have seen where everyone went. I think he went back to Tighfield.
Background
Dinodas Boffin has ruined his sister Angelica's housewarming party (with your assistance), but now his mother Prisca demands that you help him set things right.
Objective 1
Bingo is in Tighfield, and Dinodas believes he might have seen where the other Boffin children went.
- Dinodas Boffin: 'You should check first with my cousin Bingo. He's something of an adventurer, it turns out, and might have seen where everyone went. I think he went back to Tighfield.'
- Bingo Boffin: 'Hullo, hullo, <name>! You're looking for cousin Prisca's children? Well, I've seen one! Young Fosco told me the party was delayed, and he intended to spy an Elf-boat or two on one of the western rivers. That's the direction you want to look.
- 'I'll catch up with you after I'm done with my shopping. I'm in the market for some rope, you see. Can never have enough rope, when you're adventuring! I will see you later, friend!'
Objective 2
Fosco Boffin apparently went in search of Elf-boats on the western rivers of Yondershire.
- Fosco Boffin stands by the riverside, marvelling at a hobbit-boat bobbing in the water
Objective 3
- Talk to Fosco Boffin by the riverside
Fosco Boffin has found a hobbit-boat in one of the rivers of Yondershire.
- Fosco Boffin: 'I went in search of Elf-boats, <name>... but I found a hobbit-boat instead! It seems the Yonder-hobbits aren't as afraid of boating as the folk back home. Are these... are these my people?
- 'I bumped into my sister Marigold a short ways back, but she didn't come here with me. She said she was going to investigate the ruins to the north of here. That's very much like our Marigold, if you don't know. She's always looking for adventure. If you find goblins you'll likely find my sister!
- 'I have a few more questions for this fellow about his boat, but once I've asked them I'll come back for Angelica's party. Worry not! I won't be long.'
Objective 4
Fosco told you that Marigold headed north in the direction of Lhúngobel, seeking enemies to slay.
- You hear someone calling for you, but it isn't Marigold
Objective 5
Bingo Boffin has followed you to Lhúngobel.
- Bingo Boffin: 'No sign of Marigold yet? I'm sure she's fine: she's a chip off the old block, as they say! Of all my first-removed cousins, she seems most able to take care of herself. Prisca would say I have been a bad influence, but I say that's the very best kind!
- 'I think I might have found a clue to the location of another of the Boffin children, <name>. There is apparently a dancing competition underway at Long Cleeve. If that does not sound like music to Esmeralda's ears, I know of nothing else that would!
- 'To Long Cleeve, my good <race>!'
Objective 6
Bingo heard rumours of a dancing competition happening at Long Cleeve, and thinks that seems a likely place to find Esmeralda.
- Sure enough, you have found Esmeralda Boffin mid-dance
Objective 7
- Talk to Esmeralda Boffin at Long Cleeve
Esmeralda Boffin is dancing at Long Cleeve.
- Esmeralda Boffin: 'Are you here to join in the dancing competition, <name>? When I arrived, I discovered to my dismay that there was nothing going on! There was nary a toe-tap, no sign of an arm-flourish, neither a twirl nor a whirl! So I started my own.
- 'I will return to Nobottle, of course. But not until you participate in the dance, <name>!'
- There's nothing for it: you'll have to dance!
Objective 8
- Perform your dance of choice
Esmeralda will not return to Nobottle until you perform in her dancing competition. You had better dance!
- 'I will return to Nobottle, of course. But not until you participate in the dance, <name>!'
- How long must you dance?
Objective 9
- Perform another dance, or do the same one again... with feeling!
Esmeralda will not return to Nobottle until you perform in her dancing competition. You had better dance!
- Esmeralda Boffin: 'Keep dancing, <name>! Mix it up!'
- Esmeralda seems pleased with your performance
Objective 10
- Talk to Esmeralda at Long Cleeve
Esmeralda Boffin is at Long Cleeve, dancing.
- Esmeralda Boffin: 'Good job, <name>! I am impressed!
- 'Anyway, you're looking for Marigold? She came this way and I asked if she wanted to join my dancing competition, but she declined. Apparently she was pursuing a band of goblins, although with my sister it can sometimes be hard to tell if what she says is true or if she's imagining some mad adventure. Either way, she ran off to the north, so you can look for her in that direction.
- 'I will return to Nobottle in a few moments. Let me just get a few more dance-steps in!'
Objective 11
Esmeralda saw Marigold heading north in the direction of Bâr Faroth.
- A wounded goblin struggles here: Marigold's handiwork?
Objective 12
Nárnaz the Smiter encountered a deadly hobbit-adventurer at Bâr Faroth, to his sorrow.
- Nárnaz the Smiter: 'I never knew these folk to fight so fiercely before! Curse these Shire-folk!'
- Nárnaz the Smiter coughs, the blood pooling beneath his torn armour.
- 'It won't matter, in the long run: the rest of my boys have already gone south-east, and they'll make the rules for a NEW sport! They're gonna repay those hobbits for the invention of Golfimbul-clubbing, you wait and see! This new sport will use the same clubs and can be played on the same fields... but the heads that roll won't belong to goblins! Ha ha ha!'
Objective 13
Bingo Boffin has arrived at Bâr Faroth.
- Bingo Boffin: 'That sounds bad, <name>. We'd better hurry south-east! Marigold might have run into trouble on the Old Links!'
Objective 14
- Find Marigold Boffin on the Old Links and put an end to the goblin-mischief
- Fight alongside Marigold and Bingo
Marigold Boffin went ahead to the Old Links to stop the planned goblin-mischief.
- Use the Fallen Goblin'sword
- Marigold Boffin says, "You're here for the goblins? Don't wake Berilac!"
- Marigold Boffin: 'Hullo there, <name>! My brother Berilac is sleeping peacefully... but he doesn't know there are goblins about! We'd better protect him.'
- Marigold Boffin says, "Here they come again, but this time there's more of us!"
- Berilac Boffin says, "Some of us... are sleeping... mumble..."
- Marigold Boffin says, "That's all of them!"
- Marigold Boffin says, "I will return to Nobottle, but you can wake my brother Berilac!"
- Bingo Boffin says, "Capital idea, Marigold!"
Objective 15
Berilac slept through the commotion on the Old Links.
- Berilac Boffin: Berilac yawns and stretches sleepily.
- 'Ah, hello there, <name>. I just had the most lovely and peaceful dream. There was a delicious smell wafting through Yondershire from the east. Actually, I can still smell it! What a convincing dream, to have left its imprint in this fashion!
- 'Now that I am rested, I will go see if Angelica's party is ready to begin. You're looking for Griffo? Perhaps you should follow the delicious smell of food... he probably would do so, if his nostrils detected it!'
Objective 16
Berilac dreamed of a delicious smell wafting from Northcotton Farm, in the east: just the sort of odour to attract the attention of his hungry sibling Griffo.
- Berilac Boffin: 'Now that I am rested, I will go see if Angelica's party is ready to begin. You're looking for Griffo? Perhaps you should follow the delicious smell of food to the east... he probably would do so, if his nostrils detected it!'
- Griffo Boffin stands here, contentedly patting his stomach
Objective 17
Griffo Boffin stands by a waggon bearing food from Northcotton Farm.
- Griffo Boffin: 'Are you here to sample some food from Northcotton Farm? The waggon-driver kindly let me try some of the vegetables, and I am pleased to report that they are perfectly fresh and of the finest quality! Well, then I just had to try some of this fresh-baked bread, and there was a basket of apples just waiting to be sampled....
- 'I suppose Angelica's party is nearly ready to begin? Then I will return to Nobottle, and perhaps when I get there I shall fill up my corners. My sister will surely have set out the snacks by then!'
- Congratulations! You have accounted for each of the Boffin children!
Objective 18
Now that you have found all of his brothers and sisters, you should return to Dinodas outside 8 Honeymead Lane, in Nobottle.
- Griffo Boffin: 'I will return to Nobottle.'
- Dinodas Boffin: 'You did it: you found all my wayward brothers and sisters! You have my thanks, <name>.'
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