Hi, this is a new game for me. I am still traversing the area around the Nymph Lake. I found a house labeled the Fortune Teller. Is this the place the barkeeper speaks of when he warns that no one knows how to get to the hoard under the boathouse? Anyway, I made a mistake and killed the fortune teller before talking to her. Was that a bad move?

I would say that's a bad move. She's involved later in a quest for one of the guilds. Now, I not much farther into the game than you are so if you don't have a recent save don't freak out. Maybe someone else can tell you a way around this.

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Besides getting the quest from the guild, once completed the quest she opens the floor of her house and in it is a vault full of gold + gems for you. Every time i play, though, i kill her, not worth all the walking. (you will see)

Naah, I wouldn´t call it a mistake. The only thing is that you can´t complete one of the wizard guild quests in Valeia. Quest items have a habit of not appearing until you have gotten the quest. Now, if you really want to complete that quest Wyv (=Wyvern) can probably help you with that (if you ask real nice, lol). To quote her own words when troubles are a brewing: If anyone can fix anything, it´s Wyv!

ps. I´m not trying to increase your workload on purpose, Wyv!!

And here´s a bit of a spoiler warning! Don´t read beyond these lines if you don´t want to, lol!






The fortune teller has the "Orb of Clarity which is a quest item for a wizards guild quest. You exchange the serpent´s wand for the orb. I usually end up killing her for it, my barbarian´s diplomatic skills aren´t that great. So if you got the quest there´s no need to worry because she´ll drop the orb as she dies. If you don´t have the quest, then you don´t get an orb.

[ 06-16-2002, 01:18 PM: Message edited by: WillowIX ]

http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...cons/icon2.gif I don't know if your playing.. patched or not patched..( or if it makes a difference )...But unpatched, Harespia does drop the 'Orb of Clarity' when you kill her, even if you don't have the quest from Roendalf.

So if you have the 'Orb', you can can still do the quest. http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...ons/icon12.gif

[ 06-16-2002, 01:57 PM: Message edited by: Packrat ]

Lol!! No prob! Not sure I have the code that one but generally (given my VAST collection of saved games) easily found. My only real difficulty these days is handling the large file attachments. Didn't used to be a problem and I can't figure out what changed.
I can still work around it! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Wyv

One thing all of us forgot to mention.

Welcome to board Storm Shadow!!!!

I've never killed Harepsia. I have heard that she drops the orb when you kill her. If so then keep the orb for later use. More about the orb in the unpatched game:
1. You do not need the quest. You can exchange the orb for the staff even without the quest. Therefore, she should have dropped the orb when you kill her.
2. The orb survives Reset Adventures (!)
3. The orb looks like Amulet of Life. Rose gem on a thin chain.
4. You cannot use the orb anyhow even if a mage or a warlock can equip it.
5. Killing Harepsia = losing an ankh in the chest under the house. Except the ankh, the chest does not contain anything too interesting.
6. Telling the fortune: she wants 300 gold but she takes nothing. You can come to her even without gold at all.
7. You must type in "Orb of Clarity" when you ask about the orb. You do not need to have your fortune told before asking about the orb. Decline her offer saying "no" and then ask about the orb. This saves your time and nerves.