Part 12: Chapter 3, Part 7

On our way through Britain looking for the mayor, we meet this... lively chap.





They'll kick him out of town because he's 'sick'.




The quickest way to find out where the mayor went is to ask at his house.




: Who's your employer?
: Why the mayor, of course.
: Avatar, we must rid this city of the human refuse that infests it!
: Where is the mayor?
: Why should I tell you?
: Don't you ever get tired of it all, Avatar? Don't you want to put your feet up? Enjoy life a little?
: The mayor... where is he?
: If you must know, the silly man went to Paws in search of his daughter.
: Now leave me be.

Douchebag. Oh well, we know where we have to go now.




Paws is on the other side of Ugh's bridge, to the southwest of Britain. Falling in the swamp water poisons you. I have it on good authority that the impoverished and the infirm greatly enjoy being poisoned so Paws is the ideal place for them to live.




The mayor is attacked by a giant rat. He has more HP than we do.




Some old peg-legged guy helps us save the mayor. Actually he's supposed to do it himself, but this scripted sequence hasn't worked for me since 2001.



: Why? This gentleman already saved you.
: No, not me, Avatar, my daughter. My daughter was taken away by goblins! Please, please rescue her, Avatar; she's my only daughter.
: I need to ask you about the Heart of Compassion.

The mission comes first.

: Oh please, Avatar, I don't have time to discuss that! My sweet Meribeth has been taken away by goblins!
: Bring her back to me and I'll be more than happy to tell you all about the heart.

Damn. I don't think he's gonna let this one go.

: How did goblins get a hold of your daughter in Britain?
: She wasn't in Britain, she was here in Paws. You see, she had become sick, and because of my own laws, she was exiled to Paws.
: My own daughter! What was I thinking to enact such a law? Such an act is not compassion!
: Where did the goblins take her?
: I saw them heading south out of town. That may be where their camp is.
: Please rescue her, Avatar; she's my only child!




Before heading south, let's install the valve we found in Ugh's cave. This earns us another point of karma.




And here we are, the southernmost shack of Paws. It's full of enemy combatants and it looks like it might be a very dangerous hostage situation. How should I liberate Meribeth?

A.) Slowly and cautiously snipe the Trolls with my bow?
B.) Storm the house with my flaming sword?