Quests are issued to the player character by NPCs of UnReal World. The tasks involved range from collecting branches to fighting robbers. Quests are received by either having a conversation (capital case C) to the quest giving NPC, or, if the quest giver believes his quest urgent, they might approach the adventurer themselves. Information about all received quests, both finished and unfinished, can be found by pressing F2. Quests and quest related areas will also marked in the adventurers world map accessed by pressing F6. There's also always a reward for completing a quest.
General tips
All quest related discussion options are under the option "Greet".
Many quests have an area for the adventurer to search for whatever it is that was requested. In these situations adventurers are reminded that climbing a tree (Alt+l) gives a good view of the surrounding area, and that one should look further than one's immediate surroundings (Ctrl+- or scrolling with mousewheel).
If one expects to find tracks in the quest related area, they can also be looked for (Alt+t) from the zoomed-out map. Finding the tracks this way is not guaranteed however.
If one is searching for a wounded adventurer's shelter, a good strategy would be to track (Alt+t) the animal in the quest description from the zoomed out map. Track each tile on the wilderness map which fits the adventurer's description. Once one has found tracks of the animal (bear, wolf, etc.), they should enter that local tile and climb a nearby tree (Alt+l) and look around locally (Ctrl+-). Only once the shelter is discovered locally, it will appear on the wilderness map.
Quests and quest specific information
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[Expand] Escort a lost adventurer to the nearest village.
I tried just to walk to the village on the zoomed-out map, but I lost him. Now I try walking him there on the zoomed-in map (which may take a while), but that seems to work.
[Expand] Wounded adventurer.
A wounded adventurer has crawled to a village and is resting and recuperating there. If villagers are asked "How is it going" they will tell that there's an injured adventurer in the village. This quest is received by talking to the wounded man who will tell you that he was attacked by a bear or a wolf while collecting firewood near his shelter and that his belongings, including a family heirloom which he'd like back, were left by the shelter.
The general tips work very well if one has trouble finding the shelter. The beast may still lurk around and following its tracks backwards may help locate correct area. The belongings are usually scattered within on tile of the shelter making spotting it easier. As a reward, you may get a lesson (4%) in one combat skill, or sometimes the location of a treasure.
Note that neither the beast, the beast's tracks, nor the shelter will be visible on the big map until you see them in the regular map.
[Expand] Bird thief.
A villager will tell you that someone's been stealing prey from his bird traps and wants you to ask an other villager about a spell to catch the thief and then cast it. You'll need to give the other villager a whole bird carcass (freshness doesn't matter) so catch a bird but don't skin or butcher it. You'll also need three feathers of a stolen catch and for that you'll need to do the most annoying part of this quest: locate the trap which is only marked by a couple of feathers lying around with an unset loop snare. The place is very easy to miss.
Once the feathers have been acquired, the spell can be cast in a village sauna or a base rock after either of these has a burnt out fire (you can check by looking with l, this will also tell if a gray ground square is base rock). The bird thief will then come to confess to the quest giver, so talk to him after a day or two to receive your reward: a (lucky) hare's paw.
[Expand] Gather stones.
When asking a villager how's it going they'll tell you that a villager has been very busy lately. When asking the busy busy busy villager for a quest, they'll ask you to gather stones and take them to the sauna. If one is uncertain which building is the sauna, it'll have the sauna scoop in it. Reward: a few squirrel hide's worth of goods. These will be used when next time trading with the village.
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest gradual progression
"Gather stones" quest shown as "completed" in quest log.
[Expand] Gather branches.
When asking a villager how's it going they'll tell you that a villager has been very busy lately. When asking the busy busy busy villager for a quest, they'll ask you to gather branches and drop them anywhere in the village. Reward: a few squirrel hide's worth of goods. These will be used when next time trading with the village.
[Expand] Gather herbs.
When asking a villager how's it going they'll tell you that the sage/shaman could use some help. When talking to the sage, he'll ask the player to collect some herbs for him. These herbs may be unknown to the player and even poisonous, but the wise old man who's been eating weird plants all his life must know what he's doing, right? If you are having trouble locating or identifying the correct herb, the plants page may be of use. For a reward, you'll receive some all-healing ailment that helps with injuries when boiled. It's uncertain whether this ailment helps with poisoning or deadly poisoning so experimentation is player's own responsibility.
[Expand] Find the lost sheep.
I spoke to one NPC who had lost a sheep and he said the Shaman knew more. I spoke to the Shaman who told me to search for the sheeps tracks and light a fire of spruce twigs to make the sheep appear. I randomly wandered about the quest area in wilderness view using tracking until I found some tracks (it took 12 days). I lit a fire on the last track I could find and then caught a glimpse of a sheep through the trees. I didn't have to tether him with rope (he bleated in disagreement) he just followed me all the way to the village, even when I slept he stayed close by. I didn't dare go back to wilderness view to travel so stayed on local map in case I lost the sheep.
[Expand] Spirit of the Forest
A villager will tell you that someone who is humble and respects the forest can meet the Spirit of the Forest. He'll advise the player how to summon the Spirit:General Sacrifice of silver while standing on Ant Hill, during night, unaccompanied. (the time is not set to 'Night' only, the summoning works during other parts of the night too, at least Night, Late Night Midnight and Small Hours seem to work)
You must be alone (no animals or companions) for this to work. Personally I was not able to get it to work while in tribal lands, but got it to work on the first try in no man's land. You can use the same piece of silver several times.
Waiting close by the Ant Hill for several turns, and Old Man with Long Beard will approach and depending on player characters (PC) standing with the nature, will point him/her to nearby game animal, telling the PC "The gates will close" i.e. game animals avoiding traps, not leaving tracks, to tossing the PC elsewhere, getting him/her lost.
Once the meeting with the Spirit has concluded, talking to the quest giver Sage will reward PC with 2nd ritual: Persuading the Forest with a Bread.
[Expand] Homeland Robbers
Upon entering a village you have previously visited, you may be automatically engaged in dialogue (before loading the local area). The villager will warn you of robbers in the region and direct you to speak to another villager. After speaking to the second villager, they will give you a rough location of the robbers with a warning that they might have moved on. They also directs you to speak to the original villager about it. The first villager who spoke to you is where you may abandon or turn in the quest. The robbers will not be present on the world map.
Similar to the beast and shelter from the wounded adventurer quest, the robber, their tracks, and their shelter are not visible on the big map until you have encountered them on the small map. This is intended to be a very challenging quest. If you are so inclined, there is a cheat tool to help with locating them which can be found here: [1]
Known rewards for this quest: 100 squirrel hides worth of trade credit with the quest-giving village.
[Expand] Old Man's Punt
A fairly simple quest. A villager will tell you that one of the old men in the village is feeling wistful about his old fishing days. When you talk to the old man, he will tell you that he misses his old punt, which was blessed by the spirits. You can then offer to help him get a new one. He will tell you to seek out a specific craftsman from a nearby village, haul a log that was cut down in the rain to the craftsman, and ask the craftsman to make it into a punt. After doing so, you can pick up the punt and bring it back to the old man. I was rewarded with two fishing-related rituals for this quest.
Make sure that it is raining when you cut down the tree. Do not try to cut down a tree that is inside the village tile or you will get negative reputation. (One step outside of the village is fine.)
[Expand] Disoriented Woodsman
Upon talking to a woodsman in the wilderness, he may tell you that he is lost and needs help getting back to a village. You can take him to any village. I have only ever been rewarded with skill training.
[Expand] Need for Quality Arrows
If you walk into a familiar village while holding superior arrows, a villager may approach you and ask if you would give him some of them. If you agree, you will be rewarded with a new ritual. Note that you will not be able to get the arrows back by trading afterward.
It is unclear if this is only for superior arrows or if other valuable gear may sometimes be asked for instead.
