Tarassos Treasure
Legend of the Treasures
According to legend, a pirate crew robbed many ships and rich caravans until their schooner was bursting with gold and jewels. To shed the heavy cargo and split the loot, they anchored off Black Beach.
They say there was so much treasure that dividing it took a whole day, and each pirate got an equal share. Fearing theft by their own mates, they hid the loot. Each took his share across the sand, seeking a good cache. Some trusted memory; others returned with a coded map.
All that effort was in vain — none of them ever came back for the treasure. After hiding it well, they sailed for another haul. When they put into Seastone harbour, the captain, fearing mutiny, sent the suspects ashore and calmly weighed anchor. He expected them to be recognized, caught by the authorities and hanged.
His plan almost worked — except for one “but”: two pirates traded the captain and the schooner for their lives. The Royal Fleet sent a ship in pursuit. The pirates and their captain were soon overtaken and executed…
How to find the treasures?
To search for treasures you need a Treasure-Hunters Compass and Shovel of Treasure-Hunter. You get them by completing quests from DarkSwords inhabitants. Then watch your step — you may find pirate tracks. When you see tracks, use the compass in different Tarassos regions (except towns) and find the region with the treasure. Once you have the region, search the cell with the Compass (then dig) or dig every cell. When the shovel hits something hard, start excavating (a spell for 5 minutes is applied); if nobody interrupts you, you receive your Treasure (worth 1 920 000 gold). Sell it quickly — rumours spread fast…
You look at the compass and conclude there is no cache nearby. — the cache is not in this region.
The compass needle points south-east. — direction to the cache.
You look at the compass and conclude the cache is somewhere nearby. — the cache is in this region; you may start digging.
While digging you cannot use the Stealth skill.
The quest runs 5 times a day.