Quests/Event/Portugal Event Quests

Prologue: The Journey Begins
Facing the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal is a country that enjoys the rich bounty of the sea. It is in its capital of Lisbon that your journey as a sailor begins.

Chapter 1: Alvero of Lisbon
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Total Fame: 25
 * Graduation from any beginner school. (Adventure / Merchant / Maritime)
 * Depart from and return to Lisbon.

The harbour of Lisbon is filled with excitement at the departure of the fleet to find the shipping route to India. You come across a young trader named Alvero who is paying his investors their share, when a thief steals the money from Juan, Alvero's friend. When you finally catch up to the thief, Alvero hears the man's story and gives him some money to return home. Alvero thanks you and promises to repay the favor.

Directions:

Agree to help Alvero catch the thief. Follow him to the town Square, the Market, then to the high point (very right on the map).

Receive 3,000 D

Chapter 2: Yearning for Independence
Trigger Conditions
 * Total Fame: 50
 * Enter the Lisbon docks after completing Chapter 1.

Chapter 3: The Port Permit
Trigger Conditions
 * Obtain the Letter of Recommendation from Diego
 * Speak to Duke at the Royal Palace

Chapter 4: Purchasing Iron
Trigger Conditions
 * Total Fame: 600
 * Enter the Lisbon docks after completing Chapter 3.

Chapter 5: The Spanish Orca Pirate Hunters
Trigger Conditions
 * Total Fame: 2000
 * Return to the Lisbon docks.

Chapter 6: Crossing the Desert
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Total Fame: 2500
 * Enter the Lisbon docks after completing Chapter 5.

Alvero has gone to egypt, and the steward has asked you to have Alvero let the steward know he is okay. Alvero was reported going to Egypt. On greeting Alvero in Alexandria, you learn of a moneymaking scheme involving pepper and peddlers. After running around the area, you end up getting a load of pepper to deliver to Venice.

Directions:

Alvero is located in Alexandria. After getting this quest, you should immediately go to Tunis and pick up an Agal from the item shop. Then Proceed to Alexandria. Alvero is located in the square there. After you meet Alvero, you need to go talk to the peddler at the rest stop. He takes your Agal and tells you you can find pedlars in the west bank of Cairo. Get 50,000 Ducats and head to the landing across the water to the west from Cairo. Procede along the right wall inside the landing until you see the peddler next to the big rock. Talk to him, get the pepper, and then go to Cairo. In Cairo you will be told to go to Venice. Make sure you are not at sea for more than 9 days at a time along your trip, as buying pepper to replace cargo destroyed by fire is expensive and difficult.

Chapter 7: Arrival of a Golden Age
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Enter Lisbon after completing Chapter 6.

Lisbon is buzzing with the talk of Gama's trip to India. Alvero decides to go raise money for his own trip.

Directions:

Return to Lisbon, Alvero is in the square

Chapter 8: A Letter to the North Sea
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Total Fame: 3200
 * Enter the Lisbon docks after completing Chapter 7.

Edwardo, servant of Baltazar, arrives and tells you to bring a Barrel of wine to Irene of Marseilles. There was supposedly some feelings between Irene and Baltazar. When you arrive and deliver the wine, you are given a letter for Baltazar in the North Sea. You deliver that letter and discover that Edwardo and Baltazar aren't getting along well. Edwardo storms off, and then a messenger comes in informing Baltazar that Edwardo is in trouble. Baltazar goes out to rescue him.

Directions:

Take the wine barrel and deliver it to "Elane" in the Marseilles bar (Irene doesn't exist). Take the letter she gives you to the Antwarp bar.

Chapter 9: Reclaiming the Seas
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Total Fame: 4000

The King meets with you and asks you to go defeat the Barbary pirates near Cabo Verde. After doing so, the King says that you will be going on an expedition to India. You meet Alvero and discover he has become first mate on a ship bound for India.

Directions:

Go to the Royal Palace in Lisbon. They will give you the West African Port Permits. Sail down to Cabo Verde, which is south of Las Palmas and the Canary Islands. Near the city of Cabo Verde you will see a ship with an event bubble on it. Engage and defeat that fleet, then return to Lisbon.

Chapter 10: The Impending Journey
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Total Fame: 6000

Directions:

Go to the Palace in Lisbon. The guard will tell you the Gama fleet will be leaving soon. Go down to the harbor and talk to Juan. You will be told that Alvero has gone back home. Go outside the Sarmiento Estate and talk to Alvero. Then head back to the harbor and talk to Alvero again.

Chapter 11: To the Cape of good Hope
Trigger Conditions Summary:
 * Visit the Royal Palace
 * 6000 Total Fame

Directions:

Go to the Palace. This will give you the South Atlantic Ocean Entry Permit. Once you have that go to Madeira square and talk to the Official. He will tell you to take him to Cape of Good Hope.

Chapter 12: The Price For Passage
Trigger Conditions
 * Go to Mozambique.
 * 6000 Total Fame

Vasco de Gama needs 20 Ivory, which is available in Sofala, and is also available in Abidjan, Benin and Saint-Georges in bigger numbers. The other place to purchase Ivory is Arguin but needs certain level of economic developement.

Give the Ivory to Gama and then head over to Koritan Estate in Mozambique. After speaking to Koritan, go to the harbour area and speak to Gama again and this will conclude chapter 12.

Chapter 13: An Invitation to India
Trigger Conditions
 * Head to the Dock of Mozimbique
 * 8000 Total Fame

Make your way to Calicut. Stopping in Mogadishu will be useful in the next chapter.

Alvero greets you at the dock in Calicut and the two of you must meet with Admiral Gama in the Portuguese "premises" near the fountain square icon.

There is a noise in the square. You'll see several NPCs, including Alvero talking in the upper west corner of the square. Speak to any of them. After this, then you can proceed to the Portuguese company house.

Speak with Gama.

Leaving the house, you'll find Alvero sitting at the fountain. Speak to Alvero. This character named Sanjai says he can help you. You must find a bird.

Chapter 14: Pursuit of the Mysterious Bird
Trigger Conditions Go to Mogadishu
 * Speaking to the port guides/official of Calicut
 * 8000 Total Fame

Go to the Tavern and speak to the Barkeep. He'll then tell you about a merchant from Sofala, just south of Madagascar on the African coast.

Go to Sofala (The inlet waters to Sofala are very dangeous but the NPC pirates can be avoided if you careful and do not want to fight them. Be prepared for ship battles.). Alvero and Sanjay can be found at the Rest House Master,

The bird is located on the island of Madagascar. You find it by going ashore at the landing point on the West side of the island. Becareful of the level 20 bandits

Sail to Calicut

Chapter 15: Paying Tribute
After finding the "Mysterious Bird" Alvero informs you that an evil Arab merchant named Mostaffa is not allowing Portugesse traders to buy as much pepper as they want because he wants to keep his overland monopoly. You go to the Viceroy and ask for his help. He sets up a contest between you and the merchant to bring him Persian rugs you must bring more rugs than the Arab merchant in 50 days to win.

The rugs can be bought in Hormuz and and Basra. You need to have at least 11 to win. If you do not win then the quest will be given to you again but be Viceroy will confiscate all the rugs you have already brought. The quest will be repeated until you win

This is a difficult quest because the winds to Persia are not in your favor and light. There are also lots of pirates very powerful NPC pirates. You need a fast ship but not necesarrily a big one; a dhow is great beacuse you can out run pirates andsail in shallow waters. A Purchase Order also helps because you really don't have time to visit the port twice. A slow, square rigged ship can take nearly 30 days to reach Hormuz or longer if you don't know where Hormuz is located. You can also check the company shops in Calicut itself which will sell the rugs most of the time. Though slightly more expensive it will save you 45 mn and ensure you do win the challenge.

You receive a 100,000 ducat prize for winning

Chapter 16: A Victory with Honour
Trigger Conditions
 * speak to Gama

After delivering the 11 Persian Carpets to palace, speak to Admiral Gama. He will mention you and Alvaro to the King in his next correspondence. As you leave the Portuguese Company House, Alvaro suggests you go see Master Sanjai who has already taken over the spice market.

Go see Sanjai in the North West corner of the Square. He offers you a "very little gratitude".

Go to port : Admiral Gama calls you for an audience with him.

Chapter 17: Orders from Home
Go back to the Portuguese Company House.

Admiral Gama asks you to deliver the Portuguese Report to a messenger waiting at the Landing on the Western Shore of the Red Sea. You will need bring your (3 pieces) Arabian clothing. I expect it to be 60 DISGUISE, as most of the cities on the Red Sea & Persian Gulf are 60 (Hormuz and Bazra are confirmed 60).

The landing spot is accross from Jeddah. Once you enter run south (not far from the entrance) and the secret messenger should be there. You will receive orders for Admiral Gama from home and instruction that he receives them.

Head back to the Portugese Company House in Calicut and turn in the orders. You will receive an extravagant necklace (Formality 20./socialbility +2/storage +1) as reward.

Chapter 18: Incident At Calicut
Trigger: Sail around for 35 days then re-dock in Calicut

You will be approach by a Portuguese merchant who stated that something terrible had happened. Go to the Portugese Company House in Calicut and the officer there will tell you that all trading rights would be handed over to the India Trade Committee and Gama's fleet had been ordered to leave Calicut.

At the Resthouse, speak to the sailors there and you will find the rumor that the Trade Committee was organized by Diego Sarmiento of Lisbon. Alvero can be found near the French Consul, and while talking to you, he let slip he is Diego's son within Gama's hearing. However, Gama was not surprise, and after giving Alvero the order to gather the fleet, they left Calicut.

Chapter 19: Journey to the Truth
Trigger: 5 days must pass before you are summon by the new official stationed in Calicut.

The official had a scheme to send you back home and ordered that 100 bags of pepper be delivered to the royal trading hall in Madeira and then return to Lisbon after it was finished.

Waiting in front of the trading hall was Alvero. He requested that he be given a ride back to Lisbon.

Head to Sanjay at the NW corner of the Square and you will receive 150 pepper.

Sail to Madeira and deliver the pepper to the royal trading hall, and then sail to Lisbon.