Editing Newbie areas (section)

= Rat-infested warehouse =

This warehouse lies in the southeastern part of Vaerlon. Once filled with the goods of merchants, it was abandoned due to an extraordinary amount of rats appearing there. Now Vizra, an old female dwarf from a rich merchant family, has gained permission to hire young adventurers to kill the rats from the warehouse. She hopes this will clear the warehouse and enable her family to gain control of it.

Vizra stands at the entrance to the warehouse. Talk to her with the 'ask'-command, starting with 'ask vizra'. She will tell you how you can help, if you ask about it.

There are usually plenty of rats in the warehouse which you can kill and get paid for, in the way Vizra explains. Note that she checks your level and amount of experience before paying you, adjusting the sum thereafter so that younger and more inexperienced player get paid more. Adventurers above level 10 does not get paid at all, no. Vizra also gives some free torches to young players, if asked correctly.

If someone recently has killed many rats, the warehouse might appear empty. More rats will appear soon, in that case. Beginners should not venture below the first basement level; it is said there can be dangerous monsters down there.

Those who keep their eyes open and their wits about might find hidden things and tasks to perform.

If you don't want to kill rats and would like to instead hunt them on the streets of Vaerlon or Atherton you should go either to downstairs of the magic shop in Vaerlon or at the adventurer's guild at Atherton and talk to the  small hooded ratling there. This way you don't risk yourself getting wounded by the rats and still receive money and experience.