Collector's Dream

Lately I've put aside the money lending business and have taken up the hobby of collecting the skins or claws of rare animals. There are many that criticize my hobby, saying that only Humans would gather the bodies of dead animals as trophies, but these are the same people that turn around and come to see or borrow them for a few days, saying that they need them for magic research -- of course, asking me to keep it a secret from everyone else.

So how about it, will you take on a job for me? It involves searching the fields and hunting rare animals for trophies. I can't say it's an easy task, but I will compensate you generously for your labor. What do you say, would you like to give it a try?

Currently, my main interest is in the large insects that I saw while traveling in the Human land of Gludio. As you would know if you studied history, when the Mystics of the Ivory Tower battled the Dark Sorcerer Beleth, also called a devil by the Humans of old, the strong magical energy which arose from their combat caused southern Gludio to become a barren plain and produced abnormalities such as ants the size of houses and spiders the size of Buffalos.

In the last ten years, those great spiders have spread even to these Elven Woods. The tame creatures that have become accustomed to the care of the spirits and fairies of our woods are the perfect prey for those gigantic predators. Isn't that interesting? There are three kinds of giant spiders: crimson spiders, hook spiders, and pincer spiders. I don't have a preference, but I want to put into my hands a giant spider trophy. What you must do for me is to hunt the great spiders in the forest, cut off eight legs, and bring them back to me. It is a bit dangerous, but I will reward you generously for your efforts. Giant spiders are often found past the first three-way junction to the west of the village.