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The last town we'll explore in Chapter 1 is Bolderfall. It's also one of the largest.
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This NPC is one of the most important ones here, merely due to this simple buff. Watching her husband suffer is also a shame I guess, but learning to thief is more important of course. This boost alone gives Therion a 100% chance to steal nearly everything in this town.
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Also, be careful what you teach others.
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So much history in this world that we'll never see outside these little snippets. These two probably have a game's worth of story themselves, and instead they only exist for me to beat up the husband to grab a decent dagger upgrade.
Except Olberic can't Challenge him yet so I have to come back later to beat him up with H'aanit.
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So many shrewd merchants in this land, you have to be smart just to be able to compete.
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I miss him so much I skinned his corpse to make myself a fine scarf.
Actually that's probably a pretty common thing, it's a nice combination of touching and weird.
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Class act that's a hint to a Side Story around here.
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Makes me feel less guilty stealing his wares.
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He also has a three-turn speed debuff in his pocket.
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This guy's another hint to a Side Story here, though none of the Chapter 1 towns have an orphanage so we'll have to wait on doing this one.
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One of the few below-100% steals in this town.
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This man's wife is in S'warkii, and there's a Side Story to escort her here.
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This is the guy who tried and failed to sell dresses at the Ravus Manor. Grandport and Victors Hollow are pretty cool cities that we'll see later on.
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Next up, the bottom rung of Bolderfall.
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This is where all the poor and undesirables reside. The class system is pretty strong in Bolderfall.
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And there's a hint of an uprising in the future, which we may get involved in later.
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Another one for the uprising.
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I just want to rob that house.
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But inside is just another man.
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A stubborn one, at that.
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But one that you absolutely do not want to mess with.
Wait, this man traveled in a group of eight? Hmmm...
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Here's what seems to be the leader of this potential uprising.
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And he's gonna be suspicious of most anyone.
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But more on this later. For now, I have to maul an old man.
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Like so.
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A nice upgrade over my current knives, and the Evasion boost is handy too.
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The last section of Bolderfall, Ravus Manor.
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You can tell how dedicated he is to keeping the captain on his toes.
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1500 leaves later...
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This guy is going to kill himself doing this, but at least he's prepared.
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And also I wouldn't wanna tussle with him. Really all the guards here are pretty strong, this guy's just at another level.
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You left the gate open, you fools. Not that I can blame them, they seem to be overworked.
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It always sucks the first time you find out you're the figment of a dead god's imagination, but by the seventh or eighth time you get used to it, and by number sixteen it's almost a pleasant experience.
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I've got a bone to pick with this guy.
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Finally, there's the dogs.
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And you can use Inquire and Scrutinize on them.
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It's tough whether I prefer to think of Alfyn chatting with a dog or Cyrus deducing all this information. Both are equally delightful.
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And the dogs here have more detailed and intricate backstories than many NPCs!
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I hope this dog and her dog lover get together again someday, if only because she led me to a nice shield upgrade.
And that's Bolderfall! Eight towns down, a whopping sixteen to go.