The metal disk is used in the quest - you have to make a Light Beacon
using smithing and the metal disk is one of the ingredients.
Quasinom de Plume
--- Paul McClung <
p.e.mcclung@...> wrote:
> From: Paul McClung <p.e.mcclung@...>
>
> Gearheart is part of a warrior quest.
>
> The gnome in the emporium is part of a known quest that starts in qeynos
> I
> think, and involved making a part for a ship. HOWEVER! The gnome sells
> a
> component called a metal disk. Why? This sounds like a tinkering item
> but
> why would this islolated gnome sell this? Is it a hint of some sort? I
> questioned the gnome at length and could get no information from him.
>
> The minotaur in the zoo of akanon, I killed this minotaur and lost
> faction
> with the king of akanon, someone went through the trouble of giving this
> one particular minotaur good faction with gnomes, why? Was it a
> technical
> reason, to keep him from attacking newbie gnomes or is it related to the
> story in the tinkering book about Gimblestan bringing back a minotaur to
> the zoo?
>
> A third book is a possibility, its also possible that someone just
> happened
> to have some cork and a spriket left over and thought what the hell...
> I'll
> trash two items in one click and be done with it. But instead they
> found
> something new to make. It is amazing, however, that the thousands and
> thousands of people out there who search for quests, search for new
> things
> haven't stumbled upon this third book though. Considering how obscure
> some
> quests and some items are, this third book must be REALLY obscure. But
> it
> could be out there!
>
> Solusek gnomes seems like a good place to try to learn about tinkering
> and
> I intend to go there at level 24. Being an enchanter, I'm told that
> monsters won't bother me if I'm in elemental illusion, so maybe I can
> check
> the place out and get lucky, who knows.
>
> I haven't fished with animated bait yet, but I think its likely that it
> is
> a component in a recipie, maybe for the collapsable pole. Either that
> or
> it may be a quest item or maybe it has some better fishing abilities.
> No
> tests have really been done to see that I know of.
>
> And the collapsable pole has one very good use, if you do fish a lot,
> the
> pole never breaks, it only weighs .1 lbs, and can be stored in small
> containers. Those are some fairly nice benifits to it.
>
> Rotgut
>
>
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