Doc Galaktik's Quest for Herbs

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[edit] Description

Once you have reached level 5 and decrypted the knob goblin map to open Cobb's Knob, visit Doc Galaktik's Medicine Show, who is running short on ingredients for his medicines. After accepting the quest, you will be asked to gather 3 swindleblossoms, 3 fraudwort, and 3 shysterweed.

[edit] Tasks

• Adventure in the Harem until you acquire 3 swindleblossoms from Knob Goblin Harem Girls.
• Adventure until you acquire 3 sprigs of fraudwort from Demoninjas.
  • If possible, these should be collected while cleansing the taint, as Demoninjas appear very frequently at The Dark Elbow of the Woods.
  • If you have already cleansed the taint, Demoninjas can be found at The Deep Fat Friars' Gate.
• Adventure until you acquire 3 bundles of shysterweed from grave rober zmobies or grave robers.
  • If possible, these should be collected while undefiling the Cyrpt, as grave rober zmobies can be found easily in The Defiled Alcove of the Cyrpt (though only temporarily); grave robers from The Misspelled Cemetary drop shysterweed as well.
  • If you have already undefiled the Cyrpt, grave rober zmobies can be found in The Misspelled Cemetary.
  • Grave rober zmobies, regardless of where you meet them, drop shysterweed(s) much more often than grave robers.
• Return to Doc Galaktik's Medicine Show.

[edit] Rewards

• 40% discount on Curative Nostrums and Fizzy Invigorating Tonics at Doc Galaktik's Medicine Show (See Notes).

[edit] Text

On initial visit:

Say, my friend -- you look like a hale and hardy Adventurer! I don't suppose you'd care to assist me with a little problem I've got?

On choosing Sure, I'll Help. before reaching Level 5:

No can do, my friend!

On choosing Sure, I'll Help.:

"That's good news, my friend! Here's the situation. I've run out of ingredients for some of my patent medicines, and I simply don't have the time to go out and gather them myself.

First, I'll need three swindleblossoms. I'm not sure where they grow, but I know that the harem girls of Cobb's Knob like to wear them in their hair.

After that, I'll need three sprigs of fraudwort. It's used by ninja assassins from Hey Deze to make poisons.

Finally, I'll need three bundles of shysterweed -- it only grows near the graves of liars. Or so I've been told. The guy might've been lying, I guess."

On subsequent visits:

Oh, it's you! Have you found those herbs for me yet? I'm running really low on medicine!

Upon completion:

Ah, my friend! You've found my herbs! These will come in very, very handy. To show my appreciation, I'd like to offer you a lifetime discount on Curative Nostrums and Fizzy Invigorating Tonics. Of course, I'll be taking a loss every time, but you, my friend, you deserve it!

[edit] Notes

• If you are the correct level for the quest but Doc Galaktik doesn't offer it to you, you may need to go see the Council of Loathing. After the Council gives you The King of Cobb's Knob Quest, Doc Galaktik should give you this quest.
• The discount is removed after ascending.

[edit] References

• The three herbs which Doc Galaktik asks you to gather are named after words used to describe deception: fraud, swindle, and shyster.
• There is a Dead Milkmen song that has the line "I'm on a quest for herb..."
• "What's up, Doc?" is a phrase frequently used by the Looney Toons character Bugs Bunny.