Keeper of the Books ★ NBRC ★’s Comments (group member since May 19, 2018)

Keeper of the Books ★ NBRC ★’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Stick to your New Year's Reading resolutions (For a change) - Repeatable.
You can participate once every year.
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1. Start fresh.
Read 2 books from a new to you author and 1 book published this year.
Reward: 5 XP.

2. Read every day.
Read several pages every day for a month (minimum of 10 pages or 15 minutes of audio). You can break up the task into 4 week-long segments if you prefer (doesn't have to be 4 consecutive weeks).
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion.

3. Read More Diverse Books/Books You Don’t Normally Read.
Read three books from genres you usually avoid (e.g. classics, memoir, sci-fi, YA, history, science, comic book, book set in another country or different culture).
Reward: 3 XP and 6 Gold.

4. Don't be intimidated by longer books.
Read either one 1000+ page book or two 500+ page books.
Reward: 3 XP and 1 Duplication Potion.

5. Enjoy yourself.
Re-read one of your favorite books.
Reward: 2 XP.

6. Declutter Your Books.
Go through all the books you own (physical or electronical), organize them and if you come across some physical books you know you won't read (ever again), donate at least one of them to your local library or school or to a friend. (You don't have to read the book if you don't want to.)
Reward: 1 Minor Heal Potion.

7. Organize Your Bookshelves & Manage your ‘to be read’ pile.
Either read a book that you added to your TBR in the year you joined Goodreads or read a physical book that has been sitting on your bookshelf longer than that.
Reward: 1 Time Walking Potion.

8. Make More Reading Friends.
Buddy-read a book with one of your fellow adventurers. Use our local theatre for your buddy-read sessions.
Reward: 1 Major Heal Potion.

9. Stop Buying Books for a month.
Don't buy any books for at least a month and instead read a book that you got for free (might be from your library or borrowed from a friend).
Reward: 2 XP.

10. Pick up a number and stick with it.
Set yourself a reading goal that feels achievable yet still pushes you to find the time to read (minimum of 12 books per year) and stick to it. You can collect your reward for finishing this task no sooner than 1st December.
Reward: 1 Santa Coupon

Tasks 2, 6 and 10 are participation tasks (you can use the books you read for other quests).

Once you finish a task, report it in the Theatre thread and you can collect your reward.
If you finish all 10 tasks, you can collect your BONUS REWARD: additional 5 XP. (hide spoiler)]

A plague has past through Novel Kingdom, on the edge of Lake Lexicon. The heroes who were previously keeping the kingdom safe from monsters have been particularly badly hit and Queen Skye has put out a call for new heroes to come and maintain the safety of the kingdom.

In recognition of the fact that the kingdom is in a perilous state with all the new monsters, she is planning to pair experienced adventurers with the newcomers to help them find their way around the kingdom while they settle in.

How to take part
Post below saying whether you are a newcomer to the kingdom or an experienced hero. We will pair you up to complete the tasks together. Both of you will receive the same rewards from completions.

Tasks
1. Say hello in the buddy thread set up for you
2. Introduce yourself in the Tavern (the experienced player does not need to do this again!)
3. Newcomer reaches level 2 experience
4. Newcomer levels up a weapon
5. Newcomer levels up both weapons
6. Newcomer defeats their first monster
7. Together spell out one of NOVEL, ROLE, PLAY, GAME using standard spell out rules
8. Visit the melting pot and suggest a quest idea that you have worked on together
9. The experienced player gives a gift to the newcomer to help with a quest (e.g. potion/egg/magic item)
10. Both partners read a book that involves a teacher or student, or that has a link to a video game (i.e. Ready Player One or The Last Wish). It does not have to be the same book. The mentor can also read a book with the letters AS in the title.

Rewards
These are additive (i.e when you complete hard, in total you will have 23 XP, 10 gold and a major heal potion).

Tutorial: Complete 2 tasks for 2XP
Easy: Complete 4 tasks for 4XP
Intermediate: Complete 7 tasks for 7XP and 10 gold
Hard: Complete 10 tasks for 10 XP and a major heal potion

After a quiet couple of months, there are some new quests available. Please see the notice board for more information.

Hope everyone is staying safe both in the novel kingdom and their worlds outside.

Santa's Little Helper Only available for completion in December

Santa is struggling this year. After all the disruption in the Lexicon Kingdom over the last few years his elves haven't been able to make all the books needed as presents. Queen Skye thinks that some of her heroes might be able to help him finish the books and wrap them ready to give to the children of Lexicon Kingdom at the Christmas party at the Theatre.

To help Santa to prepare for Christmas:
1/ Read a book that has Winter, Christmas, Holidays, Mistletoe or Santa in the title.
2/ Read a book that was first published in December (any year).
3/ Use a book that you finished reading in December (any year).
4/ Report the books you read for this quest at the Theatre.

Reward: 3 XP and 3 Santa Coupons.

A Santa Coupon is a special item that can be used in any quest to substitute for one book of your choice. However, only one Santa Coupon may be used per quest. It’s a unique item that cannot be duplicated and can only be earned by completing specific quests.

(view spoiler)[The previous Santa Coupon description read: "Santa Coupon can be used in any quest as a substitute for any one book. You can't use more than one Santa Coupon at a time." The functionality remains unchanged; the wording has simply been updated for clarity. (hide spoiler)]

Poltergeist's Extravaganza

A poltergeist got into the library and disrupted all the books; the Librarian needs help getting them back in order. Help the Librarian bring order out of chaos by reading non-fiction books where the initials in the title (main bit) are in alphabetical order. Titles need to have at least two words.

e.g. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (ignore the subtitle, that appears after the colon)

books with repeated identical words (Zero Zero Zero) will work too.

Reward: 2 XP per book up to 10 XP. If 5 books are read a bonus Duplication Potion.

A plague has past through Novel Kingdom, on the edge of Lake Lexicon. The heroes who were previously keeping the kingdom safe from monsters have been particularly badly hit and Queen Skye has put out a call for new heroes to come and maintain the safety of the kingdom.

In recognition of the fact that the kingdom is in a perilous state with all the new monsters, she is planning to pair experienced adventurers with the newcomers to help them find their way around the kingdom while they settle in.

How to take part
Post below saying whether you are a newcomer to the kingdom or an experienced hero. We will pair you up to complete the tasks together. Both of you will receive the same rewards from completions.

Tasks
1. Say hello in the buddy thread set up for you
2. Introduce yourself in the Tavern (the experienced player does not need to do this again!)
3. Newcomer reaches level 2 experience
4. Newcomer levels up a weapon
5. Newcomer levels up both weapons
6. Newcomer defeats their first monster
7. Together spell out one of NOVEL, ROLE, PLAY, GAME using standard spell out rules
8. Visit the melting pot and suggest a quest idea that you have worked on together
9. The experienced player gives a gift to the newcomer to help with a quest (e.g. potion/egg/magic item)
10. Both partners read a book that involves a teacher or student, or that has a link to a video game (i.e. Ready Player One or The Last Wish). It does not have to be the same book. The mentor can also read a book with the letters AS in the title.

Rewards
These are additive (i.e when you complete hard, in total you will have 23 XP, 10 gold and a major heal potion).

Tutorial: Complete 2 tasks for 2XP
Easy: Complete 4 tasks for 4XP
Intermediate: Complete 7 tasks for 7XP and 10 gold
Hard: Complete 10 tasks for 10 XP and a major heal potion

A plague has past through Novel Kingdom, on the edge of Lake Lexicon. The heroes who were previously keeping the kingdom safe from monsters have been particularly badly hit and Queen Skye has put out a call for new heroes to come and maintain the safety of the kingdom.

In recognition of the fact that the kingdom is in a perilous state with all the new monsters, she is planning to pair experienced adventurers with the newcomers to help them find their way around the kingdom while they settle in.

How to take part
Post below saying whether you are a newcomer to the kingdom or an experienced hero. We will pair you up to complete the tasks together. Both of you will receive the same rewards from completions.

Tasks
1. Say hello in the buddy thread set up for you
2. Introduce yourself in the Tavern (the experienced player does not need to do this again!)
3. Newcomer reaches level 2 experience
4. Newcomer levels up a weapon
5. Newcomer levels up both weapons
6. Newcomer defeats their first monster
7. Together spell out one of NOVEL, ROLE, PLAY, GAME using standard spell out rules
8. Visit the melting pot and suggest a quest idea that you have worked on together
9. The experienced player gives a gift to the newcomer to help with a quest (e.g. potion/egg/magic item)
10. Both partners read a book that involves a teacher or student, or that has a link to a video game (i.e. Ready Player One or The Last Wish). It does not have to be the same book. The mentor can also read a book with the letters AS in the title.

Rewards
These are additive (i.e when you complete hard, in total you will have 23 XP, 10 gold and a major heal potion).

Tutorial: Complete 2 tasks for 2XP
Easy: Complete 4 tasks for 4XP
Intermediate: Complete 7 tasks for 7XP and 10 gold
Hard: Complete 10 tasks for 10 XP and a major heal potion

Learn the basics

Miss Read, the school teacher needs some help with her new pupils. They have forgotten how to count, read and write. Without these basics, they won't be able to help Queen Skye and the kingdom.

1. Read 3 books with consecutive series numbers (doesn't have to be the same series) to teach the children to count.
2. Read a book where someone is taught to do something new so the children remember how to learn.
3. Read a book where someone writes i.e. a letter, a book or a diary, to teach the children how to write.
4. Read any book over 400 pages to remind the children of the joy of reading.

In return Miss Read giving 10 XP and 1 Minor Poison Potion to anyone who helps.

The Doppelgänger
You've heard it whispered that everyone has a doppelgänger, a supernatural look-alike, or an evil twin. You never believed such wild tales...until now. Everywhere you go lately, people stop to stare at you and whisper to each other behind their hands. Some people even turn around to avoid you! You are just about to confront one of the villagers when your eye lands on a new Wanted poster hanging in the window of the local constabulary. Some scoundrel in Novel Kingdom has been stealing other adventurers' books! What's worse? Above the description of the crime, you see your own likeness staring back at you! But you've never stolen anything from anyone, least of all a book. Someone with your face is causing trouble in Novel Kingdom. Can you find them and prove your innocence before it's too late?

To avoid being arrested, you must find your doppelgänger and prove your innocence:
∙Read a book about twins
∙Read a book where someone is framed or proven innocent
∙Spell the word TWIN using normal spell-it-out rules
∙Read two books that share the same cover art
---for example and
---These links can get you started: Cover Couples, Reusable Cover Art, and Similar Covers


Gain +5 XP and 1 Duplication Potion for bringing your evil twin to justice and saving the books of Novel Kingdom.

Simple Quests - Part 3

The Doppelgänger
(view spoiler)[You've heard it whispered that everyone has a doppelgänger, a supernatural look-alike, or an evil twin. You never believed such wild tales...until now. Everywhere you go lately, people stop to stare at you and whisper to each other behind their hands. Some people even turn around to avoid you! You are just about to confront one of the villagers when your eye lands on a new Wanted poster hanging in the window of the local constabulary. Some scoundrel in Novel Kingdom has been stealing other adventurers' books! What's worse? Above the description of the crime, you see your own likeness staring back at you! But you've never stolen anything from anyone, least of all a book. Someone with your face is causing trouble in Novel Kingdom. Can you find them and prove your innocence before it's too late?

To avoid being arrested, you must find your doppelgänger and prove your innocence:
∙Read a book about twins
∙Read a book where someone is framed or proven innocent
∙Spell the word TWIN using normal spell-it-out rules
∙Read two books that share the same cover art
---for example and
---These links can get you started: Cover Couples, http://readingthepast.com/gallery/reu..., and http://shereadsandreads.blogspot.com/...

Gain +5 XP and 1 Duplication Potion for bringing your evil twin to justice and saving the books of Novel Kingdom. (hide spoiler)]

Learn the basics
(view spoiler)[
Miss Read, the school teacher needs some help with her new pupils. They have forgotten how to count, read and write. Without these basics, they won't be able to help Queen Skye and the kingdom.

1. Read 3 books with consecutive series numbers (doesn't have to be the same series) to teach the children to count.
2. Read a book where someone is taught to do something new so the children remember how to learn.
3. Read a book where someone writes i.e. a letter, a book or a diary, to teach the children how to write.
4. Read any book over 400 pages to remind the children of the joy of reading.

In return Miss Read giving 10XP and 1 minor poison potion to anyone who helps. (hide spoiler)]

Poltergeist Extravaganza
(view spoiler)[A poltergeist got into the library and disrupted all the books; the Librarian needs help getting them back in order. Help the Librarian bring order out of chaos by reading non-fiction books where the initials in the title (main bit) are in alphabetical order. Titles need to have at least two words.

e.g. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (ignore the subtitle, that appears after the colon)

books with repeated identical words (Zero Zero Zero) will work too.

Reward: 2XP per book up to 10XP. If 5 books are read a bonus Duplication potion. (hide spoiler)]

It's Called a Lance... Hello!
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It's Called a Lance... Hello! Part 1
A jousting tournament is coming to town! Perfect! You've been looking for a chance to impress long reigning champion, Count Adhemar. You decide to review the rules and sign up.

+1 point for a hit that does not break the tip of the lance.
+2 points for a hit that breaks the tip of the lance.
+3 points for a hit that shatters the tip of the lance into several or multiple fragments.

1. Read a book with an average rating of 4.1 or higher and with 100-10,000 ratings. +1 XP
2. Read a book with an average rating of 4.2 or higher and with 10,000- 100,000 ratings. +2 XP
3. Read a book with an average rating of 4.3 or higher and with over 100,000 ratings. +3 XP

Points are additive, but you must read the previous # before collecting a higher #. For example, if you read #1 and #2 you will have +3 XP. But if you only read #1 and #3, you can not collect points for #3 until #2 is completed.

It's Called a Lance... Hello! Part 2
It's Called a Lance... Hello! Part 1 must be complete
You have reviewed the rules and are ready to begin training. You ask Count Adhemar (when he is done with his media interview, of course) if he has any advice for an up and coming jouster. He simply tells you to take a short walk off a long pier. You are not sure how this will improve your jousting skills, but he is the champ, so you give it a try.

Read flash fiction or short stories (less than 50 pages) until you reach a cumulative total of 100 pages or more. A collection can be used if it is 100+ pages. +1 XP per 100 pages (max +3 XP)

It's Called a Lance... Hello! Part 3
It's Called a Lance... Hello! Part 2 must be complete
YOU WIN! You are the new jousting champion! You are beat up and tired, but you humbly approach to collect your prize as Count Adhemar scowls and retreats.

1. Read a book where the underdog wins. +1 XP
2. Read a book written or set during medieval times+1 XP
3. Read a book involving a medieval sport or game (jousting, sword fighting,
horseshoes, etc). +1 XP

+1 Heal Potion for completing all 3 books.

**Bonus** Receive +3 XP for reading or listening to The Knight's Tale (included in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. Available for free at Project Gutenberg (text, read online or download) or Librivox (audio). Another + 1 XP for watching A Knight's Tale (2001).

(Note: Thanks, Lyssa, for this idea for a quest.) (hide spoiler)]

Jump the Queue - Repeatable
(view spoiler)[Upgrading your magic staff becomes increasingly challenging as you climb to higher levels. Luckily, a skilled leathersmith with magical talents offers enchanted book covers in exchange for the right ingredients and a fair fee. With a touch of kelpie magic, combining books has never been more effective.

5 Rat Tails
1 Kelpie Skin
1 Book with a main character whose first name starts with C, O, V, E, or R
5 Gold

Reward: 1 Book Cover (Combines 2 books to create a book that has a combined serial number)

e.g. Harry Potter #7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows + The Inheritance Cycle #2: Eldest + 1 Book Cover = Book #9 (hide spoiler)]

Get classy with classics
(view spoiler)[After months of mingling with goblins, trolls, and other unsavory creatures, the hero finally carves out an evening for a proper date. You scrub yourself clean, don your finest clothes, and head to the fanciest tavern in the city—famous for not including rat meat on the menu. But once seated with your charming companion, years of rough living betray you. You use the soup spoon to attack the bread, tear into your Merely Kat steak with all the grace of a starving ogre, and punctuate the meal with a loud, appreciative belch.

Your date, eyes wide and clearly traumatized, escorts you home with a polite smile and a vague promise to “catch up sometime.” The next morning, the post delivers a package: a pristine copy of The Ladies' and Gentlemen's Books of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness. Your jaw drops. Mortified, you clutch the book, realizing that maybe, just maybe, it’s time to polish up on your manners. After all, even trolls and yetis deserve a polite pre-battle conversation.

Prove to your date that you do have class by reading the following books. (Stick to authors of the same sex as yourself for this challenge.)
• Read 3 classics first published in the 19th century.
• Read 2 classics first published in the first half of the 20th century.
• Read 1 modern classic first published in the second half of the 20th century.
• Finally, to ensure your next date is a success, read a book where a couple goes on a romantic date.

If you're unsure what to read for this challenge, check out these lists for inspiration: Best Books of the 19th Century and Best Books of the 20th Century.

Congratulations, you've proven that even the roughest adventurer can polish up their manners! You’re rewarded with 10 XP to reflect your newfound social standing, 1 Potion Token, and 1 Rose. With these in hand, you're ready to woo your next date—or at least impress the innkeeper!

Bonus: Earn an extra 3 XP for reading a real book on etiquette! (hide spoiler)]

The Tiny Tome Tantrum
(view spoiler)[You stroll through the Novel Kingdom’s Grand Library when a cacophony of tiny voices breaks the silence. A group of children, armed with stacks of small books and determined expressions, marches up to the librarian's desk.

“It’s not fair!” one tiny protester declares, stomping their foot. “Why don’t our little books count for quests? They may be short, but they’re full of big adventures!”

The head librarian looks frazzled, but before you can retreat unnoticed, the children spot you.

“An adventurer!” a bespectacled child exclaims. “You’ll help us, right? Show everyone that tiny books matter just as much as big ones!"

The children cheer as you accept the quest, and one particularly small warrior wields their little book like a shield. “Good luck, adventurer! Don’t let anyone underestimate the power of tiny tales!”

To champion the cause of tiny books (50-99 pages), complete the following tasks:
• Link tiny books by their titles. The last letter of the first book must be the first letter of the next book. Complete 3 pairs of title-linked tiny books. (The, A, An do count for this task)
• Read 3 tiny books where somebody goes on an adventure or takes on a quest.
• Read 3 tiny books where a young child (up to 12 years of age) plays a significant role (they don’t have to be the main character, but their presence should be important).
• Revisit your childhood by reading a tinier than tiny illustrated book (under 50 pages) designed for young children. These short stories can be quickly enjoyed in just a few minutes—perfect for a brief escape while browsing your favorite bookstore!

For completing this quest, you’ll receive 15 XP and the everlasting gratitude of the tiniest adventurers in the kingdom!(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

Magical Monsters Your staff, sword or any other physical weapons won't help against these beasts. Time to get practicing your magic!
Magical Monsters can be of a common, timed, uncommon or rare variety - rules apply as above.

!!! Rule Clarification !!!
Magical Monsters are completely immune to attacks from all physical weapons, including sword, magic staff, Spock’s Plasma Weapon, Arrows, Slingshots, and any other similar weapons.

Kelpie (Timed: Bi-Weekly)
With the population boost of all the adventurers into Queen Skye's lands, the kelpies are coming in close to the shore, tempted by all those bodies to snatch and take out to sea....

Kelpies are weak against Air spells, strong against Fire. You can't use sword or staff to attack it, as they just split apart and reform afterwards.
10 attack; 30 HP
Rewards: 3XP and a seaweed-y smelling patch of Kelpie Skin

Kelpies arrive once every two weeks.


The Abominable Snowman (Uncommon)


Reports of Abominable Snowmen sightings are on the rise, and not just because the snow has started to cover the forest and cottages. They are getting more bold and stomping on people's houses, flattening everything they own!

Snowmen are seen only in winter (from 21st December to 20th March). They melt on the first spring day. New snowmen appear every year.

The Snowman is weak against Fire spells, strong against Life. You can't use a sword or staff to attack it, as they just split apart and reform afterwards. (Population: 3)
20 attack 200 health - Rewards: 25 XP, 1 Greater Poison Potion, 15 Gold

• Splintercat (Timed: Bi-Weekly, Summoned)

Of late, the woods to the north of Novel Kingdom Castle have become plagued with a troublesome horde of splintercats. These swift and cunning beasts use air magik to leap from tree to tree, scattering branches in their wake, making the once peaceful shade a perilous place for the Queen’s subjects to read or rest. Concerned for the safety of her people, Queen Skye has commanded you to quell the splintercat population and restore peace to the woodland.

Physical weapons are useless against these nimble creatures, as they leap back into the air before you can strike. Magic is the only way to defeat them. Splintercats are vulnerable to earth spells but highly resistant to air magik. To draw the elusive Splintercat to the ground for a fight, you must bait it with 3 pieces of Drop Bear Meat. Alternatively, if you wish to face two splintercats at once, you can use 5 pieces of Drop Bear Meat. Each round you may only attack one creature unless you are using area of effect abilities, then your attack hits all creatures currently in the battle. Splintercats appear once every two weeks if baited.

Splintercat - 8 attack, 30 health

Reward (per Splintercat): 2 XP, 1 Tree Branch


Fiery Imp (Timed: Monthly)
Small, mischievous, and entirely too flammable for comfort. Fiery Imps have all the charm of a lit firecracker and are just as difficult to handle. To make matters worse, at the beginning of every round (starting from the first), the Fiery Imp summons two Little Flames to assist him. These flickering nuisances aren’t particularly strong but can quickly overwhelm even the most prepared adventurer if ignored. Fiery Imps appear once every month.

Fiery Imps and their minions are strong to Earth spells but weak to Water magik, which extinguishes their blaze. Swords, staffs and other physical weapons are useless against them, unable to pierce their fiery form, for they are not flesh but living flame. Each round you may only attack one creature unless you are using area-of-effect abilities, then your attack hits all creatures currently in the battle.

Fiery Imp - 12 attack, 50 health
Little Flame - 5 attack, 5 health (Little Flames are also magical creatures, your physical weapons don't affect them.)

The defeated Fiery Imp drops an Ember Shard, a glowing fragment of its fiery essence that can be used to craft powerful fire-based spells.

Reward: 5 XP, 1 Ember Shard

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Prerequisite for this quest: The hero must demonstrate proficiency in casting the Whirlwind spell.
Casting the whirlwind spell has had an unexpected effect on the area you've been using as a garden. It has decided it doesn't return to being scrub grass and likes being useful. To help it maintain its new state as an allotment:
1. Read a book with a brown cover to fertilise the soil
2. Spell out SPADE
3. Read 3 books with the name of flowers or vegetables to plant (scavenger hunt in the text or title).
4. Read a book with a container you could collect vegetables in on the cover
Rewards: 1 carrot, 1 snap pea and 1 dirt a week.

Note: You're a proficient after you learn the Whirlwind spell by destroying the mock targets set by Fred (see the Spells thread).

Magical Monsters Your staff, sword and any other physical weapon won't help against these beasts. Time to get practicing your magic! Magical Monsters can be of a common, timed, uncommon or rare variety.

Kelpie (Timed: Bi-weekly)
With the population boost of all the adventurers into Queen Skye's lands, the kelpies are coming in close to the shore, tempted by all those bodies to snatch and take out to sea....

Kelpies are weak against Air spells, strong against Fire. You can't use sword or staff to attack it, as they just split apart and reform afterwards.
10 attack; 30 HP
Rewards: 3XP and a seaweed-y smelling patch of Kelpie Skin

Kelpies arrive once every two weeks.

The Queen's Council has recently held a meeting about the 'find items' potion and come to a ruling regarding how it can be used. From this day forward, it can be used to find items that you receive in the game i.e. from monster drops or quests.

Its description is as below:
Find Items Potion - 6 Gold - Magically obtain half the items needed for a specific quest. (Note the use of this potion when turning in your quest. If an odd number of items is required, the potion rounds down the reward. Example: Requires 3 items, potion provides 1. Requires 4 items, potion provides 2.) Note that this is only valid for items you receive in the game i.e. from quests or monsters.

This ruling takes precedence over all previous 'find item' potion decisions.

Megs wrote: "Welcome Keeper! The one thing I'd like to request is that the monthly classifieds on caravan hill get updated again. It was a nice way to get some extra gold!"

We'll add that to the list of things to look into!

If anyone is feeling short of gold, the Leprechauns visited a few years ago, and their quest is still available. They are hoping for a few visitors to celebrate St Patrick's Day tomorrow.

With the expansion of our team of noble adventurers (plus a few trouble-makers), Queen Skye has asked me, Keeper of the Books, to introduce myself. I'll be here to answer questions, update you with the new quests as things change round the kingdom and generally try to keep everything running smoothly. I look forward to 'meeting' you all as our wonderful kingdom goes from strength to strength.

Great news for the audience - we now have all four Seekers with an eye on that golden ball!

In just over 13 hours our Seekers will valiantly take to the skies to read to catch that golden snitch!
countdown

The book must be STARTED after 6pm Thursday Lisbon time, be a book played within the Seekers match (either team) and be more than 300 pages. We also won't accept a reading time of less than 2.5 hours.
First to finish the book and catch the snitch is 90 points. Second is 70 points less whatever points deducted in receiving extra clues (provided the book is completed by the end of the round.)

Just over 19.5 hours until the Seekers can start reading to catch the snitch.
But... hang on... only 3 seekers have an eye on it so far. We sure hope that last Seeker gets a glimpse of gold soon!

countdown

The seekers are flying around searching for that Golden Snitch!

So far, two of our brave sneekers have spotted it and are awaiting the countdown to finish so they can start reading to capture that golden ball!

And game is on! With quaffle in their hands, Nicole, Emily and Keli are zooming around the field trying to confuse Hufflepuff's players. Keeper especially.

Will they be fast enough?

Ravenclaw gets a quaffle and they are getting ready to attack Hufflepuffs posts. Will yellow keeper be ready in time?