First Quests — Earning Gold

The first quests are technically already done — you collected the bonus 6000 gold at the start. That's still not much given what was already spent on bows and skills. Time to boost your stats and find bigger payouts.

Potions

Whenever you return to New Sorpigal, always check the bottle shop next to the stables and the magic trinket shop. Buy every bottle and plant you can — they go fast.

Potions to brew first:

1. Haste: [yellow + green] + [red] — reduces Personality
2. Accuracy: [blue + purple] + [yellow] — costs Luck. After the potion, visit the well next to the Training Grounds to restore the Luck penalty.
3. Endurance (for frailer characters): [orange + green] + [yellow]

The Gatemaster

The next essential hire is the Gatemaster — the expert in Town Portal. You can find one in Ironfist but it takes a long time. The best approach is to find one in Free Haven. To get there on foot:

1. Start from Ironfist and work toward the upper-left corner of the map.
2. Cross into Bootleg Bay, then immediately (to avoid the cannibals) push into Free Haven.

Tip: You can slip between maps diagonally — stand in the very corner of the current map and keep nudging until you get a diagonal-crossing prompt (e.g. from Ironfist: too far left = Darkmoor, too far right = Bootleg Bay, diagonal = Free Haven).

Once in Free Haven, head straight to the castle on the hill to grab quests, then descend the other side, follow the river and cross it to reach the city. The Gatemaster charges 2000 gold.

Major Gold Quests

Goblin Fortress (New Sorpigal): Wait until 10:00 and visit the Town Hall. Collect the key to the fortress, head to the hill (cleared by now), enter the fortress, go right, kill 8 goblins and 2 rats, loot the chests including a code scroll. Return to Town Hall for 2000 gold.

Werewolves in Blackshire: Teleport there, grab +50 Luck from the well by the tavern, drink four Haste potions [yellow + green]. The strategy is simple: run, press Enter, spin and shoot, press Enter, repeat. Clear all werewolves near the chest. Rest to full HP, save, then open the chest — even at Expert Disarm Trap 4 it may blow up. Survive somehow, take the shield, deliver it to Ironfist Regent for 5000 gold.

Stables Quest (25,000 gold): Teleport to Silver Cove and visit Lady Florette's castle. She will ask you to reset stable prices across the realm. With the Gatemaster this is mostly fast-travel and sleep — only the Pit ride needs the Enter trick: press Enter just before clicking the stable door so you arrive in turn-based mode, invisible to the enemies. Collect 25,000 gold from Lady Florette on completion.