Old Silviu's Wedding Cask

Summary

Old Silviu wants the last cask of the year Elvir was born carried to Vallaki for his daughter Dana's wedding.

Walkthrough

Getting the quest

Old Silviu, the winery's cooper, only comes back once the Martikovs are home: clear the druids out and tell Davian Martikov "The druids are out of your house." in The Wizard of Wines. After that he works in the yard of The Wizard of Wines from 8:00 to 18:00, tightening hoops. Ask him "Is there anything we can carry for you?" His daughter Dana marries at noon in Vallaki's square the day after next, and he can't leave the yard to bring her the cask. The quest starts at Asked.

Step by step

1. Hear about the cask (optional). "Tell us about the cask." It's the last barrel of Red Dragon Crush from the autumn Elvir Martikov was born. The boy never grew old enough to taste it, so Silviu wants it at a wedding.
2. Agree to take it. "We'll take it to Dana." Silviu names three dangers on the road: ruts that will bruise the wine, a grey wolf by the crossroads that knows slow carts mean food, and thirsty hands, your own included. You then deal with them one after another, with no way back out, so bring 6 gp if you want to be sure. Each danger has a roll (one try), a paid way that always works, and a way of doing nothing:
   • The ruts. [Athletics DC 12] "(Pad the cask with straw and lash it down.)" A pass lashes it tight. A fail leaves the straw damp and the cask still shifting. "(Buy Silviu's good straw and rope, 3 gp.)" always holds. "(Make do.)" skips it.
   • The wolf. [Animal Handling DC 12] "(Work out how to buy off a hungry wolf.)" A pass packs a bundle of tallow and butcher's scraps to throw him. A fail finds you only a salt rind and a tin pan. "(Pack the butcher's scraps, 2 gp.)" always holds. "(Hope.)" skips it.
   • Thirsty hands. [Persuasion DC 12] "(Have everyone swear off the bung.)" A pass seals the bung under stamped lead. A fail, or "(Trust everyone.)", means someone plugs the vent-hole with a reed and has a taste. "(Seal the bung with Silviu's lead and tallow, 1 gp.)" always holds. If Kip Smudgewick is with you, he has an innocent word to say either way.

   Silviu hands you Silviu's Wedding Cask (60 lb) and the quest moves to Carrying.

3. Take it to Vallaki. Nothing happens on the road: the wolf and the ruts are only what your precautions guard against, and there's no fight. Travel to Vallaki. Dana is on the main street at the south edge of the town square, ordering her cousins up a ladder.
4. Talk to Dana. She knows her father's hoops on sight and taps the cask. Master Costel makes a speech over whatever pours out. Dana takes the cask, pays you, and asks you to tell her father the hoops held. The quest ends at Done.

Choices and endings

The wedding always happens and the quest always ends at Done. How many of the three precautions held decides how the wine pours and what Dana pays:

• All three: the wine runs clear as garnet, Dana can hardly believe he let the last of Elvir's year out of the dark, and Costel toasts a household kept like Silviu's cellar. 60 gp.
• One or two: it pours a little murky from the jolting, but sound, and Costel praises wine that has travelled the Svalich road. 40 gp.
• None: it has soured to vinegar. Dana admires the staves anyway, and Costel tells everyone to drink it without blinking. 25 gp.

Paying for all three precautions (6 gp) guarantees the best ending. Whatever arrives, Thistle, Wren Featherfoot, Godrick Pendlebrook and Liriel Dawnsong approve (+1 each). Back at the winery, ask Silviu "How did the wedding go?" He's heard about Costel's speech and asks you to sit with him a minute.

If you're stuck

• Old Silviu isn't at the winery until the family has moved home, and he's only in the yard from 8:00 to 18:00. "Not just now." leaves the quest at Asked; ask him again whenever you like.
• The paid precautions only show if you have the gold (3, 2 and 1 gp), and each roll is one try. Once you say "We'll take it to Dana" you can't stop halfway to fetch coin.
• The wedding is "the day after next", but there's no real deadline: Dana waits at the square for as long as you're carrying the cask, at any hour. She only appears while the quest is at Carrying.

Rewards

• Silviu's Wedding Cask
• 25 gp or 40 gp or 60 gp, depending on how it goes

What your companions think

• Thistle: +1 you got Silviu's cask to Dana's wedding
• Wren Featherfoot: +1 you got Silviu's cask to Dana's wedding
• Godrick Pendlebrook: +1 you got Silviu's cask to Dana's wedding
• Liriel Dawnsong: +1 you got Silviu's cask to Dana's wedding

Journal

Related

• People: Old Silviu, Dana, Master Costel
• Places: The Wizard of Wines, Vallaki
• More in The Wizard of Wines: The Black Row, The Son Who Didn't Fly, The Third Stone, The Wizard of Wines