The Hand in the Sand/Transcript

Lend a Hand

 * Bert: Eeee, wha' shall I do! I'll mos' certainly lose tha job...
 * Player: Lose your job? What's wrong, why?
 * Bert: I w-w-work...over yon sand pit...and weeell...I found...this...hand! T'were buried in't Sand!
 * Player: Oh, you found a hand in the sand - that's nice for you.
 * Dialogue missing
 * Player: Eww a hand, in the sand! Why haven't you told the authorities?
 * Bert: They's no' wha' they once was. Tha cap'ain o'the Guard spends near all o'the time drunk in yon pub.
 * Player: Oh? The Guard Captain is drunk in the pub you say? That's not good, what will you do?
 * Bert: Weeellll...do you think yer could 'elp me?
 * Player: I want no part in this!
 * Dialogue missing
 * Player: Sure, I'll give you a hand.
 * Bert: ....Nae, ye can 'have the 'and as h'evidence.
 * Bert gives you a rather smelly, sand covered hand.
 * Bert: P'raps tha smell will get t'Guard Cap'ain's nose out o'his beer fer 2 seconds!

Speaking with the Guard Captain You give the beer to the Guard Captain who takes a large gulp. You hand the...hand...to the Guard Captain, he fumbles with it, drops it in his beer, fishes it out and hands it back.
 * Guard Captain: Need more beer...
 * Guard Captain: I hate the schtuff, just gimme a beer...
 * Player: Sir? I have some more beer for you...
 * Guard Captain: Ahh... just' wha' I need, now, wha' did you wanna know?
 * Player: I've come to report that Bert, the sandman, found a hand in the sand pit.
 * Guard Captain: Lucky for him, means he can get even more work done.
 * Player: But aren't you going to find out who it...belonged to?
 * Guard Captain: Oops, No 'arm done. S'prob'ly a wizard. i's always the wizards fault, go ask them, jus' ring the bell outshide the guild and talk to the first pointy hatted ninny you shee!
 * Player: Err...ok, I'll go ring the bell and talk to a wizard then.

After ringing the bell in front of the wizard's tower You wave the hand at the wizard. You hand it over.
 * Zavistic Rarve: What are you doing ringing that bell?! Don't you think some of us have work to do?
 * Player: But I was told to ring the bell if I wanted some attention.
 * Zavistic Rarve: Well...anyway...we're very busy here, hurry up what do you want?
 * Player: Ummm...Do you have all your wizards?
 * Zavistic Rarve: All my...whatever do you mean...?
 * Player: The Guard Captain asked me to see if you have any...missing...wizards.
 * Zavistic Rarve: That's silly! No one would kill a wizard...would they?
 * Player: Erm...no...
 * Player: Well...maybe, you see Bert found this hand and it might belong to...a wizard!
 * Zavistic Rarve: Bert? Ah yes, the sandman who seems to have been working for very long hours recently. Let's see that hand...
 * Zavistic Rarve: Oh my! This is most definitely Clarence, my most able student! You must find out who did this!
 * Player: Do you have any input as to the matter at hand?
 * Zavistic Rarve: Well...Ask Bert about the long hours he's been working, that sounds suspicious to me. Digging things up at all hours of the day isn't natural.