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|required=* [[Save the saloon, part 2]]
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{{Quests
|name=Indians in distress
|id=4170
|filename=Waupee
|choice=|questgiver=Waupee
|accept=
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{QuestLocation|Waupee's Indian village|x=28002|y=16658}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|500|500 experience points}}
|start text=Hello, my friend. I've heard of a tribe that is having some issues with unwanted intruders. It seems to be quite unsettling. Can you check in on them and see if there is anything you can do for them?
|finish text=You have arrived at the village. A lot of the inhabitants seem to be quite upset. A young girl approaches you.
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{{Quests
|name=Unwanted Intruders
|id=4171
|filename=Waupee's Indian village
|choice=|questgiver=Waupee's Indian village
|accept={{QuestLocation|Waupee's Indian village|x=28002|y=16658}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4170|quest=Indians in distress|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{JobReq|Setting Traps|5x}}{{JobReq|Straightening the river|10x}}{{JobReq|Work as a Trapper|2x}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|750|750 experience points}}{{Reward|money|500|$500}}
|start text="Are you Waupee's friend? I am Nizhoni."You look at the young girl. She is extremely beautiful, with shiny black hair and smooth, light brown skin. Her dark eyes sparkle with anger. "White men arrived and have intruded onto our sacred lands. They built a camp and are hunting our animals. They should not be here! We don't want them here! What right do they think they have, disturbing our peaceful lands? This is outrageous!"She calms down a little.Nizhoni: They need to go at once. Maybe they will leave if we destroy their horrid bear traps and fish baskets. But try to not get seen, they may think that this land is haunted.You tell her that you'll see what you can do.
|finish text=Thank you very much. But I think it didn't work. They are still there, and replacing all the traps and fish baskets. And they are not scared of any ghosts!
}}

{{Quests
|name=Getting them to leave
|id=4172
|filename=Waupee's Indian village
|choice=|questgiver=Waupee's Indian village
|accept={{QuestLocation|Waupee's Indian village|x=28002|y=16658}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4171|quest=Unwanted Intruders|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|51596|amount=1|type=inv}}{{QuestReq|date|16:00 - 23:59|This quest is only available between 16:00 and 23:59 o'clock}}{{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}{{JobReq|Stealing Horses|5h}}{{JobReq|Stealing Food Supplies|20x}}
|reward={{Reward|bonds|25|25 Bonds}}{{Reward|experience|750|750 experience points}}{{Reward|money|700|$700}}
|start text=Nizhoni: We need to come up with something else. What if you sneak into their camp unnoticed, destroy their supplies and scare away their horses? That will surely make them leave.
|finish text=You observe the camp and its guards. Then you wait until nightfall before you enter the camp. You spoil their food crates with some foul-smelling sulfuric acid and are just about to release the horses, as you hear a voice behind you: "Hey, what do you think you're doing?" You turn around and see a man pointing a rifle at you.
}}

{{Quests
|name=A missing hunter
|id=4173
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4172|quest=Getting them to leave|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|52946|amount=1|type=inv}}{{JobReq|Hunting Rabbits|15x}}{{JobReq|Hunting Antelopes|1h}}{{JobReq|Picking Carrots|15x}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|600|600 experience points}}{{Reward|money|400|$400}}
|start text="Well, well, you are no ghost after all. What are you doing here?"You raise your arms and look at the man. He is young and seems to be rather inexperienced. Blond, curly hair falls to his shoulders, he has a thick blond beard and wears worn clothes and shoes. He actually looks quite friendly.You explain to him that they established their camp at a place the native people consider a sacred ground and that you merely tried to get them to leave."Oh, I did not know that." He lowers his rifle. "I am Winston by the way. If this is case, we will respect their wish. But one of our hunters has been missing for a day and we cannot leave before we find him. We also need something to eat again now that you've spoiled our supplies."You tell him that you will see what you can do and return to Nizhoni.Nizhoni: Ok, if they promise to leave then, we can provide them with some meat and fruits. I don't care as long as they leave! I will also join you looking for their missing friend.
|finish text=You and the Indian girl are gathering supplies for the settlers in the forest as you stumble upon the dead body of the missing hunter lying on the ground. You see a gunshot wound in his back.Nizhoni: Those who did this must be still nearby. Be alert, {PLAYER_NAME}!Then you hear gunshots and see a group of outlaws running straight at you.
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{{Quests
|name=Ambush!
|id=4174
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4173|quest=A missing hunter|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{JobReq|Break up gangs|4h}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|600|600 experience points}}{{Reward|money|500|$500}}{{ItemBorder2|1974}}
|start text=Nizhoni: Ai, they come! Be ready!You see the girl readying her bow. She will fight for your lives with you.
|finish text=As the battle rages on, a group of settlers runs up and helps you defeat the gang of thugs.Winston: We heard the sound of battle. It looks like we were just in time to save you and your fair friend. Please introduce me to this brave lady. I rarely see a warrior fight so well, man or women.Winston appears to be rather smitten with Nizhoni.Winston: You fight well, lady! Many of my folk would have succumbed to so many foes.Nizhoni: I thank you for coming to our aid... But know that you trespass upon our sacred grounds.Winston: I am sorry, my lady. We were not aware that it would be so. I apologize.Nizhoni: You speak well for your kind. I will not forget your aid... but I must insist that your people leave this wood.Winston: I waited for word of our companion, and we have it -- he has fallen. We will leave your forest and not return, if we are not wanted. You have my word.Nizhoni: Good -- then that is settled! Thank you, outsider.She turns to you: "See to it that the palefaces keep their word. Help them with anything they need before they depart our holy lands.
}}

{{Quests
|name=Flowers for a Lady
|id=4175
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4174|quest=Ambush!|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|1834|amount=10|type=inv}}{{JobReq|Picking Herbs|30x}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|700|700 experience points}}{{Reward|money|550|$550}}
|start text=Winston: I must ask one more favor of you, {PLAYER_NAME}. The lovely lady I saw you with... Nizhoni was her name, was it not? I just cannot seem to stop thinking about her. I saw some lovely flowers growing in this forest, but I dare not wander out to pick them for fear of angering Nizhoni even more with our presence. Perhaps you could be so good to pick some flowers for me? I wish to have some to remember her.
|finish text=Winston: They are lovely indeed, {PLAYER_NAME}. They are nothing to her beauty, but they will serve well as a reminder, as the very least.Winston gazes quietly at the flowers.Winston: I have thought of an even better use for these flowers. I know how they could become much more dear to me. I would like to give them to Nizhoni myself.I have never seen a woman so fair or brave as Nizhoni, nor so cold. I know she wants me gone from these lands, but I do not think I shall ever smile again if I am not to see her one last time. Please,{PLAYER_NAME}, take me to her village!You are not sure if this is a good idea, but looking at the young man's excitement and the sparkle in his bright blue eyes, you decide to lead him to the Indian village after all. What harm could there be in saying farewell?Winston: Will you really lead me there, my friend? That is wonderful! Come, let's go!
}}

{{Quests
|name=An awkward meeting
|id=4176
|filename=Waupee's Indian village
|choice=|questgiver=Waupee's Indian village
|accept={{QuestLocation|Waupee's Indian village|x=28002|y=16658}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4175|quest=Flowers for a Lady|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{JobReq|Work as a Judge|1h}}{{JobReq|Work as a Historian|1h}}{{JobReq|Peace negotiations|1h}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|600|600 experience points}}{{Reward|money|300|$300}}
|start text=As you enter the village, an older woman approaches you. She might be Nizhoni's mother. "The man seems to have fallen in love with my daughter. Poor fellow. It is unfortunate that she has no interest in such attention, especially from one who is not of our tribe. I know his intentions are good, but I think you should not have brought him here."Then Nizhoni shows up. She seems quite angered that you brought the man to her village.Nizhoni: Hey, you have no right to bring this stranger to our village, no matter what the reason!Winston: Fair lady! I only wanted to apologize for my people's invasion of your land. But... truth be told, that is not the only reason. Ever since we met, I have yearned to meet you again. I cannot stop thinking about you!Nizhoni: This is foolishness!
|finish text=Nizhoni: Outsider, you must leave at once.Winston: I am called Winston.Nizhoni: Winston, hunter, trespasser, whatever you are called... I thank you for your help earlier, but you must go immediately.Winston: Wait! I... I think I am in love with you. I do not know what to do... Nizhoni. Even your name is of great beauty. No woman has ever struck my heart as you!Nizhoni: You are a fool! Your people are the enemies of mine. Savages you call us! I do not know what madness has possessed you, but you must leave this place NOW!Winston: Say no more, fair lady. You speak true I... will abide your wish. We will trouble your woods no more.After he leaves, the girl approaches you.Nizhoni: How infuriating! I did not ask for this foolishness. Let him return to his home. I am sure he will forget all of this soon enough. Foolish man.Nizhoni: Do you think I was too hard on him? But I had to be firm -- under no circumstances would a girl of my tribe choose to love a paleface, would she? They are our enemies.You are not sure what to think about it. But maybe it is for the better.
}}

{{Quests
|name=A parting gift
|id=4177
|filename=Waupee's Indian village
|choice=|questgiver=Waupee's Indian village
|accept={{QuestLocation|Waupee's Indian village|x=28002|y=16658}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4176|quest=An awkward meeting|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|52963|amount=5|type=inv}}{{JobReq|Hunting Antelopes|30 minutes}}{{JobReq|Work as a Fur Trader|2h}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|700|700 experience points}}{{Reward|money|500|$500}}
|start text=Nizhoni: Even though these men are not allowed our land, their trespassing has caused no lasting harm for us. I want to make them a final gift of good will.Can you gather some hides from the beasts of the forests, so that they may craft clothes and blankets to keep them warm in the cold?You sure can, and you tell her that you think this is a nice gesture.
|finish text=Nizhoni: Ah, thank you, {PLAYER_NAME}. These should make a suitable gift to the men before they fulfill their banishment from our sacred lands. Can you bring it to their camp?
}}

{{Quests
|name=Enemies on the move
|id=4178
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4177|quest=A parting gift|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{QuestReq|duel|Lose against The brunette|Lose against The brunette}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|400|400 experience points}}{{Reward|money|300|$300}}
|start text=You bring the hides to Winston and his people. They are grateful, but you notice that Winston is still heartbroken and lovesick.Winston: Please, you must tell me more of Nizhoni. I would give anything to see her again. I have never seen a maiden so fair nor so bold. Do you think they would let me approach their village again, so that I could speak with her one last time? I don't want to leave these woods before I have done so. Why can our people not be friends?One of his men approaches you: "He has been like this ever since his first encounter with that woman. I think she has bewitched him! He pays no mind to danger that my be upon us. I have a bad feeling, {PLAYER_NAME}. I feel that we are being hunted..."You share his feeling and investigate the surroundings. After a while, you come upon an outlaw who has been watching the camp intently for a while. "Trying to stop me from spreading the word of your little camp, are you?", he snarls.
|finish text=The scout slips away into the shadows: "You cannot stop us. We will take revenge and wipe out the hunters. And then we'll take everything they have! We will come for you!"Oh, oh this does not bode well for Winston and his people.
}}

{{Quests
|name=Battle preparations
|id=4179
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4178|quest=Enemies on the move|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|52938|amount=2|type=inv}}{{JobReq|Work as a Gunsmith|25x}}{{JobReq|Melting Bullets|1h}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|600|600 experience points}}{{Reward|money|700|$700}}
|start text=You get to the camp and tell them the news. Winston is still preoccupied with his thoughts about the Indian girl.Winston: Why did this happen? Have you ever felt like your life was fine until you met someone you could not have, and then nothing would ever be as it should again?His men are more aware of the immediate danger they are in though. "We must prepare now, they will come with greater numbers. There is much to do... we need to set up barricades, and sharpen and spears and load our weapons. We will be lucky to survive the night, even if we can manage to prepare..."
|finish text=Thank you, {PLAYER_NAME}. With you here, I have hope... even with Winston in his bewitched state. And now we wait.
}}

{{Quests
|name=Attack at midnight
|id=4180
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4179|quest=Battle preparations|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete=<div>'''Fort battle completed:''' 1/1</div>
|reward={{Reward|experience|750|750 experience points}}{{Reward|money|500|$500}}
|start text="They are coming any moment, {PLAYER_NAME}. I can sense it... We must wake Winston from his foolish apathy, or he will surely die in this battle!"Winston: "Hm? What is it?"You tell him that the enemy is advancing on your camp and he must forget the Indian girl, at least for now. He still won't listen. You grab him by the shoulders and yell at him: "Stand and fight!"Winston sighs: Ok, I suppose it is time to let her go. I must. But... this all just seems so wrong now. Why did this happen? I fear that I will meet my death, by the hands of a man or by this hole in my heart.Winston: Bah! I will shake off such thoughts for now. We will get through this night, right?And then the attack begins.
|finish text=A lot of bullets fly, it is fierce and gunpowder smoke fills the air. You and the rest of the men try your best to fend off the attackers. Then you see one of the attackers jumping across a barricade and another figure approaching from behind a tree.Nizhoni shouts: Winston, look out!But she is too late. The thug is firing a bullet right through Winston's chest. He drops to the ground. The girl jumps at his attacker and stabs her knife through his throat. "Die!"Nizhoni has slain the attacker, and the rest of them flee. The battle is over, but Winston lies wounded.Winston: Nizhoni? Is it you or am I dreaming?Nizhoni: You fool! Do not move -- you are wounded.Bloody foam appears on his lips.Winston: And yet I am happy. Is it not strange?Nizhoni is tending to Winston's wounds.Nizhoni: There is nothing I can do. It will not be long now. Poor Winston! I was coming to apologize for my coldness from our earlier meeting... if only I had come one moment sooner! This is all my fault.Nizhoni begins to weep. Let us say our goodbyes, dear friend....
}}

{{Quests
|name=A Loss Unlooked-for
|id=4181
|filename=Bandit Hideout
|choice=|questgiver=Bandit Hideout
|accept={{QuestLocation|Bandit Hideout|x=9984|y=9345}}
|unlock={{QuestResolve|id=544|quest=Showdown|questline=Save the saloon, part 2|type=Resolve}}{{QuestResolve|id=4180|quest=Attack at midnight|questline=The Story of Nizhoni and Winston|type=Resolve}}
|complete={{ItemBorder2|1834|amount=10|type=inv}}{{ItemBorder2|1835|amount=10|type=inv}}{{JobReq|Work as a Coroner|20 minutes}}
|reward={{Reward|experience|900|900 experience points}}{{Reward|money|750|$750}}{{ItemBorder2|53158}}
|start text=Survivor: Alas for Winston. The Indians have born his body away after the fight and have laid him to rest at their sacred grounds. If you wish to pay your respects, you can find him there. Your help will not be forgotten, nor will we forget our good leader on this fruitless expedition. Go well.You find Nizhoni by his grave.Nizhoni: I was the one who was the fool. I thought it would be best to push this paleface away, but... in truth, I felt it too. How keenly I feel it now. I should have been more welcoming to these men and not so cold to this one in particular. Hopefully, I will not be so unyielding in the future. They are perhaps not so bad as we once thought...
|finish text=You lay down a bouquet of flowers on his grave. Nizhoni smiles at you and hands you a white-bark pine. Nizhoni: Keep this so we always remember him. Winston was his name.She sits down next to his grave. You leave her to her mourning, nothing you can do or say to ease her pain right now.
}}