Quests are bonus activities primarily offered to the player immediately before sailing from London. Only one quest is proposed prior to each expedition. The player can choose to reject the quest with no negative effect. After Expedition 5, the player receives no quest and is instead offered a treasure map at the cost of 20 Funds.
When the player completes the primary quest activity during the expedition, they are sometimes rewarded with one or more revealed locations on the map and given the Exploration Points for "discovering" them. Upon returning to London, if the quest has been successfully completed, the player is generally rewarded 80, 100 or 120 Funds, depending on the level of expedition completed. However, if a quest was accepted and then failed, the player loses a whopping 50 Fame. Key items obtained for a quest must be in the player's possession upon completing an expedition, and cannot be sold or traded at any point.
Because quests primarily reward Funds, their completion does not directly affect your place in the competition. Instead, they can ease your journey through port supplies purchasing, location marking and/or increasing your local Standing.
Standard Quests
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Escort Missionary | "Escort the missionary to the native village." | Keep the missionary alive as a companion in your party and escort him to the marked native village, where he will stay. | Revealed shrine location. +2 standing. |
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Deliver Letter | "Deliver the letter to the native village." | Travel to the marked native village and deliver the letter to the chief. | Revealed shrine location.
+2 standing. |
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Find the Missing Husband | "Find the missing husband and return him home." | Find the Former Adventurer in an old camp. Keep him alive as a companion in your party until you complete the expedition. | Funds |
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Obtain Idol | "Obtain an idol from a native village." | Find the stone idol in a native village and steal it (requires successful  roll). A klepto companion may steal it instead, at which point you can take it from them for -1 Loyalty. Keep the idol in your inventory, and do not exchange it for fame/funds upon returning to London.
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Kill Hyena | "Kill a rare, black hyena and return its pelt." | Find, fight and kill the evil hyena Snarfrattle and the accompanying 2-3 hyenas. Loot the Pelt of Snarfrattle and have it in your inventory when you complete the expedition. | Funds |
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Find the mysterious box | "A scientist has tasked us to dig up a mysterious box that is said to be buried at the location marked on a map he gave us." | Use the given map to find the location of the mysterious box. Dig it up with a shovel and keep it closed in your inventory (not at a mission or station) for the remainder of the expedition.
Note: Opening the box will cause you to fail the quest, but gain an achievement. |
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Find an instrument | "Finish the expedition with an instrument in your possession." | Barter with any traders to collect at least one horn flute and/or drums. Have them in your inventory when you complete the expedition. | 25 Funds per instrument given |
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Find Deserter | "Find the fugitive in a native village." | Find and confront Lt. Konrad in a native village. Fight and kill him, and have his military decoration in your inventory when you complete the expedition. | 2 standing upon killing Konrad. +80 Funds |
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80 Days | "Complete the expedition within 80 days." | Find and enter the golden pyramid within 80 days. | Funds |
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Escort Villager to London | "Escort the villager back to London." | Travel to the marked native village and recruit the foreigner's wife. Keep her alive as a companion in your party until completing the expedition. | 2 standing upon recruiting the wife. +80 Funds |
Special Quests
| Symbol | Title | Description | Requirements | Rewards |
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Keep Your Promise | "I was asked to look after a spouse on my return." | Upon returning to London, offer a pension of 20 Funds to your late companion's spouse. | None |
| None | Kill the Monsters | "Hunt down the monsters for a magical reward." | When you rest overnight in the open, native spirits may ask you for help. Avenge their deaths by fighting and killing 3 giant spiders in the marked cave. | 8 spider legs, 9 raw meat, PPumpkin Lantern |