Taxes  

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Rating:
*****
Information:
Level:3
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Faction
  • Money
Factions Raised:
Factions Lowered:
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Related Quests:
Era:Original
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Mon Sep 11 20:58:11 2000
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
This quest begins with Vicus Nonad at location 255, -285 (second floor of a small white building to the east of the Lion's Mane Tavern and to the south of Nesiff's Wooden Weapons and the Bag and Barrel.

You may need to up your faction with him and others related to this quest. Merchants of Qeynos I think

You say, 'Hail, Vicus Nonad'

Vicus Nonad says 'Greetings, _____. My name is Vicus Nonad. I am the official tax collector for the fine city of Qeynos. I serve the will of Antonius Bayle, our glorious leader. Please excuse my [cough]. '

You say, 'What's this cough you have?'

Vicus Nonad says 'Oh, I am sorry, but it seems I have fallen a bit ill. I was caught out in the rain the other day and my chills have gotten the best of me. If only someone would [help] me with today's [collections].. '

You say, 'I'll help with today's collections'

Vicus Nonad says 'Oh thank you so much Here is the official collection box. Please collect from each merchant on the [list]. Then bring me back the combined total of all your collections.'

You receive a Tax Collection Box.

You say, 'What list?'

Vicus Nonad says 'Oh. I am sorry.. I forgot to give it to you. Here you go. Be sure to give that back when your job is finished. '

You receive a List of Debtors.



In South Qeynos, you need to see:

Ton Firepride (175, -330, 3)
Mar Sedder (535, -85, 3)
Nesiff Tallaherd (440, -245, 3)
Fhara Semhart (400, -80, 3)
Tasya Huntlan (260, -70, 3)
Captain Rohand (15, -40, 3)
Fish Ranamer (-290, -270, 3)
Voleen Tassen (-190, -265, 3)

In North Qeynos:

Sneed Galliway (130, 240, 3)
Flynn Merrington (35, 330, 3)

In Qeynos Hills:

Mira Sayer (1400, 300, 8)



You say, 'Hail, Ton Firepride'

Ton Firepride says 'Greetings, adventurer! A mighty warrior such as yourself deserves only the finest in armor and we here at Firepride's were trained by the finest dwarven smiths. We shall be branching out and crafting [other items] soon, also.'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Corrupt Qeynos Guards got worse. (-1)

Ton Firepride says 'Oh I see, Vicus has got some other sap to do his work. Fine. Here are your stinking taxes. If Kane were in charge, things would be different around here.'

You receive Firepride's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Mar Sedder'

Mar Sedder says 'Hail, _____. What brings you to the Tin Soldier? We have the finest in previously owned weapons and armor. Feel free to browse.'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Mar Sedder says 'Here are the taxes, _____. Boy, you call the guards and they take their time to show up but be a few days late on your taxes and they send the goons after you. Sheesh!'

You receive Sedder's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Sneed Galliway'

Sneed Galliway says 'Hello, _____. I am Sneed Galliway, merchant and citizen. I run the only general store in all of Qeynos, serving the needs of the many adventurers who call Qeynos home. If only one of them would take the time to help me with my er... [problem]...'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Sneed Galliway says 'Hey, _____, how the heck did Vicus convince you to do his job? He better be paying you well. Here you go.'

You receive Galliway's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Nesiff Tallaherd'

Nesiff Tallaherd says 'Greetings, _____! Nesiff Tallaherd, owner and operator of Nesiff's Wooden Weapons, at your service. I am the finest woodworker in all of Qeynos. Even the Qeynos Guard uses my arrows, thanks to [Guard Weleth].'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Nesiff Tallaherd says 'Tax time again already?? It seems like I just paid yesterday.. High taxes and low sales mean I won't be able to stay in business much longer. Good thing ol' Weleth is taking care of me. Here are my taxes.'

You receive Tallaherd's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Mira Sayer'

Mira Sayer says 'Welcome, _____. What brings you out this way? Be careful, we have had problems with bandits of late. As if the gnolls were not enough!!'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Mira Sayer looks up with tear-filled eyes and sobs uncontrollably.

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

You say, 'why are you crying?'

Mira Sayer .sniff.. Oh, dear. We do not have the money. We were just robbed by a dreadful halfling bandit named Flynn something-or-other. He took the money we had set aside for Antonius. Please. Find this highwayman and retrieve our tax payment. ..sob..

Back in Qeynos:

You say, 'Hail, Flynn Merrington'

Flynn Merrington says 'I didn't know Slime could speak common..go back to the sewer before I lose my temper.'

You say, 'Did you steal Mira Sayer's taxes?'

Flynn Merrington says 'Ha! Yeah, I took their tax money. What are you going to do about it, little gnoll pup? Tell you what.. I will cut you a deal. You tell me you are a [gnoll loving weakling who isn't fit to comb my feet] and I will give you that merchant's tax money.'

You say, 'I am a gnoll loving weakling who isn't fit to comb my feet...'

Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands got worse. (-1)

Flynn Merrington shouts 'BWAH! HA HA HA! Did you all hear that?! _____ is a gnoll loving weakling who isn't fit to comb my feet! BWAH HA HA! MY FEET! HA HA HA! Oh.. too rich.. Heh.. HA HA HA! Oh.. Heh heh heh.'

Sabnie Blagard says 'Hee hee hee! Oh.. how sad! HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE!'

Crow says 'Bwah! Ha! Ha! I love it when he does that! HA HA HA! You are too much, Flynn!'

You receive Sayer's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Fhara Semhart'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Fhara Semhart says 'Taxes? How can I afford more taxes!? You tax us poor merchants right out of Qeynos. Freeport is looking better and better every day.'

You receive Semhart's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Tasya Huntlan'

Tasya Huntlan says 'Hail, _____! Are you just visiting Qeynos? We have plenty of rooms available or, if your throat is parched, you can always visit Earron in our pub.'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Tasya Huntlan says 'Taxes? Oh, that time again huh? Here you are. Give Vicus our best. I hear he is under the weather.'

You receive Huntlan's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Captain Rohand'

Captain Rohand says 'Greetings, friend, and welcome to the Mermaid's Lure. Here, we sell fishing supplies and some imported goods from far-off lands. And, if you've got a few minutes, I could even tell you a [story] or two.'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Captain Rohand says 'Argh! You scurvy sea goblin! Taxes, you say?! Peh! I got your taxes right here! I sure don't get the services those taxes are supposed to provide! You can tell them ol' Captain Rohand said so!'

You receive Rohand's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Fish Ranamer'

Fish Ranamer says 'Hail, _____! Welcome to Fish's Ale. I am Fish Ranamer, owner of the joint. Come in and have some brew but don't be startin' no trouble or Bruno will bust you open!'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Fish Ranamer says 'Taxes?! Taxes?! Tax me right out of business is what you folks are doing! Take your taxes and get out of my pub! Unless, of course, you care to buy some drinks...?'

You receive Ranamer's Tax Payment.



You say, 'Hail, Voleen Tassen'

Voleen Tassen says 'Oh, it's so nice to see you again _____. Why don't you have a look around and buy something nice for yourself today?'

You say, 'I'm here about your tax collection'

Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos got worse. (-1)

Voleen Tassen says 'Oh dear. We had forgotten about those pesky taxes. Here you go, _____. Sorry you had to come collect them. We will try to be on time from now on.'

You receive Tassen's Tax Payment.



By this time, you should have all tax payments in the box. Hit combine to create a Full Tax Collection Box. Take this along with the List of Debtors to him to complete the quest.

Vicus Nonad says 'My family is personally inedbted to you for your assistance today Torrin. Please speak to my brother. I'm sure he will have some small reward for your dutiful service.'

Vicus Nonad says ' Great! Thank you so much. Here is a small gratuity for a job well done. Thank you again. Antonius Bayle and the People of Qeynos appreciate all you have done.'

Your faction standing with Antonius Bayle has been adjusted by 10.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 4.
Your faction standing with Ring of Scale has been adjusted by -5.
Your faction standing with Kane Bayle has been adjusted by -10.
Your faction standing with Merchants of Qeynos has been adjusted by 10.

You gain experience!!

Rewards range from a few silver pieces to minor items (Copper Amulet; Brass Ring; Turquoise).


NOTES: The faction hits for collecting the tax payments are minor. The final faction hit makes up for them. You can say "tax collection" to the NPCs without having spoken with Vicus first. You can bypass Mira Sayer by just speaking with Flynn.
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Box is worth more than the reward
# Aug 24 2005 at 4:04 PM Rating: Decent
Reward is very random, I received 21 silver, but as per other post, reward can be anything.
Really not worth the effort...
quest level
# Mar 06 2005 at 3:06 PM Rating: Decent
Not sure why this quest is listed as being doable by a level 1. I was able to get the container immediatly but no one would give me their tax money until level 3
WASTE OF TIME
# Jan 01 2005 at 4:26 PM Rating: Decent
9 posts
I just completed this quest and was disappointed to see that in return for the combined box of tax money and list I recieved 17 silver and 19 copper.

If you want to waste half an hour and get nothing for your trouble , this is the quest for you.

WASTE OF TIME
Tax Collection Box
# Dec 16 2004 at 10:01 PM Rating: Default
Container: CLOSED.
LORE ITEM
WT:2.0 Weight Reduction: 0%
Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: SMALL

After many of my pleads with Flynn Merrington in the Crow's Bar where you hear Crow complaints about some merchant Tubal from Highpass. But to get Flynn to speak ask about Mira Sayer, then tell Flynn what Mira said, Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseeen Hands got worse. Thats the last part to getting the 10th medal ,for a simple quest, now taking this Human Cleric level 7 to Luclin at Shadweavers Thicket to collect 16 ground spawning pala something berry for a nice ring.
taxes
# Apr 18 2004 at 5:35 PM Rating: Decent
I managed to get all the taxes from the merchants without conflict except for Captain Rohand. He does not respond. Is there a trick to getting him to give the due taxes? Ive tried hailing him, Ive tried to sell him items, Ive tried asking for it the way it is suggested here, and nothing.
Thank you ahead of time.
RE: taxes
# Apr 20 2004 at 12:58 AM Rating: Decent
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57 posts
Using the Find button feature tracked him down to where he is Supposed to be, but at this time he is currently located upstairs above the spot where he should be. Tried all the same as above post, then went downstairs to where he should be and tried a hail. Nothing from that, but when tried 'Please pay your taxes', bingo it worked. just have to talk to his feet thru the floor I guess.
Waste of time
# Mar 20 2004 at 8:17 PM Rating: Decent
I tried to do this quest twice now. the first time after i had collected all the tax payments, i didn't get anything and the box was empty again. So i did the whole thing again and this time he won't even take the box from me, sayin' he doesn't need it.
Damn waste of time.....
Only good thing i got from it is the 10-slot box....
Nerfed. =\
# Aug 02 2003 at 12:56 AM Rating: Decent
48 posts
The quest has been nerfed. The reward is as follows:

Your Faction Standing with Antonius Bayle got better.
Your Faction Standing with Guards of Qeynos got better.
Your Faction Standing with Ring of Scale got worse.
Your Faction Standing with Kayne Bayle got worse.
Your Faction Standing with Merchants of Qeynos got better.
You gain experience! (1/8 blue at lvl 7)
You receive 16 silver from Vicus Nonad

Crappy quest, waste of time unless you're going for the faction.

Cheers,
-Jhakhm

Edited, Sat Aug 2 01:55:35 2003
More Space
# Mar 24 2003 at 3:44 PM Rating: Decent
How much does the box weight, I could use the extra space.
Stats on Box
# Aug 02 2003 at 1:01 AM Rating: Decent
48 posts
Container: CLOSED.
LORE ITEM
Weight: 2.0 Weight Reduction: 0%
Capacity: 10 Size Capacity: SMALL

Good for newbs running around picking up bat wings and rat whiskers, but after level 10 or so, don't bother.

Cheers,
-Jhakhm


Edited, Sat Aug 2 01:53:58 2003
Hmmm once more
# Mar 08 2003 at 6:46 AM Rating: Decent
Just completed it and got 21 silver, a hemetite, annd a turqoise.
plat
# Jan 10 2003 at 2:50 PM Rating: Decent
When I did this quest, I skipped talking to Mira and went straight to the guy in Crow's and asked for it. Also, I didn't recieve any items for turning in the box but I did get 1pp, 19sp, 16cp. I'll take that over a ring any day.
taxes
# Aug 23 2002 at 5:22 PM Rating: Decent
Quest not too bad if you just keep the box. The factions did lower when collecting, but were regained when turned in with list. Last time I just kept the box and didn't take the list.
Murdering the Tax Collector
# Aug 16 2002 at 11:19 AM Rating: Decent
After reading the posts here, I decided that the tax collector must die. He was pretty easy to kill as a level 48 Chanter, one Discordant Mind followed by an Anarchy cleared up his cough permanently.

What surprised me were the faction hits...

Antonious Bayle worse.
Guards of Qeynos worse.
Ring of Scale better.
Kayne Bayle better.
Merchants of Qeynos WORSE?!?!

Whoda thunk it? I would have expected the Merchants to like me better. Just goes to show that ya never know what ya don't know, ya know?

He respawns after about two minutes.


Edited, Fri Aug 16 12:09:45 2002
so sad
# Jun 30 2002 at 11:57 AM Rating: Default
Personally, when i found it i thought "hey a quest" so i started doing it... found all the NPC's no problem, but didn't know about Mira Sayer... I didn't want to make the poor woman cry anymore, and after talking to her husband I learned that Lord Elgnub, a gnoll in BB, stole their son, I kind of understood how she wouldn't want to pay taxes especially after losing her baby :( So i promptly destroyed the tax stuff to make her happier :) Currently hunting BB to get my faction back up with all the merchs. Sure you get a 10 slot box, and that's nice, but quest itself isn't worth the guilt, if you ask me. :)
Hmm...
# Aug 02 2003 at 1:03 AM Rating: Decent
48 posts
Did you ask why she was crying? =)

-Jhakhm
#Anonymous, Posted: Jun 24 2002 at 7:39 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) This quest has its disadvantages and advantages as a n00b. Bakc way when < after betta> when everyone was a n00b this quest was great fast money easy to do and fairly easy to get faction back and free box yea 10 slot is not the best but hey when everyones a flippin n00b and you the only lvl 1 walking around with a pocket of 14 silver who's wearin the cats pajamas now!
RE: NPC's
# May 28 2002 at 4:05 PM Rating: Good
LVL'd to 3rd and now the NPC's are giving me their taxes.

NPC's
# May 28 2002 at 2:32 PM Rating: Default
I am LVL 2 and the NPC's tell me that I am more suited to killing Gnolls or rats and other terms. They won't give me the tax money. I will wait till LVL 3 but still.

Anyone know why?
Where in the world is Fhara Semnhart?
# May 19 2002 at 7:18 AM Rating: Default
I collected everyone's tax esides Fhara Smnhart, I cant find her abywhere in Qeynos, where is she?
flynn
# May 01 2002 at 3:11 AM Rating: Default
He is a *******..
after asking..did u take mira's tax..
he will push you to say..you are a gnoll loving weakling who isn't fit to comb his feet..
so that he will pay you the tax...
planning to kill him when this lousy quest done!!!
Hmmm
# Apr 28 2002 at 5:46 AM Rating: Default
If I make a noob and do the tax collecting with him. Log trade my tax box to my main and turn in with my main. Will I get a huge Merchant Faction Boost?
RE: Hmmm
# May 03 2002 at 7:46 PM Rating: Default
Seeing as how this quest lowers your faction with the merchants, and no part of it increases your faction with the merchants I would say no.
Hmmm
# Apr 28 2002 at 5:46 AM Rating: Default
If I make a noob and do the tax collecting with him. Log trade my tax box to my main and turn in with my main. Will I get a huge Merchant Faction Boost?
bat wings =)
# Feb 20 2002 at 1:03 PM Rating: Decent
this box is currently holding 10 stacks of bat wings in my enchanter's bank. and whoever said they have "plenty of space in their bank" if you're saying it because you have multiple of these boxes, you're wrong. the box IS a LORE ITEM, meaning you can only have one of them, PERIOD. but.. it is a nice free box =)

-Guillemot
Hmmmm
# Apr 28 2002 at 5:48 AM Rating: Default
If I make a noob and do the tax collecting with him. Log trade my tax box to my main and turn in with my main. Will I get a huge Merchant Faction Boost?
This Quest
# Dec 24 2001 at 4:45 AM Rating: Default
Darn, Darn, Darn, I should have read this site first, before doing the quest. I didn't get Mira money, and I turned all the gold and box and list in. I didn't get anything but I met a lot of nice P.C. and buffed them while I was looking for tax money. I will have to try it again, now I know how to do the quest.

FallingAcorn of the Silver Glade
Druid for Ceryn and the ID guild
Reward
# Nov 10 2001 at 2:52 PM Rating: Decent
I received 4sp and a hemitite. I gain back good faction with the Qeynos Merchants. I did receive a bad faction hit for each person I collected taxes from.
careful with Mira
# Sep 02 2001 at 1:40 AM Rating: Default
Every time you ask Mira Sayer for her taxes, and she sobs, you will receive a faction hit. I didn't know what was going on when she started crying, so i asked her about the taxes several times. By the time I got back to qeynos, I had gone from indifferent to threatining. But the good news is that you can spare a character the faction hits (and the insult of Flynn) by swapping the droppable tax box and the list between characters. In the end you will actually gain faction with the merchants, because you get a boost when you turn in the box to offset the hits from collecting tax. If you do swap charcters, the second character will get the boost from turning in the box, but not the collection hits. Still, this quest is better simply to get the 10 slot box (and maybe freak some newbs by handing out people's tax money....)

Kularen- Ranger
Fennin Ro
Lousy Quest
# Aug 21 2001 at 10:38 AM Rating: Default
The faction on this quest is very bad. It got my Ranger from amiable to indifferent! It wasn't such a big deal though, after killing some more gnolls and turning in some more fangs and diseased pelts, I got it back up. But all I got was a lapis lazuli stone. Feh.
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