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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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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keep the box, dump the rest
# Aug 01 2001 at 3:47 AM Rating: Default
I am a lvl 25 Druid, I was doing this quest to kill time lol. I collected every one of the taxes and went to Flynn. I thought you had to kill him to get it, so I killed him like 10 times; ouch. Bad faction with corrupt guards, oh well, they still don't kill me in town. But, I was in wolf form and when I went out the door I was KoS to some guard Lt. It's almost worthless except for the box.
Will Flynn's Bar Buddies Aid Him?
# Jul 27 2001 at 11:14 AM Rating: Default
Has anyone actually fought Flynn for his insulting attitude? I did this quest for fun at level 16 or 17 and he conned blue at the time. I was tempted to just take his head for his insults but I didn't want to deal with the the rest of the bar patrons or the bouncer if they decided to help him out.

Crow's is pretty close to the zone. Maybe I'll hit him and run one of these days just to see who follows.

Slickriptide
half-elf bard, Terris-Thule
RE: Will Flynn's Bar Buddies Aid Him?
# Jul 30 2001 at 12:56 PM Rating: Default
I've killed him twice and no one has rushed to his aid. He was green to me at 24 and took about 5 min to kill

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Lorelily
24th season warrior of Rallos Zek
Clan Absolute -- Tunare Server
Rewards
# Jun 12 2001 at 11:33 AM Rating: Default
I've done this quest and recieved a stupid copper ring with no stats and pretty much worthless.

My friend also did this quest later that day and she only received 6 silver.

Sure you take faction hits, but when you finish it you make up the faction (or so I think you would anyway)

And Flynn does shout out to the area, cause a couple of players were making fun of me when it happened ;)

SUXSUXSUXSUX
# Jun 05 2001 at 7:51 PM Rating: Default
I wasted a long time collecting taxes for that low life no good bottom feeding SOB and got jack #$%! This quest is horrible!
Funny
# May 26 2001 at 12:54 AM Rating: Default
Does the Flynn really shout you are a idiot you are?
ha!
# May 24 2001 at 10:08 PM Rating: Default
I did this and recieved no item at all. i plan on roughing him up once i lvl more.

Calar
Monk of Qeynos
Zebuxeruk
this quest
# May 23 2001 at 5:14 PM Rating: Default
I've done this quest hmm,, about 9 times at least once for every level i've been at. (LVL8)

And it's fairly decent.my bank has plenty of space now. and i have NEVER recived a ring..oh well don't like rings anyways,, i think this is a very good quest if you have free time on your hands
RING
# May 06 2001 at 1:38 PM Rating: Good
i did the quest just as the guide saud to and i didnt get a ring so please tel me y i did'nt get 1 thanx
Not terrible...
# Apr 29 2001 at 4:58 AM Rating: Default
I did this quest just now, almost by accident at first. I wandered into Qeynos, and decided to kill some time with a quest. I figured it had to be a newbie quest, since everything was so easy. After not being able to find Mira Sayer for quite a while, I came here to find out where she was (since I put so much time in it, thought I'd finish it up). I was happy to see that I'd be getting a ring out of the deal.

After turning the full chest in, I did NOT receive a ring (perhaps because my ring slots are already full?), but instead received a malachite (my pet gem, as I am a mage), and 12 silver.

The small faction hits mentioned in the description did happen to me with all 10 merchants. However, I did gain it all back in the end when I turned it in. :)

All in all, not terrible. :) But then again, not great, either, as it's a newbie quest. :)
#Anonymous, Posted: Apr 25 2001 at 9:23 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) You don't get a faction lowering with the merchants, get a lowering in faction standing witht he Corrupt Qeynos Guards!
Quest Sucks - Quick loss of Factions!
# Dec 12 2000 at 11:44 AM Rating: Default
Little loss of faction???? Yeah, for each character you visit and get collections from! I ended up KOS to a few of the guards! Also cannot buy from any merchants in town! This SUCKS!!!!!
Recomendation... Get the box and run! Keep it for your own use ONLY!!!!!!
RE: Quest Sucks - Quick loss of Factions!
# Dec 12 2000 at 1:57 PM Rating: Default
Umm, it doesn't do that...

The only faction hit is from Mira Sayer, when you demand taxes...
RE: Quest Sucks - Quick loss of Factions!
# Apr 19 2001 at 10:15 PM Rating: Default
Actually i got a little faction hits by lowering corrupt guards and the guy in firprides and people at crows wont talk to me
RE: Quest Sucks - Quick loss of Factions!
# Jan 10 2001 at 5:40 AM Rating: Default
I got a faction hit from everyone except one person, haven't seen the horrid effects of it yet though.
quest isnt bad...
# Jan 21 2001 at 6:02 PM Rating: Decent
a free 10slot container for newbies, and if you dont have any rings, you can get a +1cha ring which saves you a little bit of cash. faction hits are very small, and i dont understand why you are kos, unless your an ogre or did the quest a million times. no horrid affects, just remember you do take faction hits, so this isnt one of the quest you want to do repeatedly, a few time is fine, to make up the faction just slaughter some gnolls.
RE: quest isnt bad...
# Mar 25 2001 at 6:47 PM Rating: Decent
You also get a faction BOOST with the merchants when you turn in the full box and list to offset the hits
Free 10 slot box
# Sep 11 2000 at 4:02 PM Rating: Good
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If you start out a newbie character in Qeynos, make Vicus one of your first stops. He generously gives you a free 10 slot container that you can use to store your beetle eyes, snake skins and such in to let you spend more time levelling and less time selling. Just make sure you don't hit the combine button.
RE: Free 10 slot box
# Aug 08 2001 at 4:32 AM Rating: Good
17 posts
With a patch since Pianissimo's post, ou can now have this Free ten box with no risk.

I think it can just hold small items, but to me it's a nice box to have in your bank.
Location
# Jul 03 2000 at 5:32 PM Rating: Decent
This quest should be under Qeynos South. Pretty decent since it's the "easiest" way to get a 10 slot bag.
RE: Location
# Mar 24 2001 at 1:31 PM Rating: Default
umm it is under qeynos south, hey any locations to where the people are
RE: Location
# Mar 25 2001 at 6:53 PM Rating: Decent
Mar Sedder - Tin Soldier next to bard guild.
Fhara Semhart - The Sewing shop near the Lions Tavern

Also you don't need to go to Mira in the hills, Just go to Flynn in Crows and ask him about Mira's Tax Money. (Did you take Mira's Tax Money)
RE: Location
# May 08 2001 at 6:25 PM Rating: Decent
I tried this and he would not give up the coin. Flynn responded to the ask but after I said the phrase he didn't do anything. I'll try to find Mira and see if it works then.
RE: Location
# May 14 2002 at 1:14 PM Rating: Default
Just did the quest... and all worked fine.. got the 9 coins and finally asked the little jocking baster for the remaining coin...he gave it and i got 14 silvers as a reward.... not enough for about two hours of work...bad quest i guess

Lalthiel Paladin of the 11th season
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