The Prize Fish

In the little village of Aurfield northeast of Haywind, I encountered a fisherman named Charles Gilles. He’s of a mind to win a fishing competition, and thus we struck a deal.

He told me of a secret fishing location east of the cabins, over the sheltered grove. The entrance has become so overgrown he can no longer reach it, but if I were to get there, I should be able to find an ever elusive Aurora Trout in a pond.

According to tales, the Aurora Trout is attracted to shiny bait, so I should try fishing for it with a gilded hook. Those can be hard to come by, but apparently some people lose them by getting them stuck to a crab’s shell...

I followed the instructions to the letter, found the secret hiding place of the elusive Aurora Trout, and tried fishing for it with an equally elusive gilded hook…

But the fish still wouldn’t bite!

I should return to Fisherman Gilles at Aurfield Cabins, maybe he’ll have an idea for what to try next.

While talking to Fisherman Gilles, he reminisced of a time when a druid approached him in the clearing. The druid had given him a hint about luminescent worms, which at the time flew right over the poor fisherman’s head.

Apparently such worms may be found at the root of glowing willows in the grove east of the cabins. All I need is a decent shovel to dig up the worms, once I encounter the trees with the glowing bugs on them.

There is no way this fish won’t bite after I’ve attached a shiny worm at the end of my gilded hook! I should make my way back to the secret clearing east of the cabins – this time I’ll catch that trout!

I’ve caught the prize winning fish! Now all that remains is to return to Fisherman Gilles at Aurfield Cabins with the fish in hand to collect my reward.

At least now I have a fishing story to tell.