Questing here is semi-random. There is a plethora of constantly generated random quests, and, unlike most games, the player can often be motivated to do these quests. For example, the steward (a quest giver) might get petrified. He’ll stay turned to stone, cutting off a supply of quests, unless the player decides to do the appropriate quest. Other quests, such as plagues and town attacks, will impress a jaded player with just how many questing possibilities other games have overlooked. Many quests are timed, as well, forcing a player to sometimes stop his current quest and, say, go off to find a cure for a poisoned non-player character (NPC) before time runs out. Yes, the NPC will get resurrected eventually, but each NPC serves a purpose in the game, so a player will often feel the loss while waiting. There’s also a main storyline of quests (along with dozens of in-game books giving background), taking the character up to level 25 or so.​