View source for Deep Fat Friars' Gate Quest

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==Description==
After reaching [[level]] 6, [[The Council of Loathing]] will [[Quest Spoilers|send you]] to the [[Copse of the Deep Fat Friars]] in [[The Distant Woods]] because the Friars are having a problem.

==Tasks==
*[[Talk to the Deep Fat Friars]] to discover that you need three items to cleanse the taint: ''(optional)''
**[[dodecagram]]
**[[box of birthday candles]]
**[[eldritch butterknife]]
*Adventure in [[The Dark Neck of the Woods]], [[The Dark Heart of the Woods]], and [[The Dark Elbow of the Woods]]. You will find one required item in each zone.
*Visit the Friars once you have all three items ''(optional)''
*Head to [[The Deep Fat Friars' Gate]] to cleanse the taint

==Rewards==
*In your [[Quest Log]], under completed quests, you will see: "You have cleansed the taint of the Deep Fat Friars. Congratulations!"
*The [[Pandamonium]] Area is accessible, along with the associated [[Azazel, Ma Belle]] quest.
*Brothers [[Brother Flying Burrito, the Deep Fat Friar|Flying Burrito]], [[Brother Corsican, the Deep Fat Friar|Corsican]] and [[Brother Smothers, the Deep Fat Friar|Smothers]] appear in the [[Copse of the Deep Fat Friars]]. They will grant you one buff a day.

==Council Text==
''On initial visit:''
:The Deep Fat Friars in the Distant Woods are having a problem -- one of the experiments has gone awry, and fey creatures have invaded their grove. Please, Adventurer, lend them your assistance.

''On subsequent visits:''
:The Deep Fat Friars still require your assistance. You can find them in the Distant Woods.

==Friars' Text==
''Please see [[Talk to the Deep Fat Friars]].''

==Notes==
*The cleansing ritual does not cost an [[adventures|adventure]] and can be done while [[Drunkenness#Falling-Down Drunk|falling-down drunk]].
*You don't need to talk to the Friars at all during the quest.

==References==
*"[[Wiktionary:Taint|Taint]]" generally refers to an unpleasant contaminant of some kind. In US English, however, it can also refer to the [[Wikipedia:perineum|perineum]], very unpleasant if tainted.
*Each of the items needed to cleanse the taint are common tools used in [[Wikipedia:Wicca|Wiccan]] ritual: candles, an [[Wikipedia:Athame|athame]] (a ritual knife), and a pentagram (or in this case, a dodecagram).
*The concept of opening the gates of Hell follows the witchcraft theme, as those accused of witchcraft were traditionally said to be in league with demons. 
*"Brother Marx" is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Marx Brothers|Marx Brothers]].

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