Blaine

Blaine

Blaine is located in the League of Chef-Magi. he will assign you a variety of quests.

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• Message before having the level requirement of the bitchin' meatcar quest, or the first time you visit if you completed the quest before the guild changes were made:

You approach the large oak crate, and peer into the slot on the side. To your surprise, a pair of eyes blink at you from within.

"Oh, hello," says a voice from the crate. "I'm Blaine. And before you ask, I'm locked in here for one of my final tests as a fully-cerfitied Mysticologist. I'm supposed to magic my way out of it, you see. Can't quite seem to get it, but I'm sure I'll have it any day now.

Just between you and me, though, it's a real pain, and that is the truth."

• Message on initial visit:

You ask Blaine about the meatcar.

You see his eyes widen behind the slot in his crate.

"Oh, man, the meatcar! I totally forgot. I left it parked over by Degrassi Knoll... I was gonna go back and get it, but, well, y'know... the crate and all.

The gnolls have probably stripped it for parts by now, anyway. Here's a list of what you'll need to build a new one."

You acquire Degrassi Knoll shopping lists

• Message on subsequent visits:

"Any luck with the car? Once you've got all of the parts, you can use meat paste to put them together."

• Message after having built the bitchin' meatcar:

"You rebuilt the meatcar? Thanks a lot! Sounds to me like you could use a vacation after that. Shove your map through the slot here, and I'll give you directions to the beach.

South of the Border is a nice place to relax, but there's also a travel agency down there if you want to go somewhere a little more exotic."

• Message after having built the bitchin' meatcar and talked to him at least once before:

You knock on the side of the crate, and ask "S'alright?"

A voice inside mutters "S'alright."

References

• The name Blaine, and the line "it's a real pain, and that is the truth," are references to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, particularly Book 3, The Waste Lands.
• The name Blaine is also a reference to David Blaine, a magician and showman who spent 44 days living in a box without food.
• "S'alright?" "S'alright" is a reference to Señor Wences, the famous Spanish ventriloquist. Part of his act involved having the aforesaid exchange with a "head in a box" named Pedro.