Hurnscald mega-commit

33 files changed, 2943 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/db/quest_db.conf b/db/quest_db.conf
index 48d4129a..bc8acb82 100644
--- a/db/quest_db.conf
+++ b/db/quest_db.conf
@@ -162,6 +162,26 @@ quest_db: (
     Name: "Artis_Legion_Progress"
 },
 {
+    Id: 36
+    Name: "HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak"
+},
+{
+    Id: 37
+    Name: "HurnscaldQuests_Soup"
+},
+{
+    Id: 38
+    Name: "HurnscaldQuests_Inspector"
+},
+{
+    Id: 39
+    Name: "HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow"
+},
+{
+    Id: 40
+    Name: "HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield"
+},
+{
 	Id: 1000
 	Name: "Test_testing1"
 },
diff --git a/npc/001-2-33/_mobs.txt b/npc/001-2-33/_mobs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/001-2-33/_mobs.txt
diff --git a/npc/001-2-33/_savepoints.txt b/npc/001-2-33/_savepoints.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/001-2-33/_savepoints.txt
diff --git a/npc/008-1/doors.txt b/npc/008-1/doors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index de8ed1d8..00000000
--- a/npc/008-1/doors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-008-1,104,27,0	script	CottageDoor	NPC_WARP,0,0,{
-    end;
-
-OnTouch:
-    dispbottom(l("Locked."));
-}
diff --git a/npc/008-1/wateranimation.txt b/npc/008-1/wateranimation.txt
index 8b66f637..74ff5fd9 100644
--- a/npc/008-1/wateranimation.txt
+++ b/npc/008-1/wateranimation.txt
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 // Description:
 //    Water animations, splash, fishes, etc...
 
-008-1,139,32,0	duplicate(#water_animation0)	#water_animation16	NPC_WATER_SPLASH
-008-1,140,40,0	duplicate(#water_animation0)	#water_animation17	NPC_WATER_SPLASH
+008-1,311,97,0	duplicate(#water_animation0)	#water_animation16	NPC_WATER_SPLASH
+008-1,314,139,0	duplicate(#water_animation0)	#water_animation17	NPC_WATER_SPLASH
diff --git a/npc/commands/debug-quest.txt b/npc/commands/debug-quest.txt
index 2c590a2d..468e5af2 100644
--- a/npc/commands/debug-quest.txt
+++ b/npc/commands/debug-quest.txt
@@ -90,6 +90,31 @@ function	script	GlobalQuestDebug	{
         } while (1);
     }
 
+    function qDebugHurnscald {
+        do
+        {
+            clear;
+            setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug") + " - Hurnscald";
+            mes l("This menu gives access to quest debug menus for @@ quests.", "Hurnscald");
+            next;
+            mes l("Please select a quest:");
+
+            menuint
+                menuimage("actions/back", l("Go back")), -1,
+                "Hinnak", HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak,
+                l("Maggot soup"), HurnscaldQuests_Soup,
+                l("Inspector"), HurnscaldQuests_Inspector,
+                l("Forest bow"), HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow,
+                l("Wooden shield"), HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield;
+
+            switch (@menuret)
+            {
+                case -1: return;
+                default: callfunc "QuestDebug" + @menuret;
+            }
+        } while (1);
+    }
+
     function qDebugGeneral {
         do
         {
@@ -125,6 +150,7 @@ function	script	GlobalQuestDebug	{
         select
             l("Prologue"),
             "Artis",
+            "Hurnscald",
             l("Other"),
             rif(getarg(0,0), menuimage("actions/back", l("Return to Debug menu")));
 
@@ -132,8 +158,9 @@ function	script	GlobalQuestDebug	{
         {
             case 1: qDebugShip; break;
             case 2: qDebugArtis; break;
-            case 3: qDebugGeneral; break;
-            case 4: return;
+            case 3: qDebugHurnscald; break;
+            case 4: qDebugGeneral; break;
+            case 5: return;
         }
     } while (1);
 }
diff --git a/npc/functions/generic-text.txt b/npc/functions/generic-text.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ede6e954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/generic-text.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+// Evol functions.
+// Authors:
+//    gumi
+// Description:
+//    text register
+
+function	script	generic	{
+    .@flags = getarg(0, 1);
+
+    .@villager =   (1 << 0);
+    .@old =        (1 << 1);
+    .@kid =        (1 << 2);
+    .@sailor =     (1 << 3);
+    .@busy =       (1 << 4);
+    .@tired =      (1 << 5);
+    .@angry =      (1 << 6);
+    .@legion =     (1 << 7);
+    .@crazy =      (1 << 8);
+
+    if (.@flags == 0)
+        return l("I'm sorry, I can't talk right now.");
+
+    if (.@flags & .@villager)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("It is a sunny day, don't you think?"),
+            l("I just want to live my life in peace."),
+            l("Isn't this place pretty? I love hanging out here!"));
+
+        .@count += 3;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@old)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("Come closer dear, I can't hear you."),
+            l("Hmm... where did I put it again?"),
+            l("I miss the good old days."));
+
+        .@count += 3;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@kid)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("Mommy doesn't want me to talk to strangers."));
+
+        .@count += 1;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@sailor)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("So finally someone has came to visit me?"),
+            l("A-hoy matey!"));
+
+        .@count += 2;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@busy)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("Can't talk right now."),
+            l("Can't you see I'm busy?"),
+            l("Come back later."),
+            l("I'm a little busy right now."));
+
+        .@count += 4;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@tired)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("I had a long day, come back tomorrow."),
+            l("I need to rest."),
+            l("*snores*"));
+
+        .@count += 3;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@angry)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("Go pester someone else."),
+            l("I don't feel like talking to you."),
+            l("Stop wasting my time."),
+            l("Go fly a kite"),
+            l("Not in the mood to chat."),
+            l("Give me some space."),
+            l("Can you please go away?"));
+
+        .@count += 7;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@legion)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("My breath smells bad."),
+            l("Don't distract me, I have to stay alert."),
+            l("Can't talk right now, I'm on patrol duty."),
+            l("I can't stay here and talk all day. I have a job to do."),
+            l("Keep moving."),
+            l("So you think you're tough? A warrior must also be loyal and patient."),
+            l("Practice! There are no secrets to becoming a warrior."),
+            l("There is no honor in fighting a weak opponent."));
+
+        .@count += 8;
+    }
+
+    if (.@flags & .@crazy)
+    {
+        setarray(.@array$[.@count],
+            l("Do I look like a tree? I feel like one."),
+            l("What're you looking at?!"));
+
+        .@count += 2;
+    }
+
+    return .@array$[rand(.@count)];
+}
diff --git a/npc/functions/quest-debug/036-HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak.txt b/npc/functions/quest-debug/036-HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61dc294e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/quest-debug/036-HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Hinnak quest debug
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+function	script	QuestDebug36	{
+    do
+    {
+        clear;
+        setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak";
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Quest state: @@, @@",
+            getq(HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak),
+            getq2(HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak));
+        next;
+
+        GenericQuestDebug HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak,
+            l("Cannot do the quest"), 0,
+            l("Can do the quest"), 1,
+            l("Hinnak asked for help"), 2,
+            l("Helped Hinnak"), 3;
+
+        switch (@menuret)
+        {
+            case 0:
+            case 1:
+            case 2: setq HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak, getq(HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak), 0; break;
+            default: if (@menuret < 0) return;
+        }
+
+    } while (1);
+}
diff --git a/npc/functions/quest-debug/037-HurnscaldQuests_Soup.txt b/npc/functions/quest-debug/037-HurnscaldQuests_Soup.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43eba0d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/quest-debug/037-HurnscaldQuests_Soup.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Mikhail & Bernard quest debug
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+function	script	QuestDebug37	{
+    do
+    {
+        clear;
+        setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_Soup";
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Quest state: @@",
+            getq(HurnscaldQuests_Soup));
+        next;
+
+        GenericQuestDebug HurnscaldQuests_Soup,
+            l("Cannot do the quest"), 0,
+            l("Can do the quest"), 1,
+            l("Bernard wants roasted maggot"), 2,
+            l("brought maggot"), 3,
+            l("Bernard wants maggot slime"), 4,
+            l("brought maggot slime"), 5,
+            l("Mikhail needs maggot slime"), 6,
+            l("brought maggot slime"), 7;
+
+        if (@menuret < 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+    } while (1);
+}
diff --git a/npc/functions/quest-debug/038-HurnscaldQuests_Inspector.txt b/npc/functions/quest-debug/038-HurnscaldQuests_Inspector.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..053f085e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/quest-debug/038-HurnscaldQuests_Inspector.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Inspector quest debug
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+function	script	QuestDebug38	{
+    do
+    {
+        clear;
+        setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_Inspector";
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Quest state: @@",
+            getq(HurnscaldQuests_Inspector));
+        next;
+
+        GenericQuestDebug HurnscaldQuests_Inspector,
+            l("Cannot do the quest"), 0,
+            l("Can do the quest"), 1,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (1)"), 2,
+            l("Talked to Old Woman (1)"), 3,
+            l("Talked to Old Woman (2)"), 4,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (2)"), 5,
+            l("Talked to Troupe Leader (1)"), 6,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (3)"), 7,
+            l("Talked to Old Man"), 8,
+            l("Talked to Old Woman (3)"), 9,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (4)"), 10,
+            l("Talked to Old Woman (4)"), 11,
+            l("Talked to Malek"), 12,
+            l("Searched the bookcase"), 13,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (5)"), 14,
+            l("Talked to Troupe Leader (2)"), 15,
+            l("Talked to Inspector (6)"), 16;
+
+        if (@menuret < 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+    } while (1);
+}
diff --git a/npc/functions/quest-debug/039-HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow.txt b/npc/functions/quest-debug/039-HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6a61a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/quest-debug/039-HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Jack Lumber quest debug
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+function	script	QuestDebug39	{
+    do
+    {
+        clear;
+        setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow";
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Quest state: @@", getq(HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow));
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Related quests:");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield: " + getq(HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield);
+        next;
+
+        GenericQuestDebug HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow,
+            menuimage("actions/manage", l("Debug Wooden Shield")), -1,
+            l("Cannot do the quest"), 0,
+            l("Can do the quest"), 1,
+            l("Alan wants to ask Jack"), 2,
+            l("Jack explained problem"), 3,
+            l("Alan asks to find wood"), 4,
+            l("Found perfect wood"), 5,
+            l("Got the bow"), 6;
+
+        switch (@menuret)
+        {
+            case -1: callfunc "QuestDebug40"; break;
+            case 0:
+            case 1:
+            case 2:
+            case 3:
+            case 4: setq(HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield, 0); break;
+            case 5:
+            case 6: setq(HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield, max(1, getq(HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield))); break;
+            default: if (@menuret < 0) return;
+        }
+
+    } while (1);
+}
diff --git a/npc/functions/quest-debug/040-HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield.txt b/npc/functions/quest-debug/040-HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05d08130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/functions/quest-debug/040-HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Jack Lumber quest debug
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+function	script	QuestDebug40	{
+    do
+    {
+        clear;
+        setnpcdialogtitle l("Quest debug");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield";
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Quest state: @@", getq(HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield));
+        mes "---";
+        mes l("Related quests:");
+        mes "HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow: " + getq(HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow);
+        next;
+
+        GenericQuestDebug HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield,
+            menuimage("actions/manage", l("Debug Forest Bow")), -1,
+            l("Cannot do the quest"), 0,
+            l("Can do the quest"), 1,
+            l("Jack proposes shield"), 2,
+            l("Accepted the quest"), 3,
+            l("Got the shield"), 4;
+
+        switch (@menuret)
+        {
+            case -1: callfunc "QuestDebug39"; break;
+            case 1:
+            case 2:
+            case 3:
+            case 4: setq(HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow, max(5, getq(HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow))); break;
+            default: if (@menuret < 0) return;
+        }
+
+    } while (1);
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/alan.txt b/npc/placeholder/alan.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e8e42b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/alan.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,323 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states (forest bow):
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - alan wants to ask jack
+//    [1] 3 - jack explained problem
+//    [1] 4 - alan asks to find wood
+//    [1] 5 - found perfect wood
+//    [1] 6 - got the bow
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Quest states (wooden shield):
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - jack proposes shield
+//    [1] 3 - player accepted quest
+//    [1] 4 - got the shield
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    Jack Lumber, the handsome lumberjack
+
+008-2-6,31,26,0	script	Alan	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function bow_intro {
+        speech(4,
+            l("When you want to buy something then please speak to my apprentice."),
+            l("I am only doing special requests."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("OK, thanks."),
+            rif(BaseLevel >= .min_level, l("Can you make me a really good bow?")),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 1: closeclientdialog(); close;
+        case 3: speech(l("No.")); close;
+        }
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("You mean like one of my legendary forest bows?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Yes, that would be nice."));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Sorry, I am not making these anymore."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Oh, too bad."),
+            l("What? Why not?"));
+
+        if (@menu == 1) {
+            closeclientdialog();
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("The problem is that I am short of material."),
+            l("My forestbows are not made of regular wood, you know."),
+            l("They are made of special living wood."),
+            l("And only the best logs of living wood are good enough for them."),
+            l("I used to get these logs from Jack, the handsome lumberjack."),
+            l("But the last time I asked him for a new delivery he said that he would never again get any for me."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Too bad."),
+            l("Did you ask him why?"));
+
+        if (@menu == 1) {
+            closeclientdialog();
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Sure I did."),
+            l("But he just told me to leave him alone."),
+            l("Maybe you could ask him what's wrong?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("OK, I'll ask him."),
+            l("I am sure he got his reasons."));
+
+        setq(.quest_bow, 2);
+        closeclientdialog();
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function bow_reminder {
+        if (getq(.quest_inspector) == 2)
+        {
+            speech(4,
+                l("Did you already ask Jack why he won't deliver me any more living wood?"));
+
+            selectd(
+                l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?"));
+
+            speech(l("No."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        npctalk3(l("Did you already ask Jack why he won't deliver me any more living wood?"));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function bow_explain {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Did you already ask Jack why he won't deliver me any more living wood?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Yes, I did. He said that the trees turned into dangerous monsters."),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?")));
+
+        if (@menu != 1)
+        {
+            speech(l("No."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech(
+            l("Oh, that's really bad news."),
+            l("Maybe you can do his job?"),
+            l("If you kill some of these tree monsters and bring me their wood I could take a look at them."),
+            l("Maybe you will find a piece of wood that is strong enough to become one of my forest bows."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest_bow, 4);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function bow_make {
+        speech(4,
+            l("I can make you a really nice forest bow out of this."),
+            l("I just need %s E for material and work time.",
+                format_number(.req_esp)));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("%s??? What a ripoff!", format_number(.req_esp)),
+            rif(Zeny >= .req_esp, l("Sure, here you go!")),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 1: speech(l("Fine, I'll just hold on to this log should you ever change your mind.")); close;
+        case 3: speech(l("No.")); close;
+        }
+
+        // XXX: maybe here we could make the player wait real-world hours for Alan to finish?
+
+        if (checkweight(.reward_item, 1) != true)
+        {
+            speech(
+                l("It seems you can't carry the bow right now."),
+                l("Go clean up your inventory and come back."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        if (Zeny < .req_esp)
+            close; // double-check
+
+        setq(.quest_bow, 6);
+        Zeny -= .req_esp;
+        getitem(.reward_item, 1);
+        getexp(.reward_exp, 0);
+
+        speech(
+            l("Here you go - have fun with it."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function bow_check_wood {
+        speech(4,
+            l("How is the hunt going?"),
+            l("Did you bring me any wood?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("No, sorry."),
+            rif(countitem(.req_item) >= 1, l("Here, take a look!")),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 1: closeclientdialog(); close;
+        case 3: speech(l("No.")); close;
+        }
+
+        .@first = true;
+
+        do {
+            if (countitem(.req_item) < 1)
+                break;
+
+            if (.@first == false)
+            {
+                narrator(4,
+                    l("You hand him another log."));
+            }
+
+            delitem(.req_item, 1);
+            .@first = false;
+
+            speech(4,
+                l("Hmmm... looks ok, but is it strong enough?"));
+
+            narrator(4,
+                l("Alan bends the log over his knee."));
+
+            if (rand(.success_rate) == 0)
+            {
+                narrator(4 | 8,
+                    l("Alan tries as hard as he can but the log won't bend."));
+
+                speech(4,
+                    l("Aaah!"),
+                    l("Yes!"),
+                    l("That is a really fine piece of wood you brought me."),
+                    l("It will make an excellent bow!"));
+
+                setq(.quest_bow, 5);
+                setq(.quest_shield, 1);
+
+                narrator(4,
+                    l("He proceeds to further scrutinize the log."));
+
+                bow_make;
+                end;
+            }
+
+             narrator(4 | 8,
+                l("The log breaks with a loud crack."));
+
+             speech(4,
+                l("Sorry, this log was too weak for one of my forest bows."),
+                l("Now it is junk."),
+                l("Do you wish to try again?"));
+
+             selectd(
+                l("Sure, here you go."),
+                l("Hey! Stop breaking my stuff!"));
+
+             if (@menu != 1) {
+                closeclientdialog();
+                close;
+             }
+
+        } while (true);
+
+        speech(l("It seems you have no wood left."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function bow_done {
+        speech(4,
+            l("I hope you are satisfied with your forest bow."),
+            l("It is one of my best works."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("I am!"),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange recently that might be connected to the robberies?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 2: speech(l("No.")); close;
+        default: closeclientdialog(); close;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest_bow))
+    {
+    case 0:
+    case 1: bow_intro; break;
+    case 2: bow_reminder; break;
+    case 3: bow_explain; break;
+    case 4: bow_check_wood; break;
+    case 5: bow_make; break;
+    default: bow_done; break;
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnPCLoginEvent:
+OnPCBaseLvUpEvent:
+    if (BaseLevel >= .min_level && getq(.quest_bow) < 1)
+    {
+        setq(.quest_bow, 1); // allow the player to do the quest
+        dispbottom(l("New quest available: %s (level %d+)",
+            getquestlink(.quest_bow), .min_level)); // XXX: requires new manaplus versions, maybe show a different message for old versions?
+    }
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .min_level = 25; // min level to do the quest
+
+    .req_item = RawLog; // item required to make the bow
+    .req_esp = 10000; // amount of Esperin required to make the bow
+    .reward_item = ForestBow; // quest reward (item)
+    .reward_exp = 0; // quest reward (exp)
+    .success_rate = 20; // one in X chances to get a perfect log
+
+    .quest_bow = HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow;
+    .quest_shield = HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield;
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_bow;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/bernard.txt b/npc/placeholder/bernard.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c3f25ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/bernard.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - bernard wants roasted maggot
+//    [1] 3 - brought maggot
+//    [1] 4 - bernard wants maggot slime
+//    [1] 5 - brought maggot slime
+//    [1] 6 - mikhail needs maggot slime
+//    [1] 7 - brought maggot slime
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    Bernard wants to make a maggot slime soup
+
+008-2-4,34,29,0	script	Bernard	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (BaseLevel < .min_level)
+    {
+        npctalk3 generic(16 | 32);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function soup_intro {
+        if (rand(2) == 1)
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("The fields are crawling with maggots."),
+                l("Where is Mikhail?"),
+                l("What is taking them so long?"),
+                l("Could I ask a favor of you?");
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("The taste of maggots in soup is... unforgettable."),
+                l("They taste simply divine!"),
+                l("I sent someone to kill me some maggots and they have yet to return."),
+                l("Would you help me kill some?");
+        }
+
+        if (selectd(l("Yes."), l("No.")) == 2)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (rand(2) == 1)
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("Great!"),
+                l("I need a %s for my soup.", getitemlink(.first_item));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("Bring me a %s.", getitemlink(.first_item)),
+                l("I'll give you something if you do.");
+        }
+
+        speech 8,
+            l("Please bring it to me!");
+
+        setq .quest, 2;
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reminder_roasted {
+        speech
+            l("Oh, please hurry and bring me a %s.", getitemlink(.first_item)),
+            l("I'm yearning for maggot soup!");
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_no_room {
+        speech 1 | 8,
+            "...",
+            l("It seems you don't have room for my reward."),
+            l("I'll wait until you do.");
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reward_roasted {
+        speech 4,
+            l("Oooh, perfect! It's perfect!"),
+            l("You brought me my %s!", getitemlink(.first_item)),
+            l("Here, have some %s for your troubles.",
+                getitemlink(.first_reward_item));
+
+        if (checkweight(.first_reward_item, .first_reward_amount) != true)
+            soup_no_room;
+
+        if (countitem(.first_item) < 1)
+            close;
+
+        delitem .first_item, 1;
+        getitem .first_reward_item, .first_reward_amount;
+        getexp .first_reward_exp, 0;
+        setq .quest, 3;
+
+        speech 8,
+            l("Now let's see...");
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_ask_slime {
+        speech
+            l("Thank you so much!"),
+            l("But... something is missing to make the soup creamy."),
+            l("I need %d %s for that.",
+                .second_item_qty, getitemlink(.second_item)),
+            l("Bring them to me, and I'll give you something nice.");
+
+        setq .quest, 4;
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reminder_slime {
+        speech
+            l("Please do hurry and bring me %d %s, so I can finish my soup!",
+                .second_item_qty, getitemlink(.second_item));
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reward_slime {
+        speech
+            l("Nice!"),
+            l("They're perfect, just perfect!"),
+            l("You brought me the %d %s!",
+                .second_item_qty, getitemlink(.second_item)),
+            l("Here, have some %s as reward.",
+                getitemlink(.second_reward_item));
+
+        if (checkweight(.second_reward_item, .second_reward_amount) != true)
+            soup_no_room;
+
+        if (countitem(.second_item) < .second_item_qty)
+            close;
+
+        delitem .second_item, .second_item_qty;
+        getitem .second_reward_item, .second_reward_amount;
+        getexp .second_reward_exp, 0;
+        setq .quest, 5;
+
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_thanks_slime {
+        speech
+            l("I didn't mention it before, but I also put beer in my soup."),
+            l("I hope you like beer as much as I do, because, you see..."),
+            l("Beer is life!");
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_thanks_mikhail {
+        speech
+            l("My help, Mikhail, finally returned with the slimes I needed."),
+            l("I wonder what took him so long?");
+        close;
+    }
+
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest))
+    {
+        case 0:
+        case 1: soup_intro; break;
+        case 2:
+            if (countitem(.first_item) < 1)
+                soup_reminder_roasted;
+            else
+                soup_reward_roasted;
+            break;
+        case 3: soup_ask_slime; break;
+        case 4:
+            if (countitem(.second_item) < .second_item_qty)
+                soup_reminder_slime;
+            else
+                soup_reward_slime;
+            break;
+        case 5:
+        case 6: soup_thanks_slime; break;
+        default: soup_thanks_mikhail;
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnPCLoginEvent:
+OnPCBaseLvUpEvent:
+    if (BaseLevel >= .min_level && getq(.quest) < 1)
+    {
+        setq .quest, 1; // allow the player to do the quest
+        dispbottom l("New quest available: %s (level %d+)",
+            getquestlink(.quest), .min_level); // XXX: requires new manaplus versions, maybe show a different message for old versions?
+    }
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .min_level = 10; // min level to do the quest
+
+    .first_item = Aquada; // FIXE: change this when we have RoastedMaggot
+    .first_reward_item = Aquada; // reward item // FIXME: change this when we have CherryCake
+    .first_reward_amount = 5;
+    .first_reward_exp = 100;
+
+    .second_item = Aquada; // FIXE: change this when we have MaggotSlime
+    .second_item_qty = 3;
+    .second_reward_item = Aquada; // reward item // FIXME: change this when we have Beer
+    .second_reward_amount = 3;
+    .second_reward_exp = 100;
+
+    .quest = HurnscaldQuests_Soup;
+    .quest_debug = .quest;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/books.txt b/npc/placeholder/books.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3407e0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/books.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,247,40,0	script	bookcase	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (getq(.quest_inspector) != 12)
+    {
+        dispbottom(l("You see an ordinary bookcase."));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    narrator(
+        l("You see an ordinary bookcase."),
+        l("Looking over closely, you find a book that is upside down."),
+        l("The book has been hollowed out."),
+        l("Inside is a theater mask and a note that you cannot even begin to read."));
+
+    close2;
+    setq(.quest_inspector, 13);
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .distance = 1;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/doctor.txt b/npc/placeholder/doctor.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af36d1e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/doctor.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-2-14,29,30,0	script	Doctor	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    speech(4,
+        l("Hello, can I help you?"));
+
+    // TODO: check for AxeHat when we get it
+    // TODO: check for EyePatch when we get it
+
+    selectd(
+        l("I think I am sick!"),
+        l("No, I feel fine."),
+        rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange in town? Anything that might have to do with the robberies?")));
+
+    switch (@menu)
+    {
+    case 1:
+        narrator(4,
+            l("The doctor examines you briefly."));
+        // TODO: check for poison or other status conditions currently in use
+        speech(
+            l("Nonsense!"),
+            l("You look fine and dandy to me."),
+            l("All you need is a bit more exercise and fresh fruit in your diet!"));
+        close;
+    case 2:
+        speech(
+            l("Then please stop wasting my precious time."));
+        close;
+    case 3:
+        speech(
+            l("No, I haven't seen anything."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/hinnak.txt b/npc/placeholder/hinnak.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4937f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/hinnak.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - hinnak asked for help
+//    [1] 3 - helped hinnak
+//    [2]     kill counter
+// Description:
+//    Hinnak needs help to get rid of {mobname}
+
+008-1,270,77,0	script	Hinnak	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (BaseLevel < .min_level)
+    {
+        npctalk3 generic(1 | 16 | 64);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function hinn_new_player
+    {
+        if(getequipid(EQI_HEAD_TOP) == .bad_hat)
+        {
+            narrator 4,
+                l("The farmer lunges at you with a farming implement.");
+            heal -50, 0;
+
+            selectd
+                l("I'm out of here."),
+                l("Whoa, what are you doing?");
+
+            if (@menu == 1)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            speech 4 | 1,
+                l("Sorry, you look like a pinkie."),
+                l("They've been destroying my fields, and I guess I got a bit worked up.");
+        }
+
+        else
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("Argh!"),
+                l("I hate them!"),
+                l("I @#$% hate them!"),
+                l("I @#$% hate these @#$% pinkies!");
+
+            selectd
+                l("You need some anger control therapy."),
+                l("Why do you hate them?");
+
+            if (@menu == 1)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            speech 4 | 1,
+                l("These @#$% beasts are jumping around in my fields destroying all my harvest."),
+                l("But they are too fast."),
+                l("I can't catch them.");
+        }
+
+        selectd
+            l("Want me to help you?");
+
+        speech 4 | 1,
+            l("Yes, you look quite fast."),
+            l("Maybe you can catch some of them."),
+            l("That will pay them a lesson."),
+            l("Slay some of them and bring me %d of their antennae.", .drop_count);
+
+        setq .quest, 2, 0;
+
+        selectd
+            l("How much is this worth to you?");
+
+        speech 1,
+            l("Well, I can't offer you much."),
+            l("But I got an old scythe laying around."),
+            l("Maybe you can use it as a weapon.");
+
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function hinn_help
+    {
+        if (getequipid(EQI_HEAD_TOP) == .bad_hat)
+        {
+            narrator 4,
+                l("The farmer glares at your hat.");
+        }
+
+        speech 4,
+            l("Have you got the %d antennae?", .drop_count);
+
+        selectd
+            l("Not yet, but I am working on it."),
+            rif(countitem(.monster_drop) >= .drop_count, l("Sure, here they are!"));
+
+        if (@menu == 1)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (getq2(.quest) < .kill_count)
+        {
+            speech 1,
+                l("Don't try to fool me!"),
+                l("I know you didn't kill them yourself!"),
+                l("Kill at least %d pinkies and come back.", .kill_count);
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech 1,
+            l("Thank you very much"),
+            l("As promised, here's my old scythe."),
+            l("Maybe you can use it as a weapon."),
+            l("It is a bit cumbersome but its strikes are deadly.");
+
+        if (countitem(.monster_drop) >= .drop_count)
+        {
+            delitem .monster_drop, .drop_count;
+            getitem .reward_item, 1;
+            Zeny += .reward_money;
+            //getexp .reward_exp, 0;
+            setq .quest, 3;
+        }
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function hinn_thanks
+    {
+        if (getequipid(EQI_HEAD_TOP) == .bad_hat)
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("That better be a trophy on your head.");
+
+            selectd
+                l("It is.");
+
+            speech 4 | 1,
+                l("Good then."),
+                l("Thanks for your help with the pinkies.");
+        }
+
+        else
+        {
+            speech 4,
+                l("Good to see you again."),
+                l("Thanks again for helping me with the pinkies!");
+        }
+
+        selectd
+            l("Sure, any time!"),
+            l("Anything else you want me to do?"),
+            l("You're welcome. Bye!");
+
+        if (@menu == 3)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        speech 4 | 1,
+            l("Actually, it's been a long day."),
+            l("If it's no trouble, could you get me a %s?",
+                getitemlink(.drink_item));
+
+        selectd
+            rif(countitem(.drink_item) >= 1, l("Here you are.")),
+            l("Sure, I'll go get one. Bye!"),
+            l("You shouldn't drink while working!");
+
+        do
+        {
+            switch (@menu)
+            {
+                case 2: return;
+                case 3:
+                    speech 1,
+                        l("Well, I'm done for the day, and I'm quite old enough to decide when I can have a %s, thank you!",
+                            getitemname(.drink_item));
+                    selectd
+                        rif(countitem(.drink_item) >= 1, l("Sorry... here you are.")),
+                        l("I don't have any.");
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    if (countitem(.drink_item) < 1)
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    delitem .drink_item, 1;
+
+                    narrator 4 | 8 | 2 | 1,
+                        l("%s takes a sip.", .name$);
+
+                    speech 4,
+                        l("Aaah!"),
+                        l("Nothing like a well-deserved %s after a long day of tending the crops!",
+                            getitemname(.drink_item)),
+                        l("Thanks, that was very kind of you!");
+
+                    narrator 4 | 8 | 1 | 2,
+                        l("He takes another sip.");
+
+                    speech 4,
+                        l("Thanks!"),
+                        l("You know, I had the strangest thing happen to me."),
+                        l("I had this patch of ground that was really clumpy; lots of clay, you see."),
+                        l("Right over there."),
+                        // TODO: move cam to the spot
+                        l("Looks much better now, doesn't it?"),
+                        // TODO: restore cam
+                        l("But how I got there is kind of scary..."),
+                        l("I'd been trying to break it up for a while, but that kind of work is a pain."),
+                        l("So my wife said that I should go and see the witch, just in case she knows something."),
+                        l("And sure enough I ask the witch, and she has a look at it."),
+                        l("“Nothing I can do”, she says, “but I can ask a friend”."),
+                        l("So the next day another witch shows up."),
+                        l("Gorgeous woman, but when she looked at me, the scares went scuttling down my spine..."),
+                        l("First thing she asked was if I'm a farmer."),
+                        l("Said her friend had told her that I needed help."),
+                        l("I show her what the problem is, and she tells me to go inside and wait.");
+
+                    narrator 4 | 8 | 1 | 2,
+                        l("%s drains his mug in one long sip, then hesitates.", .name$);
+
+                    speech 4,
+                        l("So I go inside."),
+                        l("I'm barely in when it starts raining outside, pouring cats and mouboos!"),
+                        l("Not so weird, perhaps, except that it was been bright and sunny just a second before!"),
+                        l("So I rush out, my wife telling me to leave the witch alone, and I see her standing there in the middle of the rain..."),
+                        l("None of the raindrops touched her, as if they were afraid!"),
+                        l("Then she yells out some gobbledygook word, and out of the ground there comes a swarm of maggots, crawling and digging and climbing over each other's backs..."),
+                        // XXX: maybe here insert a reference to SUSAN?
+                        l("And then she turns to me!"),
+                        l("Seeing her gaze, for a moment there I thought she would turn me into a pinkie, for sure..."),
+                        l("But all she says is, “had you stayed inside, you wouldn't be wet now”.");
+
+                    selectd
+                        l("Hahaha!"),
+                        l("Whoah, scary..."),
+                        l("What was that gobbledygook word?"),
+                        l("I better go now. Bye.");
+
+                    switch (@menu)
+                    {
+                        case 1:
+                            speech 1,
+                                l("Yeah, funny now..."),
+                                l("But you should've seen that gaze!"),
+                                l("Ah, well, never mind.");
+                            close;
+                        case 2:
+                            speech 1,
+                                l("Yeah, you could say that...");
+                            close;
+                        case 3:
+                            speech 1,
+                                l("Oh, I can't be sure..."),
+                                l("But something like “Nanaj princino”, I think."); // this is "Dwarven Princess" translated to Esperanto
+                            close;
+                    }
+                    return;
+            }
+        } while(true);
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+
+    if (getq(.quest_inspector) == 11)
+    {
+        selectd
+            l("Did you see anyone in a mask come by here at night?"),
+            l("Did you see anyone with a large satchel come by here at night?"),
+            l("Hello.");
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+            case 1:
+                speech
+                    l("No."),
+                    l("It tends to be too dark to see a mask.");
+                close;
+
+            case 2:
+                speech
+                    l("Yes, I saw someone with a large sack on their back go to the mining camp.");
+                close;
+        }
+    }
+
+    switch (getq(.quest))
+    {
+        case 0:
+        case 1: hinn_new_player; break;
+        case 2: hinn_help; break;
+        default: hinn_thanks;
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnNPCKillEvent:
+    // XXX: maybe have a OnTakeScript on the pinky antena item so we count pickups instead of kills
+    if (killedrid == .monster_id && getq(.quest) == 2 &&
+        getq2(.quest) < .kill_count && strcharinfo(PC_MAP) == .map$)
+    {
+        setq .quest, 2, getq2(.quest) + 1;
+    }
+    end;
+
+OnPCLoginEvent:
+OnPCBaseLvUpEvent:
+    if (BaseLevel >= .min_level && getq(.quest) < 1)
+    {
+        setq .quest, 1; // allow the player to do the quest
+        dispbottom l("New quest available: %s (level %d+)",
+            getquestlink(.quest), .min_level); // XXX: requires new manaplus versions, maybe show a different message for old versions?
+    }
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .min_level = 15; // min level to do the quest
+    .monster_id = Fluffy; // monster to kill // FIXME: change this when we have pinkies
+    .monster_drop = FluffyFur; // monster drop to collect // FIXME: change this when we have pinkies
+    .drop_count = 10; // amount of that drop needed
+    .kill_count = 10; // min number of kills
+    .reward_item = WoodenSword; // reward item // FIXME: change this when we have he Scythe
+    .reward_money = 0; // reward money
+    .reward_exp = 0; // reward exp
+    .bad_hat = BrimmedFlowerHat; // hinnak attacks you when you wear this hat // FIXME: make this pinky hat when we get it
+    .drink_item = PumpkishJuice; // the item hinnak asks to drink // FIXME: make this beer when we have it
+
+    .quest = HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak;
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/inspector.txt b/npc/placeholder/inspector.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f25ef1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/inspector.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-2-1,30,35,0	script	Inspector	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (BaseLevel < .min_level)
+    {
+        npctalk3(l("I'm sorry, but I'm busy looking into this string of robberies."));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest))
+    {
+    case 0:
+    case 1:
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hmm... what to do."));
+        narrator(4,
+            l("He looks up and into your face."));
+        speech(4,
+            l("You look capable, will you help me solve these robberies?"),
+            l("I would go myself, but for some reason I'm a non-walking NPC."));
+
+        if (selectd("Yes", "No") == 2) {
+            closeclientdialog();
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech(
+            l("Ok then."),
+            l("I'd like you to ask the villagers about the recent string of robberies."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 2);
+        end;
+
+    case 2:
+        npctalk3(l("Please continue talking to the villagers."));
+        end;
+
+    case 3:
+        speech(
+            l("Hm..."),
+            l("I don't know if I trust her eyesight or memory."),
+            l("See if someone else knows anything."));
+        close;
+
+    case 4:
+        speech(
+            l("Someone in a theater mask, eh?"),
+            l("There was a traveling theater troupe in town recently, but they've moved on to Tulimshar."),
+            l("Please go talk to their leader about this."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 5);
+        end;
+
+    case 5:
+        npctalk3(l("Please go talk to the leader of the traveling troupe about the theater mask."));
+        end;
+
+    case 6:
+        speech(
+            l("Hm... an old man?"),
+            l("Could you interrogate him for me?"));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 7);
+        end;
+
+    case 7:
+        npctalk3(l("Have you talked with the old man yet?"));
+        end;
+
+    case 8:
+        npctalk3(l("Can you verify that with his wife?"));
+        end;
+
+    case 9:
+        speech(
+            l("Hm... then it couldn't be him."),
+            l("I'm not sure where to go from here, maybe you can find something else."),
+            l("Try talking to everyone again."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 10);
+        end;
+
+    case 10:
+        npctalk3(l("Made any progress yet?"));
+        end;
+
+    case 11:
+        npctalk3(l("Then go north and investigate!"));
+        end;
+
+    case 12:
+        npctalk3(l("Did you look over the basement?"));
+        end;
+
+    case 13:
+        speech(
+            l("What a strange note."),
+            l("I'll keep track of this, while you return the mask to the troupe."),
+            l("I would go myself, but the developers were too lazy to make me walk."),
+            "...",
+            l("By the way, stay sharp! I may call upon you again."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 14);
+        end;
+
+    case 14:
+        npctalk3(l("Please return the mask to the traveling troupe."));
+        end;
+
+    case 15:
+        speech(
+            l("My men have found all of the stolen items."),
+            l("They were all in the mining camp."),
+            l("We still don't know who did it.")); // XXX: feel free to extend this quest beyond this point
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest, 16);
+        getexp(.reward_exp, 0);
+        end;
+
+    case 16:
+        npctalk3(l("Remember to stay sharp. I might need your help on another case."));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnPCLoginEvent:
+OnPCBaseLvUpEvent:
+    if (BaseLevel >= .min_level && getq(.quest) < 1)
+    {
+        setq(.quest, 1); // allow the player to do the quest
+        dispbottom(l("New quest available: %s (level %d+)",
+            getquestlink(.quest), .min_level)); // XXX: requires new manaplus versions, maybe show a different message for old versions?
+    }
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .min_level = 30; // min level to do the quest
+
+    .reward_exp = 2500;
+
+    .quest = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/jack.txt b/npc/placeholder/jack.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f205a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/jack.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states (forest bow):
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - alan wants to ask jack
+//    [1] 3 - jack explained problem
+//    [1] 4 - alan asks to find wood
+//    [1] 5 - found perfect wood
+//    [1] 6 - got the bow
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Quest states (wooden shield):
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - jack proposes shield
+//    [1] 3 - player accepted quest
+//    [1] 4 - got the shield
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    Jack Lumber, the handsome lumberjack
+
+008-1,242,117,0	script	Jack	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function bow_intro {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Why not?!"),
+            l("I value my life, that's why!"));
+
+        selectd(l("What do you mean?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("A week ago, I was going to chop down one of those twigleaf trees in the forest to the southwest."),
+            l("These twigleafs are the trees that give me the living wood you speak of."), // XXX: were Log Heads named "Twigleaf" at some point in the past?
+            l("I was just chopping away with my axe, and guess what happened?"),
+            l("One of its branches hit me!"),
+            l("At first, I thought it fell down or the wind blew it, but it hurt!"),
+            l("After I shook it off and struck the tree again with my axe, another branch hit me!"),
+            l("I got angry and started to chop off all the low-hanging branches so this couldn't happen anymore."),
+            l("Even after all that though, I still can't believe what happened next."));
+
+        selectd(l("What happened?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("You'll think I'm insane if I tell you..."));
+
+        selectd(l("I won't. I promise."));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Alright, well..."),
+            l("After I chopped off a few branches, the whole tree started to move!"),
+            l("Its roots tore out of the earth, all the branches started to wave around, and a face appeared on the trunk."),
+            l("The whole tree CAME TO LIFE! It was mad!"));
+
+        selectd(l("Did you run away?"), l("Did you fight it?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("I fought it, of course!"),
+            l("I took my axe and attacked the beast!"),
+            l("It hit me here *points at a bruise on his shoulder*, here *lifts his trouser leg to show another bruise*, and here *lifts his shirt and reveals even worse bruises*."), // XXX: that's kinda dirty imho... maybe we could use the narrator?
+            l("But I didn't give up!"),
+            l("I chopped away at it, branch after branch, and in the end I chopped off its roots, and it fell to the ground, motionless."));
+
+        selectd(l("So you beat the monster? Then why are you so scared?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Well, I was exhausted and had to rest."),
+            l("A few minutes passed, and suddenly I was practically surrounded by a dozen or more of these living trees!"));
+
+        selectd(l("Did you fight them too?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Are you crazy?"),
+            l("I barely destroyed one of those beasts."),
+            l("I was in no shape to fight again!"),
+            l("I ran away as fast as I could, and lucky for me the monsters aren't that fast on their tiny root legs, Ha!"));
+
+        selectd(l("So, I guess you aren't chopping down trees anymore?"));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("I still do; it's my job."),
+            l("But I'll no longer chop those twigleafs, I'll tell you that."),
+            l("I know the bow master wants some twigleaf wood, but I don't care."),
+            l("I won't risk MY life for a few gold pieces!"),
+            l("If you really want to, just go to the southwest, but I  can't help you."),
+            l("I won't go there ever again."));
+
+        selectd(l("Southwest you say? OK, thank you."));
+
+        speech(l("Don't say I didn't warn you!"));
+
+        // What a huge text wall, I feel sorry for the players
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest_bow, 3);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function bow_good_luck {
+        if (getq(.quest_inspector) == 2)
+        {
+            speech(4,
+                l("Good luck hunting those tree monsters – you'll need it."));
+
+            selectd(l("Have you seen anything that might be connected to the recent robberies in town?"));
+
+            speech(l("Sorry, no."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        npctalk3(l("Good luck hunting those tree monsters – you'll need it."));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function shield_intro {
+        speech(4,
+            l("I have an idea."),
+            l("What would you say about a new shield?"));
+
+        setq(.quest_shield, 2);
+
+        selectd(
+            l("No thanks."),
+            l("Yes, please!"),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything that might be connected to the recent robberies in town?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+            case 1: closeclientdialog(); close;
+            case 2:
+                speech(
+                    l("All I need is %d %s.", .logs_amount, getitemlink(.logs_item)),
+                    l("This needn't be high quality wood; pretty much any log you can find should work."),
+                    l("Oh, and I'll also need %s E for other materials.", format_number(.shield_cost)));
+
+                close2;
+                setq(.quest_shield, 3);
+                end;
+            case 3: speech(l("Sorry, no.")); close;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function bow_congrats {
+        speech(4,
+            l("You've finally found that perfect piece of living wood that Alan needs to make a Forest Bow, haven't you?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("I couldn't afford the bow, though..."),
+            l("No, I'm still looking."),
+            l("Yes, I've got the Forest bow now."),
+            l("I'm a melee warrior, I don't need bows."),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything that might be connected to the recent robberies in town?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 3:
+            if (getq(.quest_bow) <= 5)
+            {
+                speech(4,
+                    l("Hrmph."),
+                    l("I'm someone who respects those speaking the truth."));
+            }
+            // fallthrough
+        case 1:
+        case 4:
+            speech(4,
+                l("You no doubt remember how I struggled with those beasts, fighting for my life."),
+                l("Scared me, those seven-branched little stumps did!"),
+                l("Never since that day have I strayed near them, and yet there you are, cutting them down one by one."),
+                l("I'm proud of you – to dare to fight those trunks is admirable indeed."),
+                l("You're as strong as if you were my own child!"));
+
+            shield_intro;
+            break;
+        case 2: speech(l("You should go talk to Alan again.")); close;
+        case 5: speech(l("Sorry, no.")); close;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function shield_make {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Do you have the %d %s and %s E for the shield?",
+                .logs_amount, getitemlink(.logs_item), format_number(.shield_cost)));
+
+        selectd(
+            rif(countitem(.logs_item) >= .logs_amount && Zeny >= .shield_cost,
+                l("Here it is.")),
+            l("I'll come back later."));
+
+        if (@menu != 1) {
+            closeclientdialog();
+            close;
+        }
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Have a seat."));
+
+        narrator(4,
+            l("Jack saws the logs into pieces and then sands them until they are smooth to the touch."),
+            l("Applying some strong-smelling liquid, he tans them to a darker hue."),
+            l("Grabbing one of two leftover pieces, he begins to carve it into a round shape, then repeats this with the second piece – shield handles from what you can tell."),
+            l("Meanwhile, the sun has dried the other pieces."),
+            l("Jack places them next to each other, adds a frame, and nails everything together."),
+            l("The resulting shield looks usable already, but Jack applies another liquid to it and leaves it to dry for a few moments."),
+            l("Finally, he hands the shield to you."));
+
+        if (checkweight(.shield_item, 1) != true)
+        {
+            speech(
+                l("It seems you can't carry the %s.", getitemlink(.shield_item)),
+                l("Come back when you do."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        if (Zeny < .shield_cost || countitem(.logs_item) < .logs_amount)
+            close; // double-check
+
+        setq(.quest_shield, 4);
+        delitem(.logs_item, .logs_amount);
+        getitem(.shield_item, 1);
+        Zeny -= .shield_cost;
+        getexp(.shield_exp, 0);
+
+        speech(
+            l("Enjoy your new shield!"));
+
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function wood_daily {
+        speech(4,
+            l("I hope that my shield will serve you well!"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Me too."),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything that might be connected to the recent robberies in town?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 2: speech(l("Sorry, no.")); close;
+        }
+
+        closeclientdialog(); // TODO: daily quest (needs the generic daily quest script)
+        close;
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest_shield))
+    {
+    case 2: shield_intro; break;
+    case 3: shield_make; break;
+    case 4: wood_daily; break;
+    }
+
+    switch (getq(.quest_bow))
+    {
+    case 3:
+    case 4: bow_good_luck; break;
+    case 5:
+    case 6: bow_congrats; break;
+    }
+
+    // initial intro
+    {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hello there!"),
+            l("My name is Jack Lumber, the enemy of all trees."),
+            l("If you need some firewood, just let me know."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("I'll keep that in mind."),
+            rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything that might be connected to the recent robberies in town?")),
+            rif(getq(.quest_bow) == 2, l("I heard you aren't delivering any more living wood. Why not?")));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 2: speech(l("Sorry, no.")); close;
+        case 3: bow_intro; break;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .logs_item = Aquada; // FIXME: change this when we get RawLog
+    .logs_amount = 40; // XXX: maybe nlogn?
+    .shield_cost = 5000; // XXX: maybe nlogn?
+    .shield_exp = 2500;
+    .shield_item = Aquada; // FIXME: change this when we get WoodenShield
+
+    .quest_bow = HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow;
+    .quest_shield = HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield;
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_bow;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/ledmitz.txt b/npc/placeholder/ledmitz.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df7b8d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/ledmitz.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+008-2-2,43,34,0	script	Ledd	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+                // XXX: ^ I know it should be Led and Mitz but 4144 made names
+                //        shorter than 4 characters illegal
+
+    deltimer("Mitz::OnTalk");
+    addtimer(rand(500, 900), "Mitz::OnTalk");
+OnTalk:
+    npctalk3(l("Ha! I'll drink muuuch mo.. more than you! Im not ooone biiit dr...dr..unk!"));
+    // TODO: add more sentences
+    // XXX: maybe instead of making them respond to a click they should just
+    //      shout at each other at regular intervals?
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
+
+008-2-2,46,34,0	script	Mitz	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    deltimer("Ledd::OnTalk");
+    addtimer(rand(500, 900), "Ledd::OnTalk");
+OnTalk:
+    npctalk3(l("I can still drink more! Better give up you... you... teelotaler! MORE BEER MELINDA!"));
+    // TODO: add more sentences
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/macgowan.txt b/npc/placeholder/macgowan.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f65b9fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/macgowan.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+008-2-8,38,29,0	script	Macgowan	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+    npctalk3(l("Hello, I am Macgowan, apprentice to Nicholas."));
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/malek.txt b/npc/placeholder/malek.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..219a059a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/malek.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,233,42,0	script	Malek	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (getq(.quest_inspector) == 11)
+    {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hi, can I help you at all?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("The inspector sent me here to investigate."));
+
+        speech(4,
+            l("Yeah, we did hear a commotion."),
+            l("We thought we heard someone go down to the basement, but we checked the whole place over and didn't see anything out of the ordinary."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest_inspector, 12);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    npctalk3(generic(32 | 256));
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/mikhail.txt b/npc/placeholder/mikhail.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e071e914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/mikhail.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0 - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1 - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2 - bernard wants roasted maggot
+//    [1] 3 - brought maggot
+//    [1] 4 - bernard wants maggot slime
+//    [1] 5 - brought maggot slime
+//    [1] 6 - mikhail needs maggot slime
+//    [1] 7 - brought maggot slime
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    takes part in the slime soup quest (Bernard)
+
+008-1,308,72,0	script	Mikhail	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function soup_scared {
+        speech 4,
+            l("Hello..."),
+            l("I'm supposed to be helping Bernard from the Inn but...");
+
+        narrator 4,
+            l("His eyes grow wide");
+
+        speech 4,
+            l("Eeekkk another one.");
+
+        narrator
+            l("It seems that the boy would like to say more, but seems too terrified at the moment."),
+            l("Maybe you should help someone else first, so that he sees your intentions are good.");
+
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_intro2 {
+        speech 4,
+            l("Bernard sent me to get %d %s from the %s in the fields, but they scare me so bad!",
+                .third_item_qty, getitemlink(.third_item), getmonsterlink(.third_item_mob)),
+            l("You look like a nice person."),
+            l("Would you go get them for me?");
+
+        selectd
+            l("Of course, I'll go get them for you.");
+
+        speech
+            l("Thank you so much!"),
+            l("I'll wait for you here.");
+
+        setq .quest, 6;
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reminder_slime2 {
+        speech
+            l("Did you bring me the %d %s I need?",
+                .third_item_qty, getitemlink(.third_item)),
+            l("It doesn't look like you have them all...");
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_reward_slime2 {
+        speech
+            l("Did you bring me the %d %s I need?",
+                .third_item_qty, getitemlink(.third_item)),
+            l("Ooh!"),
+            l("Thank you so much!"),
+            l("I can get back to Bernard now!");
+
+        if (countitem(.third_item) < .third_item_qty)
+            close; // double-check
+
+        delitem .third_item, .third_item_qty;
+        setq .quest, 7;
+        getexp .third_reward_exp, 0;
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function soup_thanks_slime2 {
+        speech
+            l("Thanks again for helping me!") + " %%Q";
+
+        close;
+    }
+
+    switch(getq(.quest))
+    {
+
+        case 0:
+        case 1:
+        case 2:
+        case 3:
+        case 4: soup_scared; break;
+        case 5: soup_intro2; break;
+        case 6:
+            if (countitem(.third_item) < .third_item_qty)
+                soup_reminder_slime2;
+            else
+                soup_reward_slime2;
+            break;
+        default: soup_thanks_slime2;
+    }
+
+    closeclientdialog();
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .third_item = Aquada; // FIXME: change this when we have MaggotSlime
+    .third_item_qty = 5;
+    .third_item_mob = Fluffy; // FIXME: change this when we have Maggot
+
+    .third_reward_exp = 100;
+
+    .quest = HurnscaldQuests_Soup;
+    .quest_debug = .quest;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/milly.txt b/npc/placeholder/milly.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03c39d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/milly.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states (inspector):
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,282,112,0	script	Milly	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    // TODO: make the actual beanie copter quest after those are finished:
+    // [X] Inspector quest
+    // [ ] Bone knife quest
+    // [ ] Setzer quest
+    // [ ] Rossy quest
+    // [ ] Cindy quest
+
+    .@q_inspector = getq(.quest_inspector);
+
+    speech(4,
+        l("Hello traveler, welcome to Hurnscald."),
+        l("Have you met Kfahr yet?"),
+        l("He is the greatest hero that ever walked the land of Hurnscald!"));
+
+    selectd(
+        l("Hi! No, I haven't seen him yet."),
+        l("Where can I find him?"),
+        l("Mh, I don't care for heroes."),
+        l("Hello, yes I have met him."),
+        rif(.@q_inspector == 2, l("Have you seen anything strange lately?")),
+        rif(.@q_inspector == 2, l("Do you know anything about the recent robberies?")));
+
+    switch (@menu)
+    {
+    case 3:
+        speech(4,
+            l("What?"),
+            l("Surely you do not appreciate what a hero he is!"),
+            l("Mh, or perhaps honor is dead in you; for you to be so slow to comprehend the good that his exploits have wrought for us."), // XXX: this sentence seems too complicated to come from a child's mouth
+            l("Put on your thinking cap and be propelled into high adventure!"),
+            l("Go to Kfahr, and listen to his stories."),
+            l("You can't have met him."),
+            l("No one who has met him would say such silly things."));
+        // fallthrough
+
+    case 1:
+        speech(4,
+            l("I highly recommend you seek him out!"));
+        // fallthrough
+
+    case 2:
+        speech(
+            l("He is a regular at the inn, located in the north-west part of town."),
+            l("If you are lucky he might tell you a story about his adventures."));
+        break;
+
+    case 4:
+        speech(
+            l("Oh, I hope you stayed and listened to his stories about his adventures."));
+        break;
+
+    case 5:
+        speech(
+            l("I haven't seen anything strange."));
+        break;
+
+    case 6:
+        speech(
+            l("No, sorry."));
+        break;
+    }
+
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector; // TODO: change this to the milly quest debug when it exists
+    .sex = G_FEMALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/nicholas.txt b/npc/placeholder/nicholas.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17f44d19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/nicholas.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+008-2-8,40,27,0	script	Nicholas	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+    speech(
+        l("Hello, there!"),
+        l("I'm an expert blacksmith."),
+        l("If you get me some Coal and Iron Ingots, I could make you a very valuable shield or helmet."));
+
+    // TODO: setzer quest
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/note.txt b/npc/placeholder/note.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f449ac89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/note.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+
+008-2-2,32,28,0	script	Note#Hurnscald:pub	NPC_PAPER_NOTE,{
+    narrator(8,
+        l("We refuse service to anyone who:"),
+        l("• Has a bubblehead"),
+        l("• Is not properly shaded"),
+        l("• Can't walk without stopping after every step"));
+
+    // In case you don't get the joke, know that it's a parody on Illutia.
+
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/nurse.txt b/npc/placeholder/nurse.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee14cd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/nurse.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-2-12,28,30,0	script	Nurse	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    speech(4,
+        l("How can I help you?"));
+
+    // TODO: check for AxeHat when we get it
+    // XXX: this npc used to teach the resist poison skill, do we still want that?
+
+    selectd(
+        l("Oooh, these wounds! They hurt so much!"),
+        l("I don't feel so well, I might be sick."),
+        l("No, I'm fine."),
+        rif(getq(.quest_inspector) == 2, l("Have you seen anything out of the ordinary?")));
+
+    switch (@menu)
+    {
+    case 1:
+        if (BaseLevel > .heal_max_level)
+        {
+            speech(
+                l("I'm sorry but I'm here only to help young people."), // XXX: this sounds cruel towards elderly people
+                l("Your level is already higher than %d.", .heal_max_level),
+                l("You can get some rest at the inn near here."));
+            close;
+        }
+        speech(4,
+            l("Here, let me heal you."));
+
+        npcskill(AL_HEAL, .heal_skill_level, .heal_npc_stats, .heal_npc_level);
+
+        speech(
+            l("There you go, like new."));
+        close;
+    case 2:
+        speech(
+            l("Then you should better see the doctor."),
+            l("He is usually in his office on the 3rd floor."));
+        close;
+    case 3:
+        speech(
+            l("Then I would ask you to leave."),
+            l("There are people who really need our help."));
+        close;
+    case 4:
+        speech(
+            l("I'm too busy here to observe the town."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .heal_max_level = 20; // she will only heal low level players
+
+    .heal_skill_level = 10; // what level of the healing skill to use
+    .heal_npc_stats = 99; // what stat points the NPC has
+    .heal_npc_level = 60; // what level the npc has
+
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_FEMALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/old-man.txt b/npc/placeholder/old-man.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6914e50c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/old-man.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,293,124,0	script	Old Man	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function oldman_ask {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hi there, need something?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Have you seen anything strange lately?"),
+            l("Do you know anything about the recent robberies?"));
+
+        speech(
+            l("I'm sorry, but I didn't see anything."),
+            l("You should ask my old woman."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function oldman_accuse {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Found anything new?"));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("The leader of the troupe said you hung around them a lot while they were in town."));
+
+        speech(
+            l("Yes, I hung around the theater a lot."),
+            l("I was an actor when I was younger."),
+            l("But I wasn't there that night."),
+            l("Me and the wife were at home all night."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest_inspector, 8);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest_inspector))
+    {
+    case 2: oldman_ask; break;
+    case 7: oldman_accuse; break;
+    }
+
+    // initial intro
+    npctalk3(l("Don't let those monsters get to you."));
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_MALE;
+    .distance = 1; // this npc has bad hearing
+    .speed = 2000; // this npc is very old
+    // TODO: move graph (after the Hurnscald map is finalized)
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/old-woman.txt b/npc/placeholder/old-woman.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a2591b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/old-woman.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,230,113,0	script	Old Woman	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function is_inspector {
+        return (getequipcardid(EQI_HEAD_MID, 0) == NavyBlueCottonDye /*&&
+                getequipcardid(EQI_HEAD_LOW, 0) == NavyBlueCottonDye*/); // TODO / FIXME: remove the /* */ whenever we have cotton pants
+    }
+
+    function oldwoman_ask {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hello deary."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Have you seen anything strange lately?"),
+            l("Do you know anything about the recent robberies?"));
+
+        .@q = getq(.quest_inspector);
+
+        if (!is_inspector())
+        {
+            speech(l("Yes, but I'm only talking to the inspector himself!"));
+
+            close2;
+            if (.@q < 3)
+                setq(.quest_inspector, 3);
+            end;
+        }
+
+        if (.@q == 2 || .@q == 3)
+        {
+            speech(
+                l("I saw someone sneaking around town wearing a theater mask."),
+                l("It looked like one of the masks used by the troupe that was in town recently."));
+
+            close2;
+            setq(.quest_inspector, 4);
+        }
+
+        else if (.@q == 10)
+        {
+            speech(
+                l("I've remembered something else."),
+                l("The night the troupe left, I saw someone with a theater mask take a large satchel out of town."),
+                l("He was heading north."));
+
+            close2;
+            setq(.quest_inspector, 11);
+        }
+
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function oldwoman_alibi {
+        speech(4,
+            l("Hello deary."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Was your husband with you at home all night the last night that the troupe was in town?"));
+
+        speech(
+            l("Yes, we were both at home all night."));
+
+        close2;
+        setq(.quest_inspector, 9);
+        end;
+    }
+
+    function oldwoman_filler {
+        npctalk3(l("I hope you catch that naughty person!"));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest_inspector))
+    {
+    case 2:
+    case 3: oldwoman_ask; break;
+    case 4:
+    case 5:
+    case 6:
+    case 7: oldwoman_filler; break;
+    case 8:
+    case 9: oldwoman_alibi; break;
+    case 10: oldwoman_ask; break;
+    }
+
+    // initial intro
+    if (BaseLevel < 40)
+        npctalk3(l("Watch out for these flowers. They don't like to be messed with."));
+    else
+        npctalk3(l("Hello deary."));
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_FEMALE;
+    .distance = 1; // this npc has bad hearing
+    .speed = 2000; // this npc is very old
+    // TODO: move graph (after the Hurnscald map is finalized)
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/sabine.txt b/npc/placeholder/sabine.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d0cc38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/sabine.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,291,97,0	script	Sabine	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    if (getq(.quest_inspector) != 2)
+    {
+        npctalk3(generic(1 | 16));
+        end;
+    }
+
+    speech(4,
+        l("Isn't this place pretty?"),
+        l("I love hanging out here!"));
+
+    selectd(
+        l("Have you seen anything strange lately?"),
+        l("Do you know anything about the recent robberies?"));
+
+    speech(
+        l("No, sorry."));
+
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_FEMALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/soul-menhir.txt b/npc/placeholder/soul-menhir.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b2d177d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/soul-menhir.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Description:
+//    place of power, mana refills faster when sitting nearby
+
+008-1,253,112,0	script	Soul Menhir#hurnscald	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    end;
+
+OnRefill:
+    @menhir_lock = false;
+    getmapxy(.@map$, .@x, .@y, UNITTYPE_PC);
+
+    if (.@map$ != .map$ || distance(.x, .y, .@x, .@y) > .refill_distance ||
+        !(issit()))
+        end;
+
+    heal(0, .refill_rate);
+    end;
+
+
+OnTimer500:
+    .@count = getunits(BL_PC, .@units[0], false, .map$, (.x - .refill_distance),
+        (.y - .refill_distance), (.x + .refill_distance), (.y + .refill_distance));
+
+    for (.@i = 0; .@i < .@count; ++.@i)
+    {
+        if (.@units[.@i] < 0) continue; // pre-check, just in case
+        deltimer(.name$ + "::OnRefill", .@units[.@i]);
+        if (gettimer(TIMER_COUNT, .@units[.@i], .name$ + "::OnRefill") > 0 ||
+            getvariableofpc(@menhir_lock, .@units[.@i])) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        set(getvariableofpc(@menhir_lock, .@units[.@i]), true);
+        addtimer(rand(.refill_timer), .name$ + "::OnRefill", .@units[.@i]);
+    }
+
+    initnpctimer();
+    end;
+
+OnInit:
+
+    .refill_rate = 1; // number of SP to give every refill
+    .refill_distance = 7; // max distance
+    .refill_timer = 200; // wait rand(X) ms before refill
+    initnpctimer();
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/placeholder/troupe-leader.txt b/npc/placeholder/troupe-leader.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05f20e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/npc/placeholder/troupe-leader.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+// Evol scripts.
+// Author:
+//    gumi
+// Quest states:
+//    [1] 0  - cannot do the quest
+//    [1] 1  - can do the quest
+//    [1] 2  - talked to inspector (1) <= start
+//    [1] 3  - talked to old woman (1)
+//    [1] 4  - talked to old woman (2)
+//    [1] 5  - talked to inspector (2)
+//    [1] 6  - talked to troupe leader (1)
+//    [1] 7  - talked to inspector (3)
+//    [1] 8  - talked to old man
+//    [1] 9  - talked to old woman (3)
+//    [1] 10 - talked to inspector (4)
+//    [1] 11 - talked to old woman (4)
+//    [1] 12 - talked to malek
+//    [1] 13 - searched the bookcase
+//    [1] 14 - talked to inspector (5)
+//    [1] 15 - talked to troupe leader (2) <= reward
+//    [1] 16 - talked to inspector (6) <= reward, end
+//    [2] unused
+//    [3] unused
+//    [t] unused
+// Description:
+//    robberies in hurnscald
+
+008-1,306,115,0	script	Troupe Leader	NPC_HUMAN_M_ARTIS,{
+
+    function nohmask_question {
+        // XXX: shouldn't the player ask a question before she replies Yes? this feels too abrupt
+        speech(4,
+            l("Yes, a mask was stolen from us the last night we were in Hurnscald."));
+
+        selectd(
+            l("Any ideas on who might have taken it?"),
+            l("Are you sure one of your troupe members didn't hide it and commit those robberies?"),
+            l("Hmm..."));
+
+        switch (@menu)
+        {
+        case 1:
+            speech(
+                l("Hm..."),
+                l("I did see an old man hang out near the theater after our last show."));
+            close2;
+            setq(.quest_inspector, 6);
+            close;
+
+        case 2:
+            speech(
+                l("I am absolutely positive."),
+                l("None of my troupe have left the city since we got here."),
+                l("Good day!"));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        closeclientdialog();
+        close;
+    }
+
+    function nohmask_found {
+        // XXX: shouldn't the player say "I found your mask" before the npc says thanks?
+        speech(4,
+            l("Thank you for finding the mask."),
+            l("You did such a good job, you should keep it."));
+
+        if (checkweight(.reward_item, 1) != true)
+        {
+            speech(8,
+                l("It seems you can't carry it right now..."));
+            close;
+        }
+
+        setq(.quest_inspector, 15);
+        getexp(.reward_exp, 0);
+        getitem(.reward_item, 1);
+
+        speech(
+            l("We don't need it anymore."),
+            l("We're doing different shows here."));
+        close;
+    }
+
+    // OnTalk:
+    switch (getq(.quest_inspector))
+    {
+    case 5: nohmask_question; break;
+    // XXX: shouldn't it have an in-between state where it says good luck or something?
+    case 14: nohmask_found; break;
+    // XXX: shouldn't it have a "completed" state where it says thanks, come back any time?
+    }
+
+    // initial intro
+    speech(
+        l("Hello."),
+        l("I'm the leader of a traveling theater troupe."),
+        l("We'll be staying here in Tulimshar for a while."));
+    close;
+
+OnInit:
+    .reward_item = Aquada; // FIXME: change this when we get NohMask
+    .reward_exp = 1500;
+
+    .quest_inspector = HurnscaldQuests_Inspector;
+    .quest_debug = .quest_inspector;
+    .sex = G_FEMALE;
+    .distance = 3;
+
+////////// UNFINISHED //////////
+////////////////////////////////
+// REMOVE THIS CODE WHEN THIS //
+// NPC IS NO LONGER A WIP //////
+////////////////////////////////
+if (!debug) disablenpc(.name$);
+///////// UNFINISHED ///////////
+
+    end;
+}
diff --git a/npc/scripts.conf b/npc/scripts.conf
index 3bb929a9..a5ed16ba 100644
--- a/npc/scripts.conf
+++ b/npc/scripts.conf
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 "npc/functions/npcmovegraph.txt",
 "npc/functions/fishing.txt",
 "npc/functions/mouboofunc.txt",
+"npc/functions/generic-text.txt",
 "npc/functions/asklanguage.txt",
 "npc/functions/game-rules.txt",
 "npc/functions/riddle.txt",
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/005-ShipQuests_Knife.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/006-ShipQuests_ArpanMoney.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/007-ShipQuests_Door.txt",
+// 008: ???
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/009-ShipQuests_TreasureChest.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/010-ShipQuests_Ale.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/011-ShipQuests_Astapolos.txt",
@@ -71,8 +73,8 @@
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/021-ArtisQuests_CatchPiou.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/022-ArtisQuests_Fishman.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/023-ArtisQuests_QOnan.txt",
-// 24: quest removed (Halloween_VisitArtis)
-// 25: quest removed (Halloween_BarrelQuest)
+// 024: removed quest (Halloween_VisitArtis)
+// 025: removed quest (Halloween_BarrelQuest)
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/026-General_Rumly.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/027-ArtisQuests_Enora.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/028-General_Narrator.txt",
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/031-General_Janus.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/032-ArtisQuests_MonaDad.txt",
 "npc/functions/quest-debug/033-Artis_Legion_Progress.txt",
+// 034: ???
+// 035: ???
+"npc/functions/quest-debug/036-HurnscaldQuests_Hinnak.txt",
+"npc/functions/quest-debug/037-HurnscaldQuests_Soup.txt",
+"npc/functions/quest-debug/038-HurnscaldQuests_Inspector.txt",
+"npc/functions/quest-debug/039-HurnscaldQuests_ForestBow.txt",
+"npc/functions/quest-debug/040-HurnscaldQuests_WoodenShield.txt",
 
 // Item functions
 "npc/items/croconut.txt",
@@ -106,5 +115,30 @@
 // config script
 "npc/config/hairstyle_config.txt",
 
+// placeholder scripts
+"npc/placeholder/hinnak.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/mikhail.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/bernard.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/ledmitz.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/jack.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/inspector.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/alan.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/troupe-leader.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/old-man.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/old-woman.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/books.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/malek.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/milly.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/sabine.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/doctor.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/nurse.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/soul-menhir.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/note.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/macgowan.txt",
+"npc/placeholder/nicholas.txt",
+//"npc/placeholder/angus.txt",
+//"npc/placeholder/caul.txt",
+//"npc/placeholder/receptionist.txt",
+
 // Maps specific scripts
 @include "npc/_import.txt"