Rumour/Dialogue
From Cassette Beasts
These are dialogues of Harbourtown townsfolk rumours.
Abilities
Fiery Dash
- NPC: Apparently there’s a monster that dashes about like a rocket. I bet you could too if you recorded one!
Strange Magnetic Powers
- NPC: The word around town is that recording the strange sparking monster will grant you magnetic powers. Neat, huh?
Swimming
- NPC: I’ve been told that there’s a monster wearing diving gear that grants you the ability to swim in any waters if you record it!
Climbing Walls
- NPC: I know what you’re thinking!
- NPC: “It’d be much easier to get around if I could climb vertical surfaces like pumpkin vines do,” right?
Archangels
Trembling Ground
- NPC: I heard a rumour that the ground under New Wirral Park sometimes trembles as if a large vehicle is passing underground. What do you think’s down there?
Moving Signposts
- NPC: A ranger buddy of mine told me about these “Moving Signposts” on the lake.
- NPC: They speculate that if you stand on the buttons in the right order, and follow all the signposts, it’ll lead you to treasure.
- NPC: Apparently, others say it just takes you in a big loop.
Tiny Dominoth
- NPC: You probably won’t believe me, but I saw a tiny little Dominoth in the clearing in the center of Cherry Meadow. It wasn’t just a baby, it was small enough to fit in my hand!
- NPC: How do you think it got like that? Something strange is going on over there...
Cackling
- NPC: A friend of mine told me he heard deep manic cackling from one of the graves in the graveyard west of the creek. Weird, huh?
Summit
- NPC: Mt. Wirral is pretty tall, huh. I heard there was some kind of crazy lighthouse at the top. What do you think is up there?
The Triangle Man
- NPC: There’s a strange floating man with a triangle for a head in the center of town. Have you seen him?
Eerie Singing
- NPC: I couldn’t sleep last night. Did you hear the eerie singing coming from Harbourtown Station too?
Partners and Partner Quests
Kayleigh
- NPC: I heard some rangers saying that Kayleigh knows more than she lets on about those weird hooded cultists. Maybe you ought to ask her about them, huh?
Eugene
- NPC: I saw Eugene hanging out near a strange building outside of town. What is he doing out there?
Landkeepers (1)
- NPC: Someone I know in Mourningtown, up on Autumn Hill, says he’s seen a lot of landkeepers gathering at some kind of office lately...
Landkeepers (2)
- NPC: I was fishing on my boat in the waters north of Autumn Hill the other day and you’ll never guess what I spotted out in the fog...
- NPC: It was an office! A boring old office on a rock jutting out of the sea!
- NPC: The ghouls around it really gave me the creeps...
Landkeepers (3)
- NPC: Last time I went to Eastham Woods a gang of five landkeepers dragged me to their den and drained the life out of me.
- NPC: Honestly, their timeshare presentation was sooo boring.
Landkeepers (4)
- NPC: I was speaking to Maris Piper earlier. You know, the lady who runs the farm over the creek?
- NPC: She reckons some landkeepers have set up shop somewhere near her farm.
- NPC: It’s worrying, right? That farm supplies most of Harbourtown’s food. If the landkeepers gain control of it...
Meredith
- NPC: Do you know Meredith? She repairs the town’s electronics.
- NPC: If she’s not at her shop on the docks, she’ll be in the park.
- NPC: Pay her a visit if you need anything electronic!
Wrecked Apartment
- NPC: I saw some guy rooting through a wrecked apartment in Lakeside, north-west from the park.
- NPC: Do you think he needs help with it?
Altar
- If the player has not defeated the Rogue Fusion at the elemental altar in Cherry Meadow:
- NPC: Why yes, I’ve seen a strange altar. It was in Cherry Meadow! What do you think it’s for?
- If the player has not defeated the Rogue Fusion at the elemental altar in Thirstaton Lake:
- NPC: I found a neat thing during my swim in the lake – some kind of altar between two pillars on an island.
- If the player has not defeated the Rogue Fusion at the elemental altar in Autumn Hill:
- NPC: My sister in the Mournchild organisation said she saw a half-angel half-demon ninja catgirl near their town. But it might have just been the mouldy bread she ate!
- If the player has not defeated the Rogue Fusion at the elemental altar in Eastham Woods:
- NPC: Have you heard about the mysterious altar deep in Eastham Woods? The rumours are that a demon performs occult rituals there in the dead of night. Some say it’s an angel. Others say it’s a catgirl.
Superheroine
- NPC: I got ambushed by slimes in the marshes and some caped superheroine jumped in to save me! I’m not making it up, honest!
Lost Dog
- NPC: Hey, do you know anyone who’s lost a dog?
- NPC: I saw one running around with a tape recorder – just an ordinary dog, not a Pombomb! – at the foot of Mt. Wirral, near the corner of the lake.
- NPC: I do hope the poor thing is OK...
Ranger Captains
Captain Wallace
- NPC: I heard Captain Wallace is at the park right now...
Captain Penny Dreadful
- NPC: I heard Captain Penny Dreadful can often be found in the ruined village east of here.
Captain Zedd
- NPC: Last I heard, Captain Zedd was heading out to see what’s up with Mourningtown in the East. I bet he fell asleep on the way...
Metal Woman
- NPC: I heard there’s a metal woman up in Eastham Woods. Have you met her?
Captain Lodestein
- NPC: Have you been to Ham before? You know, that little valley west of Eastham Woods where Captain Lodestein hangs out?
Captain Judas
- NPC: I heard the famed survivalist, Captain Judas is camping out on an island in the south east.
- NPC: I know he’d probably hate me just for relying on modern conveniences, but... He’s just so hot!
Captain Skip
- NPC: You’ve gotta admire the resourcefulness of Captain Skip. They’re usually at the mouth of the river west of Harbourtown.
Captain Buffy
- NPC: Captain Buffy’s my favourite. She works out in Cherry Meadow, you know?
Captain Cybil
- NPC: My favourite radio show is Cybil FM, hosted by Captain Cybil herself, out in the marshes!
Captain Gladiola
- NPC: I heard Captain Gladiola’s patrol route takes her through the graveyard west of Harbourtown. Where do you think she goes?
Captain Heather
- NPC: Someone I know who scavenges wrecks in the Cast Iron Shore told me he saw Captain Heather on an island way off in the west...
Captain Codey
- NPC: You know Captain Codey? The one who’s always moaning about not having an ‘internet’? He’s up on Mt. Wirral right now.
- NPC: Maybe I should hike up the mountain so I can finally find out what’s so great about internets.
New Captain
- NPC: Have you heard the rumours? Leader Ianthe may have found a candidate for a new captain...
NPCs
Assistant Wanted
- NPC: Professor Hoylake says he’s looking for a new research assistant.
- NPC: He’s usually hanging around in the Town Hall. How he manages to research monsters while completely avoiding them, I’ll never know.
Locations
Farm Bridge
- NPC: I heard the Pipers at the farm in the west were having a spot of trouble with their bridge...
Rowing Boat
- Clémence: Ah, <player>! Just the face I was hoping to see!
- Clémence: A patron of this fine establishment told me of a peculiar sighting they saw earlier. An abandoned rowing boat, sailing itself to shore not too long ago.
- Clémence: Sounds strange, no? I thought that you would like to hear about it, given that you and your friends adore discussing strange occurrences right here in my café!
Species
Ruin
- NPC: Supposedly there’s an old ruin that appeared in the Cherry Meadow recently. Sounds pretty strange, doesn’t it?
Abandoned Mine
- NPC: You know Edward, right? He runs the farm with his wife, just over Piper Creek…
- NPC: On one of his walks through the marsh he found a caved-in mine entrance.
- NPC: It’s weird, right? We’ve never done any mining in the marsh.
Colossal Bird
- NPC: I saw a colossal bird near Mt. Wirral!
- NPC: I think it lives in that big cave halfway up the mountainside.
Species Name
- NPC: Have you seen <species description>? It’s <species name>! I’ve heard it can be seen <habitat>.
Passive Quests
Shirtless Merchant
- NPC: There’s a quirky shirtless merchant visiting the island today. If you want a good deal, you better hurry. He’s at/in <location>!
Ranger Activity
- NPC: Something’s going on at/in <location>. The rangers are all talking about it...
Rangers Wounded
- NPC: Something big’s happening at/in <location>. Rangers have been returning wounded...
Flood
- Flood at Harbourtown Outskirts:
- NPC: There’s a flood in the outskirts! The rangers are taking a while to respond to it. They must be busy today...
- Flood at New Wirral Park:
- NPC: There’s a big flood north of the park today! I hope nobody gets hurt.
Glaistain Sighting
- NPC: I heard reports of a giant glass angel at/in <location>.
Kuneko Spotted
- NPC: You won’t believe this, but I just saw a winged catgirl at/in <location>...
Skittish Goblin
- NPC: A ranger pal of mine posted at/in <location> was just telling me about a strange creature he spotted: a skittish little goblin fellow.
Averevoir Spotted
- NPC: I heard that giant bird Averevoir has been spotted at/in <location> recently.
Whispering Cache
- NPC: You know those red ranger caches? I swear I just heard one muttering to itself at/in <location>.
Miss Mimic Sighting
- NPC: I just saw a chest eat a man whole at/in <location>! Can you believe that!?
Living Umbrella
- NPC: "Believe it or not, I saw a living umbrella at/in <location>! It seemed to be doing something with the weather!