Quarrying, Not Quarreling!

Assuming you wish to learn the initial story of how a cow fell on a quarry worker in the sprawling Ardaiso Quarry over in The Champs Desoles Territory, head east, and use the platforms embedded into the rock side. Look in a carved-out alcove halfway down the quarry on the western side, where Foreman Pafnuzio is pleading with his workers to continue quarrying, but they’re talking about their dead workmate Emil, crushed to death by a falling cow. Is this a plague like the locusts and frogs that fell on Zerrikania?

Of course it isn’t; the Foreman isn’t a superstitious sort, and simply needs his men to continue chiseling. You’re beckoned over to his lean-to on the lower part of the massive quarry. After explaining his predicament, you can ask the Foreman exactly what he’s doing here, before questioning whether anyone witnessed the accident. Pafnuzio mentions something about a loud “ear-botching boom,” and damage to a crane. Agree to look into the matter, optionally bargaining with the Foreman for more crowns.