# Dungeon Depths - Challenging dungeon crawl quest
quest_id: quest_dungeon_depths
name: "Secrets of the Old Mines"
description: |
  The sealed entrance to Crossville's abandoned mines has been breached.
  Strange sounds and foul odors emanate from within, and livestock have
  begun to disappear. The mayor needs someone brave enough to investigate
  what ancient evil has awakened in the depths.
difficulty: hard

# NPC Quest Givers
quest_giver_npc_ids:
  - npc_mayor_aldric
quest_giver_name: "Mayor Aldric Thornwood"

# Location context
location_id: crossville_village
region_id: crossville

# Offering conditions
offering_triggers:
  location_types: ["town", "official"]
  specific_locations: ["crossville_village", "crossville_town_hall"]
  min_character_level: 6
  max_character_level: 15
  required_quests_completed:
    - quest_bandit_threat  # Must have proven yourself
  probability_weights:
    town: 0.15
    official: 0.25

# NPC-specific offer dialogue
npc_offer_dialogues:
  npc_mayor_aldric:
    dialogue: |
      *closes the door and speaks in hushed tones* What I'm about
      to tell you cannot leave this room. The Old Mines... they were
      sealed for a reason. My grandfather saw to it fifty years ago.
      Now something has broken through. I need someone I can trust
      to go down there and find out what we're dealing with.
      *pauses* And to ensure it stays buried.
    conditions:
      min_relationship: 60
      required_flags: ["completed_bandit_quest"]
      forbidden_flags: []

# What NPCs know
npc_quest_knowledge:
  npc_mayor_aldric:
    - "The mines were sealed after a cave-in killed twenty miners"
    - "His grandfather's journal mentions 'that which must not wake'"
    - "The recent earthquakes may have disturbed ancient seals"
    - "He's being blackmailed by someone who knows the truth"
    - "The Thornwood family has guarded this secret for generations"

# Embedded lore
lore_context:
  backstory: |
    Fifty years ago, miners in Crossville dug too deep and broke into
    ancient catacombs predating human settlement. What they found
    drove the survivors mad. The mines were sealed, the entrance
    buried, and the truth hidden. The Thornwood family has kept
    this secret ever since, fearing what might happen if the truth
    emerged.
  world_connections:
    - "The catacombs may predate the Five Kingdoms themselves"
    - "Similar sealed places exist across the realm - ancient evils best forgotten"
    - "The earthquakes affecting the region all seem centered on these old sites"
  regional_hints:
    - "Old-timers speak of the 'quiet years' after the mine closed"
    - "The Thornwood family rose to prominence around the same time"
    - "Some say the mayor's nightmares are why he never drinks"

# Narrative hooks
dialogue_templates:
  narrative_hooks:
    - "speaks of family duty and burden"
    - "reveals more than intended when stressed"
    - "offers to share grandfather's journal"
    - "warns of dangers beyond mere monsters"
  ambient_hints:
    - "The mayor's hands shake when the mines are mentioned"
    - "Old maps on his wall show the mine entrance marked with warnings"
    - "A locked chest in the corner bears the Thornwood seal"

# Objectives
objectives:
  - objective_id: enter_mines
    description: "Enter the Old Mines through the breached seal"
    objective_type: travel
    required_progress: 1
    target_location_id: old_mines_entrance

  - objective_id: explore_depths
    description: "Explore the mine depths"
    objective_type: discover
    required_progress: 3
    target_location_id: mine_depths

  - objective_id: defeat_guardians
    description: "Defeat the awakened guardians"
    objective_type: kill
    required_progress: 5
    target_enemy_type: ancient_guardian

  - objective_id: find_crypt
    description: "Discover the ancient crypt"
    objective_type: discover
    required_progress: 1
    target_location_id: ancient_crypt

  - objective_id: seal_evil
    description: "Reseal or destroy what lies within"
    objective_type: interact
    required_progress: 1
    target_npc_id: ancient_seal

# Rewards
rewards:
  gold: 500
  experience: 750
  items:
    - ancient_medallion
    - thornwood_journal
  relationship_bonuses:
    npc_mayor_aldric: 30
  unlocks_quests: ["quest_ancient_truth"]
  reveals_locations: ["old_mines", "ancient_crypt"]

# Completion dialogue
completion_dialogue:
  npc_mayor_aldric: |
    *sinks into his chair* It's done then? The seal holds?
    *long pause* You've done what my family couldn't for fifty
    years. You've seen what lies beneath our village. I trust
    you understand why this must remain secret.
    *slides a heavy chest across the desk*
    Your reward. And my eternal gratitude. The Thornwood family
    owes you a debt we can never fully repay. If you ever need
    anything... anything at all... my door is always open to you.

tags:
  - dungeon
  - combat
  - story
  - secret