"I am Merd! Arch Mage of the 9th Circle of of Mystics in Gothador.
Descendant of Merd the Great... protector of Gothador."
Sadly on my recent adventure I was badly wounded and had to leave my equipment behind. Can you please try and retrieve my staff, robe and orb?"
Collecting Merd's equipment is quite difficult. The three items are on the list of goods sold by Rare Trader. (Rare Trader gives you "an item" for 10,000gp and then disappears. You cannot choose what good you want to buy.) So prepare to spend a LOT of money and search for Rare Trader (Trader Contact skill is very useful).
Merd's Staff is found at the Yvew Trader in Gothador
Merd's Robe is found at the Rare Find trader the Dark Forest.
And Merd's orb is found at the Crystal Trader in the Zenix Homeworld.
30,000 gp in the header is the minimum for an extremely lucky player. When you collect all the weaponry, return back to Merd and give it to him.
"You hand Merd his equipment. He teaches you new Mystic skills and protective enchantments. You gain +2 ATK, +18 DEF and 2500xp"
kinda like a Tamrath the Warrior Quest... but geared for Mages

