Where: From Markel the Great, the Jarl of Guberland.

Required: This quest is required to advance in the game.

Summary: Markel gives you this task to test your intelligence. He asks you to challenge Ivan the Smart to a battle of wits and win as one of the conditions of his joining the alliance.

How to do: Ivan the Smart can be found at the Gathering. He is to your left and behind the first tent, the first person behind the man in charge. He's probably facing away from you. When you meet him he will tell you how smart he is. Just challenge him. He'll insist the challenge be "to the death" but he won't kill you if you lose.

He will ask you a series of questions concerning the history of the game. All of the questions are not answered in the players manual, however they can be answered by watching the play at the Inn in Guberland and talking to the audience there. Do not worry if you lose the contest the first time. You can challenge him again right away and he will ask the same questions, so that eventually you will be able to win by the process of elimination if no other way. When you finally win, Ivan will give you a certificate with his signature and 1250XP.

When you have won, return to Markel the Great for more experience points and a gold reward.

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