At the Pike's Behest
Rumours
Fishermen whisper: an old pike lives in a forest lake - in a golden crown, and she talks! By day she swims up to the bank, they say, to see who's come. But a worm won't tempt her.
Who: The talking pike
Hints
Open them one at a time — from a gentle nudge to plain advice. "Good to know" is about what might trip you up.
Hint 1
The pike in the crown won't bite on a worm. She wants a live little fish.
Hint 2
Live bait for the pike is a roach. First catch one on your rod in any lake.
Hint 3
The pike is hungry only early in the morning, at dawn. Casting by day or at night is no use.
Hint 4
When the pike takes it, strike at once, but reel in gently: yank, and she's off.
Hint 5
Once you land her, think with your head, not your belly.
Good to know
- Don't eat the pike: she's back in her lake only a day or two later, and you'll have to catch her all over again.
- Bring a spare roach: miss the strike and the pike steals the bait, and if she slips off the hook, come back next dawn.
- In a shared world only one player takes a quest at a time: if someone else is helping now, wait your turn; if someone already helped today, come back next morning.
Full solution
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This is the whole story of the quest, to the very end.
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Find the forest lake where a pike in a golden crown lives. By day, stand on the bank without casting — she swims up and talks to you herself. She wants live bait: a roach, and only at dawn.
From Cubby's diary
Met a pike in the lake - in a golden crown, and she talks! "A worm won't tempt me, I'm a learned pike." She wants live bait: a roach, at the crack of dawn. Land her - and we'll chat.
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Make a Fishing Rod at the workbench, dig up some worms (they turn up when you drill the top layer of earth) and catch a Roach — they bite in any lake. Hold the button to swing back, let go to cast; when the float dips, press.
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With a roach in your backpack, come to the pike's lake at sunrise and cast: the roach becomes live bait. When the pike takes it, press at once to strike, then hold the button to reel in and let go when the bar turns red.
From Cubby's diary
At dawn I cast the roach - she took it, and I reeled for ages! I held her up, and she begs: "Let me go, Emelya... pah, whoever you are... I'll be of use to you!" Let her go - or supper?
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Once landed, the pike begs you to let her go. Press E (on a phone, a short tap) to let her go; right-click or a long hold eats her, but then there's no gift. Let go, she gives you a Pike's Scale.
From Cubby's diary
I let her go - and she gave me a scale and the words: "At the pike's behest, at my request..." Say them, and chests walk home on chicken legs! I'll live like Emelya on his stove.
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Take the scale in hand and right-click or press E (on a phone, the action button): all the chests in your belt walk home on chicken legs to the chest stands, or to your door if the stands are full. Three wishes a day; new ones after midnight.
Reward
Scale in hand, right-click or press E: "At the pike's behest..." - and every chest in the belt walks home on chicken legs, to the stands (or the door, if they're full). Three wishes a day, new ones after midnight.