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:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire.  You cannot always acquire what you desire.  But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require.  I'm thinking of setting it to music."</font><br>
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire.  You cannot always acquire what you desire.  But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require.  I'm thinking of setting it to music."</font><br>


* In the 1970's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock Pet Rocks] were a fad gift item, rocks marketed as if they were live pets. Part of the [[Adept]] quest, [[The Dark Isle Crystal]], there are three small rock piles on [[Dark Isle]] (e.g., 86.9N 59.8E). If you attempt to use the rocks you get the following (if you haven't yet talked to the quest NPC):
:<font color=green>You pat the top of the stone. Good stone. I mean, what else could you expect from a stone? You wish you could take it home and make it your pet.</font><br>


[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Trivia]]

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  • In the June 2001 patch ( Chains of Command ), there were new items with a new quest that involved towels, a Guidebook, and texts that were tributes to Douglas Adams who had died the previous month (May 11, 2001). The towels, Guidebook, and certain words chosen in various texts were references to Adams' popular novel series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
You give Ulgrim the Unpleasant Stout.
Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You cannot always acquire what you desire. You cannot always acquire what you desire. But if you attempt it occasionally, you potentially could discover, that you acquire what you require. I'm thinking of setting it to music."
  • In the 1970's Pet Rocks were a fad gift item, rocks marketed as if they were live pets. Part of the Adept quest, The Dark Isle Crystal, there are three small rock piles on Dark Isle (e.g., 86.9N 59.8E). If you attempt to use the rocks you get the following (if you haven't yet talked to the quest NPC):
You pat the top of the stone. Good stone. I mean, what else could you expect from a stone? You wish you could take it home and make it your pet.