Gumbler Vode

[Kat]

Hi. I found a ghost of Gumlber Vode measuring SHort STreet, saying he is almost done and that he'll prove a wizard wrong. Does anyone know anything about this? QUest or not, who the wizard is?

[annie]

I'm fairly sure that this is just a reference to a tale of Ankh-Morpork. I think Gumbler Vode is a bloke who argued with a wizard that Short St was or wasn't the shortest street in AM and the wizard cursed him to measure it for all eternity. I think....

[Blue Beetle]

Is he only here on Short Street at certain times, like at night Been up and down but cannot find him.

[Kanz]

I've never seen him on short street to be honest, only ever on the outskirts, like endless st, southeast and northeast area. If he wanders though, he could be anywhere.

[Blue Beetle]

The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) is standing here.
A sign is nailed to the turnstile and a street lamp is here.
At a ferry stop on Endless Street [n,w].
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) is standing here.
A sign is nailed to the turnstile and a street lamp is here.
> Clink!
l ghost
> Even for a ghost Gumler Vode looks pale and scrawny. His thin, bony
face has a concentrated look on it as he tries to guess the distance the ferry
has sailed so far. He seems scarily apt at this. As if he has been doing this
for a very, very long time.
He appears to be dead.
He is standing.
> You say in Morporkian: Hello.
> Clink!
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mutters something about Short Street.
You say in Morporkian: Short Street.
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
> Clink!
Clink!
You say in Morporkian: I can take you to Short Street.
> Clink!

So, is this a quest?

[bingles]

No, not a quest, just a character from the books.

[Blue Beetle]

Glad I didn't paste the number of questions I plied the poor ghost with

[Anonymousperson]

bluebeetle said:

The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) is standing here.
A sign is nailed to the turnstile and a street lamp is here.
At a ferry stop on Endless Street [n,w].
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) is standing here.
A sign is nailed to the turnstile and a street lamp is here.
> Clink!
l ghost
> Even for a ghost Gumler Vode looks pale and scrawny. His thin, bony
face has a concentrated look on it as he tries to guess the distance the ferry
has sailed so far. He seems scarily apt at this. As if he has been doing this
for a very, very long time.
He appears to be dead.
He is standing.
> You say in Morporkian: Hello.
> Clink!
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mutters something about Short Street.
You say in Morporkian: Short Street.
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
The ghost of Gumler Vode (spectral) mumbles some numbers to himself
> Clink!
Clink!
You say in Morporkian: I can take you to Short Street.
> Clink!

So, is this a quest?

The 'Clinks' are him stealing you money