Adrian Pescobur
The village fisherman. He teaches you the trade from scratch, hands you your first bait and keeps a repeatable fresh-fish contract.
"Adrian Pescobur. I've been fishing since I was small enough to fall out of a boat on my own. I know these coves and currents better than the village streets."
#Role
Adrian is the island's fishing master. The whole Fishing chain starts with him: the first lesson, the first bait and the first paid contract.
#Where to find him
On the shore, next to the fishing area, at his campfire. When you first meet him the hearth is cold — "there should be a fire burning here, not just a circle of cold stones" — and the first thing he asks is that you build it.
#Services
- Gives you Simple Bait and explains how to attach it.
- Buys your fish through his repeatable contract.
- Explains the difference between fishing with and without bait.
#Quests offered
| Quest | Type | What he asks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[the-first-catch | The First Catch]] | story, once | 5 casts with no bait, then show him the catch |
| [[catch-of-the-day | Catch of the Day]] | repeatable, every few hours | 8 fish caught that day |
#Notable lines
"Cast only inside a fishing area. Watch the float and listen to the water. Do not pull at the first movement; a real bite pulls the line, not merely touches it."
"Without bait it's mostly the small, weak or hungry fish that come near. With good bait you draw healthier catches and, sometimes, something truly rare."
"A hungry fisherman has no patience, and an impatient one catches only weeds and old boots."
#What you learn from him
Everything that matters in Fishing:
- where you're allowed to cast;
- why you don't pull at the first movement (there are 2 false bites);
- why Bait completely changes what you land.
#Connections
He belongs to the village's generation of craftsmen, alongside Caius Decimus (the mine), Paula Marcia (combat) and Edgar Mylan (the forest). Like Ismail Bacchus, he's an island man who has known his trade since childhood.