Will Scarlet and his Merry Adventures Multi-Cache
Will Scarlet and his Merry Adventures
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Continuing on with the Robin Hood series some 12 years after it first begun in these woods we have Master Will Scarlet making an appearance.
Robin Hood met a stranger dressed in scarlet silk. Naturally, they got into an argument. The argument lead to a broadsword fight. The stranger won, of course.
Robin asked what the stranger's name was and where he came from. "In Maxfield was I bred and born,/ My name is Young Gamwell." Young Gamwell had killed his father's steward and was exiled to the greenwood. It turned out that the stranger is the son of Robin's own sister. That means Will is Robin's nephew.
When he joined the band, Gamwell (which is often spelled Gamewell) was christened Will Scarlet.
Immediately after he joined the Merry Men one ballad says that Robin Hood, Little John and Will Scarlet saved a princess from three Turkish giants. For their good deeds, Robin and his men were pardoned. And the princess chose to marry Will Scarlet. Also, Will was reconciled with his father, the Earl of Maxfield.
Will Scarlet can be a scarlet-clad dandy, obsessed with fashion and even carrying a rose. Sometimes he is even musical.
But the early Will Scarlet was as violent and grubby as the other Merry Men. Some modern versions have returned to that tradition. Will Scathelock is his real name. Will was a mercenary, but his wife was raped and murdered by other mercenaries. Calling himself Scarlet, Will murdered his wife's killers. This Will Scarlet is hot-tempered and questions Robin's leadership.
But whatever his name or nature, Will is a welcome member of the Merry Men -- next in importance after Robin and Little John. His advice is considered valuable.
This is a 5 stage Multi-Cache that features a different hide style in each of the 5 stages....with the exception of the two tree hides. In this case it is the type of tree and type of climb that is different.
Additional Hints
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Fgntr 1: Ybj ba gur fvqr gung unf gur orfg ivrj. Zntargvp
Fgntr 2: ncebk 20 sg qbja sebz pbbeqf. fgrc hc ba gur ubevmbagny yvzo, naq ernpu hc ba gur iregvpny yvzo nobhg 7 srrg. Vs lbh ner haqre 5,5" vg zvtug or bhg bs ernpu.
Fgntr 3: haqre ebpx, gbhpuvat zrgny, hccre yvc.
Fgntr 4 : N fubeg Pyvzo hc gur Sve gerr. (Nobhg 25 srrg hc)
Fgntr 5: 1 irel fubeg yriry qbja (n pbhcyr bs srrg bayl) va n ebpx phool ubyr.