Quote from Cucurbita;238830:
I thought the spider gem for tieve was a completely different quest.
Well, they seem to be a different course for story. This is the 3rd time I encountered this.
Do you remember the Sharpshooter Leather Story?
You had a choice. You could do the test under Kirstie or go to the Inn and perform it under Authur.
The end result was the same but the story was different.
The other one was when Tieve asked you whether you prefer life or money. If you choose life, the quest reward changes to like 70 fine HP potion while if you choose money, it became gold. Then you talk to Kirstie (Life) or Gallangher (Money).
They give you the same mission/quest but a different storyline and quest.
So if you want to see the whole story, you need at least 2 characters.