Mapmaster- there isn't much of a plot. The only storyline that carries over from chapter to chapter is the rivalry with DoR and even that isn't present in some chapters. The ****** of the story will deal with the DoR problem. The reason for this is that I think if I had Josh and Tyler go pking every single chapter it would get old, so I mix it up by taking them on quests and stuff.
The quest started when Sir Tiffy asked them to come aboard the boat to help out. In RuneSpace quests aren't as clearly defined as in RS (quest name is green. talk to a person. quest is yellow).