Side Quests
Side Quests are small little side plots that the characters can explore as a short deviation from the main plot of the story. Often Side Plots are optional storylines and have little or no effect on the main plotline. Side Quests can be as simple as collecting a rare ingredient, or as complicated as tracking down a stolen artifact. Regardless of how in depth or involved a Side Quest might be, it is usually completed in a short amount of time or takes place over infrequent scenes that run parallel to the main plot.
Completing a Side Quest can have a variety of rewards: Treasure, Experience as a Minor Story Award, a Social Event, or could be part of a Destiny.