Go down the slope west towards the shore. The entrance room has a sealed door to the east and a passage to the south. You can take out the Alpha Worgs for the extra XP if you like, or you can simply concentrate attacks on Ivar. The next time Dragn visits your throne room, he will tell you that the armour he is working on has been stolen and tell you that the thief is by the Thorn River. Firstly, he provides redundancy in the Grand Diplomat post. Have your party stand on the sunlit area, unlink Dog and have him go through the door to cause Karga and Agadd to appear. In the end, you can order Bartholomew to release the captive troll or leave him as is. One of the chests is a Mimic. He will give you 3 potions of Cure Light Wounds and 100G before leaving. Proceed to the location. A couple of days after the letter arrives for Valerie, Jaethal will demand to see you in the throne room. Head to the Swamp Witchs Hut location. These are properly nasty. leave Octavia in captial when you visit bart and allow him to contiune experiment? A trolls appetite and its regenerative powers make it a fearless combatant, ever prepared to charge headlong at the nearest living creature and attack with all of its fury. Enjoy a traditional RPG experience inspired by games like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 1 and 2 and Arcanum. What you find when you emerge depends on how you resolved matters with Tartuk and Hargulka. Approach the wererats to the north but don't immediately attack. After killing the enemies, look to the left of them for a hidden log containing some gold. Make sure you have a rope. Walkthrough Locate the wizard's house You get this quest from Dalton in Special Encounter (Dalton) which you can get after starting Troll Trouble. After this, deal with the stuck cart, and then talk to Jubilost. Head across to Shaynih'a and she will give you a Spear Fragment to show to Storyteller back in your capital. When they've been taken care of, return to the bandit room and go up the northern passageway. When the fight is over, Ekundayo will tell you that he can feel that the specific troll he is hunting is nearby. Go up the path to meet Sinnet. There is a group of elves a short distance to the northwest. Jazon drops a suit of Hide Armor +3 while the Spark Shaman drops a Belt of Incredible Dexterity +2. However, if you interact with the blue tile, you will open a way to the south. Head down the path and meet a dog. Drop a Stinking Cloud - it disables the War Wisps quite nicely. Head north from your starting point. When you return to the road, bring Amiri with you because we can do her companion quest. Search the containers by the campfire for minor loot, lots of cheese and a useful pair of Swiftfoot Boots which work well on a less mobile character like Valerie or Harrim. After some smack talk, Tartuk will summon some more kobolds on the other side of the river and Haste them. It's up to you what you do with her, but I might point out that in this sort of game, creating undead doesn't generally increase world happiness. If you go south and east, you will come across another group of bandits. Talk to him to begin this quest. You have 14 days before the situation becomes urgent again. If you have Tristian, he can use Metamagic to make it last twice as long. Either way you get a story. They are stooped, fantastically ugly, and astonishingly strong - combined with their claws, their strength allows them to literally tear apart flesh to feed their voracious appetites. You can pick up this quest after you visit Bartholomew during the Nature of the Beast quest. You will find Willas Gunderson standing by the bar in the Beer Mug Inn back in your capital. When you've killed them, you can open a trapped chest (DC22) by the side of the road which contains 1GP. When they're dead, pick up the one, special Fish from the Silverstep Lake from among all the others lying on the shore. Search a nearby log for a Token of the Dryad and a Shard of Knight's Bracers (4/10). Return to your capital and take care of any throne room business. All trolls spend most of their time hunting for food, as they must consume vast amounts each day or face starvation. Once there, seek out Bokken and ask him to be your court alchemist. Go north up the passage and clear two traps from the floor. Or you can simply kill them, which is what you'll have to do anyway if you fail the checks. Just before crossing over into Dire Narlmarches, camp. He will open up a little more. The Lawful response here is the best. Just put your High Priest on the case when you get the opportunity. Leave her alone for now and continue south. There is nothing to do immediately, but you should have a couple of quests awaiting your attention. Continue east and you will pass Empty Skull Rock to the south. Agree to look for the boy to receive Loyalty +1. He tried to curse you! You will come across a group of peasants near a tree looking for treasure. Show him the coins you gathered from the Ancient Will-o'-Wisp and his pals for an XP reward. Make your way to the northeast corner and kill some more oversized amphibians and grab another Token of the Dryad. Follow Tristian out to the Capital Square. Head into the area where the bear was and you will find a group of two Alpha Wolves, two Worgs and two Ferocious Wolves. If you had Jazon escort you to meet Hargulka, this can end peacefully. Continue west where you'll find a pile of fish. Alternatively, you may want to level up an advisor since problem events will start increasing in difficulty. He's not very tough and drops a Masterwork handaxe. Return to the entrance to the Troll Lair, buff up and go through. Backtrack and continue west. Afterwards, select "We tried to pull the cart out". You will encounter some Trolls and Kobolds that were waiting to ambush you had you gone through the gate. Search the ground a short distance ahead for some gold, gems and the Chaos Shard dagger. What you are looking for is a Lizardfolk Village it is also highlighted by a unique marker (to the left of the lake). You will probably aggro the large group outside the house at the same time. To progress, head through the door to the north of the school room. You have to find the Ruined Watchtower to the left of the fortress and go there. Don't worry about this for the time being. You will find Bartholomew in his creepy basement. Head there and speak to the exiled lizardfolk Kagar. Cross the river and interact with the cliff to climb up. Help them and find out about a mage living nearby. Cross over to the south side of the Gudrin River if you're not already there and head east. Amusingly, if you browse his wares, he has Volume 2 in his stock. When you start seriously thinning their numbers, enemies will start fleeing. I managed it with Kalikke using empowered blasts on the Tremendous Centipedes. Either way, you will be able to secure the Iron Mine kingdom resource. When there are sixteen days remaining on the curse timeline, you will receive an event, "Troll Invasion". She will now open up - in more ways than one since she will now buy and sell and you probably have plenty of loot to offload. You will want to have Slow memorised. You will have to wait a while for the quest to update. Attempt to solve the puzzles using the rings and Harrim will show you how it's done. If you killed the leader you will be able to loot his magic weapons, armour and gear. Therefore, you have to get into melee range so that he attacks, walk away (and eat the attack of opportunity) and so on until he stands on the sunlit spot. Afterwards, check out the merchants in the square. You can try the Dexterity check but ringing the bell has the same effect with no chance of failure. The room is now filled with Dread Skeleton Soldiers and a Nightmare Skeletal Champion Archer. Trolls possess incredibly sharp claws and amazing regenerative powers, allowing them to recover from nearly any wound. He's not really worth killing, however - he gives 0 XP and meagre loot. When they're dead, search the dead body to find two potions of Invisibility (ha! You will learn that this place is known to the trolls and kobolds as "Trobold". There's an exit to the lower level in this room and you can get to the east of this level from there. Unfortunately, none of the merchants in your capital sell them but hopefully you have a couple at least. Cast Resist Lightning (Communal) before you go near it, however. The dead Sentinels carry Masterwork weapons. Further in the cave is another group of Centipedes, this time with a second Tremendous Centipede. Interactions Bartholomew comes across as a perfectly normal person for a wizard, but if the player explores his shed they can find out that he is performing brutal experiments on a captured troll named Dimwit to unlock the secret of regeneration and immortality. Bring rope if possible and keep Ekundayo with you at least for the time being. If you stand in the location shown, you will avoid it. Back in Tuskdale, head to the Main Square to look for Enneo only to find that he's fled. At some point (and the fact that it's "at some point" and not "always" is annoying), you will have a scripted encounter. Head south and open up the trail west along the northern bank of the Gudrin River. The next room down is used as a larder. Loot the bodies of the trolls to find a Torag's Pendant and a unique greatclub, The Crusher. Search for a hidden cache in the rubble nearby for a Torag's Pendant. But which ones? Search their knapsack to find a Bastard Sword +1. He's an archer so unequip the Savage Bow and Bracers of Archery from whoever is currently using them. She will ask you to meet her in the Verdant Chambers, unlocking the Just Reward quest. A letter arrives from the Maegar Varn of Varnhold, proposing an alliance between your lands. Return to where you found Waine and start making your way northwest. You can help him back to the road (NG, LG . So not terribly useful. The Trolls are dangerous but that Kobold is a little bastard. You can try intimidating them (DC22) to get them to leave or, if you ask what they're doing, you can make a diplomacy check (DC28) to make a deal with them. When, Ditael hands the sword over, he will be relieved to be rid of the - literally - cursed thing. Exhaust his conversation options and, if you like, sell anything weighing you down to the merchant. Ask about "other dangers on the road" and a location named Hodag Lair will be added to your map. The letter invites you to visit and unlocks a worthwhile project, Trade Agreement with Maegar Varn. You will now be able swap between them using the Action Bar. Speak to them and you will have options to save them (or not). You can pick up an errand, Feather Tokens, there. You will find Waine among some trees, terrified. When this is complete, click on "Settlements" and construct a a new village in the Outskirts. Unwanted LegacyQuick save before examining the glowing rune on the back wall. Again, a dose of Inspire Competence can help make it safe. Next, you will have to return to Bartholomew to help him in the battle against trolls (go to the Lone House location). Take out the Alchemist with Ekun and send surviving melee characters (such as Dog) after the archers. Head west from here to some low ruins. Take out anyone who might pose an actual threat - there are a few higher level Fighters, Archers and Rogues and Ruthgert himself is a 5th-level Cleric. When they're dead, you can grab a Token of the Dryad from nearby. There is a locked (DC 30) container on the wall with a pair of Lesser Gloves of Dueling. He tells you that he's been swindled by a gang whom he employed to retrieve his possessions from Candlemere Island and who have subsequently vanished. Head up the stairs and kill the two Redcaps. Buff up before approaching, however. Hit the Doomspider with Glitterdust and its AC will drop to sensible levels. You need to hit it with cold iron weapons, both to overcome its DR and to stop it regenerating. Let's just say that robbing the corpse may not bring you good luck. Examine the fallen tree to find Nyta's Letter and an Old Wedding Ring. You'll probably want to take a little time to level up your advisors at this point since there is nothing else pressing. Regardless, he will say that the formula needs to be tested on something more human and suggests wererats. Approach the cells to meet the unlucky troll. Continue west and west again at the next junction and eventually you will arrive at the Dwarven Ruins. As you head down the corridor you will have to fight a Dread Skeleton Elite and three Nightmare Skeletal Champion Archers. He will throw three fire bombs per round. Don't feel obliged to rush into this. If you brought Jubilost along just to see the ruins, it may be worth a trip back your capital to change to your first-choice companion. Question him and then follow him around the place. When they're dead, search the top left corner for a locked chest (DC15) containing a Dwarven Helm Shard (3/10) and a couple of scrolls. Grab a Two-Bladed Sword +1 from under a tarpaulin and look for a nearby hidden cache (DC16) for a locked container (DC18) containing some gold and gems. Loot their bodies to find a silver thingy and begin the quest. When you've dealt with them, you can find a Token of the Dryad in the bushes to the north. Select one of the events to go to the throne room. Continue northeast and turn left at the crossroads. Ignore him for the moment, because there's stuff to pick up first. You're not able to do this if you chose another option earlier. There is a stash in the south of the encounter area with a Torag's Pendant. The one nearest the exit (DC19) contains a Dwarven Urgrosh +1, the second contains minor loot while the locked (DC21) container in the bonfire contains a Starknife +1 and a scroll of Raise Dead. On your way to the leader you will be able to decide what to do with the trolls kids kill them or let them be. Failing all else, you can seek out Anoriel in the tavern and respec your main character. Thank you, Valerie. Hug the left side of the path and climb up the hill to the left. Go back to the previous room and go through the door to the west. Terrorizing Tig is a bonus. You will see the Swamp Witch's Hut to the south. When you leave again, bring 12 rations (enough for 3 rests with Ekun's special ability). There are a couple of things to do while you're here. You will have a scripted event on the road. Examine the ground nearby to find a Ring of Protection +1. Travel to Old Sycamore. Bartholomew comes across as a perfectly normal person for a wizard, but if the player explores his shed they can find out that he is performing brutal experiments on a captured troll named Dimwit to unlock the secret of regeneration and immortality. He asks you to retrieve a whip that the trolls stole. After that little exchange, exhaust her conversation options. This will lead to a new project which you may want to put on the back burner for the time being. In the meantime, you may want to explore the Dire Narlmarches or venture into the first few levels of the Tenebrous Depths. You can follow the corridor round if you want - there are a few enemies to kill and traps to remove but also some doors that you can't open at this point. Clear the DC 22 trap from the floor before you accidentally set it off. One contains a suit of Chainmail +2 while the other contains minor loot. Your email address will not be published. I would equip this on Octavia or Linzi, since you don't want to be attacked by someone who would actually benefit from the sneak damage. When you're ready for a fight, go into the back cave. Head southeast from the dead Troll. Assign an advisor to the problem immediately, because ignoring the problem will wreck your barony before it's even properly started. You will come across a Young Dweomercat being attacked by five Ferocious Trollhounds. There is a hidden cache nearby with a Token of the Dryad. Unless you want his loot which is quite nice. He has some interesting stuff, but nothing that made me feel compelled to part with 1000s. If you didn't meet him, you can make speech checks or offer a bribe of five rations to gain entrance to the village. It's not tough but it has a ranged attack that causes the entangled status. Open up the compartment that's revealed for a suit of Full Plate +1, a Belt of Physical Perfection +2, the Onion Soup recipe and some gold. The ranger will join your group. Move your party to the right of the coffin before you attempt to get the lid off. Head back to Bartholomew for a chat. You'll need to harvest three of them shortly so you may want to get this out of the way. They do lots of damage, have high AC, DR 15/adamantine, breathe out poison gas and are immune to almost everything. The Greater Trollhound has 150 HP and a howl that causes fear. Wilber will find rest at last and you can search a nearby container for your reward: the Phylactery of Positive Channeling. Continue northeast to the top of the area where you will find a hidden stash with some gems. The leader of the motley crew drops a Token of the Dryad while one of the other bandits drops a Heavy Crossbow +2. You are looking for the "[Lore (Religion) check passed]" option which is required for the best outcome for Harrim's personal quest. Take the coins and show them to the ghost. Initially, you will be fighting six Giant Spiders. There are a number of houses dotted around the square that you can burgle.