TOB - Hodstock Hills - merc & part tasks

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Hodstock Hills
Both task givers are in a camp close to each other in vicinity of /loc 1820, 2320, 480
Mercenary tasks:
Sergeant Malachi:

Scaled Invaders: say “Scalewrought” – kill 6 scalewrought ground, kill 4 scalewrought flying
Recommend doing with step 5 of “The best defense…” partisan task – appears any scalewrought will do

Abandoned Nightmares: say “Nightmares” – kill 8 nightmares in the mysterious tower
Recommend doing with step 13 of “The Mysterious Towers” partisan task. Mobs are in the tower you reach in “The Mysterious Towers” partisan step 3.



Ban the Bandits: Say “Bandits” kill 6 bandits
Kill any bandits throughout the zone (I did while collecting for step 2 of “…is a Good Offense” partisan task

Partisan Tasks:
Captain Teiya:
The Mysterious Towers: Say “understand”

1. [*=2]Find and speak with Arcanist Aunrae V’Len

Aunrae is in a tower to the south (-2153, 476, 503) – all the way at the top of a spiral staircase, because, F auto-follow!
Follow her text, or just say “Other towers”
(receive steps 2 & 3)

1. [*=2]Observe the mysterious towers from atop Mu’Lin Tower
   Aunrae tells you to look to the southwest through the broken tower segment… got the update as I approached the break in the wall – the actual towers are almost due west, rather than southwest.

1. [*=2]Explore the entrance to the mysterious towers (Note: undead in the area, plan accordingly)
   updated at -1390, 1908, 563
   Receives steps 4, 5, 6

1. [*=2]Find a clue as to what happened at the towers
   Noctix’s Journal: page 1 – ground spawn scroll at -1885, 2200, 655 (2^nd floor)
   Receive step 7

1. [*=2]Find a clue as to what happened at the towers
   Noctix’s Journal: page 4 – ground spawn scroll at -1420, 2295, 655 (2^nd floor of tower) – this one is hardest to spot, it’s on the outside of a pillar right by edge of platform
   receive step 8

1. [*=2]Find a clue as to what happened at the towers
   Noctix’s Journal: page 7 – ground spawn scroll at -1850, 2305, 560 (1^st floor of tower)
   receive step 9

1. [*=2]Deliver Noctix’s Journal: Page 1 to Arcanist Aunrae V’Len

1. [*=2]Deliver Noctix’s Journal: Page 4 to Arcanist Aunrae V’Len

1. [*=2]Deliver Noctix’s Journal: Page 7 to Arcanist Aunrae V’Len
   (once 7, 8 and 9 all done, get step 10)

1. [*=2]Check in with Arcanist Aunrae V’Len for the next steps
   Say “right”
   Receive step 11

1. [*=2]Find Therok and ask him aout Noctix
   per quest journal – Therok is in the Demi-Plane of Nightmares
   head to POP plane of Nightmare – Therok is located in the hobgoblin tunnels right before the first one way drop off (just as you enter the tunnels and leave the water) 1730, 140, 20
   Say “before”
   receive step 12

1. [*=2]Let Arcanist Aunrae V’Len know how the discussion with Therok went
   return to Hodstock Hills and go back to Aunrae in her tower
   Say “kill some”
   Receive step 13

1. [*=2]Kill 6 nightmares within the Towers of Noctix
   back to the tower to the west..any of the undead should work
   kill 6 and get step 14

1. [*=2]Let Arcanist Aunrae V’Len know the ‘test’ is complete
   return to Aunrae and hail get step 15

1. [*=2]Report back to Captain Teiya
   head back to the task giver
   Hail to finish the task

The Best Defense… Say “scouting”

1. [*=2]Report to Sergeant Osgood at the beach
   315, -2975, -115 (inside a tent along the banks of the ocean? To the east
   Say “job” get steps 2 - 5

1. [*=2]Scout Hodstock Village
   there is a group of somewhat dilapidated houses just north east of the lake… loc -180, -15

1. [*=2]Scout Bobble-by-Water

Vicinity of 1735, -840 – north part of zone, to the east side of the river (you’ll see some hobbit holes in the hill, but scalewroughts are walking around the area)

1. [*=2]Scout Shark Island
   got update inside the island fort at 2100, -3590

1. [*=2]Kill several Scalewrought aerial and ground attackers
   kill 12 of the scalewrought mobs
   
   --- once steps 1-5 complete, you get step 6 ---

1. [*=2]Report back to Sergeant Osgood
   Say, “Idea” receive “poison tipped spear” and step 7

1. [*=2]Weaken the Scalewrought Transport and Kill it
   -325, 255 (near the village in step 2) you’ll find a Scalewrought Transport. Right click the poison tipped spear on it, then kill… similar difficulty as normal zone trash but about 3x the hp
   Kill it to get step 8

1. [*=2]Return the Poison-Tipped Spear back to Sergeant Osgood
   turn in and get step 9

1. [*=2]Report back to Captain Teiya
   Hail to finish task

… Is a Good Offense – Say “cause”
Steps 1 – 4 can be pre-looted (the update is from the turn in, not looting)

1. [*=2]Find and deliver 1 Broken Fence Post to Revol Aleslay
   In the area of Hodstock Village, you’ll see fence posts lying on ground, pick one up (the village from step 2 of “the best defense”
   there is one at -75, -120 (and probably others)

1. [*=2]Find and deliver 4 Coiled Ropes Post to Revol Aleslay
   Drops from bandits[*=2]Find and deliver 4 Animal Sinew to Revol Aleslay
   Drops from animals throughout zone – definitely bears, foxes and badgers
   definitely not the low level rabbits (though they drop TS items)[*=2]Find and deliver 4 Metal Shards Post to Revol Aleslay
   Drops from the walking scalewrought mobs (not the fliers that I saw)
   
   Revol Aleslay is a dwarf at 1230, 1855 (not far from the captain that gave the task)
   (complete 1-4 to get step 5)[*=2]Check in with Revol Aleslay following the deliveries
   Hail and get step 6[*=2]Report back to Captain Taiya
   Hail and get step 7[*=2]Speak with Torin regarding the departure platform
   Torin (Griffin Handler) is located at 975, 1700 – same general area
   Hail to get update and step 8[*=2]Speak with Olmnoth regarding the arrival platform
   Olmnoth is at 1480, 1725
   Hail and get step 9[*=2]Update Captain Teiya on the status
   Hail to get update and step 10[*=2]Report to Mokolin on the great leviathan

Head back to Torin (step 7) and say “get on” after a few moments, you’ll zone to The Theater of Eternity – Mokolin is in the building right beside where you zone in
Hail her to finish task