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1. Talk to Atli Spider-Bane.
2. Head south of Atli and talk to Cal Sprigley.
3. Head south out of the gates of Archet and toward Sprigley's farm; talk to Edward Carver as you pass to receive Strong of Arm and Sharp of Mind. Watch the right side of the road, also, for the bodies of Dirk Mudbrick (by the sheep farm) and Wil Wheatly (just southwest of Bronwe's Folly) for the Burying the Dead quest.
4. In the southeast corner of Sprigley's Farm is Sprigley's Strongbox; right click to collect it. Watch out for the Brood Lurkers and Weavers (level 4/5).
5. Search the nearby Dead Farmhand's corpse to receive Sprigley's Bow.
6. In the northwest area of the farm you will find Sprigley's Seed Bag.
7. Return to Cal Sprigley, but on your way back, complete Builder Earur, Disease Among the Boars, and Burying the Dead.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

1. Talk to Builder Earur.
2. Head south along the road; right before the gate to Combe you will find Builder Earur's overturned cart.
3. Right click the Toolbox.
4. Return to Builder Earur.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• 3 Lesser Essences of Athelas
• 3 Lesser Celebrant Salve

Disease among the boars

1. Talk to Constable Thistlewool.
2. Head south of Archet and kill 10 Diseased Bristlehides (level 5).
3. Return to Thistlewool.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Thistlewood's Knife (Dagger, Bind on Acquire, 3.4 DPS)
• Worn Shoulder Pads (Medium Shoulder Armor, Bind on Acquire, 6 Armor)

Burying the Dead

1. Talk to Jon Brackenbrook.
2. Head south out of Archet.
3. Right click Dirk Mudbrick near the sheep farm to bury him.
4. Right click Wil Wheatly southwest of Bronwe's Folly to bury him.
5. Head to the Hunting Lodge; right click Nate Whisperwood to bury him.
6. Return to Jon Brackenbrook.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

Receive the three new quests from Builder Earur (Message to Taylor Green), Jon Brackenbrook (An Urgent Summons), and Cal Sprigley (Finding Reason).

Finding Reason

1. Talk to Cal Sprigley.
2. Talk to Atli Spider-Bane.
3. Head out of the east gate of Archet, and down the Old East Path.
4. Right click on Bali's body to find a piece of his journal.
5. Enter the caves (Sprigley's Cellar) behind Bali; scattered around the tunnels are cocoons.
6. Right click on 5 cocoons to obtain the 5 missing jouirnal pieces.
7. Return to Atli Spider-Bane.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

Deeds

As you explore the world of Middle Earth, help NPCs, and defeat foes, you will advance Deeds for your characters. As you kill spiders in the fields and in Spigley's Celler, you will progress Spider-Slayer and Spider-Slayer (Advanced).

Different deeds have different rewards: for exaple, Spider-Slayer allows you the use of a new title: , Spider-foe, while Spider-Slayer (Advanced) rewards you with a new Trait.

See the local Bard to equip your trait for +1% to Posion Resistance, 1% to Shadow Mitigation, and 2 to Vitality.

Talk to Atli again to receive your final quest in Archet.

Spider Bane

1. Talk to Atli Spider-Bane.
2. Head south out of Archet, to Cal Sprigley's farm, and enter the cellar in the northwest.
3. Head to the northwest area of the cellar.
4. Kill Iornaith (level 8). Iornaith will come with at least two friends - consider bringing at another adventurer with you.
5. Return to Atli Spider-Bane.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Iornaith's Bane (One-handed Axe, Bind on Acquire, 4.4 DPS)
• Iornaith's Ward (Light Head Armor, Bind on Acquire, 7 Armor, +2 AGI)

Your next quests take you south, to the town of Combe. Follow the road south from Archet and into Combe.

1. Talk to Jon Brackenbrook.
2. Head south from Archet, into Combe.
3. Enter the Comb and Wattle Inn.
4. Talk to Lizbeth Honeymeade.
5. Head up the stairs in the southeast corner, and into the back room.
6. Talk to Toradan.

Rewards: XP

Toradan will give you a new quest, Finding Amdir. For now, you will finish up our other two Archet quests; note that many NPCs here have quests, but you'll pick those up in just a bit.

Strong of Arm and Sharp of Mind

1. Talk to Edward Carver.
2. Head south from Archet, into Combe.
3. Follow the southeast road to the crafting halls.
4. Talk to Roderick Carver.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

While near the crafting area, go speak with Jill Brushwood, Mistress of Apprentices. Jill will allow you to pick a Crafting Vocation; crafting will not be covered in this guide.

Head back into Combe and talk to the assorted quest NPCs: Burl Beeman (Friendships Renewed), Leighton Howard (Weapons for Leighton Howard), Gail Catchpole (Mourning the Dead), Maida Woodwright (Reconnecting Ties), Constable Sageford (Unpaid Debts), Geoffrey Fuller (Geoffrey Fuller Hates Splinters), Ted Pickthorn (Beneath the Hanging Tree).

A great deal of your quests now send you east of Combe; while each of the seceding walkthroughs ends with returning to town, it is suggested that you complete the next 8 quests before leaving the Chetwood area.

First you will want to talk to Constable Underhill for Finding Amdir, then head east out of Combe. Along the road you will find Constable Wren; speak to her for Mourning the Dead and Reconnecting Ties.

Continue along the road to reach the Lumbermill; here you can pick up quests from Ember Hayes (Supplies for the Lumber-Camp), Posco Burrows (Posco's Uncle), Taylor Green (Den of Wolves) and Old Bauman (Old Bauman's Farm). You can also complete Message to Taylor Green by talking to Taylor.

Again continue east from the lumbermill, into Chetwood. Follow the path to find Filbert Burrows for Posco's Uncle.Head north from Filbert to kill Feral Dusk-Wolves for Den of Wolves. Past the wolves you will find the Blackwold camps, needed for Finding Amdir and Unpaid Debts - the bandits here will drop the favorite fishing pole for Mourning the Dead. Northeast you will find the Blackwold Headquarters; wait here to see Covell Woodwright for Reconnecting Ties.

East of the Blackwold camps you will find Old Bauman's Farm, overrun with Blackwolds. Kill Blackwolds until you receive Sally's Chain for Old Bauman's Farm. Past Old Bauman's is a road leading to Skunkwood Farm; on the left side of this road is the ruins where you can complete Posco's Uncle.

It's time to head back to Combe! Make sure you talk to all the final quest NPCs on your way back.

Message to Taylor Green

1. Talk to Builder Earur.
2. Head south from Archet, into Combe.
3. Head east from Combe to the lumbermill.
4. Talk to Taylor Green.

Rewards: XP

Den of Wolves

1. Talk to Taylor Green.
2. Head east into Chetwold, hugging the north cliff.
3. Kill 15 Feral Dusk-Wolves (level 6/7).
4. Return to Taylor Green.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Green's Mace (One-handed Mace, Bind on Acquire, 3.8 DPS)
• Green's Leggings (Medium Legs Armor, Bind on Acquire, 21 AC)

Finding Amdir

1. Talk to Toraden.
2. Exit the Inn and talk to Constable Underhill.
3. Head east out of Combe, through the lumbermill.
4. Head northeast through Chetwood forest.
5. You will find Blackwold camps guarded by various Blackwold Raiders, Recruits, and Lieutenants (level 6-8).
6. Find a Blackwold-Recruit's Pack in the first camp and right click on it.
7. Return to Constable Underhill.

Rewards: 90 copper

Unpaid Debts

1. Talk to Constable Sagefold.
2. Head east past the lumbermill, into Chetwood.
3. Find the second Blackwold camp and defeat the guards.
4. Right click the lockbox.
5. Return to Constable Sageford.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

Mourning the Dead

1. Talk to Gail Catchpole.
2. Head east out of Combe toward the lumbermill; find Constable Wren.
3. Talk to Constable Wren.
4. Head east again through Chetwood to the Blackwold Camps. Kill Blackwolds at the second Blackwold camp to receive a favorite fishing pole.
5. Return to Gail Catchpole.

Rewards: 42 copper, XP, choice of:

• Catchpole's Club (One-handed Club, Bind on Acquire, 5.0 DPS)
• Catchpole's Helm (Medium Head Armor, Bind on Acquire, 10 AC)

Reconnecting Ties

1. Talk to Maida Woodwright.
2. Head east out of Combe toward the lumbermill; find Constable Wren.
3. Talk to Constable Wren.
4. Head east from Constable Wren to Chetwood; in the northeast corner of Chetwood you will find Covell Woodwright. Note that he paths in and out of the Blackwold Headquarters, so hang around near the entrance if he's not there when you arrive.
5. Talk to Covell Woodwright; he will then attack you.
6. Kill Covell Woodwright (level 9).
7. Return to Constable Wren.
8. Return to Maida Woodwright.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• 5 Lesser Celebrant Salve
• 5 Lesser Essences of Athelas

Old Bauman's Farm

1. Talk to Old Bauman.
2. Head east through Chetwood to Old Bauman's farm.
3. Kill Blackwold Scouts and Lookouts (level 9/10) and loot Sally's Chain.
4. Return to Old Bauman.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, 5 Pork Sausage, choice of:

• 5 Cooked Carrots
• 5 Eggs and Onions

1. Talk to Posco Burrows.
2. Head east into Chetwood, following the path.
3. Talk to Filbert Burrows.
4. Head east past Old Bauman's Farm; on your way up the road watch your left hand for some ruins on the hills.
5. Fight your way up the ruins past Blackwold Outlaws, Scouts and Lookouts (level 9/10). At the top of the ruins you will find Cole Sickleleaf (level 8). Kill him.
6. Return to Filbert Burrows.
7. Return to Posco Burrows.

Rewards: 42 copper, XP, 3 Lesser Essences of Athelas, choice of:

• Walking Staff (Staff, Bind on Acquire, 5.7 DPS)
• Took Gauntlets (Medium Hands Armor, Bind on Acquire, 14 Armor) 

When you have finished turning in these quests, you can receive more quests from Constable Sageford (Treasure in the Web) and Constable Underhill (Cutleaf's Good Intentions).

Beneath the hanging tree

1. Talk to Ted Pickthorn.
2. Head south out of Combe; look on your map "M" for the small lake and aim for that.
3. Near the lake is a field of stumps. Right click on the stumps to dig.
4. Dig up 3 stumps.
5. Return to Ted Pickthorn - but first, continue with the following quests:

From Beneath the Hanging Tree, continue east toward the ruins in the distant marshes to complete Treasure in the Web. As you make your way to the main ruins, watch to the south of Woodsedge ruins, where you can advance two of your Deeds.

1. Talk to Constable Sageford.
2. Head south of Combe into the Midgewater Marshes.
3. Find the Marshwater Fort; near the Ancient Altar (right click for a Deed advancement) you will find a Blackwold Strongbox.
4. Right click the Strongbox.
5. Return to Constable Sageford.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

Both Ted and the Constable should give you new quests. Before you leave town, head to the northwest buildings and talk to Ellie Cutleaf for Cutleaf's Good Intentions. Once you have progressed this quest, head east out of town and stop in the lumbermill for The Logger's Ledger. Continue east on the road to complete The Logger's Ledger in the Blackwold camps, then onward to Old Bauman's farm for Constable Sageford's new quest, Blackwold Valuables. Before you head home, visit Skunkwood to finish Cutleaf's Good Intentions.

1. Talk to Constable Underhill.
2. Head to the northwest corner of Combe and enter Ellie Cutleaf's House.
3. Talk to Ellie Cutleaf.
4. Head east out of Combe, past the lumbermill and Old Bauman's Farm to Skunkwoods Farm.
5. Kill Skunkwood's Wolfhounds (level 9) until you find Skunkwood's Den-Mother (level 9); kill the Den-Mother.
6. Return to Ellie Cutleaf, and pick up her new quest Greater Responsibility.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Cutleaf's Cloak (Cloak, Bind on Acquire, 14 Armor, +3 Will)
• Den-mother Hunter (Two-handed Axe, Bind on Acquire, 5.5 DPS)

The Logger's Ledger

1. Talk to Ted Pickthorn.
2. Head east to the lumbermill; talk to Mason Thorne.
3. Head farther east to the Blackwold camps. Kill Blackwolds at the first encampment until you receive the ledger.
4. Return to Mason Thorne.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

1. Talk to Constable Sageford.
2. Head east of Combe, through the lumbermill and through Chetwood to Old Bauman's Farm.
3. Kill Blackwolds at the farm until you receive a parchment.
4. Return to Constable Sageford.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Constable's Two-Handed Hammer (Two-handed Hammer, Bind on Acquire, 4.8 DPS)
• Frayed Cloak (Cloak, Bind on Acquire, 11 Armor)

Now return to the stump field to finish:

1. Talk to Mason Thorne.
2. Head southwest to the lake marked on your map; here you will find the stump field.
3. In the southeast corner of the stump field is a glowing stump; right click on it to dig.
4. Head back to Combe and talk to Ted Pickthorn.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Pick's Hammer (One-handed Hammer, Bind on Acquire, 4.4 DPS)
• Pickthorn's Boots (Light Feet Armor, Bind on Acquire, 8 Armor, +2 Will)

Tired of running around? Luckily, the next quest keeps you in Combe! Head southwest through Combe to talk to Rurik Fennel and Leecher Cartwell for Rurik Fennel, Locksmith and Greater Responsibility.

Rurik Fennel, Locksmith

1. Talk to Constable Sageford.
2. Head southwest through Combe; you will see Rurik Fennel by the left side of the road.
3. Talk to Rurik Fennel.
4. Return to Constable Sageford.

Rewards: XP

Greater Responsibility

1. Talk to Ellie Cutleaf.
2. Head down the southwest path through Combe; to your right, on a hill, is the Healer (potion shop).
3. Enter the shop and talk to Leecher Cartwell.
4. Head back outside the shop and follow the southwest road out of Combe.
5. Near the gate, on the left side of the path, you will see a house. Go behind the house.
6. Right click a beehive to collect honey.
7. Head slightly northeast of the house to find a valley between two hills; follow this valley to find Red Berry Bushes; you need 8 red berries.
8. Head east, now to the wolf dens in Chetwood; right click the Blackwort plants to harvest 7 Blackwort roots.
9. Return to Leecher Cartwell.
10. Return to Ellie Cutleaf.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP

Ellie will give yon another quest, as will Rurik. Both quests will send you to the Blackwold Headquarters.

1. Talk to Ellie Cutleaf.
2. Head east out of town to Chetwood, then northeast to the Blackwold Headquarters.
3. Fight your way to the northwest corner of the headquarters.
4. In the northwest area, right click on Slaughtered Sheep to poison their meat. You must poison 6 Sheep.
5. In the far northwest, you will find Jagger Jack and his guards; kill him.
6. Return to Ellie Cutleaf.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Cutleaf's Boots (Medium Feet Armor, Bind on Acquire, 14 Armor)
• Cutleaf's Gloves (Light Hands Armor, Bind on Acquire, 13 Armor)

Blackwold Thieves

1. Talk to Constable Sageford.
2. Head east out of town to Chetwood, then northeast to the Blackwold Headquarters.
3. Fight your way to the northwest corner of the headquarters.
4. Kill Applewood (level 9) and loot Rurik's Master Key.
5. Return to Constable Sageford.

Rewards: 90 copper, XP, choice of:

• Blackwold Bow (Bow, Bind on Acquire, 6.5 DPS)
• Sageford's Vest (Medium Chest Armor, Bind on Acquire, 43 Armor, +3 Fate)
• Sageford's Trousers (Light Legs Armor, Bind on Acquire, 26 Armor, +3 Might)

With the completion of A Critical Strike, Ellie will give you your final quest: The Hideout. This quest sends you south to Staddle, and gives great rewards to this epic quest chain.

The Hideout

1. Talk to Ellie Cutleaf.
2. Head to the Comb and Wattle, and talk again to Toraden upstairs.
3. Head east out of Combe, then south to the stump field. Jump down the nearby waterfall, and on the southern bank is a door set into the cliff. Enter the door.
4. Talk to the Blackwold Guard inside the instance.
5. Make your way through the cave to find William Skunkwood.
6. Talk to Skunkwood.
7. Head back out into the central chamber and to the east door; the nearby Ruffian will open it for you.
8. Follow the path and talk to Amdir in the cell.
9. Head inside the cell and talk to Sara Oakheart.
10. Escort Sara out of the caves; be careful, as she walks slowly and Blackwolds will attack you along the way. Note that Sara is not following you, so you can scout ahead a bit!
11. Talk to Toradan.
12. Talk to Sara Oakheart.
13. Exit the door, and return to Combe.
14. Talk to Constable Underhill, near the Comb and Wattle.

Rewards: 1 silver, 60 coper, XP, Underhill's Earring (+3 Fate), choice of:

• Cutleaf's Vest (Light Chest Armor, Bind on Acquire, 31 Armor, +3 Fate)
• Underhill's Shield (Shield, Bind on Acquire, 79 Armor, +7 Might)

The epic quest to discover Amdir's location continues in Staddle, south of Combe. This information will be available in the following guide, for humans 10-15.