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Overview

Woodcutter in Peril is a request quest in the Duchy of Hernand, part of the Tales from the Corners of Hernand quest series. A woodcutter has been captured by bandits on the southwest road of the Hills of No Return. The bandits have tied him up behind bushes near the road while they patrol the area. Kliff stumbles upon the scene and can intervene to free the captive.

Quest Details

Objectives

1. Discover the bandits mugging the woodcutter on the southwest road

2. Defeat all the bandits in the area

3. Untie the woodcutter

Walkthrough

This quest triggers automatically when you encounter the roadside ambush scene on the southwest road of the Hills of No Return. Bandits are patrolling the road while the woodcutter is tied up behind nearby bushes, out of easy sight from the main path.

Engage the bandits and defeat them all. They are standard road bandits and should not pose a major challenge. After clearing them out, approach the bound woodcutter and untie him. He expresses his gratitude and provides a generous supply of lumber as thanks for saving his life.

Rewards

Timber and Fine Timber are crafting materials used for building and equipment upgrades at your Greymane Camp. Fine Timber is the higher-quality variant and is used in more advanced recipes.

Tips

• This quest auto-triggers when you travel through the area. Keep an eye out for roadside encounters when exploring Hernand.

• The Timber and Fine Timber rewards are particularly useful early in the game when you are building up your camp.

• This is the most rewarding quest in the Tales from the Corners of Hernand series in terms of crafting material value.

• The other quests in this series are Faked Tears, Forest of Trickery, and Where the Sweetness Stopped.

Reward

Hernandian +5

Completion

The woodcutter was freed after defeating all the bandits. His face still held a frightened look.