CHAPTER 5: DARK STORM OVER THE FARMHOLDS
In this chapter, you deliver the peaceful inhabitants of the Eastern Farmholds from the terror and pillaging of an army of bandits, lead by a Bandit Lord named Denos Stormbringer. However, you will find that he is also part of the conspiracy to bring about the prophecy of Zoniax.
Note: as long as this chapter is not completed, the Faerie Crossings bridge linking the Greater Southgate Area - West and the territories of Oaklarand will remain retracted by the elves. Also, elves will escort you out of their territories as a measure of precaution as long as Denos Stormbringer remains active in the Eastern Farmholds (however, you will be left alone if you have Relana with you).
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1)
From Southgate, head out to the Greater Southgate Area - West
(see key below) and journey northward to the unwalled city of
Westlyn (see key below).
2) In Westlyn, go to the Western Way inn and tavern to hook up
with Relana Springbow.
3) From there, head south-east towards the West Bank of the
Eastern Farmholds (see key below).
Key
to the Greater Southgate Area - West:
x16y87 - House of the caretaker of Southgate's cemetery
x22y79 - Southgate Main Trade Depot (get a caravan escort job
there!)
x27y87 - Gates of Southgate's cemetery
x73y87 - Mausoleum with secret entrance to the Sewers of the
Undead (approach with 'search' on; see Chapter 1) (a battle
awaits you there!)
x76y88 - Secret entrance to sewers (approach with 'search' or
'detect secret' on; see Chapter 3)
Westlyn
x40y38 - Westlyn Southern Trade Depot (get a caravan escort job
there!)
x36y30 - Ashad Estates and Trading Company
x31y30 - Myshum Estates and Sail Trading Company
x24y24 - Port of Westlyn Administration Authority
x29y25 - Temple of Ukkor
x32y25 - Westlyn City and Justice Halls
x38y25 - Central Market
x34y22 - Valeria's Arcane Concoctions and Trinkets
x40y22 - Temple of Woralduur
x28y21 - The Western Way inn and tavern (Relana, Mel)
x42y19 - Gontral's General Store
x37y17 - Shanders Estates and Mining Company (see Rest of DoN)
x31y17 - Weylans Estates and Trading Company
x28y17 - Westlyn Exotic Imports Company Store
x20y14 - The Westward Way Inn
x24y14 - Westlyn Northern Trade Depot
x38y12 - Closed mine (see Rest of DoN)
x40y13; x41y13; x42y13; x43y13; x44y13 - Mine
x64y14 - Entrance to the crypt of the old Shaanite monarchs (see
Rest of DoN)
x72y9 - Entrance to the crypt of the old Nelanthian monarchs (see
Rest of DoN)
Eastern Farmholds - West Bank
x66y54 - Talvos Farmhold
x64y60 - Koras Farmhold
x71y65 - Ular Farmhold
x77y70 - Rostaris Farmhold
x71y59 - Farmedge Tade Depot
x77y64 - Temple of Agrah
x81y64; x81y66 - Southgate watchtower
x83y65 - Westernflows River bridge (a battle awaits you there!)
Eastern Farmholds - East Bank
x85y64; x86y64; x87y64; x86y66; x87y63; x89y63; x89y64 - Hanging
polls
x83y58 - Daner Farmhold (pillaged)
x88y71 - Bolan Farmhold (pillaged)
x85y49 - Oshander Farmhold (pillaged)
x76y53 - Bandit camp (a battle awaits you there!)
x73y45 - Riverside Farmhold
x81y45 - Xarius Farmhold
x70y39 - Ishun Farmhold
x86y39 - Greenglen Farmhold
x89y33 - Quiet Dale Farmhold
Shiredale
x76y32 - Salvo's Conveniance Store
x68y33 - Galvo's Pub
4)
Cross the Westernflows River bridge
to the East Bank of the Eastern Farmholds. Each time you cross
this bridge (and as long as this chapter is not completed), there
is roughly 33% chance that a small defending force from Southgate
will be bravely fighting off a sizeable bandit force from the
East Bank attempting a foray in the West Bank - help the
southgayans if you would be so kind. When you do so, you will
learn that: a) for some reason, there are no reinforcements from
Southgate to repel and defeat the bandit army; and b) the Bandit
Lord Denos Stormbringer has
already built a castle (most likely with magical help) unopposed
by Southgate.
5) Once on the East Bank, walk northward to take care of the bandit
camp at x76y53 (see key above). Then walk
further north to the furfoot farming community of Shiredale
(see key above).
Note: while you stay in Shiredale, the community will periodically come under attack by the bandits - be so kind as to help the furfoots when this happens. These attacks will stop once Denos Stormbringer is taken care of.
6)
As you approach Shiredale, bandits will be again attempting to
pillage the community, fighting against the brave furfoots. Help
the furfoots - then use this small community as a base between
your own forays against the bandits, if you wish to.
7) Then head south and east to the Greater Southgate Area - East
and to the Main of the Eastern Farmholds (see key below).
Key
to the Greater Southgate Area - East:
x77y26 - Faerie Crossings bridge (retracted)
x74y25 - Alliance Stone
Sleepy Hamlet
x16y11 - Sleepy Hamlet Tradeway Halt
Eastern Farmholds - Main
x0y64; x1y64; x2y64; x2y66; x3y66 - Hanging polls
x8y65 - Bandit camp (a battle awaits you there!)
x3y58 - Jonas Farmhold (pillaged)
x13y65 - Kanos Farmhold
x9y59 - Yassaf Farmhold
x17y58 - Temple of Agrah (pillaged)
x21y55 - Hold Crossings Trade Depot
x22y56 - Bandit camp (a battle awaits you there!)
x35y49 - Green Acres Farmhold
x36y46 - Talian Farmhold
x5y51 - Moonstone Farmhold
x15y51 - Goldenfields Farmhold
x10y46 - Bandit camp (a battle awaits you there!)
x4y42 - Orlanth Farmhold
x10y35 - Gold Acres Farmhold
x19y35 - Golden Knobs Farmhold
x23y42 - Highsun Farmhold
x19y48 - Highdale Farmhold
x39y39 - Astun Farmhold
x48y39 - Oniyoun Farmhold
x45y28 - Varkus Farmhold
x59y28 - Strongplow Farmhold
x63y35 - Rickshaw Farmhold
x65y28 - Bandit camp (a battle awaits you there!)
x33y42 - Gates to Stormbringer's castle (a battle awaits you
there!)
x30y39 - Stormbringer's castle (a battle awaits you there!)
x40y35 - Jolyn Farmhold
x50y31 - Littlegrove Trade Depot
8) Take care in succession of the bandit camps located at x22y56, x10y46 and then at x65y28. After that last camp, retrace your steps westward and head for the gates of Stormbringer's castle - then fight your way through these gates.
Note: once Denos Stormbringer is taken care of, all remaining bandit camps in the Eastern Farmholds that you have not destroyed will be found abandoned instead, the remaining small numbers of bandits having scattered like rats in the wilderness to hide.
9) Head for the castle and fight the remaining forces there barring your way. Then enter the castle at your leisure: you land on the Main Floor of the castle (see map and key below).
Note: most of the castle will be empty, since you have dispatched nearly all of the castle's defenders.
Key
to Stormbringer's Castle:
Main Floor
x29y88 - Exit
x29y84 - Inner court
x25y82; x33y82; x25y61; x33y61 - Dormitory/barracks
x15y81; x43y81; x43y62; x15y61 - Guard tower
x13y58; x45y58; x44y77; x14y77 - Ladder to top of guard tower and
battlements
x26y74 - Stable
x33y75 - Armory
x33y71 - Storeroom
x27y71 - Secret/hidden entrance to the bandits' treasure cave
(approach with search or detect secret on!)
x29y70 - Communal eating hall (a battle awaits you there!)
x29y59 - Kitchen
x27y68; x31y68; x32y63; x26y60; x32y60; x31y55 - Stairs up to
Second Floor
Second Floor
x55y73; x49y78; x55y78; x55y81; x50y86; x54y86 - Stairs down to
Main Floor
x57y81 - Stairs up to Thrid Floor
x54y76; x47y79; x45y86; x57y85; x41y79; x48y85; x58y86 -
Dormitory/barracks
x63y79 - Private quarters of Torn Bloodclaw
Third Floor
x18y76 - Stairs down to Second Floor
x17y79 - Conference room (a battle awaits you there!)
x11y75 - Private study of Denos Stormbringer
x14y74 - Private room of Denos Stormbringer
10)
Head to the communal eating hall: there, the half-orc Master
Rogue Torn Bloodclaw, second-in-command and
lieutenant of Stormbringer, will be waiting for you along with
what remains of bandits and marauders. Deal with him.
11) Take the stairs at x32y63 to the Second Floor. From
there, take the stairs to the Third Floor.
12) Enter the conference room: Bandit Lord Denos
Stormbringer will be waiting for you there,
along with his best bandit leaders, his personal dark knight
guards, a couple of (corrupted) warlocks of Southgate and a
number of priests of Shades. Have fun.
13) After taking care of the Bandit Lord, pick up an interesting
map on the conference table. Then head to Denos' private study:
on his work desk, you`ll find a half-finished
letter addressed to a certain Lord
Dragonspear (this is important info!).
14) Afterward, explore/rummage through any other room of the
castle to your heart's content. Once you're content, leave the
castle.
15) Head over to either the Littlegrove Trade Depot or the Hold
Crossings Trade Depot (preferably during day-time) - you will be
greeted deservingly as the saviors of the Eastern Farmholds.
Note: these two trade depots, along with the Faerie Crossings bridge, will return to "operational status" after a few weeks have passed once you have taken care of Denos Stormbringer. Likewise, the elves of Oaklarand will not bother you anymore to escort you out, when you travel in their territory.
16)
Head back to the Western Way inn and tavern of Westlyn to get
your reward from Mel. Rest until you're satisfied, then speak to
him again to choose from him the job of taking
care of the Beast Lord of Woodsgrove.
Congratulations! You have saved the Eastern
Farmholds! You can now tackle Chapter 6 (most suggested), or
Chapters 1-4, 7-9!
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