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Leigh Putnam
Trestlebridge
Bestowal
A Minstrel's Hope "Several citizens of the besieged town of Trestlebridge have taken refuge in nearby caves, hoping to wait out the siege, but the Orcs have become aware of the townsfilk's hiding place. It is up to the minstrel Leigh Putnam and her friends to wanr them...."
Background
You have travelled to a nearby cave with Leigh Putnam to help raise the spirits of the refugees seeking shelter within and convince them that Trestlebridge would be a safer place to hide.
Objectives
Objective 1 Talk to Leigh Putnam Leigh Putnam is just inside the entrance of the cave.
You have travelled with Leigh to the cave where the refugees are seeking shelter from Orc-attacks.
Objective 2 Talk to the refugees hiding in the cave The refugees are hiding in the back of the cave.
Leigh Putnam has asked you to try and lift the spirits of the refugees hiding in the cave and to convince them to come to Trestlebridge.
Objective 3 Talk to Severin Wheeler Severin Wheeler has arrived in the cave with grim tidings.
You have tried to convince the refugees to come to the relative safety of Trestlebridge, but they refused.
Objective 4 Prevent the Orcs from reaching the refugees Severin Wheeler has arrived in the cave with grim tidings.
You have tried to convince the refugees to come to the relative safety of Trestlebridge, but they refused.
Objective 5 Talk to Leigh Putnam Leigh Putnam is just inside the refugee cave.
You have aided in the defence of the refugees, and now Leigh wishes to speak with you.
Notes
This is a Solo quest, and cannot be completed with a Fellowship.
Three Orc Waves: 1st Wave: 3 Tarkrip Raiders 2nd Wave: 2 Tarkrip Raiders & 1 Tarkrip Pillager 3rd Wave: 1 Tarkrip Raid-leader Best Tactic is to just heal Edward Putnam & Severin Wheeler as they tank the mobs for you. Make sure to get in at least one hit each mob, so you can loot them, and collect xp.
The related Mobs section says Putnam and Wheeler are Elites(Signature), they are not. They are both standard level 30 NPC,s. About 3/4 of the way thru the first fight with 2 of the elite orcs killed, Putnam kneeled down and stayed there even though he was fully healed.
Tried fear on the orcs and nothing happened.
Second fight with only Wheeler fighting, Putnam still kneeling, and me healing all 3 orcs came after me. I lasted about 5 seconds.
I don't recommend this at level 30. Actually I don't recommend it until it's fixed. I put in a bug report.