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{{ Quest infobox
| id = 41
| name = Bandit Raid
| given by = [[Baron Egan]]
| given at = [[Ascalon City (pre-Searing)]]
| region = Ascalon (pre-Searing)
| campaign = Prophecies
| type = Secondary
| nationality = Tyrian
| map = [[image:Bandit_Raid_map.JPG‎|250px]]
| map1text = The path to the [[Ashford Strongbox|strongbox]] and [[Devona]].
| experience reward = 250
| completion reward = 100g ({{reforgedmode}} only), [[Flame Artifact]], [[Tall Shield]]
}}
Bandits have ambushed a royal tax collector and stolen a [[Ashford Strongbox|strongbox]] full of gold. [[Baron Egan]] has tasked you with the duty of recovering it.

==Quest information==
===Requirements===
{{ Standard prerequisites
| campaign = pre
| test = n
}}

===Objectives===
* Recover the [[Ashford Strongbox|Ashford strongbox]] from the bandits.
* Return the strongbox to [[Devona]] in Ashford.

===Reward===
* 250 [[Experience]]
* 100 [[Gold]] ({{reforgedmode}} only)
* [[Flame Artifact (flame)|Flame Artifact]]
** [[Energy]] +3
** [[Armor rating|Armor]] +5 (vs. [[Fire damage]])
** Energy +5 (while [[Enchantment spell|Enchanted]])
* [[Tall Shield (Bandit Raid)|Tall Shield]] ''([[Stone Summit Shield]] skin)''
** Armor: 4
** Armor +10 (vs. [[Charr]])
** [[Health]] +15

==Walkthrough==
The quickest route to the strongbox is from [[Ashford Abbey]]. Head across the worm-infested farmland until you reach a bandit camp marked by a campfire and crates. You do not need to clear the entire area; while there are [[Bandit Raider]]s and [[Bandit Firestarter]]s in the vicinity, only the [[Bandit Blood Sworn]] surrounding the strongbox are immediately hostile. Be careful not to [[aggro]] too many bandits at once, especially the Firestarters, whose ability to use [[Flare]] can be deadly to lower level characters. After defeating the foes, pick up the strongbox and take it to Devona for your reward.

==Interactive objects==
* [[Ashford Strongbox]]

==NPCs==
===Foes===
[[Human]]s
*{{w}} 3 [[Bandit Blood Sworn]]

==Dialogue==
===Initial dialogue===
;Baron Egan
:''"A group of bandits has been terrorizing Lakeside recently. They have grown so bold that they ambushed a royal tax collector and stole a chest full of gold. That gold is vital to our war effort against the Charr and must be recovered! You look like you could give those bandits a good thrashing. Will you recover the '''stolen chest''' and then return it to '''Devona''' in Ashford for me?"''
{{ Offer dialog
| accept = You can count on me.
| decline = I don't think I'm the right person for the job.
| ask = The sooner you go after those bandits, the better the chances of catching them. Bring back that '''chest of gold'''. Hurry!
}}

===Reward dialogue===
;Devona
:''"That is that chest of stolen gold that Baron Egan has been talking about! It must have been difficult dealing with those bandits. I'm impressed! If only we had more like you, we'd have no fear of the Charr at all."''

==Notes==
*Sometimes a [[Wolf]] will attack the [[Bandit Firestarter]]s and a long fight will start. It's safe to go up close and watch, because the Wolf will be busy and the Firestarters won't attack you unless you start a fight with them. You can even walk right up to them with the strongbox and they won't do anything.
*Higher level characters (particularly Elementalists with [[Fire Storm]]) can farm this quest for dyes and/or [[Worn Belt|Worn Belts]].

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