Bandit Raid

Bandit Raid
Section	Ascalon Quests
Campaign	Prophecies (Tyrian only)
Given by	Baron Egan in Ascalon City (pre-Searing) (Ascalon (pre-Searing))
Type	Secondary quest
Map(s)
File:Bandit Raid map.JPG The path to the strongbox and Devona.

Bandits have ambushed a royal tax collector and stolen a strongbox full of gold. Baron Egan has tasked you with the duty of recovering it.

Quest information

Requirements

• Tyrian (Prophecies) character
• Character in pre-Searing

Objectives

• Recover the Ashford strongbox from the bandits.
• Return the strongbox to Devona in Ashford.

Reward

• 250 Experience
• 100 Gold (Reforged Mode only)
• Flame Artifact
  • Energy +3
  • Armor +5 (vs. Fire damage)
  • Energy +5 (while Enchanted)
• 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 Raiders and Bandit Firestarters 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

Humans

• 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?"

 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 Firestarters 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 Belts.

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