1-20 (Starting City Quests) > Qeynos > Bard

Level 1

Starting NPC: Thrush Baird
Speak to Thrush Baird, the Guildmaster. He asks you to go downstairs and speak with Merchant Dorene and get Embroidered Bracers. Return to Thrush.
Reward: 430 XP


Level 2

Starting NPC: Thrush Baird
Thrush Baird next sends you to talk to Spiritmaster Jolan, in the Beggar's District (leave the building and follow the road to the northwest to the Beggar's District entrance. Jolan is inside to the south). He binds you and sends you to talk to Coachman Bilfer.
Note: follow the current road you are on south, then west. Follow the Midroad south. A signpost guides you to the Marketplace. The entrance to the city is east of the Marketplace. Follow the road east. Coachman Billfer is in the stables on the south side of the road.
Report back to Thrush Baird.
Reward: 2,200 XP


Level 3

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy
Report to Jenny Sweethy who is outside the door to your guild. As proof of your prowess, slay Firebeetles that roam the outskirts of the city and return to Jenny with two cracked firebeetle mandibles.
Reward: 6,900 XP and receive the Chant of Battle scroll


Level 4

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy
Jenny will provide a new weapon for you if you bring her these components:

  • Iron Ore - Purchase from Smithy Wella [near the guardhouse]
  • Leather Strip - Purchase from Tailor Nissa (in the armour shop, found in the Marketplace)
  • Shredded Badger Hide (farm badgers until you get what you need)
    Return to Jenny Sweethy.
    Reward: 17,000 XP and the Troupe Foil

Level 5

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy
Speak with Jenny; gnolls in the area have been attacking travelers. Slay one of the gnoll leaders and return to Sweethy with a muddy paw.
Note: Darkpaw gnolls are northeast from Qeynos. Follow the road north as it curves. When you see the guardtowers, turn right to see a gnoll camp. Darkpaw gnolls con yellow/red.
Reward: 36,500 XP and receive the Funeral March scroll


Level 7

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy
Speak with Jenny. She gives you a note to deliver to the stable boy; he is next to Coachman Bilfer. Take a note back to Jenny. Now a message needs to be sent to Surefall Blade. Go to Waysender Naelarie, near the well.
Once in Surefall Glade, sign the coach, and locate Shiol'Anara in the northeast tree. Receive a note to deliver to Jenny Sweethy; return to Jenny.
Reward: 157,474 XP and receive the Artful Strike scroll and Traveling Boots


Level 10

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy

  1. Speak to Jenny who will tell you that the guild needs to make some new books to send to Wymondham so they can keep records of what goes on there. The first thing Jenny needs is some leather binding.
  2. Speak to Seamstress Johanna (Johanna is in the Bayle house in the southeastern part of Qeynos). Johanna needs special pelts to make the leather bindings. The pelts can be found on thick coat wolves (CON grn@10) that roam the hills south of Hagley. Collect four of these pelts and return them to Seamstress Johanna who will then give you the leather bindings. Return to Jenny Sweethy.
  3. The next item needed for the books is paper. The best supplier of paper is Salzor, an Erudite trader. He can usually be found at the docks in Qeynos. Talk to Salzor and receive a stack of paper; return to Jenny.
  4. Take the books from Jenny and deliver them to Quartermaster Derosh in Wymondham. Use the Waysender in the Marketplace to reach Surefall Glade. Travel east from Surefall Glade to reach Wymondham. Once past the druid ring, then head northeast, eventually you'll see a lake with a town - Wymondham. Deliver the books to Quartermaster Derosh. He'll give you a note to deliver back to Jenny.
  5. While you were gone, Jenny received news of a new threat. The gnolls are planning an attack on Surefall. The gnolls have sent their champions to invade the glade. There are reports that Vithara Swiftpaw is with them. Kill Vithara Swiftpaw and bring her boots back to Jenny as proof of her death. Speak to the Waysender to return to Surefall Glade.
    Note: Leave the glade and head southeast around the mountain. The gnoll champions are just north of the Slesher camp. There will be four gnoll champions, all conning dark blue, and hard to single pull. Slay the gnoll champions, including Vithara Swiftpaw, and return to Jenny.
    Reward: 556,753 XP and receive the Messenger's Blade

Level 13

Quest NPC: Jenny Sweethy

  1. Talk to Jenny. The gnolls are amassing and must be stopped. Report to Captain Pejon in the second tower north of Qeynos.
    Note: Follow the path north from the Qeynos Coachman. Stay on the path north past the druidic cadavers in the glowing druid ring and you will see the guardtower.
  2. Speak to Captain Pejon. There are gnoll camps on the opposite side of the mountain range north of Captain Pejon. In one of the camps is a gnoll elder (triggered spawn). Slay the elder and return its totem to Captain Pejon.
    Note: Take the path east from Captain Pejon, then head north along the mountain. The gnoll elder CONs yellow cons yel@13.
  3. Another camp is north of the camp with the elder. Travel to that camp and slay the gnoll blacksmith (CONs yellow cons yel@13) and return its sword to Captain Pejon. He is a triggered spawn.
    Note: The camp is just north of the one you were just at; take the same route to reach it.
  4. Captain Pejon believes the gnolls will seek the aid of Frogloks in the swamps south of Slesher. Travel near the gnoll camp, but don't go in it. Spies say the meeting place will be held just north of that area.
    Note: Follow the path east of Captain Pejon to reach Slesher Village. Travel southeast of Slesher to find the gnoll and Froglok meeting place (Fogmarsh (ne)). It's just due south of the Fort, at a stonemarker in green mist.
    Note: This is a triggered event. As you get close, you will find two gnolls and three Frogloks attending the secret meeting. The gnolls CON wht@13, the Froglok elder CONs yellow cons yellow, while his companions con dark blue. Slay them all, including the Froglok elder, until you can loot battle plans. Return the battle plans to Captain Pejon who will give you a note for Jenny.
  5. Return to Jenny Sweethy.
    Reward: 550,698 XP and receive the Anthem of Light scroll

Level 15

Quest NPC: Jenny Sweethy

  1. Talk to Jenny. The farmlands are being raided. Travel to Farmer Hops and help him. Take 390 tunar with you.
    Note: Travel to the farmlands between Surefall Glade and Qeynos, by heading east from Qeynos to Hagley. At Hagley, go north on the road. Once you are in the Crethley Manor zone look to your right for farms. Head to that area, the farm you want is the third farm, there are three farms on a north-south axis, you want the north one.
  2. Talk to Farmer Hops. The gnolls have been raiding the farmlands for the past few days. Slay the nearby gnoll raiders and return gnoll raider boots to Farmer Hops.
    Note: Check Farmer Hops' crop just north of his house. The gnoll raiders con white/yellow@15.
  3. Farmer Hops now tells you that the guards have been talking about strange things happening around another farm. Go speak to Guard Wayosh.
    Note: Guard Wayosh is in the guardtower just north of Farmer Hops farm.
  4. Speak to Guard Wayosh. Other farms have problems other than gnolls. The farm down the road to the west is having problems with the undead stealing bread. Find the mob, kill it, and return the stolen bread to Guard Wayosh so he knows the problem has been resolved.
    Note: Travel northwest of the guard to reach the farm. Northwest of the farm wanders a hungry zombie that CONs red cons red@15.
  5. Back to Farmer Hops. He needs money and seed to plant for the following season. Give 260 tunar to Farmer Hops. Travel to Misty Thicket just outside of Rivervale. Purchase seeds from Bebbin Mossfoot and return them to Farmer Hops. Bebbin is along the wall being built in Misty Thicket. Purchase the seeds (130 tunar) and return to Farmer Hops.
    Note: To get to Rivervale, see Waysender Naelarie in Qeynos and she will send you there (sign the Rivervale coach!).
    Reward: 883,791 XP and receive the Clashing Verses scroll and the Traveling Bracers

Level 20

Starting NPC: Jenny Sweethy

  1. Talk to Jenny Sweethy, she sends you to Guard Darek, who is in the watchtower in Crethley Manor. As you follow the road from Hagley north, you will eventually come into Crethley Manor. Darek is located at the top of the 2nd watchtower (near where you spoke earlier with Guard Wayosh).
  2. Something is wrong with the animals in the area. Guard Darek believes someone is tainting the water. There is an evil cleric known to live in the area but no one has been able to locate her. Find Syndia (CONs darkblue cons db), who is located west of Crethly Manor, which is northwest-west of the guard tower. She is located across the river from the manor. Kill her, loot her book of disease, and return to Darek.
  3. Darek needs your help again. Some guards went to Crethley Manor, but one did not return. Go rescue Guard Malvern, who is in the basement of Crethley Manor, Crethley Manor(N). The Manor is filled with the undead that con from green to yellow @Level 20. Find Guard Melvarn; after rescuing him, follow him out speak with him again.
  4. Malvern speaks of an Abomination in the basement of Crethley Manor, he sends you to kill the Abomination and bring back its Shackles. To get to the Abomination: Head all the way down into the basement and fight your way through a room with two (2) dark guards and a reanimated beast. Also, there is Heretic Beirtich (CONs red cons red), he is located on an alcove in the room. Kill the guards, beast, and then the Heretic. Behind the Heretic there is a room which contains Lord Crethley himself and his 2 dark guards. The Abomination [CONs white cons wht@20] is located in a room to the left in the hallway leading to Lord Crethley. Kill, loot the shackles, and return to Guard Darek.
  5. Guard Darek tells you that Guard Malvern is sick, and getting worse. A scribe named Jahar may have information to help Melvarn. Return to Crethley Manor, where you will find Scribe Jahar in the cellar. Kill, loot his Dark Journal, return to Guard Darek.
  6. From the information Guard Darek has gathered, a cure can be made for Guard Melvarn if the ingredients can be gathered. The first thing Guard Darek needs is a rare herb. This herb is known to be harvested by a Froglok shaman named Gugluk [CONs white cons wht@20] in the swamps south of Surefall Glade.
    Note: To find Gugluk: go to Honjour in Fog March and find the bridge directly to the west. There is a hill slightly southwest from the bridge; the shaman is on top of the hill. Slay Gugluk, and return the tangle root herb to Guard Darek.
  7. The last ingredient Guard Darek needs is from the Slithtar. Their harvester makes a slime that is needed for the cure. The Slithtar Hive is northeast of the village of Wymondham. Or, the hive is due east from the Blacksmith. Find the Slithtar Harvester, kill, loot slime, return to Guard Darek. Return to Jenny Sweethy.
    Reward: 2,814,929 XP and choose between:
  • Power Dance: gives your power to your group, and a Slight Rapier
  • Sweeping Combat: increases how your group performs in combat, and a Slight Sabre