Better Cities:Wood on the Waves

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Find out why a shipment of wood bound for the Rangers Guild has gone missing. Quest Giver: Moorswind in Skingrad Location(s): Leyawiin, Padomeic Ocean Next Quest: Sickness in the Arboretum or New Recruits Reward: 100 gold, Guild rank advancement if you have not completed Sickness in the Arboretum Fame/Infamy: Fame +1 ID: BANRG02Wood

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Moorswind in Skingrad to get the quest.
2. Travel to Leyawiin and track down the whereabouts of the missing shipment.
3. Board a ship to go search for the missing ship.
4. Rescue the survivors.
5. Return to the Topal Trading Company in Leyawiin and tell Charles Dumaine about the missing ship's fate.
6. Return to Skingrad and report to Moorswind.

Detailed Walkthrough

Talk to Moorswind

Notice that you first need to join the Rangers Guild to get this quest. Go to the Rangers Guild in Skingrad and talk to Moorswind, he'll be in his office on the top floor. He'll tell you that a shipment of special wood ordered for the guild hasn't arrived. It originated in Blackmarsh, so he wants you to go to Leyawiin and talk to someone at the Topal Trading Company, the company handling the shipment of the wood.

Go to Leyawiin

The Topal Trading Company building is located in Leyawiin Harbour, outside the city walls. Go inside and talk to Charles Dumaine, the owner. He'll tell you that they recently discovered that the ship The Tender Topal carrying the guild's wood has gone missing; he has another ship, The Shining Topal, ready to set sail to go look for it. Since you're there, he asks you to go along. He'll give you a letter with all the details to deliver to The Shining Topal's captain.

Search for the Missing Ship

The Shining Topal is docked right outside the building - just turn left as you go out the door and straight ahead. Captain Pegaro will be in his cabin; deliver the letter to him, and he'll tell you to head below and rest until they find something. Go down to the crew deck and head forward until you find a bunk that isn't owned. You can rest there (you will sleep for exactly 48 hours, and it will be 9.30am when you wake up regardless of the time when you rested).

Rescue the Survivors

Some time later, you'll be awakened - they've found a shipwreck on a small island. Captain Pegaro wants you to go confirm it's the ship you're looking for, so you'll have to take a row boat to the island. Use the rope tying the row boat to the ship; this will get you there. Once you're on the island, head over to the ship. If you're not too picky about looting, you can search the containers: all but one (a barrel in the stream) are random clutter; the barrel holds 25 steel arrows.

On the far side of the island, you'll find a small camp with a group of survivors. The first survivor you speak to will tell you that they ran aground during a storm, then were attacked by pirates, who took most of their goods and killed several of them. Captain Pegaro's sister, Ephenee, was taken prisoner.

After you get the information, lead the survivors back to the ship. You can go back to the island if you wish, to continue looting containers, or you can simply report to the captain. He'll express dismay at his sister's fate and tell you to inform the first mate to cast off.

Return to Leyawiin

Speak to Barin and he'll arrange for the ship to return to Leyawiin - you will automatically be moved to the bed you rested in on the ship previously, and you will sleep for exactly 48 hours. Once you get back to Leyawiin, return to the Topal Trading Company's building and tell Charles what happened.

Return to Skingrad

Return to Skingrad and inform Moorswind of all that has transpired. He'll be disappointed, but will reward you for completing the task.

Journal Entries

Wood on the Waves (BANRG02Wood)
Stage	Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
10		I have been asked by the Rangers Guild to travel to Leyawiin to investigate why the Topal Trading Company has not yet delivered some special wood. I can find the offices of the Topal Trading Company in the Southern Docks.
20		Charles Dumaine, one of the owners of the Topal Trading Company revealed that the ship carrying the delivery from Archon never arrived here in Leyawiin. He is sending another of his ships, the Shining Topal to search for the missing ship, and has invited me to join the search.
30		The captain of the Shining Topal told me to head below decks and rest in one of the cabins, the ship is preparing to sail.
40		After two days at sea, the crew have spotted a shipwreck off the coast of southern Argonia. The captain has asked me to row across to confirm whether it is the missing ship while the Shining Topal's crew stow the mainsail.
50		This is the missing ship from the Topal Trading Company. I found some survivors from the shipwreck who told me they ran aground while fleeing from pirates. The pirates took the cargo and left the crew stranded. I should return to the Shining Topal so that we can sail back to Leyawiin.
60		I told the captain what had happened. The woman Ephenee who was taken by the pirates was his sister; he now mourns her as if she were dead. We will sail back to Leyawiin once I have told the crew. Once there I can inform Charles Dumaine.
70		Charles Dumaine told me he will order a new delivery of wood from Archon. I should now return to Moorswind from the Rangers Guild in Skingrad to give him the bad news.
100	Finishes quest	Moorswind thanked me for my efforts while expressing disappointment that I did not return with the wood.

Notes

• Not all Journal Entries may appear in your journal; which entries appear and which entries do not depends on the manner in which the quest is done.
• Stages are not always in order of progress. This is usually the case with quests that have multiple possible outcomes or quests where certain tasks may be done in random order.
• If an entry is marked as "Finishes Quest" it means the quest disappears from the Active Quest list, but you may still receive new entries for that quest.
• It is possible to use the console to advance through the quest by entering setstage BANRG02Wood stage, where stage is the number of the stage you wish to complete. It is not possible to un-complete (i.e. go back) quest stages. See SetStage for more information.