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Warn Davon's Watch of an impending attack. Zone: Bal Foyen This quest is part of the Zone Story Faction: Ebonheart Pact Objective: Dhalmora — Light the signal fires and warn Davon's Watch. Quest Giver: Captain Rana, In Event of Invasion note on bulletin post near the gate to Stonefalls. Location(s): Dhalmora, Fort Zeren, Bal Foyen Dockyards, Hidden Dagger Landing Site Prerequisite Quest: Escape from Bleakrock Next Quest: Crossroads Reward: Earth-Turner Axe High Leveled Gold XP Gain: High XP ID: 4023

Light up the fires

We've landed safely. Captain Rana is going to muster the remaining Bleakrock villagers and the people of Dhalmora. She wants me to ensure the fires are lit in the nearby watchtower so we can warn Davon's Watch, the port city in Stonefalls.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Speak to Captain Rana at the dock outside Dhalmora.
2. Find the watchtower.
3. Search the watchtower in order to find the ledger.
4. Talk to Urona at Fort Zeren.
5. Talk to Quartermaster Lineem at the docks.
6. (Optional) Follow her to the supply tunnel.
7. Light the east and west signal fires.
8. Talk to Aera Earth-Turner back in Dhalmora.

Detailed Walkthrough

When you talk to Captain Rana, she sounds worried, saying that it is going to be a hard road to Davon's Watch. Ask her what the first step is and she tells you that you need to warn Davon's Watch of the Covenant invasion while she rallies the locals. You need to go the nearby watchtower and tell the Pact soldiers to light signal fires. The watchtower can be found by following the northern road out of Dhalmora, a smaller nearby settlement.

Arriving at the tower you find out that the Pact soldiers stationed there are all dead, killed during what seems to be a surprise attack. The Covenant is already in Bal Foyen! Search inside the watchtower and read the watchtower ledger in order to learn that the soldiers had run low on kindlepitch powder and that you need to speak to Quartermaster Urona to restock the supply. You can also search Supply Chest here if you want, only to find there's nothing left:

<This chest is empty. All of the tower's supplies are gone.>

Urona, who can be found at Fort Zeren, has however more bad news for you as the fort is all out of kindlepitch. She sends you to get kindlepitch powder from the Bal Foyen docks instead. At this point you can also find Darj the Hunter, Geilund, Halmaera, Rexus, Eiman, Denskar, Littrek and Aera there.

Travel to the docks and find Quartermaster Lineem. At this point you can also find Hoknir, Runs-in-Wild, Sergeant Seyne, Captain Rana, Rolunda, and Trynhild there.

Although hesitant to help you at first, when you tell her about the impending Covenant attack, Lineem gives you the needed kindlepitch and is willing to show you a fast way to the signal fires. She leads you across the bridge to a secret smuggler passage which leads straight to the signal fires. The supply tunnel is on the east side of the docks next to some crates.

When you exit the tunnel, you will find yourself not far from the Covenant's landing site. As you make your way to light the fires, you need to deal with some Covenant soldiers who are guarding the area. There are two signal fires to light. The east fire is to the northeast as you exit the tunnel. The west fire is across the bridge.

Once both are lit, return to Dhalmora to report to Captain Rana. Instead of Rana you will be directed to Aera Earth-Turner who stands next to the bank by the Dhalmora wayshrine and the farm. She is visibly concerned and tells you her whole family has gone to defend Fort Zeren and the Bal Foyen dockyards. You will be needed at one of these places and have to choose where to head next. Aera rewards you with the Earth-Turner Axe and some gold.

Trivia

Quest title is a reference to "One if by land, two if by sea", a line from the poem Paul Revere's Ride by Henery W Longfellow:

"Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower, as a signal light,
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be..."

Quest Stages

If By Sea
Finishes Quest	Journal Entry
	I must go to the watchtower just past the village of Dhalmora. Then I can tell the troops there to light signal fires. Objective: Get to the Dhalmora Watchtower
	The Pact troops at the watchtower are dead. I'll have to figure out for myself how to light the signal fires. Objective: Search the Watchtower
	Davon's Watch will only look for fires of a specific color. From what I've read in the ledger, I can find a new supply of kindlepitch powder at the nearby fort. Objective: Get Kindlepitch Powder at Fort Zeren Objective Hint: Talk to Quartermaster Urona
	Fort Zeren's quartermaster is fresh out of kindlepitch powder. She thinks a fresh shipment came in at the nearby dockyards. I'll need to go to the dockyards to get what I need. Objective: Get Kindlepitch Powder at the Foyen Dockyards Objective Hint: Warn Quartermaster Lineem
	I have what I need to light the fires. Quartermaster Lineem led me to a secret path through the hill. It should put me behind Covenant lines. Objective: Head to the Signal Fires Objective Hint: Follow Quartermaster Lineem Objective Hint: Enter Secret Passage Objective Hint: Go through the Secret Passage
	I have the kindlepitch powder. It's time to light the signal fires and warn Davon's Watch of the Covenant attack. Objective: Light the East Fire Objective: Light the West Fire
	The fires are lit. Hopefully, Davon's Watch will have time to react. I should return to Dhalmora and inform someone in charge of the good news. Objective: Return to Dhalmora Objective Hint: Report to Captain Rana
Finishes quest	When I returned to Dhalmora, Aera Earth-Turner called me over with words of warning. I should speak to her. Objective: Talk to Aera Earth-Turner

Notes

* Any text displayed in angle brackets (e.g., <Alias=LocationHold>) is dynamically set by the game and will be filled in with the appropriate word(s) when seen in game.

• 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 any order. Some stages may therefore repeat objectives seen in other stages.