Resource - Starting as Man: Staddle

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1. Talk to Burl Beeman.
2. Head southwest out of Combe and down the south road toward Staddle.
3. Talk to Lolo Wendingway.

1. Talk to Lolo Wendingway.
2. Head east to the Midgewater Marsh.
3. Kill Neeker Breekers (level 7-9) in the Midgewater Marsh and loot Lolo's Backpack; the backpack is a fairly common drop.
4. Return to Lolo Wendingway.

• Wendingway's Shoulder Pads (Medium Shoulder Armor, Bind on Acquire, 9 AC)
• Wendingway's Club (One-handed Club, Bind on Acquire, 4.2 DPS)

1. Talk to Lolo Wendingway.
2. Head south into Staddle.
3. Talk to Watcher Redweed.

1. Talk to Constable Underhill.
2. Head southwest through Combe, and south out of town toward Staddle.
3. Talk to Constable Tanglerush in Staddle.
4. Head east through the Midgewater Marsh toward Midgewater Pass. Along the way you can kill Neekerbreekers for Neekers in the Marshes and complete Scouting the Marshes.
5. Once you reach the Midgewater Pass, stay in the marsh and follow the cliffs north until you come to the Mustering Cave. Head inside.
6. Talk to Mundol, and start his next quest, To A Ranger's Aid.
7. Talk to Barliman Butterbur in Bree-town's Inn, but finish all of your Staddle quests, first!

1. Talk to Watcher Reedy.
2. Head east into the Midgewater Marsh.
3. Kill 8 Neekerbreakers in the marshes; they range from level 7 to level 9.
4. Return to Watcher Reedy.

1. Talk to Watcher Reed.
2. Head east into the Midgewater Marsh.
3. Find the Sunken Stones, southwest of the Midgewater Fort. [[IMAGE: ScreenShot00005.jpg here]]
4. Kill 3 Midgewater Scouts, Defenders, Sappers or Midgewater Wariors (level 9-11).
5. Head due east from your location to find the Goblinhole Ruins. While in the area, find Roderick Neeker-Friend west of the Goblinhole Ruins and pick up his quest Neeker-Friend.
6. Kill 3 Midgewater Scouts, Defenders or Sappers.
7. Return to Watcher Reed.

1. Talk to Roderick Neeker-Friend.
2. Kill Greater Sickle-flies (level 9-11) and loot 4 Sickle-fly wings; these are most common on the far east end of the marshes.
3. Return to Riderick Neeker-Friend.

1. Talk to Mundol.
2. Head west through the Midgewater Marshes to Marshwater Fort.
3. Inside of the ruins, enter the door to enter an instance.
4. In the instance, talk to Reniolind.
5. Follow Reniolind through the tunnels, stopping when he stops to light torches. Enemies will attack you in threes; some will be waiting ahead, but others will drop down right in front of you, so it's not safe to leave Reniolind alone.
6. At the end of the tunnel, Amdir will attack; finally, you get to fight him!
7. When Amdir flees, defeat Morin, the signature spider.
8. Talk to Reniolind.
9. Head out of the door to the east.
10. Head east into Staddle.

1. Talk to Watcher Redweed.
2. Head east of Staddle to find Gammy Boggs in Gammy Boggs' Farm.
3. Talk to Gammy Boggs.

1. Talk to Eldo Swatmidge.
2. Head southwest to Widow Froghorn's Farm.
3. Talk to Asphodel Froghorn.

1. Talk to Asphodel Froghorn.
2. Head west of Asphodel's location to find Pipe-Weed plants, very close by. Right click on one of them.
3. Return to Asphodel Froghorn.
4. Return to Eldo Swatmidge.

1. Talk to Eldo Swatmidge.
2. Head southwest to Widow Froghorn's Farm, then south into Chetwood south.
3. Kill 6 Foraging Brown Bears (level 8/9) [[IMAGE ScreenShot00006.jpg here]]
4. Talk to Asphodel Froghorn, but first, complete Dangerous Boars.
5. Return to Eldo Swatmidge and start your next quest, Farmer's Market.

1. Talk to Constable Tanglerush.
2. Head south from Staddle into Chetwood South.
3. Kill 10 Rampaging Bristlehide boars (level 9/10).
4. Return to Constable Tanglerush, but first, finish the nearby quests from Eldo, Bolger, and Asphodel!

1. Talk to Himloc Grouse.
2. Head south from Staddle; near the edge of the Chetwood you will find Constable Bolger near a small house.
3. Talk to Constable Bolger, and pick up his new quest, Stolen Pipe-Weed.
4. Rewards: XP
5. Stolen Pipeweed
6. Talk to Constable Bolger.
7. Head south through Chetwood South to find the ruins of Ost Baranor.
8. Fight your way into the ruins, fighting past the level 9 Blackwolds.
9. Search the ruins for a Barrel of Stolen Pipeweed; right click on it to loot it.
10. Head to Staddle and talk to Himloc Grouse.

1. Talk to Himloc Grouse.
2. Head east of Staddle toward Eldo Swatmidge's house, but head up the hill nearby to Himloc's pipeweed fields. Note: you should bring one or two companions, your upcoming targets are tough!
3. Wait for nightfall. Blackwold Thieves and Vance Waithman will spawn; they are all level 10 elites, and have nearly 1000 morale. Kill 3 of the Thieves and Vance.
4. Return to Himloc Grouse.

• Everdail (Medium Feet Armor, Bind on Acquire, 17 Armor, +3 Agility)
• Pipe-Weed Defender (One-handed Sword, Bind on Acquire, 5.7 DPS)

1. Talk to Eldo Swatmidge.
2. Head west to Widow Froghorn's farm; talk to Asphodel Froghorn.
3. Head northwest into Staddle and talk to Himloc Grouse.
4. Return to Asphodel Froghorn.

• 3 Lesser Essence of Athelas
• 3 Lesser Celebrant Salves

1. Talk to Asphodel Froghorn.
2. Head east to Eldo Swatmidge's Farm.
3. Talk to Eldo Swatmidge.
4. Return to Asphodel Froghorn.
5. Return to Eldo Swatmidge.

• Lover's Mantle (Cloak, Bind on Acquire, 16 Armor, +3 Might)
• Lover's Helm (Medium Head Armor, Bind on Acquire, 12 Armor, +3 Will)
• Lover's Shield (Shield, Bind on Acquire, 24 Armor)

1. Talk to Gammy Bogs.
2. Head southwest to Falco Greenhand's farm.
3. Talk to Falco Greenhand.
4. Return to Gammy Bogs.

1. Talk to Gammy Bogs.
2. Head east to find Lily Underhill; talk to Lilly.
3. Return to Gammy Bogs.

1. Talk to Gammy Bogs.
2. Head east again to Lily Underhill; talk to Lily. [[IMAGE ScreenSHot00007.jpg here]]
3. Head south into the Chetwood. Follow the road and you will find the Yellow Tree.
4. Around the Yellow Tree there are glowing plants with red flowers; right click these to pick lilies for Lily. You need 6 red lilies.
5. Return to Lily Underhill.
6. Return to Gammy Bogs.

• Bogg's Greatsword (Two-handed Sword, Bind on Acquire, 6.5 DPS)
• Aedail (Light Feet Armor, Bind on Acquire, 12 Armor)

1. Talk to Gammy Boggs.
2. Head southwest again to Falco Greenhand's farm; talk to Falco Greehand.
3. Head southeast from Falco Greenhand to find Constable Bolger.
4. Talk to Bolger. Note: this will activate waves of Blakwold attackers. If Bolger dies, you fail the quest and must restart it. The most important part of this quest is to get the attention of the attackers as quickly as possible; Bolger does not have much HP and will die fast. There are three waves of brigands.
5. Return to Falco Greenhand.

1. Talk to Falco Greenhand.
2. Head south from Greenhand's farm to the Ost Baranor ruins.
3. In the southwest corner of the ruins you will find Jasper Mudbottom, a level 14 elite with over 1.2k Morale and 2 blackwold guards; you WILL need companions to complete this quest. Kill Jasper and his guards.
4. Return to Falco Greenhand, but first, complete Family Treasures.

• Falco's Shirt (Light Chest Armor, Bind on Acquire, 37 Armor, +4 Vitality)
• Falco's Hammer (One-handed Hammer, Bind on Acquire, 6.6DPS)
• Falco's Helmet (Medium Head Armor, Bind on Acquire, 16 Armor, +4 Fate)
• Mudbottom's Bane (Dagger, Bind on Acquire, 6.6 DPS)
• Falco's Smasher (Two-handed Hammer, Bind on Acquire, 7.5 DPS)

1. Talk to Bruner Stoutthrush.
2. Head southeast into Staddle, then south into the Chetwood. Continue south to Ost Baranor.
3. Kill Blackwolds (level 8-10) and loot 5 Heirlooms.
4. Return to Bruner Stoutthrush.

1. Talk to Longo Daegmund.
2. Head east out of Staddle past Gammy Boggs' Farm to Eldo Swatmidge's Farm.
3. Talk to Eldo Swatmidge; while here, also pick up the quest Widow's Farmhand.
4. Head east into the Midgewater Marshes and kill Neekerbreekers. Loot 3 Fennel Seeds, which are fairly common drops.
5. Return to Eldo Swatmidge.
6. Return to Longo Daegmund, and talk to his dog, Gar.
7. Talk to Longo Daegmund.

• Daegmund's Gloves (Light Hands Armor, Bind on Acquire, 13 Armor)
• Daegmund's Gauntlets (Medium Hands Armor, Bind on Acquire, 18 Armor)

1. Talk to Watcher Reedy.
2. Head east into the Midgewater Marshes.
3. In the northern part of the marshes you will find Marsh Brood-watchers and Spiders (level 7-9). Kill 6 Brood-watchers and 4 Spiders.
4. Head to the center of the Marshwater Fort, where you entered the instance for To A Ranger's Aid.
5. Kill the Marsh Queen (level 9).
6. Return to Watcher Reedy.

• Watcher's Axe (One-handed Axe, Bind on Acquire, 5.2 DPS, -5 Armor)
• Reedy's Hat (Light Head Armor, Bind on Acquire, 6 Armor)

1. Talk to Watcher Redweed.
2. Head east into the Midgewater Marshes. The best area to find goblin sappers is the far eastern side of the marshes, south of the Midgewater Pass.
3. Kill 12 Midgewater Sappers (level 9-12).
4. Return to Watcher Redweed.

1. Talk to Longo Daegmund.
2. Head east past Gammy Boggs' farm and find Lily Underhill.
3. Talk to Lily Underhill.
4. Rewards: XP
5. The Wise Woman
6. Talk to Lily Underhill.
7. Head east into Staddle.
8. Right click on the glowing well near Longo Daegmund. [[IMAGE ScreenShot00008.jpg here]]
9. Note that you are carrying a bucket, and are unable to enter combat while doing so.
10. Head southeast of Staddle into Chetwood, and find the Silverwell. Approach Willowsong to give her your bucket.
11. Talk to Willowsong.

1. Talk to WIllowsong.
2. Head west to the Yellow Tree.
3. Right click wildflowers to harvest them; you need 6 wildflowers.
4. Return to WIllowsong.

1. Talk to Willowsong.
2. Right click the bucket next to Willowsong.
3. Head northwest into Staddle.
4. Stand near the well to drop off the bucket.
5. Talk to Longo Daegmund.

• Leather Leggings (Medium Legs Armor, Bind on Acquire, 38 Armor)
• Bracegirdle's Staff (Staff, Bind on Acquire, 7.5 DPS)

1. Two Chieftains
2. Talk to Watcher Redweed.
3. Head east into the Midgewater Marsh to the Goblinhole Ruins.
4. Kill the goblin Gurzrum (level 12) inside the Goblinhole Ruins; he is in the southwest corner of the ruins. [[Image ScreenShot00010.jpg here]]
5. Kill the goblin Gurzstaz (level 12) just north of the Goblinhole Ruins.
6. Return to Watcher Redweed.

• Gurzstaz's Doom (Spear, Bind on Acquire, 5.0 DPS)
• Gurzrum's Demise (Cloak, Bind on Acquire, 15 Armor)

Watcher Redweed will give you the quest Report From Staddle which sends you to your next town, Bree-town.