Quests:Dun Barethsol:The Yetin Spirit
The Yetin Spirit
The Yetin Spirit quest is assigned when Marcella either accepts the quest to help Tham or accepts the quest to rescue the monks in the Abbey.
The Wounded Yetin
This is one of the originating sub-quests in the story arc.
When following the Elenstroem northwards to Uzdun’kal, one may spot the Abbot’s hiding place on a plateau across the river. The most obvious path to the hut originates at the Mountain village, often used by shepherds and their flock. Lately, none of them have been to the plateau, as wolves haunt the area. Therefore, the abbot’s presence has gone unnoticed so far.
When Marcella arrives at the hut, she will find Tham wounded and near death. He tells her of the assault on the monastery, and of the brigand’s captain, Alek Endhelm. He can describe the man, but put no name to him. He seeks Marcella's help to free his fellow brothers and sisters, who are captives of the brigands that hold the monastery.
Hidden in the Mists
This subquest is assigned once the player has heard about the bandits and rumours that the Abbey was attacked.
When queried about bandits in the area, several people around Waste’s Edge provide rumours that the nearby monastery has been attacked. As the monks are very secretive, little is known about them and their affairs, but there have been fires at night, and some people that were travelling through the forest below the monastery reported hearing sounds as of battle.
The path to the monastery is well hidden, but the villagers can give the general direction. As an alternative for those that spoke to Abbot Tham the Learned, there is a small path that leads from his hut to the monastery.
Bound in Darkness
Quest assignment: Kill or incapacitate the brigands and free the monks
Overcome the Brigands
With herbs and knowledge Marcella might obtain from Risartus Solmanus or Ella of the Green she may poison the brigand’s water supply or food. Depending on the mixture, they will be handicapped in battle or completely stunned. In latter case there will be no need to fight them. If Marcella cannot drug or gas the Enders, she will have to kill them.
Free the Monks and their Guests
On freeing the surviving monks, Marcella learns of the dragon hunter and the dragon’s egg that was taken from the monastery. In the various cellars of the Abbey, Marcella will find the bodies of both her adoptive mother Merigan and the body of the Dragonhunter Forenos doDrec. Both have letters of some kind on them. doDrec's letter merely states his name. Merigan's letter is a fragment of the one she and Padrig wrote to Marcella about her parents and Albrecht.
The eldest of the monks will speak to Marcella and tell her that the Abbot has vanished. If Marcella already met Tham the Learned, the monk will be relieved and ask Marcella to report to him. Otherwise, he will ask her to find him. Lursan or Lesteph can tell Marcella where he would have gone. In the direction the monk sends her, Marcella will eventually find the small trail that leads to the valley where the Abbot is hiding.
Once Marcella has come back to Tham with news that the Abbey is safe again, Tham the Learned will ask Marcella to find the captain of the brigands and the egg and the book they stole. This will start The Wyrmstone quest. Tham wants her to bring back the egg and the book, or simply the book if the egg has already hatched.
Unless Tham has been healed already, or Marcella has the medicine from Ella with her, his death will end the conversation. Otherwise he might be able to give further clues as to the egg’s nature.
At this point, she will begin pursuing the To Hunt a Thief quest.