The Poacher's Snare

Category: hard

Prerequisites: complete the_feeding_grounds

Snares in the Treeline

Wire snares ring the feeding grounds, and a young beast lies caught. "Poachers," the Wildwarden snarls. "Bandits working for coin. Run them out of the western wood."

Objectives:

• KILL: kill bandit_1 ×50

Rewards:

• 🧩 1 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 7,000 gp

The Trappers' Warren

The poachers den in the old stoneheart tunnels, where they cage what they catch. "Clear it out," the Wildwarden says. "Free anything still breathing down there."

Objectives:

• DUNGEON_CLEAR: stoneheart_depths ×4

Rewards:

• 🧩 2 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 7,500 gp
• 💎 25 gems

The Pack That Followed Them

The poachers drove a pack of dire wolves ahead of them, mad with hunger, straight at the herd. "Not the wolves' fault," the Wildwarden says grimly, "but the herd comes first. Turn them back."

Objectives:

• KILL: kill dire_wolf ×45

Rewards:

• 🧩 1 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 8,000 gp

Following the Coin

Every poacher answers to a paymaster — an armoured knight financing the whole ring. "Lift his ledgers and his purse," the Wildwarden says. "Find out who's buying."

Objectives:

• THIEVE: knight ×150

Rewards:

• ✨ 9,000 Thieving XP
• 🧩 2 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 8,500 gp

The Beast They Couldn't Cage

The ledgers point to a sealed trial-vault where the poachers caged their prize — something far too dangerous to hold. "Whatever it is, it's suffering," the Wildwarden says. "Go set it loose."

Objectives:

• DUNGEON_CLEAR: senshi_trials ×4

Rewards:

• 🧩 2 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 9,000 gp
• 💎 30 gems

Breaking the Ring

With their paymaster ruined, the last bandits scatter into the wood for a final stand. "End it," the Wildwarden says. "No more snares in my vale."

Objectives:

• KILL: kill bandit_1 ×55

Rewards:

• 🧩 1 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)
• 10,000 gp

The Snare Undone

You clear the last trial-cage and the poaching ring is finished. The freed beasts melt back into the vale — and one, a sturdy young beaver, refuses to leave your side. "Timber's kin," the Wildwarden smiles. "He's thrown his lot in with you. Those last shards are his thanks — you've earned the whole pack's trust today."

Objectives:

• DUNGEON_CLEAR: senshi_trials ×5

Rewards:

• 14,000 gp
• 💎 50 gems
• 🧩 1 pet shards (pet_woodcutting)