The Poacher's Snare
Category: hard
Prerequisites: complete The Feeding Grounds
Chain rewards
7 quests · 
64,000 gp · 
105 gems
XP: 9,000 
Thieving
1. 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
Bandit ×50
Rewards
1 pet shard for Timber the Beaver- 7,000 gp
2. 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
- Clear
Stoneheart Depths ×4
Rewards
- 2 pet shards for Timber the Beaver
- 7,500 gp
- 25 gems
3. 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
Dire Wolf ×45
Rewards
- 1 pet shard for Timber the Beaver
- 8,000 gp
4. 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
- Pickpocket
Knight ×150 (Thieving)
Rewards
- 9,000 Thieving XP
- 2 pet shards for Timber the Beaver
- 8,500 gp
5. 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
- Clear
Senshi Trials ×4
Rewards
- 2 pet shards for Timber the Beaver
- 9,000 gp
- 30 gems
6. 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 Bandit ×55
Rewards
- 1 pet shard for Timber the Beaver
- 10,000 gp
7. 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
- Clear Senshi Trials ×5
Rewards
- 14,000 gp
- 50 gems
- 1 pet shard for Timber the Beaver