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Wretched Hive of Villainy
Map quest, level 26. 149th of 194 in play order.
Quest giver: Faucertaux, South Shroud (X 24.5, Y 20.0).
Steps
- Slay a Redbelly lookout.
- Slay a Redbelly sharpeye.
- Slay a Redbelly larcener.
- Report to Faucertaux.
Journal
- Faucertaux seeks your aid in reclaiming a village from a band of outlaws.
- A notorious band of outlaws known as the Redbelly Wasps has taken over an abandoned village and turned it into a hive of villainy. Slay a Redbelly lookout, sharpeye, and larcener.
- You have dispatched three of the Redbelly Wasps. Report your success to Faucertaux.
- Your success in routing the bandits has given Faucertaux hope that the day when Hyur and Elezen once again reside peacefully in the village is close at hand.
Hidden
keeps the wasp jokes going: the gang are the Redbelly Wasps, their home is a Hive, and he asks you to enter the nest and 'take the sting out' of them. even says 'wretched nest of scum and villainy'.Characters 7
Faucertaux wants to win back a village from the Redbelly Wasps, a band of outlaws. He asks you to strike at their nest.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #142 An Apple a Day: Deidra sends you to old Fawkes
in the orchards to the north, who has a big harvest this year and could use a helping hand.
- #142 An Apple a Day: Deidra sends you to old Fawkes
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #142 An Apple a Day: Fawkes has you pick six
sprite apples and clear out pests. He loves your harvest and says he has a child about your age. He invites you to settle in his orchard when you finish adventuring. - #143 A Bumper Crop: Fawkes fears the poachers too much to make the offering himself, so he sends you. He also sends an apple to Castellaint
, who has looked thin lately. Castellaint calls him too kind.
- #142 An Apple a Day: Fawkes has you pick six
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #145 The Marvelous Mun-Tuy Bean: Aedoc sends you to Masher Erimmont
at the Mun-Tuy Cellars for more sauce. Erimmont says she has run out again because she never orders in bulk. - #146 Masher for a Day: Aedoc is overjoyed when you bring the
sauce. She says she overheard a Wood Wailer joke about tossing her into the cauldron. She praises Erimmont's secret spices and thanks you for stopping a mutiny.
- #145 The Marvelous Mun-Tuy Bean: Aedoc sends you to Masher Erimmont
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #145 The Marvelous Mun-Tuy Bean: Erimmont says Aedoc has run out again. He keeps telling her to order in bulk, but she never listens. The next batch is still fermenting and is nearly ready.
- #146 Masher for a Day: Erimmont shows you his shelf of secret spices: a
perilla leaf, 
Shroud pepper and 
dried dragon pepper. He grumbles that Aedoc whines a lot. Geoffrey tastes the sauce and says Erimmont has done it again.
- #145 The Marvelous Mun-Tuy Bean: Erimmont says Aedoc
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #147 Savage Snares: Balan cannot leave his post, so he sends you to disarm
iron leg traps and fight poachers. He cares about small animals and travelers. He thanks you, but blames the self-styled King of the Coeurlclaws and urges more vigilance.
- #147 Savage Snares: Balan cannot leave his post, so he sends you to disarm
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #148 Forest Law: Wlfric is outraged when you report that the poacher got away. He says he should not have trusted an adventurer. He believes those who defy the elementals must face justice, or everyone pays the price.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Faucertaux tells you the place was once Boughbury, where Hyur and Elezen lived in peace until the Calamity. The outlaws moved in when the villagers fled. After you slay three Wasps, he hopes the village is close to being reclaimed.
Dialogue 4 lines
Accepting the quest
Faucertaux
Mayhap you've heard the tales, but the place they call Redbelly Hive wasn't always a wretched nest of scum and villainy.
In the old days, it was home to a hamlet called Boughbury, where Hyur and Elezen alike lived a life of peace. That was before the Calamity came and all hells broke loose. Those Redbelly whoresons moved in when the villagers fled, and they've had their run of the place ever since.
It is our hope to win the village back, but the Redbellies are no common outlaws─they read our every move from malms away. That's where you come in: what say you enter the Wasps' nest and take the sting out of those bastards?
Report to Faucertaux.
Faucertaux
You've fought well for us today, friend. When Boughbury is reclaimed for our people, you can take pride in knowing that you struck a vital blow.