WAR: Empire Leveling Guide: Tier 2, Troll Country

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Posted October 13th, 2008 by Taea

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Empire Leveling Guide: Tier 2

Troll Country

Troll Country

The desolate Troll Country is the swath of rocky territory separating Kislev from the great Chaos Wastes. The terrain is bleak, full of craggy fissures, treacherous cliffs, and chill winds. However, the terrain is the least of a traveler's concerns when they enter Troll Country, for it is here that the land's namesakes roam night and day, constantly on the hunt for something interesting to eat.

Suskarg

The entrance from Norsca brings you into a steep decline into the camp of Suskarg. Don't wander off the path as the gully to the right has a few wandering rank 11 Trolls. To the left, the snow covered foothills are home to rank 22 Glacier Yetis (part of the upper level Chaos area). Jase Ferenz greets you at the camp entrance, ready to further your career training. Roaming nearby is Rally Master Siegmund Kraemer with an offering of Influence rewards from the Empire Chapter 5 Public Quests. Merchant Adelle Tolzen can buy and sell, while Kill Collector Ruthgar offers repeatable quests.

Be on the look out for the cowering Dietrich Bader; you can just tell by looking at him that he needs a lot of help. Several other Kraemer family members wander the farm, and should have a task or two for you to do. Captain Haug waits near a cannon, and a Healer is next to a mailbox, rounding out the essential NPCs. A sneaky Tome unlock is right in this area too: east of the career trainer and down the hill, some Fine Tools are lying in the dirt.

Time to cross the road and make your first stop at Raving Waldo, who sits against a rock with another Tome unlock. The first Public Quest for this area is Welcome to Troll Country, in which you are tasked with taking out increasingly difficult waves of Trolls that are taking over the farms.

Travel the road south, and find a small farm that is now inhabited by plague zombies. Suskarg Caves burrows into the mountains here and is home to spiders and bats. Anders' Mill plays host to the Plague on the Wind Public Quest which involves even more zombies.

Quarry

Back out to the road, take the path that heads east from Anders' Mill, through a bunch of Suskarg Trolls. You're descending into the Quarry area of Troll Country. Look for some patches of Blight Thorn on the ground, to open up a quest. This area is full of demons and summoned creatures, and you'll spiral down into the bottom of the Quarry to work on the Deathstone Quarry Public Quest.

Back across the road to the west, plenty of rank 14 Trolls wait for the odd traveler to pass by. Against the mountains, The Troll Pit cave is a hideout for more trolls, and a few quest objectives.

Felde Castle

Empire's Chapter 6 begins at Felde Castle. This also marks a close spot to enter the Troll Country RvR lake, so watch where you run. The base offers full service to the adventuring traveler. Dieter Stroh is the area Kill Collector, Lavinia Lutzen is the Career Trainer, Emerlyn Jaeger is a merchant and Eugen Krebbs heals all. Captain Oswin Breitenbach is the Rally Master over the 3 Public Quests here in Chapter 6.

Several other NPCs here have quite a few quests to offer, including Priestess Serilda, who stands in a doorway near the mailbox. After completing a certain tainted grain quest, you'll be able to read a book on the ground, which offers a timed quest to visit Altdorf. Of special note is Brenard the Alchemist, who can take your seemingly useless creature parts for a little xp.

Down the hill from the Castle, you'll encounter the Blighted Farm Public Quest. The eastern edge of the farm has Johann's Corpse, which you'll need in one of your quests.

Blackbramble Hollow War Camp

Blackbramble stands watch over the eastern end of Troll Country, and is the headquarters for the area's RvR activities. Apart from the RvR quests, Blackbramble has many other types of ways to increase your experience gain in the area. Lots of quests can be found here, sending you around Troll Country and into nearby Ostland. Amenities are sparse, but you will find a Healer, Quartermaster and Flight Master in the camp.

Directly down the hill from the War Camp is the Grave Diggers Public Quest. North and up the hill you'll find a grave site that's been overrun by, the former grave residents. Several rank 15 Champions can pop up in the Plague Graves, so stay near the outskirts. There is a small Shrine to Ulric here, where Calvus prays. Back down toward the swamp, Ragnhilder and her many cats want to talk to you. Wade on in to kill Trolls and help some Dwarfs in the Slayer's Demise Public Quest. That's it for the swamp, as any further east will take you to the Chaos adventuring area.

The final Public Quest in Troll Country is Plague Trolls, and is found at the edge of the swamp, near the road. Keep an eye out for the once friendly Warrior Priest, Malachias, who you will need to kill shortly. Once you have mastered this area, follow the path all the way south until you enter the next Empire haunting grounds: Ostland.

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