Where There's Smoke...

Nash is afraid of what the orcs will do to his farm, but he's just as worried about his farm dogs.

Where There's Smoke...
Heroic level:	3
Epic level:	None
Duration:	medium
Heroic XP:	♣517Solo/Casual ♦932Normal ♥1,001Hard ♠1,070Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Nash Braza's Farmstead
Bestowed by:	Nash Braza
NPC contact:	Nash Braza
Quest acquired in:	The Cerulean Hills
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	3
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	No

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Overview

Orcs are preparing to burn Nash Braza's farmstead to the ground. Slay the orcs and prevent Nash's farm from becoming a fiery ruin.
Note: This quest is labeled as a Harbor quest in-game but is actually picked up and turned-in, within The Cerulean Hills.

Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!

Objectives

Find Nash's farm house and save it from the orcs
Put out the fire at the farm house
Kill all the orc ambushers - 15 total
Slay Armnok the warband leader
(Optional) Kill Zarmang the raider — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )
(Optional) Kill Narbag the raider — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )
(Optional) Kill Gazmul the raider — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )
(Optional) Kill Takmul the raider (Minor bug: The actual enemy that spawns is named Taknor) — Bonus (15%): Heroic( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )
(Optional) Find and befriend all three of Nash's dogs — Bonus (10%): Heroic( ♣52 ♦93 ♥100 ♠107 )
(Optional) Bring all the dogs to Nash's caravan — Bonus (40%): Heroic( ♣207 ♦373 ♥400 ♠428 )

What to Expect

Protect NPCs (optional: 3 dogs)
Spawning/respawning monsters

Tips and Misc

To befriend the dogs, you can use your Bluff (DC: ♦4Normal ♥4Hard ♠4Elite), Diplomacy (DC: ♦2Normal ♥2Hard ♠2Elite), or Intimidate (DC: ♦3Normal ♥3Hard ♠3Elite) skills, or simply bribe them with a Smoke-Cured Ham. There are three chests containing the latter, if your skills aren't up to par. The first Smoke-Cured Ham chest is south of the northern shrine, near the cart, the second is near the southeast shrine and the third is well north of the southwest shrine (or well west of the north shrine). Alternatively, if you fail a check, you can simply get them to chase you back to the caravan. However, this will prevent you from getting the "befriend" optional bonus.
The first dog is southwest of the entrance; the second and third dogs are near the two southern shrines.
If you're not going to immediately take a dog back to the caravan, make sure to leave him tucked away in a safe spot. Even if told to "Stay", if an enemy comes into range, they'll go on the attack and then keep chasing orcs down, eventually getting themselves killed.
A good crowd control tip is not to destroy the gate by the water valve of the farm. Rather, go around the building from the left and use the valve. This forces the ambushing orcs to enter through that single passage for a time. However, be wary as sometimes the orcs manage to climb over the fence.
In the final fight, you may get a message that you've killed Armnok after killing an Orc Barbarian.
Narbag may appear near the southeast shrine.
Taknor may appear near the southeast shrine. Minor bug: The optional incorrectly calls him Takmul.
Narbag and Taknor cannot both spawn in the same run. It is possible that neither spawn.
Zarmang may appear near the southwest shrine.
Gazmul may appear near the southwest shrine.
Zarmang and Gazmul cannot both spawn in the same run. It is possible that neither spawn.

Bonus XP

Discreet bonus: 20 or fewer monsters killed +5% Bonus.( ♣26 ♦47 ♥50 ♠54 )
Aggression bonus: 39 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣52 ♦93 ♥100 ♠107 )
Onslaught bonus: 65 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )
Conquest bonus: 80 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣129 ♦233 ♥250 ♠268 )
Mischief bonus: 21 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣41 ♦75 ♥80 ♠86 )
Vandal bonus: 27 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣52 ♦93 ♥100 ♠107 )
Ransack bonus: 33 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣78 ♦140 ♥150 ♠161 )

Notes: The devious and insidious cunning bonuses are unobtainable due to the 15 required kills of the orc ambushers. Also, the aggression and onslaught bonuses are bugged for this quest. There are times when killing an enemy will cause your bonus to go from onslaught to aggression or even aggression to no bonus at all. The numbers listed are only the values where the bonus is guaranteed. You may receive a higher bonus than expected.

Loot

Chests: 1–3
- 1 at the end for killing Armnok
- 1 optional for killing Narbag (doesn't always spawn, mutually exclusive with Taknor, found near the southeast shrine)
- 1 optional for killing Taknor (doesn't always spawn, mutually exclusive with Narbag, found near the southeast shrine)
- 1 optional for killing Zarmang (doesn't always spawn, mutually exclusive with Gazmul, found near the southwest shrine)
- 1 optional for killing Gazmul (doesn't always spawn, mutually exclusive with Zarmang, found near the southwest shrine)
Collectables: Four
- Rubble northwards of the entrance
- Mushroom on the way to the southeast shrine
- Mushroom up the dry river bed (with the wolves)
- Adventurer's Pack between two farm buildings
NPC rewards: Random Item

Named Chest Drop

Last Edited	Item	Type	Enhancements	ML	Bind	Quests
Update 48.2 2 years, 5 months, and 16 days BugTime	Zaramang's Longbow ^(edit)	Long Bow	+2 Enhancement Bonus+2 Enhancement Bonus: +2 enhancement bonus to attack and damage rolls. Lesser Halfling BaneLesser Halfling Bane: A bane weapon excels at attacking one type or subtype of creature. Against Halflings, this weapon's effective enhancement bonus is +1 better than its normal enhancement bonus. It deals an extra 1 to 6 points of damage against the foe. Lesser Dwarf BaneLesser Dwarf Bane: A bane weapon excels at attacking one type or subtype of creature. Against Dwarves, this weapon's effective enhancement bonus is +1 better than its normal enhancement bonus. It deals an extra 1 to 6 points of damage against the foe. Red Augment Slot: EmptyRed Augments Named: Category:Red augments DR bypass: Alignment, Material Elemental damage: +1d6 to +9d6 Spell Power (Enhancement bonus): +38 to +153 Colorless Augments Named: Category:Colorless augments Ability (Enhancement bonus): +1 to +14 Ability (Exceptional bonus): +1 Ability (Insight bonus): +5 Skills, except UMD (Competence bonus): +5 to +20	2	Bound to Character on EquipBound to Character on Equip: This item is Bound to Character on Equip	Where There's Smoke..., Zarmang's Chest
Update 48.2 2 years, 5 months, and 16 days BugTime	Braza's Hat ^(edit)	Helm	Dodge +2% Dodge +2%: +2% Enhancement bonus to Dodge. Lesser Lightning ResistanceLesser Lightning Resistance: This property absorbs the first 3 points of lightning damage per attack that the wearer would normally take.	2	UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage.	Where There's Smoke..., Gazmul's chest
Update 48.2 2 years, 5 months, and 16 days BugTime	Crude Bauble ^(edit)	Trinket	Lesser False LifeLesser False Life: This item grants the wearer +5 maximum health. Fortification +25%Fortification +25%: This suit of armor or shield produces a magical force that protects vital areas of the wearer much more effectively. When a critical hit or sneak attack is scored on the wearer, there is a 25% chance that the critical hit or sneak attack is negated and damage is instead rolled normally. Intimidate +3Intimidate +3: Passive: +3 Competence bonus to the Intimidate skill.	2	UnboundUnbound: This item is Unbound, and may take permanent damage.	Where There's Smoke..., Armnok's Chest

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Monsters

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Armnok ^{( view • edit )}	♦5Normal ♥7Hard ♠10Elite	Orc	Orc
Farm Dog ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Animal	Dog
Gazmul ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Orc	Orc
Narbag ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Bandit ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Barbarian ^{( view • edit )}	♦3Normal ♥5Hard ♠8Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Cleric ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Ranger ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Warrior ^{( view • edit )}	QL3: ♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠6Elite; QL?: ♠7Elite	Orc	Orc
Orc Wizard ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Orc	Orc
Syndicate Muscle ^{( view • edit )}	♦2Normal ♥4Hard ♠7Elite	Humanoid	Human
Taknor ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Orc	Orc
Wolf ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥2Hard ♠5Elite	Animal	Wolf
Wolf ^{( view • edit )}	♥15Hard ♠23Elite ●31Epic ●♦19Epic Normal	Animal	Wolf
Zarmang ^{( view • edit )}	♦4Normal ♥6Hard ♠9Elite	Orc	Orc

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