Claws at the Throat Scosglen Side Quest

Objectives

• Ask around Under the Fat Goose Inn about the slain merchant
  Go back to the Under the Fat Goose Inn and speak to Torben to see if he can shed some light on the merchant you found.

• Search for the missing merchants
  The area just northeast of the inn is where Torben suggested you search. A Slain Merchant can be found in Gloom Pine Pass next to a cart. Inspect them to discover a Worn Insignia.

• Show Torben the Worn Insignia
  Return to Torben once again and show him the insignia you found. He will explain a bit more and then you will complete the quest and earn +20 Scosglen Renown as well as your reward.

Description

+20 Scosglen Renown upon completion.

Detailed Location

• This quest will unlock after completing the Remembering the Goose side quest and others at the Inn nearby.

In-Game Description

I found a dead merchant along the road. His throat was clashed out, but none of his wares were stolen or rummaged through. Perhaps someone knows about the merchant at the Under the Fat Goose Inn.

Torben is not familiar with man or beast who would leave a body so bizarrely displayed as the merchant I found. A local claimed it was “The Bear of Blackweald,” a fabled killer from the Days of Ash. Other merchants have been late to arrive at the Goose, as well. Torben wants me to search the eastern roads for any sign of their absence.

I found another dead merchant along the roads. This time, I was attacked by bandits when I investigated the corpse. Something was off about them, leaving a ritually displayed merchant to draw passersby. The merchant had a worn insignia clutched in their hand—clearly not their own. I should take it to Torben and see what he can make of the item.

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