A Stolen Spore

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Travel to Zehlon Reach.
 * 2) Catch the three children and retrieve the stolen spores.
 * 3) See Scholar Chago for your reward.

Obtained from
 * Scholar Chago in The Astralarium

Requirements
 * A Delayed Delivery

Reward
 * 1,500 XP
 * 125 Gold
 * 15 Sunspear Promotion Points
 * Battle Commendation

Dialogue
 * "While you were gone, three of the village children snuck up on me and stole some of the spores off one of my work tables! They mean it to be a joke, but they don't realize what they've taken. Who knows what could happen if they do anything dangerous with one of those spores! Please, go to Zehlon Reach and get the spores back from the children before one of them gets hurt!"


 * Accept: "You got it!"
 * Reject: "Eh, talk to their parents. Those kids need a spanking."
 * When asked about quest: "Quickly, to Zehlon Reach before it's too late!

Intermediate Dialogue 1
 * Adina: "These things are cool! Look at how sticky they are!"
 * Paldinam: "They're all wrinkled. Ewwwww!"
 * Nehduvad: "It's that strange traveler! Run awaaaaay!!"

Intermediate Dialogue 2 (Adina)
 * "Aww, you caught me. What? Oh, you want this sticky ball? Okay."

Intermediate Dialogue 3 (Paldinam)
 * "No fair! Youuuu cheated! You want this little round thing? Well, all right. I was bored with it anyway."

Intermediate Dialogue 4 (Nehduvad)
 * "You caught me, you meanie! What, this shiny rock? All right, I'll give it back if I have to. Just don't tell the others you caught me!"

Reward Dialogue
 * "Ah, excellent. Excellent! I knew I could count on you. None of the children were hurt, I trust?"

Followup
 * A Mysterious Missive

Walkthrough
Alternative Approach (Higher-Level/Full Party): Swing around to the west then south along river to attack the corsairs and monsters from the other side. Note: The children will run past the monsters and head towards Cliffs of Dohjok before you can clear a path to them--if you trigger them after leaving Astralarium. The children end up running around in the field north of the portal to Cliffs--they don't go off the panel--so you can catch them there. There are some medium-level bosses there, including Rahti, Flower of Dread, so the better approach for lower level characters is to catch up to them ASAP rather than contend with monsters and bosses in the field. If you are clearing the Zehlon Reach and everything in it, you can complete this quest after doing the other quests to the north, assuming the kids have been "tripped" and run off (they are safe from monsters.)
 * All three children can be found outside of the Astralarium; they will discuss the spores, and upon noticing you, run off. Be prepared to chase them, as they will start running towards the exit to Cliffs of Dohjok.
 * This quest can easily be completed by yourself if you have any skills that give you speed buffs (if you don't, consider equipping a Hero with Windborne Speed). Immediately after they complete their dialogue, talk with the northern-most child first, and quickly chase after the other two. This shouldn't pose any problems, however if they manage to escape, just leave the map and retry.