Finding Gadd

Overview
Summary
 * Head southeast to the Shards of Orr. Use the Asura Gate inside the entrance to gain access to Gadd's Encampment. Rendezvous there with Bartholos.
 * Join Livia and Gadd in Sparkfly Swamp.
 * Assist Livia with collecting inscriptions from the 3 Inscribed Ettins.
 * Return to the entrance of the Bloodstone Caves.
 * Talk to Gadd.
 * Activate the inscription and gain entrance to the Bloodstone Caves.

Obtained from

 * Livia in Vlox's Falls

Reward

 * 2,000 XP
 * 250 Asura reputation points

Dialogue

 * Gadd is the most brilliant of the Asura. My fellow members of the Shining Blade have been helping with his research into the Bloodstones. They are currently on the far side of the Sea of Sorrows. The good news is we can get there by an Asura Gate. Head south and east to an underground complex called the Shards of Orr. An Asura Gate on the upper level leads to Gadd's Encampment. Find Bartholos, leader of the Shining Blade. He can tell you how to find Gadd.

Reward Dialogue
You have decoded the inscriptions for this magical door and opened the way to the Bloodstone. Invoke the inscriptions when ready.

Followup

 * Finding the Bloodstone

Walkthrough
The Shards of Orr is one of the hardest dungeons in EotN. The easiest way to get through to Gadd's Encampment is to hire a runner with good degen resistance, or to form a group and carry a Powerstone of Courage, or simply just run through avoiding the mobs. Near the last section of the dungeon are 3 mobs which are fairly hard to kill so the trick here is to flag your heroes to create a distraction while you run through to the gate of the encampment.

It is also possible to travel from Olafstead through Varajar Fells, Battledepths, Heart of the Shiverpeaks (Level 1), a tiny bit of Bogroot Growths (Level 1), and Sparkfly Swamp to get to Gadd's Encampment, bypassing Shards of Orr to complete that part of the quest. This path is longer but significantly easier.

After finding Gadd and Livia, you must kill three Inscribed Ettins, all of which count as bosses for the area. This is difficult due to the number of prowling dinosaurs and their wide variety of attacks, especially approaching the third ettin. For this section neither Gadd nor Livia are in your party or allies thereof, so they will not be attacked but will not help with fights. After all three Ettins have been killed, return to the entrance to the Bloodstone Caves.