Defender's Choice

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Defeat the band of corsairs roaming in Fahranur.
 * 2) Seek out Arred the Unready and force him into submission.
 * 3) Make Arred the Unready tell you about the rumored corsairs rallying in the area. Use any means necessary.
 * 4) See Guard Kovu for your reward.

Obtained from
 * Guard Kovu at Blacktide Den

Requirements
 * None

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

Dialogue
 * "I have received reports of a band of corsairs spotted in the vicinity of Fahranur. They are led by a man named Arred the Unready. Go and eliminate the band of corsairs and maybe you can get some useful information out of their leader. Good luck, Sunspear!"
 * Accept: "I'm on my way."
 * Decline: "I'm sick of fighting corsairs, maybe another time."

Intermediate Dialogue

You can choose to either interrogate or kill Arred. If you choose to interrogate, the dialogue will move to the next section.


 * Arred the Unready: "What do you want from me? I ain't never seen your ugly mug before."
 * You:
 * (Interrogate) "Where are the corsairs rallying?"
 * (Kill Him) "Too bad you won't cooperate. The next face you'll see is Grenth's in the Underworld!"

(Killing him ends dialogue, and you find a note in his pocket. Otherwise it’s as below.)


 * Arred the Unready: "I don't know nothing! You can't scare me!"
 * You:
 * (Interrogate) "Looks like your jaw's a little tight, maybe my fists will loosen it up a bit."
 * (Kill Him) [same text as above]


 * Arred the Unready: "You call yourself a Sunspear? My little sister hits harder than that!"
 * You:
 * (Interrogate) "Still a bit tongue-tied are we? Well, since you aren't using it to talk, I think I'll just cut it off and feed it to the skales."
 * (Kill Him) [same text as above]


 * Arred the Unready: "All right! All right! The meeting spot is Lahtenda Bog. These men and I were on our way there. We were supposed to meet up with some guy named Ironfist. That's all I know I swear, just leave me be please!"

Reward Dialogue
 * "Chuusi! That means "Well done"! Still, it's unnerving that the corsairs are gathering in Lahtenda Bog, I'm not sure what they're up to, but let's not wait around to find out. When you are ready, speak to me again and we'll plan our attack on the camps."

Followup
 * A Sticky Operation

Walkthrough
Enter Fahranur from Blacktide Den. You will fight three groups of three Arred's Crew each, followed by Arred who is standing alone. There will be a spawn of insects or plants near each of these, so it may be wise to pull and kill the creatures and the crew separately.

Arred will turn into a non-hostile NPC after being attacked for a while, but if there is still combat with other creatures in the area, he will continue to summon hostile Spirits of Toxicity. Once he is non-hostile you can speak to him to continue the quest.

Trivia
Arred may be named after the English King Ethelred II, also known as Ethelred the Unready.