Securing Echovald Forest

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Travel to the bridge and make certain that it is secure.
 * 2) Locate the stairs and make certain that they are secure.
 * 3) Find the giant mushrooms and make certain that they are secure.
 * 4) Head to the western shore of the lake and make certain that it is secure.
 * 5) See Scountmaster Arne for your reward.

Obtained From
 * Scoutmaster Arne in Melandru's Hope

Reward
 * 2,000 XP
 * 400 Kurzick Faction
 * 150 Gold

Dialogue
 * "Scuttlebutt has it you're looking to help us keep the forest secure. Maybe that's true, maybe it's not, but if you want to prove it, then you can do a little job for me.  Now, it's not common knowledge, but we Kurzicks can't spare the manpower to keep the entire forest safe.  Luxons rampage through our lands and wreak havoc when they meet no resistance.  That's where you come in.  I'll mark four specific trouble spots on your map.  Once you've scouted all of them and made sure they are secure, return to me and tell me what you found.  If you happen to run into any Luxon raiding parties, feel free to deal with them however you please.  I recommend a sharp blade and no mercy."

Reward Dialogue
 * "Hmm...so many Luxons, and so near. We should be safe for now, but this is troubling news. Thank you for your efforts."


 * Note: This is a repeatable quest

Walkthrough
These objectives should be cleared out of order to avoid back tracking. Proceed more or less straight to the first checkpoint on the bridge. When the quest log updates, continue on across the bridge and proceed toward the green compass indicator. Stay close to the river and you will see the third objective, the large mushrooms. When the quest log updates the third objective, backtrack completely to the starting point and then follow the indicator to the second objective. Stay part way up on the bluff if you want to avoid unnecessary fighting. On the way you will clear the fourth objective by approaching the waters edge on the west end of the lake. When you finish the second objective walk back to claim your rewards. Be careful of the boss in the pond at the bottom of the stairs. If you attack him a hoard of enemies will spawn and make it difficult to get past that point. This quest can be done with henchmen without too much trouble. An alternate strategy involves running the third objective(mushrooms). This is fairly simple and if you die clearing the objective the rest of the objectives are still quite easy to do. There are a lot of enemies in the region of this third objective and it is time consuming to clear. This objective could be 'run' after the other three with some minimal back tracking

Note: If you warp out of Melandru's Hope with this quest incomplete you will lose all of your progress.