Domination Magic (quest)

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Head east from Foible's Fair to the woods. Destroy the skale brood.
 * 2) Return to Vassar for your reward.

Obtained from
 * Vassar in Foible's Fair of Wizard's Folly.

Requirements
 * Must be a Mesmer (Primary or Secondary)

Reward
 * 250 XP
 * Skills
 * Mesmer: Backfire
 * Mesmer: Shatter Delusions

Dialogue
 * "Elementalists may frighten lackwits with no greater concept of combat than striking someone with an oversized mallet, but any Mesmer worth his salt is a far greater threat than a robed buffoon who likes to play with fire."


 * "It's true Mesmers are often discounted for their use of illusions, but the most masterful Mesmers eschew illusions for mental domination. A small army of skale are marching through the woods to the east.  I will teach you a few skills that should help you dispatch them far better than the brute force an Elementalist would employ.  Then you will know what it is like to wield real power."

Reward Dialogue
 * "The skale have been eliminated, you say? Excellent. Our little mountain paradise will remain undisturbed, and you've demonstrated once again that even the most ignorant Mesmer is far superior to an army of Elementalists."

Walkthrough
Vassar asks you to remove an army of skale in the woods to the east. He gives you the following skills to help:
 * Backfire
 * Shatter Delusions

Leave town and follow the road north until you see a clearing to the east. Enter that clearing and head eastward. You will eventually find the skale near a river. The only skale that has to be killed is the River Skale Brood. Be sure to use Backfire against it (Backfire hurts casters whenever they cast a spell). If you don't use this skill, you will probably die from its Ice Spears. Once it is killed, go back to Foible's Fair and speak with Vassar to receive the reward.

Note: The skale brood may rapidly move west through the woods away from the river, so make sure you don't miss it as you're headed east.