Charting the Forests

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Explore Arborstone for Sekai the Mapmaker. You have 5 places left to visit.
 * 2) Explore Ferndale. You have 5 places left to visit.
 * 3) Explore Melandru's Hope. You have 5 places left to visit.
 * 4) Explore Drazach Thicket. You have 5 places left to visit.
 * 5) See Sekai the Mapmaker for your reward.

Obtained From
 * Sekai the Mapmaker in Maatu Keep

Requirements
 * Arborstone (Mission)

Reward
 * 5,000 XP
 * 500 Kurzick Faction
 * 200 Gold
 * Imperial Commendation

Dialogue
 * Word has it you have explored the forests and met with the Kurzicks there. I have a proposition for you. Since the Jade Wind changed the landscape, no one has gone through and drafted new maps. One could make a fortune selling updated charts to willing adventurers! If you consider yourself up to the challenge, go scout Echovald Forest and give me the information I need for my maps. I shall make it worth your while. What do you say?

Walkthrough
This is an extremely long and tedious quest. For each area, you must visit all sites (not necessarily in the order as they come up on your map though). Warning: If you leave the zone, all sites you have visited in that zone are reset, e.g. if you visit 3 sites in Ferndale, then leave Ferndale, you must return to visit all 5 again, not just the remaining 2. However, if you visit all 5 sites in Ferndale, you won't have to visit them again if you leave the area (obviously, or the quest would be impossible).

The only justification for doing this quest is if you are (a) desperate for Kurzick Faction or (b) like to explore and go for the "Canthan Explorer" title. This quest does take you to some interesting places and you get to see some beautiful artwork, stuff that you might not otherwise see.

Since you will be wandering all over four areas, you should gather all the quests you can for an area before starting this quest in that area, as you will undoubtedly find many overlaps. Many of the points overlap with the repeatable quests in the appropriate areas.