Blood And Smoke

Overview
Quest Summary:
 * 1) Find Scout Melthoran in the Reed Bog.
 * 2) Find Dark Oak in The Falls to the southwest.
 * 3) Slay Drogo Greatmane.
 * 4) Return the bloody heart to Dark Oak.
 * 5) Return to Deep Root and tell him of Dark Oak's warning.

Obtained from:
 * Deep Root in Ettin's Back (right in front of Ventari's Refuge)

Requirements:
 * Dropping Eaves

Reward:
 * 2,500 XP
 * Monk: Protective Spirit
 * Warrior: "I Will Survive!"
 * Necromancer: Barbed Signet
 * Ranger: Savage Shot
 * Mesmer: Spirit Shackles
 * Elementalist: Meteor

Mission Text:
 * "All this talk of traitors worries me. Although I am loathe to do so, it may be time to turn to alternative sources of information. Deep within the forest lives Dark Oak. He does not usually choose to show himself, but perhaps if our need is great he will make his presence known. One of my scouts named Melthoran, who is stationed in the Reed Bog, knows where to find him. We need someone to seek out Dark Oak and obtain his counsel.


 * Will you undertake this task?"

Walkthrough

 * Bring plenty of anti-condition or self-regen. Enemies consists mostly of Maguuma Spider that love to put poison on you.  Bring a counter to this.

If you follow the quest arrow, this quest involves quite a bit of backtracking and killing the same mobs 3 times because of zoning. However, you can kill Drogo Greatmane on your way to find Dark Oak, and then simply deliver the heart to Dark Oak to complete the quest. Drogo Greatmane is located in the south east portion of the Reed Bog, while Dark Oak is a short distance south-west of the entrance to The Falls.