Deadwood

Deadwood is a Mini-Quest discovered by reading a note found in Skelfies, a village in northeastern Midrath.

Completing the Mini-Quest will lead the Envoy to discover the Enemy faction known as the Mockeries.

• Location: Skelfies
• Trigger: Pick up and read a note within a house.

Travel to the village of Skelfies in northeastern Midrath. In the easternmost house along the main road, find and interact with a Note on a table. It has been left by an

, and reads as follows:

'Tis miserable work, splitting lumber.

The pulse of the bleeding stumps, the gruulish groans of dried-up wood. My sinecure beg we leave this forest, say the logs twist away from their blades. Lazy lot. If they'd just chop harder, we'd have been back in the skytowers already.

- Banneret Sanctius

Just west-southwest of Skelfies, find a Sinecure encampment amongst an old stone ruin.

Upon reaching the encampment, the Envoy will witness a platoon of Sinecure under attack by

. Slay all Sinecure to progress to the next stage. Technically, not all Mockeries need to be slain - but as they are aggressive to the Envoy, it is likely that they will leave no choice.

Find a note atop a hammock near the western end of the encampment. It reads as follows:

The deadwood is littered with strange symbols. I know they were not there at last light. A gruul's game, surely...

My legion invents stories in their fear. They hear the lumber whisper at night, say the forest angers for all we take.

I have not time for such fool's tales. I return to the Skytower at once to tell Synod of their planet-madness... Ahem.

- Banneret Sanctius

Once the note has been read, the Mini-Quest has been completed.

Completing Deadwood will award the following:

• One Fragment of Stultin

• 1 x Petrified Ichor

• 200 Dracs

The Envoy may also loot any Containers they can find throughout the Sinecure encampment, such as

.

Neither this Mini-Quest, nor the Notes gathered, will be recorded in the Journal; the notes may be re-read from their original locations, but will despawn after relogging. The Mini-Quest is not currently replayable.