Forest of Trickery
CommonQuests
Navigate the forest of trickery where nothing is as it seems.
Type
Faction
Faction
Hernand Requests
Chapter
Tales from the Corners of Hernand
Region
Hernand
Difficulty
Easy
Estimated Time
8-12 min
Location
Mountain of Frozen Souls
Prerequisites
Talk to the Isolated Patient
Walkthrough
- 1Find the Isolated Patient at Mountain of Frozen Souls and interact with her
- 2She mentions being from Sunset Valley and needing help retrieving herbs from the forest
- 3Agree to follow her into the forest to retrieve the herbs she left behind
- 4Listen as she thanks you for helping despite her origins from Sunset Valley
- 5Prepare for combat when Reed Devil Minions suddenly ambush from the forest
- 6Defeat all enemies to expose the trap and complete the quest
Tips
- The woman's request is another setup—the forest harbors an ambush, not herbs
- Reed Devil Minions deal moderate damage—spread out to avoid area attacks
- Stay alert as you follow her—there's foreshadowing in her dialogue
- This trap quest grants no rewards but counts toward completion achievements
NPCs Involved
- Isolated Patient
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Last updated: March 2026