Bodyguard for Hire

This quest in Desolace starts Southeast of Thunder Axe Fortress, north of the Kolkar Village at. It is available for a short time before the Gizelton Caravan passes by the Kolkars, and is announced by the following:

• yell

It becomes available every hour or so. A counterpart quest, Gizelton Caravan is available 30 minutes later, west of Mannoroc Coven.

Escort the Gizelton Caravan past the Kolkar Centaur village. Talk with Smeed at Scrabblescrew's Camp for your reward.

• Escort Gizelton Caravan past Kolkar Centaur Village

Under normal circumstances, Rigger and I would lead our kodo past the Kolkar Centaur. Every now and then we hear the Centaur war drums, and when we hear those we stop. It's not good for business to be dead!

I'll tell you what, if you protect us past the Kolkar village we'll make it worth your while.

It's just a short distance, all you need to do is keep the caravan intact and you can pick up your reward from Smeed Scrabblescrew - he is down the road a bit. We do a little business together.

• Trader's Ring

Why do I find myself waiting for that blasted caravan?

<Smeed looks enlightened.>

Oh yeah, they pay the bills. Have you seen them?

You know, it doesn't seem prosperous to be paying the likes of you to guard Gizelton Caravan. <Class>, if I were a bit taller I could take on a second job and sit kodo-side-saddle with the biggest gun my hands could carry... and I'd show them blasted centaur who's their papa.

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

• 2750 XP (or at level 70)
• 250 reputation with Ratchet

After accepting the quest, the caravan slows to a walk instead of its usual run. Also, any nearby mobs will now actually attack the caravan instead of ignoring them. There are three ambushes of 2 Kolkar Ambushers and 2 Kolkar Waylayers each.

• Leaving Kormek's Hut
• say

• Announcing quest
• yell

• First ambush
• say

• Second ambush
• say

• Third ambush
• say

• Quest complete
• say