Quest:What Beast?

What Beast?
Level	38
Type	Solo
Starts with	Landscape
Starts at	Tâl Bruinen
Start Region	Trollshaws
Map Ref	[37.5S, 16.0W]
End Region	Trollshaws
Map Ref	[37.3S, 14.8W]
Quest Group	Trollshaws
Quest Chain	The Creeping Shadow

Quest Chain
Prerequisite: completed the quest "A Road Seldom Travelled" The Creeping Shadow [38] The White Hart [38] What Beast? [38] The Creeping Shadow [38] Quick Preparations [38] A Trap for the Creature - Solo-only [38] Instance: A Trap for the Creature - Solo-only The quest "A Trap for the Creature" is prerequisite for "Bert, Tom, and Bill"

Walkthrough & Notes
Be sure to use the /look while at the deer carcase to advance the quest. Follow the creature's trail NE. [37.2S, 15.8W] Follow the creature's trail until it ultimately ends at by the Bruinen river where it advances to the next quest. [37.3S, 14.9W]

Rewards
20  65   Increased Reputation with Men of Bree ( 500 )

Quest Text

Bestowal dialogue While you were able to recover Wistan's arrows, something has devoured much of the white hart's corpse already. The markings upon the carcass do not look like those of an animal, nor of a Wood-troll, however. Something else is roaming Tâl Bruinen, and you should discover what it is. Background You found the carcass of the white hart and recovered Wistan's arrows, but something devoured much of the corpse already. Objective 1 Find the creature's trail The creature which devoured the white hart may have left tracks nearby, which you should look for. While you were able to recover Wistan's arrows, something has devoured much of the white hart's corpse already. The markings upon the carcass do not look like those of an animal, nor of a Wood-troll, however. Something else is roaming Tâl Bruinen, and you should discover what it is. Some creature is roaming Tâl Bruinen, and you should discover what it is You have found the creature's tracks, and they appear to lead north-east, back towards the river Objective 2 Follow the creature's trail north-east towards the river The creature's tracks lead north-east from the carcass of the white hart towards the river You should follow the creature's tracks. The tracks continue north-east towards the river The creature's trail turns east along the riverbank Objective 2 Follow the creature's trail eastward along the riverbank The creature's trail turn east along the riverbank. You should continue to follow the creature's tracks. The creature's trail appears to end here... perhaps it crossed to the eastern shore The quest completes at this point and The Creeping Shadow is opened.