A Simple Favor

Find Lidika near the southwestern edge of Lake Silverstep Village. She will mention her husband Ollie, who was going to the southern border to grab something from a cleft. This step is optional.

Travel to Dragonleaf Gulch, south of Lake Silverstep Village along the Runoff Creek. To get there from Lake Silverstep Village, travel West (across Lake Silverstep), South, Southwest (along the Gudrin River), West (along the Gudrin River), West (along the Gudrin River to the Bridge Over the Gudrin River), South (across the Gudrin River), East (along the Gudrin River), East (along the Gudrin River), East (along the Gudrin River, path veers south), Southeast, and finally South.

In Dragonleaf Gulch, you will find a pair of Tatzlwyrms feasting on a corpse. Kill them and loot the corpse to obtain the Chest of Genuine Gemstones.

Return to Lidika and tell her the news about Ollie. You have several dialogue options:

• [Lawful Good]: Set Lidika up for life, costing 1 BP per week.

[Neutral Good]: Give Lidika 100 gold.

[Chaotic Good]: Give Lidika the gems Ollie was smuggling, which fails the quest.

[Let Lidika go]: Give Lidika nothing.

Assuming you kept the gems, return to Irlene in your capital and give them to her for 180 XP. She will ask you to return in a week.

After the prescribed period, return to Irlene. You will receive another 180 XP and learn that she needs a Unicorn Horn to complete her task. You have several options:

• [Neutral Good]: Ends the quest.

[Neutral]: Refuses to hunt a unicorn, delaying the quest until Chapter 5. This means Irlene will still bring you items, but you won’t get the boost to her Artisan Rank until late in the game, and she won’t start on her Masterpiece until later.

[Neutral Evil]: Accepts to hunt down the unicorn.

If you chose [Neutral Evil], head to the Southern Narlmarches and wander until you encounter unicorns. You will know it's the correct encounter as you won't have the option to skip it.

Position yourself at the northern end of the map with warriors facing south and casters/archers behind them to the north. Buff up with _Haste_ (other buffs are useful). Attack the unicorns.

After killing the unicorns, a Hamadryad will appear with three Treants. The Treants can be ignored if you keep squishy characters away from them. The Hamadryad is the main threat. She has high Armor Class, decent Hit Points, and Damage Reduction 10/cold iron. She will cast _Confusion_. The source suggests using _Animate Dead_ to draw her fire, but warns it can make it harder to target her. Focus all attacks on the Hamadryad.

Loot the Hamadryad for a Speed Composite Longbow +2, a Ring of Protection +2, Bracers of Archery, and a Cloak of Resistance +2. Any of the four unicorns slain will yield a Unicorn's Horn.