Army Life

Save Old Mac and Joe and escort them back to Piken Square.

Objectives

 * Find Old Mac's body out in the Breach.
 * Escort Old Mac back to Piken Square.
 * Return to Armsman Pitney for your reward.

Reward

 * 250 Experience

Walkthrough
It is recommended that you try and complete this quest when you receive it, regardless of your level, skills or equipment, as it is quite easy and awards nice skills.

The easiest place from which to start is Piken Square. After exiting Piken, travel West towards some old ruins with Charr Ash Walkers. Defeat them and climb the slope. Start watching out for patrols, as several Charr patrol groups consisting of a Charr Mesmer and two Charr Rangers patrol around here. Move up the slope, until you reach a small area with Charr Elementalists. Defeat them, and watch out for the patrols nearby. Try to take out the patrols separately. Afterwards move towards the south for a bit while looking for an entry into the rock wall to the west. It's fairly obvious, and normally contains a Charr Overseer, Martyr and Axe Warrior (visible on the radar). Kill them. Move onward and you'll soon see Old Mac. Near him are normally a Charr Overseer and a Martyr. They may be attacking him. Try to protect him, if he dies, you will need to start over.

After destroying the Overseer and Martyr move back to Piken through the route you came. There should be no opposition. Wait for a few seconds before passing through the portal.

Allies
Devourer
 * 5 Joe

Human
 * 7 Old Mac

Initial dialogue

 * Armsman Pitney
 * "After the Searing, I couldn't just sit there and do nothing. Ashford was destroyed, and I'd be damned if I wasn't gonna fight for what was left of Ascalon. Turns out I even had some natural ability with weapons, so the prince and the duke welcomed me into their Vanguard, and I haven't looked back. Things can get a little lonely out here on the front lines, though, and watching most of your friends die can really take it out of you. Old Mac was just about the only one from the old days left, and he and his creepy pet went missing during our last battle."
 * "Would you do me a favor and head to the Breach? See if you can find his body?"

Intermediate dialogue

 * Old Mac (upon finding him)
 * "Pitney sent you out here because he thought I was dead? Why that ugly son of a Grawl! He thinks he'll outlast me in this war does he? Me and Joe here will show him! Lead the way back to Piken and let's prove him wrong!"


 * Old Mac: "Ah, Piken Square at last. You go tell Pitney that Old Mac and Joe made it back safe and sound."

Reward dialogue

 * Armsman Pitney
 * "He's alive? I knew he was tough, but to last out there by himself... Well, I suppose he had that creepy pet of his to help him survive.  He's never going to let me hear the end of this, still it'll be good to have him back.  I can't thank you enough, &laquo;name&raquo;.  You're a credit to Ascalon."