Vanguard Bounty: Countess Nadya

Vanguard Bounty: Countess Nadya
Section	Ascalon Quests
Campaign	Prophecies (Tyrian only)
Given by	Lieutenant Langmar in Pre-Searing Ascalon City (Ascalon (pre-Searing))
Type	Secondary quest
Map(s)
Possible locations of Countess Nadya.

Quest information

Requirements

• Tyrian (Prophecies) character
• Character in pre-Searing
• Level 10 or higher

Objectives

• Find and kill Countess Nadya inside the Regent Valley.
• See Lieutenant Langmar for your reward.

Reward

• 1,000 Experience
• 50 Gold

Walkthrough

The most efficient way to locate the position of the countess is to enter Regent Valley from Fort Ranik and head to the southern most marked point on the map to the right. If the countess is not at that location, the next three possible sites can be hit consecutively.

When the countess is located, it is best to pull any wandering groups of firestarters or raiders and avoid aggro with the countess. Be wary of a possible nearby Bandit Blood Sworn, as aggroing one may also aggro surrounding vanguard foes.

When confronting the countess, immediately cast firestorm/backfire before engaging or/and use your pet/minions/fire imp as a meatshield to survive the countess's powerful Backfire and Empathy. If lucky, she'll use Shatter Delusions and remove the hex on her own.

NPCs

Foes

Human

• Bandit
  • 8, 11, 15 Bandit Raider
  • 8, 11, 15 Bandit Firestarter

Bosses

Human

• Bandit
  • 10, 14, 18 Countess Nadya

Foe levels

The level of the foes depends on that of the party member with the lowest level:

Party level	Raider, Firestarter	Countess Nadya
10...13	8	10
14...16	11	14
17...20	15	18

Dialogue

Initial dialogue

Lieutenant Langmar

"Blasted royalists! It's a shame to see many of the most distinguished Ascalonians become nothing better than lowly bandits over political nonsense. Duke Barradin himself recognizes the legitimacy of Adelbern's rule, and still they persist in trying to hand Adelbern's crown over to the Duke.

We believe the former Countess Nadya is the one pulling the royalists' strings and sowing dissent among them. By order of the Ascalon Vanguard, she has been deemed a traitor and must be sent to Grenth's impending judgment. If you feel you have what it takes to complete this task, go to Regent Valley and strike her down!"

 Accept: "For king and country!"

 Decline: "I don't want to get involved in your politics."

Intermediate dialogue

Countess Nadya: "You will die for serving the false king, Adelbern!"

Reward dialogue

Lieutenant Langmar

"With the loss of their leader, hopefully the royalists will realize this is a lost cause and embrace Adelbern's rule."

Notes

• Similarly to all Vanguard Bounty targets, the Countess will speak the Intermediate Dialogue if you come close enough to her spawning point. If she's already dead when you do, one of the other quest-related Bandits nearby will say the dialogue instead.
• This quest occasionally spawns lone bandits near the portals in Regent Valley. This includes a spawn near Fort Ranik, which will lead to the death of Mary Malone.