Gathering the Caravan: Finding the Ranger
Pay Verren 1000 Crowns, find and recruit Alda; only resolve camp distance or follower capacity when that condition blocks recruitment.
Quest flow
Open a node for its place, characters, and branches.
- 01Stockpile 1000 CrownsStockpile 1000 Crowns and pay Verren; payment opens the search for the recruit.
- 02Find Ernst's HutTravel to the generated Ernst's Hut, then enter it to continue the search.
- 03Enter the HutEntering the hut reveals that Ernst is dead and changes the recruit target to his daughter Alda.
- 04Persuade AldaComplete Alda's persuasion dialogue; the alternate dialogue route grants 3 extra Loyalty when she joins.
- 05Move the Caravan Camp Closer to AldaMove the caravan to fewer than 16 world-map tiles from Ernst's Hut.
- 06Make Room for Alda in the CaravanThe caravan follower count must be below 3; otherwise dismiss an existing follower first.
- 07Meet with Alda at the Caravan CampMeet Alda at the Caravan Camp; the quest completes after this camp event.
Contents
Starting conditions
Ask Verren at the Caravan Camp about a huntress and start the quest. The three recruitment quests share one recruitment slot, so only one can be active at a time.
Walkthrough
Travel to Ernst's hut and enter it; Ernst is dead, so persuade his daughter Alda to join instead. Completing the alternate dialogue adds 3 Loyalty when she joins.
01 Stockpile 1000 Crowns
At the Caravan Camp, ask Verren about recruiting a huntress and pay 1000 Crowns; another active recruitment quest blocks this one.
↑ Back to flow02 Find Ernst's Hut
After payment, the map points to Ernst's Hut generated for this save. Reach that location and enter the building rather than relying on a universal coordinate.
↑ Back to flow03 Enter the Hut
Entering the hut advances the investigation and changes the recruit from Ernst to Alda; then begin the recruitment conversation with Alda.
↑ Back to flow04 Persuade Alda
Finish Alda's persuasion dialogue. Normal success continues recruitment; completing the alternate dialogue grants 3 extra Loyalty when she joins.
↑ Back to flow05 Move the Caravan Camp Closer to Alda
Move the camp only when the distance check fails, placing it fewer than 16 world-map tiles from Ernst's Hut.
↑ Back to flow06 Make Room for Alda in the Caravan
Handle this only when you already have 3 followers: dismiss one so the count falls below 3.
↑ Back to flow07 Meet with Alda at the Caravan Camp
Return to the Caravan Camp after the checks pass and finish Alda's meeting event; she then joins and the quest completes.
↑ Back to flowBranches and blockers
After persuasion, a distant camp opens Move the Caravan Camp; having 3 followers opens Make Room. Only after both checks pass is the new follower added and the camp meeting event enabled.
Rewards and consequences
The outcome is Alda joining as a caravan follower; the quest completes and closes when you meet the new member at the camp. The recruitment completion action has no fixed gold or item reward.
People and places
Verren provides the lead to Alda and takes the 1000 Crowns for caravan preparations. The search spans Ernst's Hut, Caravan Camp; after recruiting them, return to the Caravan Camp for the meeting.
Current-version note
The persuasion dialogue has multiple choices; completing the alternate dialogue gives Alda 3 additional Loyalty when she joins.