Poisoning the Pest

Poisoning the Pest is a medium-length level 2 quest centered around a farm north-east of Ragni.

Preview
Farmer Cevalus needs the player's help in destroying a corrupted pest plaguing his farm. The player is tasked to poison the farm in order to get rid of the farmer's corrupted father.

Stage 1
» Talk to Farmer Cevalus at [-849, 67, 1664] Dialogue:
 * Farmer Cevalus: Ah, looks like a fresh recruit!
 * Farmer Cevalus: Recently, my dear step-father passed away and I buried him out back. Well, he's not there anymore... the corruption has got to his body.
 * Farmer Cevalus: He became an invincible beast! We should use my fresh Corkian sprinklers to poison the pest! I have a spare [1 Crate of Rat Poison] here...
 * Farmer Cevalus: I am too weak to get past the pest myself, could you help me out recruit?
 * Farmer Cevalus: If you poison the water reservoir on the other side of the farm field after you enter, you can watch as the pest makes his way back to the grave!


 * CrateofRatPoison.png
 * Crate of Rat Poison
 * 1
 * 1
 * None AI
 * Crate of Rat Poison
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * }

Stage 2
» Take the [1 Crate of Rat Poison] and enter the farm If you talk to Farmer Cevalus now, he will say:
 * Farmer Cevalus: Have you at least attempted to get rid of that pest yet? Remember, the water reservoir is on the other end of this here field.

Stage 3
» Dump the crate of rat poison into the water reservoir on the other side of the farm at [-3669, 63, -1416]


 * CorruptFarmer(Appearance1).png
 * Corrupt Farmer
 * 4
 * 5000
 * Ranged AI
 * Arrow Storm
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * }

After you do this, the corrupt farmer will shoot fireballs at a greater rate. You will be unable to leave the farm without activating the sprinklers.

Stage 4
» Toggle the farm's irrigation sprinkler near the entrance at [-4987, 63, -1396] Dialogue:
 * Farmer Cevalus: Hurry and enable the sprinklers with the button near the farm's entrance before it can do any more damage!


 * CorruptFarmer(Appearance2).png
 * Corrupt Farmer
 * 4
 * 5000
 * Ranged AI
 * Arrow Storm
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * Farmer Cevalus' Farm
 * }
 * }

Stage 5
» Watch the corrupt farmer die, then kill the pests. A cutscene will play of the corrupt farmer taking damage and blowing up parts of the farm, then exploding violently. Dialogue:
 * Farmer Cevalus: Look at the body!
 * Farmer Cevalus: There are Pests burrowing out of it. KILL THEM!

Two pests will spawn. Killing one will trigger the first line of dialogue here; killing both will trigger the second.
 * CorruptedPest.png
 * Corrupted Pest
 * 7
 * 35
 * Jumper AI
 * Corrupt Farmer's Body
 * }
 * Corrupt Farmer's Body
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * Farmer Cevalus: Just one more to kill.
 * Farmer Cevalus: Well done! Come back to me for a reward.

Stage 6
» Exit the farm and talk to farmer Cevalus

Stage 7
» Talk to Farmer Cevalus at [-749, 67, -1664] Dialogue:
 * Farmer Cevalus: Great job getting rid of that corrupt varmint, I can't thank you enough!
 * Farmer Cevalus: I mean... poor step-dad. I don't know how I'll explain this to the wife...
 * Farmer Cevalus: Take this well-deserved reward for the risky actions you took today. I also give you access to my second farm in the back, take whatever you need there!

Tips

 * The Crate of Rat Poison is located to the right of Farmer Cevalus.
 * You can avoid the Corrupt Farmer's fireballs by using the hay bales as cover.

Trivia

 * This quest was reworked from Thieving Rodents in the 1.17 Dungeons and Discoveries Update.
 * This is the first quest that introduces the player to cutscenes.