Head Trip Through the Countryside

What to prepare

Nothing to buy. Finish Pendulum Swinger's Guide before leaving: without it, you cannot enter Dark Vlad's Labyrinth, and the quest stays stuck after Trevor Kender.

Quest Resources, obtained along the way

• 1 × Foul-Smelling Empty Flaskpicked up from the ground at [1,14]

The 16 quest steps

1. 1Talk to Yeleka Yrehn

   Dialogue[2,12] · Yeleka Yrehn

   Every night, gobballs from this breeder disappear. She blames a monster from the Evil Forest, a cloud made of the hooves and muzzles of the missing gobballs, which she has only seen in dreams, like other breeders. King Allister's seneschal didn't take them seriously: you are her last hope.

   

2. 2Inspect the area around the pen

   Look for the clues left by the thief, on three maps around the pen.

   • [2,12] inspect the piece of cloth caught on the fence
   • [2,13] inspect the hoof prints, mixed with footprints that lead toward the Evil Forest
   • [1,14] pick up the foul-smelling empty flask from the ground

   • Foul-Smelling Empty Flaskreceived

   

3. 3Go back to Yeleka Yrehn

   Dialogue[2,12] · Yeleka Yrehn

   Explain to her that the thief isn't a monster but probably a Twelvian. Sniffing the flask, she recognizes Boufette pheromones, which attract gobballs without resistance. She tells you about Trevor Kender, cousin of the evil Al Howin: hunters have seen him lurking around the Evil Forest.

4. 4Question Trevor Kender

   Dialogue[1,17] · Trevor Kender

   Trevor claims to be innocent: he is there to protect the breeders. According to him, the thieves are hooded people coming from the forest, and everything is linked to the disappearance of the miller Ouilbur, who walked into the forest one evening and never came back.

   Dialogue

   1. “Try to bring up the subject of the gobballs”

   The rest takes place in Dark Vlad's Labyrinth, in the Evil Forest: you must have completed Pendulum Swinger's Guide to enter it.

   

5. 5Follow the gobballs' trail

   Movement

   Follow the clues in this order, from map to map, to the heart of the forest.

   • [0,16] inspect the hoof prints on the ground
   • [0,17] in the heart of the forest, inspect the sated carnivorous plant at the bottom right: it ate a gobball, and you narrowly avoid being eaten
   • [-1,17] examine the gobball blood traces at the bottom left

6. 6Question the Gobbona Sectarians

   Dialogue[-2,17] · Gobbona Sectarian

   Talk to the four Gobbona Sectarians. The one in front of the trunk entrance: Gobbona, the little goddess of the Gobballs, receives a gobball as a sacrifice every full-moon night. The one on the right: their leader, the High Sectarian, was the first to hear her voice. The one at the bottom: all of them wear a wool robe as a sign of devotion. The one on the left: a sacrifice will soon take place.

   

7. 7Lure a sectarian aside

   [-2,17] · Gobbona Sectarian

   To infiltrate the sect, you need a robe. Talk to the Gobbona Sectarian in the robe with green ornaments, the one on the right, and make him believe that a gobball is wandering freely in the southeast of the forest.

8. 8Steal the sectarian's robe

   [0,18] · Gobbona Sectarian

   In [0,18], stand on the cell behind the Gobbona Sectarian, then talk to him to knock him out and steal his clothes. Now you are unrecognizable.

   If you lose this disguise, go back to [0,18] and start over the same way.

9. 9Enter the black tree of a thousand hooves

   Movement[-2,17] · Gobbona Sectarian

   Disguised, talk to the Gobbona Sectarian in front of the tree: the High Sectarian doesn't want to be disturbed. Insist, and claim that Gobbona has spoken to you and that her message absolutely must be passed on to the High Sectarian. He lets you in.

10. 10Interrupt Ouilbur's ritual

    [-2,17] · High Sectarian Ouilbur

    In the tree, order High Sectarian Ouilbur to stop his ritual. A voice stops him from attacking you: his goddess is actually a demoness, a shushu named Shushub-Niggrath, and you will be the first victim of her resurrection. Roots grab your feet.

11. 11Watch the summoning

    [-2,17] · Shushub-Niggrath's Emanation

    Talk to the Emanation of Shushub-Niggrath that appeared on the altar: the demoness promises Ouilbur to take his body. A Captive Gobball breaks its cage and flees between them. Talk to the Emanation again: the shushu merges with the gobball, and the roots release you.

12. 12Defeat Ouilbur and his sectarians

    Combat[-2,17] · Shushub-Niggrath's Abomination

    Talk to High Sectarian Ouilbur, who calls on his minions to defend the demoness, then to the Shushub-Niggrath's Abomination to attack her. The sectarians step in: a fight starts, doable in a group, against the High Sectarian and the four Gobbona Sectarians.

    • High Sectarian Ouilburfight · level 150 · 6,900 HP · 10 AP · 5 MP

13. 13Defeat the Shushub-Niggrath's Abomination

    Combat[-2,17] · Shushub-Niggrath's Abomination

    Talk to the Abomination again. Her sectarians were mere pawns, driven mad by the forest: she wants a mortal body to take revenge on the one who caused her death, and offers to merge with you. When you refuse, a fight starts, doable in a group.

    • Shushub-Niggrath's Abominationfight · level 150 · 9,600 HP · 16 AP · 5 MP

14. 14Make sure that the threat is eliminated

    [-2,17] · High Sectarian Ouilbur

    Talk to the Abomination again: the demoness leaves the gobball's body. Then talk to Ouilbur, furious: only the tree still keeps Shushub-Niggrath alive. Threaten to burn it: a gust of twigs and laughter puts out your flame. Harpies are watching you, and Ouilbur takes the opportunity to escape.

15. 15Free the gobballs

    [-2,17] · Panicked Gobball

    Talk to the Pile of Twigs to find out who is behind all this: the twigs break the cage locks, then disappear. Talk to a Panicked Gobball so that the herd follows you.

16. 16Bring the herd back to Yeleka Yrehn

    Items[2,12] · Yeleka Yrehn

    Give her back her gobballs, explain that Trevor Kender was innocent, and that the breeders should be left in peace for a good while. The quest ends.

    

The fights

The rewards

• XP2,215,500 experience points
• 25,480 kamas
• 5 × Maltrio Bola

Related quests

The quest doesn't unlock any other quest. It is part of the achievement Deadly Circuit, which groups four Evil Forest quests, including Pendulum Swinger's Guide.

Achievements · Evil Forest

Deadly Circuit

Quest 4 of 4 · 10 achievement points

Complete the following quests:

1. Pendulum Swinger's GuideLvl. 40
2. Catch Her If You CanLvl. 150
3. The Good Side of EvilLvl. 150
4. Head Trip Through the CountrysideLvl. 150

← The Good Side of Evil

Last quest of the achievement. All achievements

Where does the quest Head Trip Through the Countryside start?

From Yeleka Yrehn, at Gobball Corner at [2,12]. You must be at least level 130; 150 is recommended.

Why is the quest stuck after Trevor Kender?

You must have completed Pendulum Swinger's Guide. Without it, you cannot enter Dark Vlad's Labyrinth, where the sectarians are.

How do I enter the black tree of a thousand hooves?

Disguised as a sectarian. Lure the sectarian in the robe with green ornaments at [0,18], knock him out from behind to steal his robe, then claim that Gobbona has spoken to you.

How do I beat High Sectarian Ouilbur?

By killing the four Gobbona Sectarians first. As long as a sectarian is alive, he makes himself invulnerable each turn. Each dead sectarian strengthens him.

How do I avoid dying against the Shushub-Niggrath's Abomination?

Never start your turn with 6 Putrefaction states. Avoid ending your turn in her brown glyph and taking Unhealthy Fertility or Otherworldly Tankard.

Can the fights be done with several players?

Yes, both fights can be done in a group.

What does the quest give?

2,215,500 XP, 25,480 kamas and 5 Maltrio Bola.