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You now have two traders following you around whom you need to protect. You can use the Wait and Follow commands, but I find them more cumbersome than helpful. The traders will hold up pretty well to minor attacks and will regain health if you use a Heal Life spell when they're near you. So you can just allow them to follow you for the rest of the mission and do your best to take out enemies quickly and efficiently. Move down the path a bit further. -- cut-scene --

Choose to allow the new trader to follow you, then continue ahead. Smash the barrels for items and take the short path to find a chest with a Resurrection Phial. Now get back to the main path and go through the gate to the Darkwood Marshes. -- cut-scene --

You're now introduced to the Balverine, a potentially dangerous foe. As the video shows, you can use a good deal of Lightning to drain his health, then a few swipes of your melee weapon should finish him off. Continue ahead and grab the Jet crystal from the chest just before the water.

Before going through the water, stop and take out the Spores from a distance, either with Lightning or arrows. They'll explode if you get too close to them. Once a path is cleared, head across and go through to Darkwood Lake.

A couple of bandits will attack as you start down the path. After disposing of the enemies, move up and smash the barrels for items, then access the chest for a pair of Leather Boots. Continue down the path and when you get to the water, stop to take out the group of approaching bandits. If your crew is damaged, you may want to take a moment to regain your Will and heal everyone.

Search the water here to find a chest with 250 Gold inside. Continue moving south and deal with another couple of traders. Keep moving south until you find the entrance to Darkwood Camp.

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