Part 1: The Problem with Porridge
Gilded Vale
The Black Hound Inn (1) in Gilded Vale has lost its beloved cook. Steer the conversation to the porridge-only menu when talking to Hilde (the innkeeper) at the bar. She mentions the inn’s master chef usually draws in a small but steady amount of visitors—that is, until his recent disappearance during a routine trip north for supplies. Hilde suggests Tenfrith might have come to harm on the road through the Valewood and is seeking aid in seeing the chef safely returned.
New Task: Late for Dinner
Objective: Speak with the innkeeper at the Black Hound Inn
Part 2: Tenfrith’s Bandit Camp Kidnap
Valewood
Journey north from Gilded Vale, toward Valewood, and head northeast to the small bandit camp (2). The chef is at the campfire with three Bandit thugs. Immediately launch an attack on the foes, slaying them. Assuming Tenfrith doesn’t die in the fracas and you’ve slain all of the nearby Bandits, talk to Tenfrith and he gladly returns to Gilded Vale.
Task Updated
Objective: Speak with the innkeeper at the Black Hound Inn
Part 3: Conclusion: A Delicious Piece of Pie
Gilded Vale
With Tenfrith alive and freed from capture, return to Gilded Vale and enter the Black Hound Inn (1). Speak with Hilde behind the bar again. Conclude this task by mentioning the rescue. You can also speak to Tenfrith in the kitchen behind the bar.