Here's what's up:I finished the monastery, did a bunch of stuff in Arnika, and helped the Trynnies get rid of the rat breeders in Trynton. All through this, the story seemed pretty tight. After killing the breeders, I went back and added Madras to my party. He said that he knew some guy in a swamp (?) somewhere who could be persuaded to tell me the location of one of the Big Three artifacts. (The Astral Dominae, Destinae Dominus, and Dominus Dominae all keep getting pretty mixed up in my mind.)
So, great. I add him to the party and start heading off for the ... swamp.
Swamp? What swamp?
Hmm, don't seem to be any swamps around. The Arnika/Trynton road ends at Trynton, so I have to go back and take the other road through the Northern Wilderness. Okay. Maybe there will be a swamp around here somewhere.
... Nope.
I ran the Umpani training gauntlet, which was interesting but not very swamp condusive. I have gone through the whole Northern Wilderness area and now find myself wandering aimlessly across treacherous narrow mountain paths fighting monsters that are way, way, way too tough for me. (My characters are levels 11-12 and these things are level 15 and travel in packs of 10 or so).
Is there something critical I missed? Like, a whole map area having to do with the swamp? Or should I just go back to the N. Wilderness and fight combat after combat with Iron Weeds until I level to around 15 (which will take a lonnnnnnnng time) so I can reenter the mountains with a little more confidence?
Thanks in advance
Zombra
P.S. Yah, I also talked to Don Barlone and have him working on getting the Astral Dominae for me. I keep going back to talk to him and he keeps saying "Not yet."