Council Assistant - Study the Locals

Talk to Rinbo Strongfoot and he'll give a Feedback Prod with the intent of getting you to prod the local wildlife.

What you have to do is click prod with mob targeted and then kill it do so until you run out of charges at which point go back to Rinbo Strongfoot to get another one. You have to do so with eleven (NOTE: as of April 6h 2022, the number seems to be lower; if anybody can confirm...) of each of the following:

• a shadow treant
• a shadowdale kodiak
• a shadowdale bat
• a gigantic wasp

You'll know that you've done enough proding of the creature type when you start getting the message: You've learned everything you can from this creature.

Walkthrough

Study the Locals
Quest giver	Rinbo Strongfoot
Next quest	Council Assistant - To Play in the Forest
Starting Zone	Shadowdale
Faction Required	Council of Innovation (Assistant)
Quest items used	Feedback Prod
Positive (+) Faction	Council of Innovation
Related overview	Council Associate's Rank Heartland Plateau Council Associate - Nablet's Everburning Pedestal Council Associate - Thurkin's Goblin Problem Council Assistant's Rank Heartland Plateau Council Assistant - The Great Dryad quest Lake Starfall Council Assistant - Until Death Us Do Part Council Assistant - Spirit Call Storm Sea Council Assistant - Deepocean Exploration Council Assistant - Gnoll Wisdom Council Assistant - Graverobbing Shadowdale Council Assistant - Spirit Ore Council Assistant - Bits and Pieces Council Assistant - A Bug on the Wall Council Assistant - Study the Locals Council Assistant - To Play in the Forest Council Senior Assistant's Rank Thurgadin Council Senior Assistant - Harthuk Herding Council Senior Assistant - Dealing With The Snobolds Council Senior Assistant - Stalking the Widow Council Junior Researcher's Rank Lake Starfall Council Junior Researcher - Mercy Shadowdale Council Junior Researcher - Home is Where The Heart Is Storm Sea Council Junior Researcher - Mass Graverobbing Thurgadin Council Junior Researcher - Brother Mine Council Junior Researcher - Engage the Zaranth Council Junior Researcher - Study the Zaranth Cantankerous Cog Collection Council Researcher's Rank Underhill Councillor IX - converts excess faction xp to real xp Councillor's Rank

Find Rinbo Strongfoot (Shadowdale  at 1500, 2362, 296  •) .

You say, 'Hail, Rinbo Strongfoot'

Rinbo Strongfoot says, 'Hello, <Player Name>! It's always nice to see new faces around here. If you've got a moment, I'd like help with something.'

You say, 'Sure. What would you have me do?'

Rinbo Strongfoot says, 'Well, I'm cataloging the creatures here in Shadowdale, but there's a lot of them so I could use an extra pair of hands. Specifically, an extra pair of hands holding a prod.'

You say, 'What sort of prod?'

Rinbo Strongfoot says, 'This sort of prod!' Rinbo fumbles with his pack, then pulls out a long, slender rod. 'Take this and give the critters a good jab with it. Watch what they do, then come back and tell me. Just the, ah, trees, bears, wasps, and bats. Sounds easy, right? Hup to it!'

You receive Feedback Prod from Rinbo Strongfoot.

Click the Feedback Prod onto eleven of each of these types of creatures in the zone:

• a shadow treant
• a shadowdale kodiak
• a shadowdale bat
• a gigantic wasp

Note: Each Feedback Prod only has 15 charges, and at least 44 charges are needed to complete the quest. Return to Rinbo Strongfoot for new Feedback Prods.

On the first ten, a success will give the emote:

You obtain useful feedback from the creature!

The eleventh success for each creature type, watch for this emote:

You've learned all you can learn about <creature type>.

Return to Rinbo Strongfoot.

You say, 'Hail, Rinbo Strongfoot'

Rinbo Strongfoot says, 'Hello, <Player Name>! It's always nice to see new faces around here. If you've got a moment, I'd like help with something.'

You say, 'I have some new feedback to report.'

You gain faction experience!!

You turn in all the feedback you've collected, receiving credit for each.

Rinbo Strongfoot says, 'Thanks, <Player Name>! Let's see... yes, this is useful data! I'll bring this to the Council right away.'

Note: This will stay in active in the journal until the quest To Play in the Forest is started.