Quest Difficulty Table

This table attempts to put a rough-consensus difficulty level (1-9) and approximate character level (minimum, and recommended), on each quest in the game. This is to help guide your choices of where to go in the world, and give you a checklist as you progress. For a higher-level listing of quests, see either the main Quests page or the Quest Table, which lists the rewards for each.

Caveats: Various Loreseekers' opinions may vary on some quests being harder or easier than listed. Also, choice of character class affects this, e.g. early-game Mages may need to be closer to the higher end of recommended level ranges, while Warriors can probably charge in on the earlier side.

"Minimum" level stated is meant to be a lower bound of feasibility even by expert players (or in some cases a game-directed restriction, as with Fort Assault), and assumes that if you can achieve the quest objective by running around some boss or fight and scramming, you will do so. "Recommended" levels are closer to the experience of an average player, for the soonest you might want to prioritize that quest and feel comfortable (but challenged) doing it. And sometimes, of course, you'll have been off doing other things, gained some levels, and will come back and hit up a quest for which you're now very over-powered; that's just the nature of non-linear RPGs.

"Miss?" is a flag for whether the quest is "Missable" if you make (non-extreme, but perhaps non-standard) choices in game, such as being hostile to certain factions, arguing with a quest-giver, or getting rid of quest-relevant unique items.

Quests by Difficulty

Q#	Quest Name	Initiator	Initial Area	Main Action Area	Difficulty	Min Lvl	Recom. Lvl	Miss?	Predecessor Quest	Difficulty Notes
1	Goblin Hunt	Captain Whitewater	Lannegar (City)	Lannegar Valley	1	1	1-1
5	Gather Ingredients	Alchemist Markus	Lannegar (City)	Lannegar Valley	1	1	2-3
15	The Seed of Trust	Rodney	Lannegar (City)	Northern Bluemist River	1	2	2-4
2	The Lost Explorer	Captain Whitewater	Lannegar (City)	Lannegar Mine	1	2	3-4
24	Flesh is Weak	Brother Janus	Lannegar (City)	Ydaya Tomb	1	2	3-4
9	Hunting Bugs!	Sheryl	Northern Bluemist River	Northern Bluemist River	1	2	3-5
12	Coyote Hunt	Captain Teara	Rhöneis (City)	Rhöneis Plains	1	2	3-5
4	A Mysterious Letter	Game start	Lannegar Valley	Unknown Dungeon	2	2	2-5
22	Spiders' Sac	Gilmour	New Garand (City)	Various deserts	2	2	3-4
11	A Warrior's Honor	Grissenda	Northern Bluemist River	Kleyou Tomb	2	2	3-6			If you can beat Lv 3 Zombies, you can probably grab the ring.
26	Shaking Bones	Brother Gudazar	Rhöneis (City)	Various	2	3	3-6			Any Tolassian tomb will do; Nayau or Kleyou probably easiest
48	Those in Need	Radaim	Mount Storme	Mount Storme	2	3	4-5
8	Don't Shoot the Messenger	Rolf Ehrar	Kingsbridge (City)	New Garand Farmlands	2	3	4-6
13	I Am the Best Hunter in the World...	Deep-Shadow	South Sagar Forest	South Sagar Forest	2	3	4-6
25	An Initiate's End	Sister Arta	Kingsbridge (City)	Kingsbridge	2	3	4-6			All enemies deal 100% Death damage, so a few resist rings = piece of cake
3	Head Hunting	Captain Whitewater	Lannegar (City)	Lannegar Mine	2	3	4-7
7	Find Constanze	Margerithe	Kingsbridge (City)	Bandit Hideout	2	3	4-7			The higher your level, the farther you can go in the hideout
20	Welcome to the House	an ancient statue	New Garand Sewers	New Garand Sewers	2	4	5-7			Kill or dodge around the Enraged Giant Rat
21	The Price of Freedom	Praetor Silena	Jabal (City)	North Jabal Hills	2	4	5-7	Yes		If resolving peacefully, only threat is a few spiders
36	Smugglers in the Night	Kardagis	New Garand Sewers	Northern Inori	2	3	5-7		Welcome to the House	Main challenge is getting into the Seventh House in the Sewers
37	The Best Plan	Sergeant Dumek	Kingsbridge (City)	Kingsbridge	2	4	5-7			Easiest to combine this with doing Prisoner of Orcs
6	Forgotten Lore	Anton Gerdt	Lannegar Valley	Nayau Tomb	3	4	6-8
19	Where Did I Put My Sword...	Sir Andrew Mason	New Garand (City)	New Garand Sewers	3	5	6-8			No way to avoid fighting 3-4 Ghouls at once
34	Sand Vermin	Praetor Jenard	Sydarun (City)	Deepsands Cave	3	4	6-8
49	Restoring the Faith	Hirge	Great Inori	Irazur Tomb	3	5	6-8			Awareness 2 (or Adaon) for poison trap. "Boss" is a Lv 10 Skeletal Champion, but you can run around him if need be.
50	Three versus Eleven	Hirge	New Garand (City)	New Garand (City)	3	5	6-8		Restoring the Faith	Real challenge are the quests necessary to get the signatures. And Varsilia +30 Rep.
18	Spicing Things Up	Fritha Rhayader	New Garand (City)	Abandoned Smuggler Hideout	3	4	6-9			Can distract the boss wraith and just run and grab the medallion and leave
10	Prisoner of Orcs	Usham Arok	Southern Bluemist River	Urzuganar Lair	3	5	7-10			Difficulty depends on whether you want to just get Niur out of there, or want to fully explore the Lair.
14	A Fair Deal	Janod	Kingsbridge (City)	Various	3	5	7-10	Yes		Killing white wolves and fire imps is the test here
28	A Safe Bet	Therod Nom	Rhöneis Plains	Maze of Lamth	3	5	7-10			Totally gear- and companion-dependent, as to when you can kill minotaurs
30	An Easy Job	Dansul	Sagar Enclave	North Sagar Forest	3	5	7-9			Bring fire damage weapons or run fast
31	Important Research	Couk	Inori Enclave	Merdxan Cave	3	6	7-9			Trivial if you find the Travelling Alchemist selling them
35	A Wild Mystery	Nisor	Northern Bluemist River	Rhonata Cave	3	5	7-9		Hunting Bugs!
23	Message in a Bottle	Waters	New Garand (City)	Imperial Coast	3	6	8-11
47	Bullfighting	Sergeant Daukar	The Warrior's Guild (New Garand)	Imperial Coast	3	9	9-11		Fort Assault	Lv 9 requirement
27	Dark Matters	Brother Gabriel	New Garand (City)	Nayau Tomb	4	6	8-11			Just, whatever you do, don't open the jar.
58	The World is a Stage	Cordelia	New Anthur (City)	A Small Islet	4	8	10-13			Hardest part is keeping Laertes from dying
81	Probably the Best Potion in the World	Brewer Tonel	Whitetower (City)	Whitetower Valley	4	7	10-13			Chunks of Fat can be found on regular bears too, easier than Winter Bears
17	A Key to the Past	Magistrate Steinz' corpse	New Garand (City)	Tower of Tremadan	4	4	7-10
33	A Mad Wizard	Janod	Kingsbridge	New Garand Sewers	4	6	8-11			Beating the werewolf can take a few tries
53	Turning the Scales	Rolgam	Freetown (City)	The Deep Cauldron	4	7	8-11
63	Honor among Thieves	Rolf Ehrar	The Seventh House (Freetown)	Nekhar Valley	4	6	8-11	Yes		Assumes getting bag (req: AGI 4)
38	Fort Assault	Sergeant Dumek	Kingsbridge (City)	Kingsbridge	4	9	9-10		The Best Plan	Must keep your head and focus on Xurta amid the chaos
42	Safe Passage	Liserpix	Sydarun (City)	South Jabal Hills	4	7	9-11			Hard part is keeping her alive through the ambush fight. Save before it.
62	The Princess of the Sea	Princess Elleira	Steel Coast	Imperial Fortress	4	7	9-11			If you avoid the Orc part of the castle, the Carrion Eaters, and deal carefully with the Batraxes, Kakrak himself is pretty easy
29	Where is Giles	Latimer	New Garand (City)	Merdxan Cave	4	7	9-12			Real limitation is when you can get 40 Varsilia rep to start quest
39	Thick Skin	Bregos Greyhand	Jabal (City)	The Trollfens	4	8	9-12
57	Mightier than the Sword	Ghostly Scribe	Mercian Royal Crypt	Mercian Royal Crypt	4	8	9-12			If you can survive the initial crypt ambush, this fetch quest is easy
83	Swine Trouble	Mifadis	Whitetower (City)	Whitetower Valley	4	8	9-12
45	The Master's Laboratory	Laboratory Doors	Tower of Tremadan	Various	5	8	10-12			Pearls from A Small Islet / Imperial Fortress are the long pole in the tent, here.
75	Exotic Substances	Kalis	Friguld (City)	Emerald Valley	5	8	10-12
43	Outstanding Apprentice	Dartos	Iron Enclave	Gurguth Cave	5	9	10-13
59	... and the Abyss Gazed Back	Brother Iagus	New Anthur (City)	Askatir Mine	5	8	10-13			First encounter with Paralysis in the game; Spirit resist gear needed
67	Eye of the Tiger	Mallow	Nivarian (City)	Great Plains	5	8	10-13
69	Stopping Prejudice	Barahid	Great Plains Enclave	Cave of Echoes	5	8	10-13			INT 4 (to take the rune elevator) will let you skip having to fight your way out
56	The Lost Coven	Tangir	The Great Library	Abandoned Tower	5	9	11-13		Forgotten Lore
64	Lost in a Good Book	Arkados the Blind	Freetown (City)	Xialdar Cave	5	9	11-13		Smugglers in the Night	Hobgoblins can swarm; proceed with caution in the cave and it's doable earlier
71	The Moon Children	Brother Palver	Nivarian (City)	Iross Highlands	5	9	11-13			Easy enough to just grab the necklace and Recall out of there
73	Human Resources	Jarbad	Eastern Inori	Eastern Inori	5	9	11-14
74	The Snake Gang	Captain	Friguld (City)	Golden Cove Bank	5	9	11-14			If you intend to kill the Director inside the bank, prepare more or add a few levels.
93	Last of the Legion	Centurion Hyartis	Varann Woodland	Elder Forest	5	9	11-14			Determinant is when you can complete Human Resources, as you can reach 25 Rep through that.
51	An Odd Couple	Renda Windstrike	Zamohr Mountains	Nilorth Cave	5	7	9-12	Yes		Protection from Cold is key, as is not getting swarmed by the boss minions (use the door to choke, and wear Stability boots if you can)
60	Shielding the Mind	Jachimo	New Anthur (City)	Askatir Mine	5	7	9-12
72	The Collectionist	Sage Amaryl	Nivarian (City)	Azagul Tomb	6	9	11-13			Fighting the Nightwalker can be made much easier by leading him toward the guards at the city entrance
40	A Web of Terror	Centurion Kanum	South Jabal Hills	Jabal Grotto	6	9	11-14			You're locked inside until victorious; no Recall.
41	Dubious Poetry	Love Letters from Lady Leanna	Jabal Grotto	Freetown (City)	6	9	11-14		A Web of Terror	Difficulty based on that of predecessor quest; actual quest can be resolved without fighting
52	The Prisoners' Dilemma	Eirama	Freetown (City)	Castle Bluerock	6	10	12-14
54	Ancient Verses	Statue	Castle Bluerock	Castle Bluerock	6	10	12-14			Quest is easy, Nightwalker boss is tough (high armor), Shock weapons needed
65	Secrets of the Dead	Gebadi	The Great Library	4 Locations	6	10	12-14			First 3 books (Irazur Tomb, Grey Library & Mausoleum) can be had far earlier than the Castle Bluerock one
55	Easy as Pie	Ronaëf	Freetown (City)	Crimson Hills	6	10	12-15
66	The Restless Dead	Sergeant Toel	The Warrior's Guild (Freetown)	Mausoleum	6	10	12-15		Fort Assault
82	The Missing Missionary	Brother De Frere	Icemist (City)	Deepfrost Glacier	6	11	13-14			Substantial fire resist gear needed
76	Defending the Outpost	Sergeant Morg	The Warrior's Guild (Nivarian)	Iross Highlands	6	11	13-15			A good Silver weapon with Fire or Spirit damage will make short work of Ahroun
61	The Poisoned River	Captain Demetrius	New Anthur (City)	Wyverntail Complex	6	11	13-16			Totally gear-dependent. With enough Toxic resist, the only question is if you can kill an Iron Golem by itself.
91	Like Father, Like Son	Azeran	Solliga (City)	Haunted Galleries	6	11	13-16			Final fight with Azeran made much easier by recalling to town and then picking off minions one by one
86	The Ancient Seal	Hirge	Various cities	Forbidden Pit	6	12	14-15		Restoring the Faith
32	The Dead God	Reading a Book	Kleyou Tomb	Forgotten Temple	6	12	14-16
90	Trial and Error	Beggar	Random Encounters	The Observatory	7	13	14-15	Yes		Hard part is getting through Heart of Korne.
44	The Shards of Fate	Ghostly Figure	Tower of Tremadan	Various	7	12	14-17			Takes you all over. Some pieces obtainable at Lv 9-10, others best done at Lv 14-16.
46	The Prodigal Daughter	The Undermother	Deepburrow Cave	Lambar Cave	7	12	14-17			Assuming you don't want to kill both of them, that is. Killing Unweakened Undermother is an 8 difficulty.
77	The Orbs of Galade	High Priestess Br'mee	Maze of Lamth (Level 2)	Maze of Lamth (Level 2)	7	13	14-17
87	The Sacred Weapons	Red Moon	Lamis (City)	Sanctuary Peak, Forbidden Pit	7	12	14-17
88	Become the Champion!	Tribune Geleb	Freetown (City)	Freetown Arena	7	12	14-17		A Web of Terror	Lack of companion or gear makes the later fights much tougher
80	The Primal Forge	Stridsibum	Bappasalar Cave	Bappasalar Cave	7	14	16-19
84	Lady of the Night	Captain Torden	Icemist (City)	Desecrated Ruins	7	13	16-19			If you can make it to the chamber, the Heart can be grabbed without killing the Lich
92	A Hard Bargainer	Golem Trader	City of the Ancients	Gorge of the Silent Kings	7	15	16-19			the War Golem hits surprisingly hard without specific prep
94	Father of Wolves	Three Claws	Elder Forest	The Undergrove	7	13	16-19	Yes		Tons of minions; more doable if drawing them out one by one
70	The Cursed Abbey	Sister Genta	Fögas (City)	Abbey of Saint Admus	8	14	16-18			Challenge isn't any individual step, moreso the long sequence required to make quest progress. Killing the Hags around the statue might be harder than the Abbot.
79	The Mathrisian Codex	Derina Gasham	Southern Dragon Mountains	Ashen Cape	8	15	17-20			Surviving the glowing ashes is the hard part; can be addressed with potion volume
96	Cold Trail	Captain Sorom	Solliga (City)	Forsaken Fortress	8	14	17-20			Can be made easier with selective aggro-ing tactics in the boss room
78	The Lost Kingdom	King M'dmoo	Maze of Lamth (Level 2)	Sunken Citadel	8	17	18-21
89	Call of the Blood	Messenger	Random Encounters	Castle Storme	8	16	18-21	Yes	A Warrior's Honor	Surprisingly long gauntlet without rest or escape; the issue is potion sufficiency
95	Path of the Deer	Laughing Deer	Elder Forest	The Undergrove	8	15	18-21	Yes		Luckily, killing the three witches is not required for the quest
16	Where is Amarisa?	Amarisa	Unknown Dungeon	Ark of Lothasan (Upper Deck)	9	17	21-23
68	The Ark of Lothasan	Ghostly Figure	Tower of Tremadan	Ark of Lothasan (Upper Deck)	9	17	21-23
97	The Temple of the Sleepers	Golem Trader	City of the Ancients	Temple of the Sleepers	9	19	22-24
85	The Sewer of Horrors	Folcarad Whitestorm	Icemist (City)	Sewer of Horrors, Icemist Underlevels, Elemental Plane of Fire	9	20	23-25	Yes

Quest Name Legend

All quests without a highlight color are "side" quests.

Story Quests

Companion Quests

Guild Quests

Difficulty Level Summary

Some quick stats about the difficulty levels assigned above:

Diff	Count	Min-Min	Max-Min	Min-Rec	Max-Rec
1	7	1	2	1-1	3-5
2	14	2	4	2-5	5-7
3	14	4	9	6-8	9-11
4	14	4	9	7-10	10-13
5	14	7	9	9-12	13-15
6	14	9	12	11-13	14-16
7	10	12	15	14-15	16-19
8	6	14	17	16-18	18-21
9	4	17	20	21-23	23-25