The Quest for Better Barley

The Quest for Better Barley
Shai Cliffwatcher at the Winds' Edge
Start	Grainlord Kai [52.7, 63.0]
End	Li Li [52.7, 62.8]
Level	15-35
Category	Valley of the Four Winds
Experience	129000
Rewards	Item level 399 belts 10 20
Previous	[15-35] Taste Test,  [15-35] Out of Sprite,  [15-35] Wee Little Shenanigans
Next	[15-35] The Chen Taste Test

The Quest for Better Barley
Level: 15-35
Grainlord Kai ^{[52.7, 63.0]}
Li Li ^{[52.7, 62.8]}
XP: 129000

Rewards:

Item level 399 belts

10 20

Objectives

Shai Cliffwatcher

Dark Hollow

Find the Malted Cave Barley at the base of the Winds' Edge.

• Use the Cliff Harness ^{[51.3, 77.5]}
•  [Malted Cave Barley] ^{[53.6, 74.7]}

Description

Looking for sweet grain? My father once mentioned a malted cave barley that sounds about right.

If you are willing to brave the peril, there is an ancient cave at the base of the Winds' Edge south of here.

There is even an old lift my father made when he would travel into the jungle.

In the cave is a bush as old as my family. From that bush you can pluck a grain so sweet it will humble your senses.

Just watch out for its guardians.

Rewards

Item level 399 belts

	[Silkmasters' Satin Cord]			[Sunsoaked Belt]
	[Huangtze Scale Waistguard]			[Paoquan Burnished Clasp]
	[Gilded Fan Silk Cord]			[Plainshawk Belt]
	[Wild Plains Belt]			[Thunderfoot Heavy Girdle]
	[Sunsong Armored Girdle]

You will also receive: 10 20

Progress

That jungle sounds spooky.

Completion

Now THIS smells like the right stuff!

Gains

• 129000 XP

Notes

Pick up  [15-35] Grain Recovery before heading out. To the southeast is the Plain of Thieves. Look for mobs actively carrying or guarding bags of grain. Attack them, loot the grain, then finish them off. After gathering the quota, cross the river to the south to reach the Winds' Edge. Look for Shai Cliffwatcher, some light grain, and the rope, then click on the rope to rappel down. To the east is a mouth of a cave, the Dark Hollow. Enter and loot one of the  [Malted Cave Barley] in the back to spawn a Cave Horror! Kill it, mindful of its combined stun/silence move, then exit and head back up.

Progression

1.  [15-35] Chen's Resolution
2. Complete all of:
   • Hops
   1.  [15-35] Hop Hunting
   2.  [15-35] Gardener Fran and the Watering Can &  [15-35] Enough is Ookin' Enough &  [15-35] Weed War
      •  [15-35] The Farmer's Daughter &  [15-35] Seeing Orange (both optional)
   3.  [15-35] Stormstout's Hops
   • Grain
   1.  [15-35] Li Li and the Grain
   2.  [15-35] Taste Test &  [15-35] Out of Sprite &  [15-35] Wee Little Shenanigans
   3.  [15-35] The Quest for Better Barley
      •  [15-35] Grain Recovery (optional)
   4.  [15-35] The Chen Taste Test
   • Water
   1.  [15-35] Doesn't Hold Water
   2.  [15-35] The Great Water Hunt
   3.  [15-35] Barreling Along
3.  [15-35] The Emperor

Patch changes

• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Added.
  

External links

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