Talk:The Ancient Quarry/@comment-3498155-20140302063653

Just realised it's possible to go through here to Gran Soren before speaking to Mercedes early in the game. Dealing with the ogres is likely not mandatory but you should kill them anyway for your peace of mind. However, Gran Soren will be closed to you - the guards tell you to gtfo and the side entrance simply pops up the "you cannot open this from this side" message - typical crappy artificial plot barriers.

There's no advantage of "crossing over" early, though. If you own Dark Arisen you can class change at Olra, true, but with Gran Soren closed and ferrystones non-operational, there's little reason to wander around the countryside.