Talk:Scouting Mission/@comment-174544-20120911074445

I'm a little surprised that there's no mention here of the relative difficulty of this quest (especially considering how early you can get it).

If it's your first time to the shadow fort, as it was for me, you have to possibly guard Mercedes against goblins (eh), hobgoblins (less eh), saurians, a chimera AND a drake.

And at level 20, Drakes are difficult enough, let alone trying to protect an NPC that actively seeks combat.