Talk:The Ruins of Aernst Castle/@comment-75.94.172.142-20120601005804/@comment-3498155-20140320023940

^ You can kill the bandit spawns around the castle with impunity - they will count for Ophis' purposes, and Maul won't get angry with you. I've dropped meteors in sight of the gateway guard (there's bandits right outside in front of the entrance to the ruins) and after the fight walked right past the guard no problems.

Same goes vice versa for the female bandits leading up to the peak - they aren't part of Ophis' retinue and can be killed for Maul's quest.