Protect Baudry's Interests

Protect Baudry's Interests is the 1st quest in the Baudry Cartamon story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward..
Protect Baudry's Interests • Stop Hazadill's Shipment • Retrieve the Stolen Goods

Baudry Cartamon is no simple trader. He has earned the respect of the Houses as well as the Coin Lords.

Protect Baudry's Interests
Heroic level:	2
Epic level:	None
Duration:	Short
Heroic XP:	♣228Solo/Casual ♦408Normal ♥436Hard ♠464Elite
Epic XP:	N/A
Takes place in:	Cartamon's Shipping Warehouse
Bestowed by:	Tambor Smythe
NPC contact:	Baudry Cartamon
Quest acquired in:	The Harbor
Patron:	The Free Agents
Base favor:	2
Purchase:	Free to Play
Extreme Challenge:	No

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After talking to Baudry -- "Baudry asked you to help his foreman, Tambor Smythe, protect his warehouse from an attack by one of his competitors. Tambor Smythe waits for you outside of Cartamon's Shipping Warehouse, on the South side of Stormreach Harbor."
After talking to Tambor -- "Enter Cartamon's Shipping Warehouse, then defend the reinforced crate from kobolds intent on plunder. Hold off the looters until Tambor Smythe finishes setting up traps to stop the Kobolds!"

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Speak to Tambor Smythe
Protect the Coin Lords' crate until Tambor finishes setting his traps (5 minutes)
Slay at least 10 kobolds

After speaking to Baudry to get the quest, make sure to speak to Tambor Smythe outside the warehouse before you go in.
Before speaking to Tambor inside the warehouse (which must be done to start the combat), destroy every destructible on the map like crates and barrels. Not only do you get the possible random loot, having all of the destructibles out of the way can help prevent your auto-targeting from selecting them instead of enemies to fire at.
Although protecting the crate is an objective, the quest has been revamped and the box cannot be destroyed. The party can just AFK until the timer runs out, kill the ten required kobolds, and then complete.
Kobold Shamans start to appear with about 1:30 left; they can do a *lot* of damage to the box, especially on Elite, in a very short time.
Kobold shamans spawn in the South-west corner. Kobold Sneaks tend to spawn in the north corners, especially the North-west. Fighters tend to spawn in the East corners, especially the South-east.
The timer doesn't start until you speak with Tambor Smythe, giving you plenty of time to buff, summon pets and smash crates beforehand.
Tambor scurries around the box, setting traps for the duration. You can ignore him, as the kobolds will. At the end, any remaining kobolds will be caught under nets, and Tambor will give you the option to slay or release them.
A chest spawns on the floor after you complete the quest.

Aggression bonus: 7 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣23 ♦41 ♥44 ♠46 )
Onslaught bonus: 10 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣34 ♦61 ♥65 ♠70 )
Conquest bonus: 12 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣57 ♦102 ♥109 ♠116 )
Mischief bonus: 38 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣18 ♦33 ♥35 ♠37 )
Vandal bonus: 50 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣23 ♦41 ♥44 ♠46 )
Ransack bonus: 61 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣34 ♦61 ♥65 ♠70 )

Chests: 1
- 1 chest at the end
Collectables: Two
- Mushroom along the western wall
- Cabinet near southeastern corner
NPC rewards: None. There is no end reward until the end of the story arc.

Name ^{( picture )}	CR	Type	Race
Kobold Rogue ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Shaman ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Sneak ^{( view • edit )}	♦0.25Normal ♥1Hard ♠3Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Thrower ^{( view • edit )}	♦1Normal ♥3Hard ♠5Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold Warrior ^{( view • edit )}	♦0.5Normal ♥2Hard ♠5Elite ●♦28Epic Normal ●♥33Epic Hard ●♠63Epic Elite	Reptilian	Kobold
Kobold ^{( view • edit )}	♦0.25Normal ♥1Hard ♠3Elite	Reptilian	Kobold