Crosser of Roads Walkthrough

Free Range Chicken Quest Walkthrough
By Thorenric, Elendilmir Server, Misadventurers Kinship

I. OVERVIEW
II. THE QUEST
III. TRAVELLER DEEDS
IV. EXPLORER DEEDS
V. CHICKEN STONE LOCATIONS
VI. STRANGE CHICKEN NESTS
VII. GENERAL TIPS
VIII. PREPARATION
IX. WALKTHROUGH
X. DESTINY ROUTE
XI. THANKS
XII. LEGAL

I. OVERVIEW

So you want to boast the title "Crosser of Roads?" This ambition is not for the faint of heart. You will need patience, skill, practice, plenty of uninterrupted time, tolerance for staring at chicken butt, and 500 destiny points per attempt. But you will no longer need to figure out what to do or how to do it safely, as I will guide you through every step of the way.

To get the title "Crosser of Roads," you must finish the quest "Free Range." This quest is given by George the chicken on Sandson's Farm, just north of Michel Delving, after you have completed all of the other chicken quests. This quest is different than the others because it lets you play as a golden chicken instead of a white one, it costs 500 destiny points to enter the session, and offers destiny point rewards for completing portions of the quest. If you are using this guide, I assume that you have already completed all of the previous chicken quests. I will not explain how to complete them, as they are fairly trivial in comparison to Free Range. I will also not explain the basics of how chicken play works, since you ought to know that already to get this far.

As a level one chicken, you must play extremely cautiously. Most of the places you visit will be riddled with enemies who will kill you in one hit. If you die or log out, your session will end and you will return to your player character. Deed progress does not save, so this means any mistake will result in you starting over from the beginning.

II. THE QUEST

To complete the quest, you must finish all possible 15 deeds in your deed log. Seven of these deeds, the "Traveller" deeds, are immediately visible in your deed log. These are the exact same deeds you completed in previous quests. You must talk to the same animals as before, who come up with new amusing excuses for not helping you with your wolf problem.

The other eight deeds are "Explorer" deeds. Each explorer deed requires you to visit three "Chicken Stones" in a zone. These stones all look exactly the same. They are short, flat, and difficult to notice at first, but will soon become quite familiar. You can see them on your player character, but neither your player nor your chicken can select them. Your chicken must simply pass near them to activate them. The explorer deeds are hidden from your deed log until you discover one stone in a zone, then the deed appears.

You are given eight hours to complete this quest, which is much more time than is needed. I finished the quest in under five hours, even with a break and a long unnecessary detour.

The quest text reads: "This may be a wonderful time to explore Middle-earth," and the yellow helper hint says "Explore Middle-earth." Not really helpful. But that's why this guide is here!

The entire quest is vaguely soloable. However, two of the locations in Evendim are extremely difficult to reach without a high level escort. The rest can be soloed without much danger.

III. TRAVELLER DEEDS

Here is a list of all the Traveller deeds for talking to animals that you will see when you enter the Free Range session, as well as the destiny point rewards.

Shire Traveller
Speak with Fang
Speak with Grip
Speak with Wolf
Speak with the fox
Speak with Old Sally
Reward: 125 Destiny Points

Ered Luin Traveller
Speak with the lynx-mother
Reward: 125 Destiny Points

Bree-land Traveller
Speak with the cow
Speak with the grey squirrel
Speak with Wink the cat
Speak with Sniken
Speak with the horse
Reward: 250 Destiny Points

Lone-lands Traveller
Speak with Radagast the Brown
Reward: 125 Destiny Points

North Downs Traveller
Speak with the aurochs yearling
Reward: 250 Destiny Points

Evendim Traveller
Speak with Longbough
Reward: 125 Destiny Points

Trollshaws Traveller
Speak with Roheryn
Reward: 250 Destiny Points

IV. EXPLORER DEEDS

Here is a list of all the Explorer deeds for finding chicken stones that are hidden from your quest log. They will not appear until you find one of the stones. Destiny point rewards are also listed. Obviously, visiting chicken stones is a much more lucrative business than chatting with animals.

Shire Explorer
Discover the Bag End Chicken Stone
Discover the Mathom House Chicken Stone
Discover the Brandywine Bridge Chicken Stone
Reward: 125 Destiny Points

Ered Luin Explorer
Discover the Thorin's Hall Chicken Stone
Discover the Duillond Chicken Stone
Discover the Kheledul Chicken Stone
Reward: 250 Destiny Points

Bree-land Explorer
Discover the Prancing Pony Chicken Stone
Discover the Old Forest Chicken Stone
Discover the Othrongroth Chicken Stone