# Unreliable Comrades

**Quest No Raw**: 348884
**Quest Group (questGroupNo)**: 21204
**Entry (questId)**: 5

## Giver Label

_Soldier_

## Objective

Dawson dispatched some soldiers to the surrounding areas of the Extraction Mill to investigate the Nagas nearby. Head to where the soldiers were dispatched.

_Defeat the Swamp Nagas;Defeat the Swamp Naga Axemen;Talk to the stranded soldiers;_

## Requirements & Objectives

Known requirements and objectives for this quest.

### Encounters

- **Defeat** — [Swamp Naga](/npc/20212.md) ×5
- **Defeat** — [Swamp Naga Axeman](/npc/20215.md) ×4
- **Meet** — [Villager](/npc/507.md)


## Rewards

Rewards this quest can give. Choice rewards are marked separately.

### Item Rewards

- **Quest Reward** — [Nimble Maneuver I](/item/849.md)


## Summary

Thank you for coming to our rescue and getting rid of those Nagas.
I intend to fall back once the wounded soldiers recover.
Actually, I haven't seen you around the area before.
Are you the mercenary everyone has been talking about?

## Contacts
- **Giver** — [Dawson](/npc/41031.md) — _Black Crystal Expert from Calpheon_
- **Turn-in** — [Villager](/npc/507.md)

## Related Quests

Nearby quests from the same group, prerequisite quests, quest chains, and branch choices.

### Earlier Steps

- [Something Smells Fresh Here!](/quest/283348.md)


### Quest Group Entries

Other entries in the same quest group, shown in in-game order. This list does not necessarily mean each quest unlocks the next.

- Entry #1 — [Extraction Mill Manager](/quest/86740.md) — Romano Prospero said that a large quantity of gunpowder is stored in the Extraction Mill. However, Calpheon di...
- Entry #2 — [The Whereabouts of the Gunpowder](/quest/152276.md) — Romano says he hid the gunpowder Jordine sent and that Di Lanoa at the Extraction Mill Storage is managing it.
- Entry #3 — [Everything is Trouble!](/quest/217812.md) — Di Lanoa says he hid the gunpowder between the bombs. However, Dawson frequently asks Di Lanoa to help him get...
- Entry #4 — [Something Smells Fresh Here!](/quest/283348.md) — The Black Spirit looks uninterested. Talk to Dawson to see if there are more exciting things to do.
- **Current:** Entry #5 — [Unreliable Comrades](/quest/348884.md) — Dawson dispatched some soldiers to the surrounding areas of the Extraction Mill to investigate the Nagas nearb...
- Entry #6 — [Where They Are Looking](/quest/414420.md) — We received reports from soldiers about the Nagas nearby the Extraction Mill. Drive out the Nagas and find out...
- Entry #7 — [[Awakening] Artifacts of the Naga](/quest/479956.md) — There is an uncanny energy at the center of the Extraction Mill the Nagas took.
- Entry #8 — [New Order](/quest/545492.md) — The Black Spirit said Romano Prospero is looking for you. Head to the Northwestern Gateway.
- Entry #9 — [[Repeat] Exterminate the Nagas](/quest/611028.md) — The Black Spirit wanted to kill more Nagas and guided you deeper into their territory. Eliminate any Nagas tha...
- Entry #10 — [Black Spirit's Support II](/quest/676564.md) — The Black Spirit is urging you to go see the artifact, and says it has better equipment for you. Talk to the B...
- Entry #11 — [Black Spirit's Support II](/quest/742100.md) — The Black Spirit is urging you to go see the artifact, and says it has better equipment for you. Talk to the B...
- Entry #12 — [Black Spirit's Support II](/quest/807636.md) — The Black Spirit is urging you to go see the artifact, and says it has better equipment for you. Talk to the B...
- Entry #13 — [Black Spirit's Support II](/quest/873172.md) — The Black Spirit is urging you to go see the artifact, and says it has better equipment for you. Talk to the B...