satkomuni wrote:(1) Deep Wound quest; there are two cave entrances in the woods north/NE of the fellow and his little camp, one visible from where he is and one more well-guarded down a long and winding path through the woods (screenshot). The first of these leads to a single room with nothing but several caterpillars, and killing them all yields the book. Okay, but shouldn't the quest be down the more difficult road? The second, however, is apparently only a mirage, as I can step onto the "hole" but not go down it.
That does kind of look like a hole, I agree. It's not one though
satkomuni wrote:(2) Abandoned house and its basement cave have many lost souls, spectres, etc. Killing them gives me empty vials. No bones. Am I doing something wrong? Would this be the result of having completed some anti-Shadow-faction quest or other?
Lost souls, Spectres, etc do not drop bones. In the floor of the basement there are some more stairs that go down into a cave. At the end of the cave are some Skeletal Warriors. They drop bones.
Thanks, that River Troll was a pain in my butt! Finished that quest, and decided to try Prim / Blackwater. Now if I could just revive these White Wyrms so I can kill 'em again to punish them for not giving me their damn claws! LOL!