Guild Wars 2 – Help Defend Caer Astorea from the Nightmare Court

“Clear Nightmare Court spider webs, test organic weapons on practice targets, activate mortar pods and fight the Nightmare Court.”

Head to the Northwest from the Village of Astorea. It is important that you follow the path then turn to the Northwest to make it up the slope to your contact for this quest. Talk with Warden Llew to get more details as to what to expect.

Warden Llew: “The Nightmare Court has been relentless in its efforts to gain a foothold in Astorea. If they succeed, it'll be impossible to reverse their momentum. This is our last line of defense.”
Hero: A) “The Nightmare Court are traitors to the Dreams.” B) “What can I do to help?”
Llew A) “Their embrace of only the darkest parts of the Dream is frightening. We must prevent them from infecting the minds of others with their cruel, sadistic world view.”
Llew B) “We need help maintaining our perimeter if we hope to stop the Nightmare Court's advance. Unfortunately, some Nightmare Spiders have slipped through to Caer Astorea and constructed nest which must be rooted out.”

Head North from where you encounter Warden Llew to find Nightmare Courtiers and their corrupted Hounds. Defeat them to start building up the track for this quest. They are most visible and there is a solid flow of them just coming straight in from the North. You will also find a number of Mortar Pods in the area that are just waiting to get activated.

Exploring around the area will reveal some Nightmare Webs hidden among the massive roots of trees. Tearing them down will likely summon a Nightmare Spider that will attack your hero.

If you head to the Northeast from the Warden and go upt he slope there. You will find some Practice Targets and a number of items that can be picked up. These include Spikeroot Fruits, Poison Pods and Venom Sacs. The Poison Pods and the Venom Sacs give the most progress overall as they will hit multiple times in a single throw. Otherwise you need to just keep finding and throwing things at the Targets.

Once the track fills you will receive the letter “Nightmare Court Update”. It contains 60 copper inside it:
“I hope this missives finds you well. Caer Astorea still stands. Although the Nightmare Court threat remains – and will for some time to come – the Grove is safe, and that makes the fight worth fighting. Our newly awakened must have the time to choose their own paths without constantly looking over their shields for the Nightmare Court. - Warden Llew.”