Guild Wars 2 – Help Albin Chronicler trade with the Jotun Tribe

“Find objects of vale and give them to the jotun in exchange for jotun runestonoes. Return runestones to Albin.”

To the East of the Zelechor Hot Springs you will find this quest waiting for you. It sits right by the entrance to the Icesteppes. There you will find Albin Chronicler. Talk with him to learn more about what is going on around here.

Albin Chronicler: “All I want to do is study their runestones, but this tribe is using them as currency! I would gladly trade with them, but they're terrible at it.:
Hero A) “What can I do help?” B) “These jotan are … friendly?”
Albin A) “Help me trade for jotun ronestones. They'll trade the stones for anything they think is valuable. Food, supplies, building materials, and so on?
Hero C) “Any tips?”, D) “Why do you want these runestones?”
Albin C) “It seems they mostly want the things that other jotun have. But they're so poor at negotiating that they won't directly trade with each other anymore.”
Albin D) “There are many ancient jotun texts that we can't decipher because their race has forgotten how to read their own language. The inscriptions on these runestones show a lot of promise.”
Hero E) “So … ?”
Albin E) “You act as a middle man. Buy supplies from one, and see if you can get more from another.”
Albin B) “They're desperate. The tribe is having trouble with these winter storms. They've taken to trading with merchants visiting Twinspur Haven to survive.”

This quest takes a moment just to start. You need to find something of value to get things rolling. Head into the surrounding area first. Look for loose stones, rabbit holes,

Buy
Rabbit: Trugg – 5 stones, Jokull & Kakifein – 2 stones (sometimes Grokor for 8 stones)
Rubble:  Trugg – 2 stones
Feed: Kakifein – 5 stones
Bottle: Grokor – 5 stones
Barrel: Trugg – 8 stones
Wrench: Trugg – 5 stones
Stick: Jokull – 8 stones
Rusty Scrap: Jokull – 2 stones
truffle: Kakifein – 2 stones
Shovel: Jokull – 5 stones

Sell
Trugg:
Norn Supplies – 2 stones
Feed – 3 stones
Stick – 2 stones

Jokull:
Bottle – 3 stones
Rusty Scrap – 4 stones
Rubble – 2 stones
rabbit – 4 stones

Grokor
Barrel – 4 stones
Truffle – 2 stones
Shovel – 3 stones

Kakifein
Cage (rabbit) – 2 stones
Wrench – 3 stones
Rusty Scrap – 4 stones

With all the possible trades, it takes some time. Still, once you have your progress a little over half and you have 20+ runestones, just head to Albin Chronicler and you will complete the quest easily. This gets you the letter: “We Made a Deal” with 68 copper:

“Thought it may not seem like much, the trading we did with those Jotun will make a lasting impact on their tribes. Hopefully they will learn from this experience and continue to trade peacefully with each other for years to come.

As an added bonus, the runic bloodstones that we received will go a long way towards our efforts in reading the ancient Jotun languages. We may decipher the ancient Jotun texts just yet! - Albin Chronicler, Durmand Priory”

This will also open up Albin Chronicler as a Karma Merchant who sells:
Green Beans in Bulk: 21 Karma
Double-click to receive 20 Green Beans
Ancient Jotun Bloodstone: 119 Karma
+4 vitality, Accessory, Level: 8
Curde Salvage Kit: 28 Karma