How to complete dark dealins in the blackpits?

[omb]

I encountered jonathan and he started fighting me so I killed him...Now I don't know what to do. None of the guides I looked up have helped me

[Duck]

If you go southwest? of the black pits, there's a small harbour with an encounter that updates the quest, then you use your war owl and return? Iirc

[omb]

Ive been all over and nothing and i never got any war owl?

[omb]

oh nm there was a letter I had missed

[Duck]

You could have a whistle to call an owl, unless I'm confused about which quest it is.

[Ashera]

War owl is an item you got in your bag when you first started the quest. If you don't have it, you sold it or aren't on the quest.
It isn't needed anyway, it provides a small amount of extra xp.... 7k or so.
In the southwest of Blackpits is the harbor that Profligate mentioned. If you have killed the magisters there, use the war owl and/or travel back to the Paladin Bridgehead.
Talk to Paladin Thom and complete the quest.

Don't need letters or any items to pick up. They are there for extra story for the player if you choose.
It sounds like you just need to go report your findings (of how the magisters were dealing with the blackring captives), since you have "been all over".

[omb]

Originally posted by Ashera:

War owl is an item you got in your bag when you first started the quest. If you don't have it, you sold it or aren't on the quest.
It isn't needed anyway, it provides a small amount of extra xp.... 7k or so.
In the southwest of Blackpits is the harbor that Profligate mentioned. If you have killed the magisters there, use the war owl and/or travel back to the Paladin Bridgehead.
Talk to Paladin Thom and complete the quest.

Don't need letters or any items to pick up. They are there for extra story for the player if you choose.
It sounds like you just need to go report your findings (of how the magisters were dealing with the blackring captives), since you have "been all over".

The quest didnt update until I read a letter...simply just called "letter" where I killed jonathon

quests in this game are just really weird

[Ashera]

That's very strange.
Magister Jonathon is 100% optional for that quest. But yes does provide an update to the log.
You should have gotten an update from the harbor. May not have realized it.
Regardless, if you have been inside the harbor and killed the 2 magisters, 2 dogs, 2silent monks there you are ready to go back to the Paladin Bridge head and hand in.