Nature of the Beast failed?

[Grumple Stiltskin]

Found the wizard under attack by three trolls. Saved him, he's alive and sent me to go get a whip. Still failed the quest to find him. Not sure I understand what's going on.

[Harukage]

You need to find him before trolls atack his house to complete that quest. Trolls atacking him is another quest/event alltogether that happens much later. If you had never spoke with the wizard before that - Nature of the Beast fails.

[Omega13]

Even more idiotic, I found him and talked to him before I ever got the quest to find him. Then, when I got the quest to go find him, I went to him immediately, but the place was already under attack, so the quest failed even though I A) saved him B) had already found him, as the quest required, long before. This quest chain is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ mess I swear.

[Mr.Drow]

Or you gave the whip to Octavia and Reogongar and it fails the quest too

[arni.gamexeon]

so, what is the solution for this quest ??
find his whip ?? where that quest ??

[Immortal Reaver]

There are 2 quests.
One is to find him and talk to him about trolls, where he checks why trolls are immune to fire.
Second is if you wait, you will get dialoge that nobody saw Barth for while, he will then be uder attack and asks you to find the whip.
If you do not meet him at right time you can miss 1 or both quests. (You can do 1st quest and deal with main bosses before second quests trigger, or you can never meet him if first time you try it is after dealing with main bosses)
Whip is in Trobold, in big room, the room is the one right before bosses.
If you do not find him in time first quests fails, and second triggers right away.

[myhr2]

- Act 2 begins
- Throne room event with Kesten Garess that starts the Nature of the Beast quest
- find random encounter with Dalton, he'll point you toward Lone House (optional)
- go to Lone House, talk to Bartholomew, this completes Nature of the Beast
- wait a couple weeks without completing Troll Trouble for another Throne room event with Kesten Garess asking you to ckeck on Bartholomew
- return to Lone House, save Bartholomew, he gives you the Guiding Beacon quest
- then and only then go to Dwarven Ruins, get the whip for Guiding Beacon (if Octavia and/or Regongar are with you, giving them the whip will fail the quest), and resolve Troll Trouble.
- return to Bartholomew to complete Guiding Beacon