A Farmer's Plight

 is a side quest in.

Synopsis
Rumbald in Dyrford Village has recently lost his herd of pigs to an ogre. He asks you to kill it.

Walkthrough
Go to the cave in the east part of Dyrford Crossing. The ogre Korgrak is very temperamental, and many dialogue options will result in him attacking you. In order to resolve the conflict peacefully, you must ask him why he's living in the cave, then tell him it's dangerous, and that even if he kills you, more attention will be brought on the ogre. You can convince him to leave (Eder will mention Twin Elms), advise that he lie low for a while, suggest killing Rumbald, or invite him back to your stronghold. This will unlock him as a hireling.

Rumbald will not be happy if you deal with the ogre peacefully, only giving you a Piglet for your trouble. If you reimburse him for the cost of his herd (400 ), he will be much happier, and give you his unique blunderbuss Lead Spitter. On the other other hand, if you sent Korgrak after the farmer, his wife takes his place in front of their home, and gives you a piglet instead.

If you do get in a fight with Korgrak, be very careful about who goes into melee; the ogre does massive amounts of damage. Try taking advantage of his low reflex and will defenses to incapacitate him, or charm/dominate some of his bears to take the blows for you. It is also possible to use pull and run strategy, killing bears at first and then Korgrak.

Interaction with Korgrak:
 * He is extremely easy to aggravate.
 * You may ask about lost elf noblewoman.
 * You may ask about the pigs.
 * You may ask about the piles of bones.
 * Ask him what he's doing in the cave:
 * Perception 16 - Notice he's favoring one leg - he becomes hostile
 * Survival 9 - Mention that he already ate whole herd of pigs, and won't be able to hide for long.
 * Intellect 18 - Say that he'd only hole up in a spider infested cave if he feared something.
 * Being Rational - allows you to parley and guide him or recruit him.
 * Otherwise there will be blood...

Bugs

 * Korgrak does not disappear from the Cave after recruiting him.
 * It is possible to kill friendly Korgrak and still possible to have his "double" at Caed Nua.