A completionist playthrough of Pathfinder: Kingmaker done in an informative style. Click Show More for more information.
Episode 21 is all about making the most of our remaining time before the 30 day "fast Stag Lord" timer expires. With a full 10 days remaining there are a few extra things we can wrap up. The reason for this is that when we start Chapter 2 we do not get "bonus time" added to our timer, and so it is sensible to do as much as possible in Act 1 - to the point that if you have lots of un-finished business in chapter 1 there are advantages to clearing everything and forgetting about the 30 day "fast Stag Lord", especially if you do not mind reloading some of the harder encounters. You will miss out on Lord Protector Dueling Sword +2 but gain a head start in map clearance and XP.
First we complete Amiri's Companion Quest to kill Tuskgutter, then we visit Oak-that-strayed to fight an Insane Dryad and pick up the final part of the "Restovic" set of story artifacts and finally we take Octavia out to help put paid to the Spider Swarms in Fangberry Cave. That leaves just a couple of days so it is almost time to progress to Chapter 2.