Elven troops disappear in Great Forest

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Originally Posted by Sir Whiskers

That's not a bug. There are small bluish-black "clouds" in various locations. If you move over one, it kills a certain number of troops. There is a hut that gives you a quest to collect these "clouds" - you'll be given something that eats them and asked to fill it up and return it. So long as you have it, you can move over the "clouds" safely.

edit: Found the correct names. The clouds are Evlins and the thing given to you to collect them is Egnum. I believe there are a total of 15 evlins available to feed Egnum, minus the ones you've already encounted.

Thanks. I really think the game should have done something to tell me what was going on. Especially since it was so easy to get to the clouds before getting to the quest.