How to taunt the villagers in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred

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Diablo 4 Wayward Friendship - Ajtzak

TheWayward Friendshipsidequest is one of the new ones you can pick up while exploring the region of Nahantu inDiablo 4’s Vessel of Hatred expansion, and it might give you a little trouble. In the quest you have to help a well-meaning stranger called Ajtzak save a lacuna—apparently a kind of local cat—that he’s recently befriended.

The quest is pretty simple overall, but it does have a confusing step that seems to be a bit bugged. All that said, here’s how to help Ajtzak save the cat and taunt the villagers so you can complete the Wayward Friendship quest.

How to taunt the villagers in Wayward Friendship

Image1of3Find Ajtzak to the north of Ichorfall on a cliff(Image credit: Blizzard)He’ll ask you to distract the poachers(Image credit: Blizzard)Approach and use the Taunt emote near to the campfire(Image credit: Blizzard)

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Find Ajtzak to the north of Ichorfall on a cliff(Image credit: Blizzard)He’ll ask you to distract the poachers(Image credit: Blizzard)Approach and use the Taunt emote near to the campfire(Image credit: Blizzard)

Find Ajtzak to the north of Ichorfall on a cliff(Image credit: Blizzard)

Diablo 4 Wayward Friendship quest marker

He’ll ask you to distract the poachers(Image credit: Blizzard)

Diablo 4 Wayward Friendship - Abjirak on a cliff

Approach and use the Taunt emote near to the campfire(Image credit: Blizzard)

Diablo 4 Wayward Friendship - Using Taunt near the villagers

After you meet Ajtzak in Ichorfall, he’ll ask you to meet him at Drowning Rock to the north, just outside of the town. When you arrive there, you’ll find that poachers have trapped his lacuni friend. He’ll ask you to approach the camp and taunt the poachers in order to distract them so he can get at the cage and free his furry pal trapped inside.

You might have already tried using the taunt emote unsuccessfully—it’s worth notingthis quest is pretty buggy. Your best bet is touse the emote close to the firepitwhere the guards are, so stand there and try doing it a few times in different positions. After a while, it should work and Ajtzak will free the lacuna. Then all you need to do is defend Ajtzak from the angry poachers and you’ve completed the quest.

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