Here's a little trick we've discovered. If you infuse the ground with a bit of star essence, it acts as a barrier against the corruption.<BR><BR>The essence isn't particularly rare, but the creatures lurking in the woods make harvesting it dangerous.<BR><BR>If you collect any, we'd gladly pay you for it. Fragrant rosehips, star essence—you're a regular little scrounger!<BR><BR>I know you're a soldier with big things ahead of you, but I hope you don't forget us little folk in your rise to glory. Think how wonderful it'd be if star essence was simply bottled? We'd just run to the nearest merchant and buy a crate of it!