Hi, I'm not sure what you mean with right before accepting Eders quest. When you visit the records archive in Defiance Bay? When you speak with Maerwald? When the Fragments of a scattered faith quest begin right after Eder joins the party?
This savegame is from right before the quest conversation with Eder in Clîaban Rilag that triggered the bug, and where the Steward can be interacted with, the entrance to Heritage Hill is open (because of the Crucible Knights task), and maps are not reset:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8f0fzvvcoelrubd/8131c6d20ca4438fa3ae0255796f92fe%2014214682%20ClabanRilag.savegame?dl=0
This savegame is from right after that conversation with Eder, and here the Steward cannot be interacted with, maps are reset and Heritage Hill is closed:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jlxa1b55boj69vb/8131c6d20ca4438fa3ae0255796f92fe%2014246398%20ClabanRilagLevel1.savegame?dl=0