Act 2: Which Main Story Quest Should I Complete First?

[Faerunner]

Title says it all. Arrived in Defiance Bay, completed most side quests and tasks within the city, and got to the Temple of Woedica, which revealed that I should find some sort of tower, ruin, and "place of madness." Now it's time to tackle those puppies. After asking the guards, I found that the three places in question are the Sanitarium, the tower in Heritage Hill, and an old ruin out near Dyrford. 

 

Is there any order I should complete these in? Any story reason or level difficulties I should know about?

 

* Note, I still haven't met the last two companions (Hiravias and Grieving Mother) who the wiki says can be found on the way to and in Dyrford. Should I pursue the ruin first, meet up with the last companions, and then tackle the Sanitarium and Heritage Hill after? Or should I complete the two main quests within Defiance Bay first since I'm already here, then move onto the ruin outside Dyrford last?

 

(Note also that I like to complete as many quests and explore as many subareas as I can when my character is in an area, since travel is so time-consuming in-universe and out.)

[Sonntam]

Don't overthink it. You can do it anyway you want. I personally did first Sanitarium, then ruins, then Heritage Hill. I think I should have done Heritage Hill first or second, because by that time I was immensely overlevelled. 

 

HOWEVER, now I think that picking up companions should have been my priority. I am rather curious about Grieving Mother in Sanitarium and Hiravias in Heritage Hill. So maybe pick them up and then go back to town? Doing Heritage Hill first, Sanitarium second and ruins third? (Because I feel that the ruins from storytelling standpoint make the most sense when done last. )

[Guest]

1) Heritage Hill (highly recommended before heading the Dyrford)

2) Sanitarium

3) Dyrford

 

Won't boor you with how I squeeze in the side quests and tasks, but this should get you started.

Edited April 14, 2015 by Achilles

[billythegreat]

Heritage Hills will teach you something useful for 2 of the lower Endless path levels.