HINTS - Do not read unless stuck
Need to say Hail to Martin Lacey (how we were supposed to figure out Hail I have no idea luckily poster above had posted by time I got there)
Also need to say Creatures, I know somehow where supposed to guess this from his response of mythical beasts and birds (scratches head)
When you get to scales trader read the hint book in front of him (hopefully this is a lock down and not something somoene else had left that would decay)
Once you decipher his puzzle you will go off looking for a " 'Npc type' and his name" but actually you need to find another NPC of the same "NPC Type" and ask him about the name you deciphered - i know it sounds crazy that you have to find someone you didnt even know you were looking for but thats the case.
I did manage to do all this and get the clue for the next person to search for but at that point I talked to some guild mates to see if i was really searching for that person or if i had to find someone else instead to talk about this person to. LOL, I was informed there is quite a few parts where you have to guess the appropriate response to ask the NPC (like creatures above) and times where you had to look for a different NPC that seems to be out of place and talk to them instead about the person your looking for. Im sure some of you will have oodles of fun with this but at this point the hours I had spent to get this far hadnt seemed like fun to me so i just begged my guildies to take me to the finish line.
Ive done my best to just give hints here and not answer anything that would ruin anyone's quest, GL to all who attempt just realize this is no 1hr diversion