If you are doing a town board quest that needs you to acquire nightcrawler bait then your best bet to obtaining it will be from searching for and looting flint you find on the ground. Here is what flint looks like and how it can give you nightcrawler bait time to time.
Shown here are all the locations of named npcs in Shattered Mountain from New World. Use this map to find the named enemies for achievements and possible loot drops. These named npcs are also targets for a variety of quests for towns and factions.
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Shown here are all the locations of named npcs in Great Cleave from New World. Use this map to find the named enemies for achievements and possible loot drops. These named npcs are also targets for a variety of quests for towns and factions.
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