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I`m in Trademeet and I have Jaheira in my party. I want to do the druids quest but I don`t really have room for Cernd in my party. Is it true that a druid has to be level 14 or higher to challenge for leadership? Jaheira is only level 12. Can I do anything without Cernd in my party? Or would it be more beneficial to take Cernd in for the time being?
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A druid of any level can challenge the evil druid for that particular quest. However, the quest to specifically "challenge for leadership" is limited to your PC, alone, provided they're a druid.

You can have Cernd challenge even if he is not in your party. You just don't get the XP for killing Faldorn. (Also, she automatically dies, whereas if the challenger is in your party, she can be rather tough to kill.)

One good way to deal with her is to use a summons spell. Typically, she'll use one, too, but if you get yours off quickly, you can then instruct Cernd (assuming you use him) to switch forms at that point. Typically, I have both the summoned creature *and* Cernd beat on Faldorn. The summoned creature's death is a foregone conclusion, and I want the damage to accumulate on Faldorn before hers does on Cernd.