I finally found him myself.
He was in a new spot on the road to Crying Place.
I found him at 11:52am Ch1. He disappeared at 12:21.
I’ve been running around for 6+ hours or so without changing maps or channels.
I was able to confirm something useful.
As soon as I saw him I called over another player. He was able to see and interact with the Troubadour as well.
I remember reading somewhere that only one person sees a Troubadour. Guess that rumor is false then.
When you find Troubadour I recommend calling over other players and encouraging them to experiment!
The more people we have interested in this secret and trying to solve it, the better.
While Troubadour was present, together with another player we tried the following:
- Interacting with NPCs in Entrance to Kateen Forest.
- Talking to Troubadour while using emots.
- Playing Pied Piper music and skills.
The more I read into Troubadours dialogue, the more I start to believe that he may be spawning on another map after you trigger him. It’s a guess as good as any, but it’s the best that comes to my mind right now.
I’m planning to try camping for him on Owls Burial Ground (next map in line with Owls) and Saknis Plains (perhaps he is mentioning the Explaining Owl?) now.
I created a chat group dedicated for figuring out Kateen Forest secret. It’s on Fedimian (EU) server.
If anyone is interested, my username is Eillis. Whisper me and I will add you to the group.