tractoring won't work. much like the CoP mission key item, death causes the item to shatter instantly. i tested this b/c one of our guys KEPT falling off at that horseshoe bend and we were getting tired of waiting for his ass to come back. we told him to die and we'd tractor him. the second the goblin landed the killing blow (like 5 min later considering how weak it was. ><) the keyitem shattered.
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