Way of the Assassin bug, Carta grunt 3rd assassin token.
As part of this quest you must collect assassin tokens from three named assassin leaders in Crestwood. When I first entered the zone, I encountered what I supposed was just a normal bandit type mob, who I watched fall into the water and die, which was humerous at the time. He dropped loot but I could not reach it in the water without drowning myself. I continued on my way and finished all the story and quests in the zone, managing to get the other two Assassin Token quest items.
I have come to realize that this was a named Carta dwarf mob, and the carrier of the third token (confirmed by loading a previous save from hours earlier before I did anything in Crestwood). I've wandered around hoping for him to spawn again on my more advanced save but I seem to be out of luck. I wondered if this was a known issue, and if anyone has found any solution, or barring that, whether it might be addressed in future patches, as I'm now unable to obtain the assassin subspecialization.
Pre-emptive thanks for any help.
My problem was solved. Apparently those are not the only mobs that can drop the items. I was able to pick up a 3rd one from an assassin-type NPC in the Western Approach doing some quests for the Frederick guy there. Good to know! I'm guessing any disappearing-type rogue mob might be able to drop them.
Hope this helps some folks.
