The Apothecary quest is timed, so make sure you're actually ready to start questing before you accept it.

When you're sure you're ready to start(you have plenty of time), accept Apothecary Zamah. Walk south out of the crossroads and pick up "Lost in Battle" and "Consumed by Hatred" on your way out.

IT IS MANKRIK'S WIFE. SHE IS HERE.

Once you're in TB, find Apothecary Zamah(He's in the cave at the base of Spirit Rise) and turn in the quest. Train all your skills, get the next rank of first aid, whatever professions you have, cooking, fishing, etc and scan the AH or whatever you feel up to.

AFter you do all of that, hearth from TB To Crossroads.

Witchwing Slayers drop the rings you need.

On your way to the next step, grind the way there and get some extra experience.

Click the control console to start the next part. The three valves are attached to various pipes around the samophlange. Once you click all three valves, hit the console again. Then you have to get a key from a tinker, which is in the hut over the hill to the northwest of the samophlange and hit the console one last time.

The supervisor around the tower...thing in the center of the pond. It's not easy, so use potions, scrolls and whatever else you have to make it easier on you.

Once it's done, do "The Escape", which is sort of difficult if you don't control runners well.

Very easy. Just kill Overseers and Enforcers until it drops. Then grind south to ratchet.

Buy, sell, repair, bandages, fish, cook, etc.

Keep killing Marauders around this pond for awhile, and eventually Verog will show up at this location, he'll shout when he does.

After finishing all quests, return the the Crossroads and turn in. Then run to the guy in the hut west of XR and turn in Verog the Dervish, accept all quests at XR but skip "Hezrul Bloodmark" from the guy at the hut, then start circuit 4.