Diablo 4‘s main story and side quests include Consumed by Pride and Fury Against Fate in the Dry Steppes. The Fury Against Fate quest bug prevents you from moving forward once you reach Wasting Hollow and receive the task of clearing the cannibal feeding ground. I have some solutions.
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Fixing the Fury Against Fate Quest Event Bug in Diablo 4
World events near Wasting Hollow trigger the Fury Against Fate quest bug. If there is an ongoing event, the bug will activate, preventing quest NPCs from reaching feeding grounds. They linger at the entrance to the dungeon, halting your progress.
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You can fix the bug by leaving the cave, completing the event, and then returning to it. If you do this, you’ll be able to talk to Ealda again. You may need to abandon and restart the quest to reset the NPCs that normally run down and deal with the cannibals.