Barad Ding's eight cats

This quest is available once the party has reached the Hidden Refuge and will affect the amount of experience received during the companion quest Neera's Hidden Refuge. If this quest is not completed prior to finding Draxus Taralom then Barad Ding will kill himself and you will not receive the 5000xp for rescuing him.

Walkthrough
Talk to Barad Ding to initiate the quest and agree to locate his eight missing cats. They are all located in the Wild Forrest and he will give you Cat Food to lure them into your inventory.

It is a good idea to have cleared the traps from the forrest prior to luring any cats. The cats have a 5% chance to escape from your inventory every two rounds, which mean that once you have a cat in a party member's inventory you should head for the nearest map edge and travel to the Hidden Refuge. The cat will automaticaal leave your inventory once you arrive and you can immediately travel back to find the remaining cats. The cats also cannot be moved from the inventory space they occupy, so you cannot put them in a container such as Dragomir's Respite  to hold onto them.

If you run out of cat food you can return to Barad Ding and ask for more. It is not known if there is a limit to how many times you can request this although his character says he does not have an unlimited supply.