Hi.
After all this time playing GD, I have ever wondered why you get the Annals of Arkovia quest just when you find them inside a vase. Do you know if there is a way for Amkala to give this quest beforehand? It strikes me as weird.
Another inconsistencies I have found:
The seamtress: Why there are always four pieces of cloth (but you need only three). Trolling maybe? 
Destroy bandit forges: Same here. You need to destroy THREE of them but there are… at least…
Why not? It’s a design choice.
The quest is somewhat hidden so it makes sense not to be giving it out by Amkala. Not every quest has to follow the same pattern and thus enhances the game’s emphasis on exploring.
Why there are always four pieces of cloth
Convenience. It can be tedious at times if there are only exactly as many objects as you have to get. Maybe you run past one, look around the whole map past certain object only then to run back and get it afterwards.
Again I’m wondering why it bothers you so much.
The “Annals of Arkovia” quest makes sense. Because you have met rovers and you find something that might interest them.
You have discovered an ancient text buried in an Arkovian ruin that speaks of Rhowan’s last days as a monarch. The rovers would be glad to have this information. Bring the text to Amkala at the Rover Camp in Old Arkovia.
By finding the Annuals you are also getting a lore note.
Annals of Arkovia
It falls upon strange times that a king would abdicate the throne of his own volition. Stranger still is the reason he gave his court. There is no other way to put it. King Rhowan, the third of his line, had been struck by madness. Upon returning from a successful campaign against the barbarian tribes of Agarond’s Peak, the King raved about a chance meeting with a weary traveler whom he called Mogdrogen. Rhowan, in his generosity, offered the old man the use of his horse. The man, and here is where the King’s tale loses all sense, declined the proposal and, speaking in a low voice that only his Majesty could hear, instead offered Rhowan a warning.
The old man spurted prophetic lies about the impending collapse of our great nation and the fall of the beacon of the west, Arkovia herself. He implored the King to leave his title, his wealth, his very identity behind. There were some amongst the court who urged Rhowan to see his madness through, greedy heads of Arkovian Houses who saw this tragedy as an opportunity to seize power. The Queen, the Shining jewel of Arkovia, wept before her King and begged him to reconsider; but Rhowan was resolute. With a single decree, he shattered the royal line and abandoned his ordained post as King of Arkovia. Word of the King’s madness spread quickly among the populace. To my great surprise, some of his subjects followed Rhowans lead, abandoning their livelihoods to follow their despondent ruler into a life of poverty and lost identity.
It has been three fortnights since that fateful day. The queen lies dead in her chambers. They say she had died of sorrow, from the loss of her King, but I suspect more clandestine causes. The court has fallen into chaos as the great Houses bicker amongst themselves for the empty throne. With no end in sight to the squabbles and no clear line to the throne, my patron, Laudos Vagra, has called for the formation of an Oligarchy, ruled by the heads of Arkovia’s elite.
No good can come of this. Of that I am certain. These days I cannot help but wonder if Rhowan’s prophecy was a self-fulfilling one. Or perhaps this storm was a long time coming and we were merely too blind to see it. I fear for Arkovia. I fear for her soul.
Theodokus Vagra, Scribe of Arkovia
Ok, fair points.
This quest, and quests where you have to collect Slith Necklace or Black Legion Insignia, I always try to collect as much as I can. So in the next difficulty is even easier to do it. Sometimes I just have to talk and the quest is done.
Sadly the Fabric as 4 per game you end up with one missing and the four are all pretty close so it take 4 spot in your stash during the whole game and you still need to go collect at least one. Fo rthe Insignia and Slith Necklace I 100% agree and they only take 1 spot each