What does Quin give to winter wolf?
I did it with a Thief PC and Arona, maxed out Strength, Agility, and Willpower and then drank a Honey Mead. I also had Cait with me but idk if she helped or not. you can get everything in the hold with time to spare.
So, there are 6 events that can give a strike if you don't have the right bonuses. You can have everything possible to get with 3 strikes. If we ignore the champ requirements (Since I play a char without +70% agi or cunning, or either of the relevant BGs), then you can get through only 2 of the 6, via Ryn for the Crew Quarters and solving the puzzle for the Lockbox, without incurring a strike. This leaves you with 1 thing you have to miss out on. You can solve this with using some form of booze that increases your stats, which is annoying to bring to the mission, or with just having Quint. No other way. Arona is also mandatory to get the rewards from some events if you don't have Quint or the background, but she does still incur the strike.I know Ryn is good to have to take out the guards on ship quietly. Arona for the drinks cabinet and the rest I get with my champs. I take it you dont mean the ship part?
Evidence below:
Crew Quarters (Ryn, Quint, +70% agi champ)
Cargo Hold (+70% cunning champ)
Captain's Cabin (Thief BG, Quint)
Lockbox (Puzzle)
Liquor Cabinet (Slum Rat BG, Quint)
Cupboard (Thief BG, Slum Rat BG, Quint)
So, in all, it's only possible to get all 6 without having the right background by specifically using one of the forms of Mead - Presumably Garth's honey mead for early-availability and convenience, but it's annoying to have to run back there to grab it. The 1 day time limit isn't too damning but also can definitely run out on you. I also just don't like using the alcohol buffs, I find it unsatisfying and weird that the best way to maximize a stat much of the time is to purposefully not invest in it so you can boost it with consumables.
Quint: Technically not required, but for some champs it's him or arona + etheryn + mead, with no other option.