Main story progress BLOCKED if you drop the wayward warclaw cub.

This sounds like it might be a different issue from the "wayward cub sometimes does not appear" problem. I'll let people know so they can look into it. @ClaraFee.2579 thank you very much for including the details that you did--those help a ton when we're looking into things!

I have a follow-up question on this, @ClaraFee.2579--do you happen to remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when you dropped the wayward cub?

I'm glad you were able to progress, but just to make sure it's clear for you and anyone else who might be wondering, the cub is always in the same place. It's wayward, but it's wayward consistently! 😄