Thanks, Ash. You usually know the answers to my questions and I appreciate you taking the time to educate me each time.
I found the Curator and did two different quests with him. The Ancient Pottery Fragments one gave me just 5 Loyalty points, if I remember correctly, and the Tattered Remnants of an Ancient Scroll gave me 15 Loyalty points. I wouldn't count on the lower-level quests for Loyalty points. The only thing I've received in the reward bags that even interested me are the different books. No clue if those are just for personal libraries or if they will come into play somehow.
I can't figure out the Tiered quest method. Has anyone gotten a grip on that deal yet?