Example: Malagor the Dark Omen to get Icon of Villification
Raid a region (fine...easy)
Go to region (okay...fine)
Fight battle (okay, I get the item now right?)
Get 3 shield minotaur units in your army (seriously???)
Fight ANOTHER battle (really???)
And finally you can get this mediocre item.
I especially wish they would just remove the "have X of unit type Y in your army" requirements for these quests. They are tedious enough as is.
And two battles to get one item seems excessive too.