Ressurrecting the townsfolk

[Delve]

I have a slight problem. The warlord gives me a quest to kill a certain elemental of some repute. Then promptly gets himself turned to stone while I'm out of town. Well, no problem, I visit the apothecary and get the shopping list for the cure.

Then, as my luck would have, a rampaging defender who's name I've forgotten kills the apothecary while I'm out in the field digging up herbs. So now I'm left with a stoned warlord, an elemental trophy, an AWOL apothecary, a bag full of ingredients, and a great bloody long boring wait for that potions master to return. Does anyone know of a way to speed that up short of a hex editor?

[Kruztee]

As of patch 1.003 the chance that townsfolk resurrect at each opportunity has been increased. I find that a few minutes (very seldom more than ten) is enough for them to reappear. Just go and do a bit of exploring...

[Delve]

I have, but still no luck yet. :/