I've gotten to where I turn right rather than left when leaving the Monastery about 2/3 of the time. That way I can pick up stuff from Kunar, and also am ready to immediately complete Z'Ant's first two missions when I first see him. Even using the back-door to the T'Rang teleporter, it's a pretty long round-trip from the Bluff to Gigas and back just to get the flag. Not that you have to ally with the Umpani to get the flag (I've started making it a point to *not* buy the flag), but you still have to go to Gigas to get it.
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