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Mission 03 Two Knights and a troll B B Unlock Requirements Complete “Ballad of Bloody Bones” Quest Giver King Wencen Quest Giver Location Court of Enchantments 01 MAP D King Wencen will tell you to travel to a cottage in the north of Haxhi, where the Librarian resides. He wishes for you to retrieve a ballad from her collection of Fae Cairns called “The Hero and the Maid”. Travel to the Library, unlock the door with the Ballads Signet Ring, enter and speak with Tenhwa, the Librarian, inside. MAP B Sundur Caverns 04 Objectives A Speak to Tenhwa B Recover the Fae Cairns C Find the last Fae Cairn D Return to Tenhwa E Use the Echo Stone F Recite the counter spell G Return to King Wencen H Speak to Hallam the White She tells you that the Maid of Windemere has left her in a sticky situation and that your mortal ingenuity will prevail over Fae’s. There is a magical barrier surrounding her, which keeps her from moving and anyone getting close. If you try you will take a small amount of damage and be repelled backwards. Ask her what has happened to learn that the Maid and Nix the Troll have stolen all her Cairns that contain the counter spell. Without them she will not be able to recite it. After the talk with Tenhwa, you will set out to recover the Fae Cairns. tip There is a Cairn unrelated to this ballad sitting on a desk in the Library. If you take it to the Echostone you can open up a new side quest by reciting its ballad. B 03 C Areas Traversed Haxhi Ballads Library Sundur Caverns Key Locations House of Ballads Ballads Library Sundur Carverns Key Characters Tenhwa Sir Airmer Sir Creth Maid of Windemere Key Items Ballads Signet Ring Five Fae Cairns Quest Specific Enemies Name Page Ref. Barghest 161 Sprite 149 Sprite Storm Champion 150 Nix the Troll 176 Additional Rewards None 02 MAP A Make your way to the Sundur Caverns, which are located in Haxhi. Do not enter the Caverns just yet; instead go south of the mines to find the first Cairn on the side of a small cliff edge. Now go back to the Caverns and a group of Sprites will spawn; you can either fight them or just run right into the Caverns. 03 MAP B Advancing into the Caverns, you will meet Sir Airmer. Talk to him to learn that the Maid of Windemere is nowhere to be found, and then tell him you are looking for the Cairns. He will tell you that he has managed to find one of the Cairns, and that the Maid has left the area. She did, however, leave behind her companion, Nix the Troll, and Airmer wants you to join him in the battle against the beast. In this same area there is a hidden Pile of Rocks that you MAP A A Haxhi Ballads Library D E F Sundur Caverns C B 02 MAP C H House of Ballads Odarath can loot. Take the western route until you can go either north or south: going south will net you another hidden Pile of Rocks, and north will lead you deeper in the Caverns. You will soon come across some Bears that are not too difficult to take out with the help of your two new companions. Loot the chest to the west and continue north. Before long you will run into a group of Barghest. Pick them off one by one and make sure to grab the third Cairn before leaving the area along the eastern path. A short distance along this path there will be a branching path leading to the north where you can fight some optional enemies if you wish. Otherwise continue following Airmer along the main route. A group of Sprites will ambush you as the path turns to the south, appearing in front and behind you, so make sure you are ready to face them. After repelling the first Sprite ambush, continue along the Cavern a short distance where, just as the path turns back to the east, another one awaits. Once these ambushers have been defeated, continue on to the east and retrieve the fourth Cairn. E 04 MAP B The fifth and final Cairn is located deeper in the Caverns, so follow the objective marker to the next area, where you will be confronted by the beast holding it: Nix the Troll. A group of Sprites will spawn with Nix, so take them out first, lest they become a nuisance later. Nix uses the same basic attacks as most Trolls, meaning that most of them are slow and can be blocked or evaded relatively easily. Stay up close to Nix and keep your Shield up at all times. Once you block or evade an attack, counter with a few of your own, repeating this process until Nix has been defeated. Sir Airmer will talk to you once Nix has fallen: he will question why Nix was a part of this ballad and tell you he will meet up with you later. Now that you have the final Cairn, make your way out of the Caverns by taking the western pathway and jumping down when prompted. 05 MAP D A 05 Haxhi MAP D Travel back to the Ballads Library and talk to Tenhwa. She will tell you a little about D 01 F Ballads Library Haxhi the Cairns. Ask her how to use them and she will inform you that you need to use an Echostone to listen to them. Head to the Echostone and listen to the Cairns. Go back to Tenhwa and recite the counter spell. The correct counter spell is, “You are human now! Go!” If you choose the wrong option you will become cursed. Once Tenhwa is free she tells you that somehow the Maid is using a new kind of magic that can change ballads, and that you need to warn the House of Ballads. You must now return to King Wencen and tell him what you know. 06 MAP E MAP E G Court of Enchantment House of Ballads 06 Return to the House of Ballads and talk to King Wencen in the Court of Enchantments. You will be greeted by the Maid of Windemere, who will tell you that the King is nowhere in the kingdom. Go back outside and talk to Hallam the White. He will tell you that in his absence the Maid has taken the King, and that the ballad called “The Hero and the Maid” was not recovered. Hallam asks you if you continue to stand by the House of Ballads in these troubled times. Ask “What’s next?” to advance to the next quest. 426 427
MAP D St. Eadric‘s Bunkhouse H Unlock Requirements Complete “Two Knights and a Troll” Quest Giver Hallam the White Quest Giver Location House of Ballads, Odarath Objectives A Find Etair the Alchemist B Speak to the Monks C Search Etair’s study D Descend the Mission Well E Find the missing crystals F Kill Brother Wulf G Loot Wulf’s body H Use the Whistle I Return to Hallam the White J Speak to Hallam the White Areas Traversed St. Eadric’s Mission The Sidhe St. Eadric’s Well Key Locations St. Eadric’s Mission Key Characters Hallam the White Brother Wulf Maid of Windemere Key Items Storage Case 5 Crystals Whistle Enemies Name Page Ref. Kobold 156 Kobold Rouge 157 Kobold Nightblade 157 Brother Wulf (if you do not Dispel his curse) 137-142 Additional Rewards None Mission 04 What Lies Beneath 01 MAP A Hallam asks you to seek out Father Etair, who is an alchemist and a trusted friend. Etair will have the answers that are needed. Make your way over to St. Eadric’s Mission, which is located in the northwestern region of The Sidhe. If you haven’t been there before, simply follow the path connecting Haxhi to The Sidhe and you will come across it. Once there, enter the Bunkhouse and go upstairs to find Father Etair dead. Return outside and speak to the Monk. He will tell you that Etair mostly spends his time indoors working on his research. [a 1] Tell him Etair was murdered, and he will tell you that Etair was arguing with somebody. Ask him who he was arguing with, to be told it was with one of his apprentices, Brother Wulf. He will tell you to search the Bunkhouse for any clues. Go back into the Bunkhouse and search the drawers near the entrance. They are locked (Very Hard), but once you get inside them, take the storage case and descend the well, which is located outside. tip If you have picked the lock on the desk, go down to the basement of the Bunkhouse and open the chest in the room to the north, where you will find the key. 02 MAP B Once inside the well your objective will change to Find the Missing Crystals. To the east is a chest you can loot. Follow the western path around to the north. Before long you will run into a group of Kobold Rouges; take them out one by one and loot the chests. Continue north until you come across some Tripwires; you can either disarm the Tripwire or roll across it to avoid taking damage from the Arrow Launcher Trap. There will also be a Bear Trap on the floor and a group of Kobolds and Kobold Nightblades. Try leading one of them over the Bear Trap for some extra damage, and then take them out one by one. Continue heading north, looting any Reagents on the way but be cautious of one more Tripwire. You will come to a pack of Kobolds again: one of them will be holding the first Crystal. If you are spotted, the one with the Crystal will run away to another location. You can easily take out the Kobolds one by one with the vast open space making it easy to avoid the bombs they throw. After killing them all you should have your first Crystal. If not you can follow the objective marker to locate the Kobold who has it. Loot the chest they were guarding and advance north to the Jump Point. D Bunkhouse MAP A B 01 The Sidhe St. Eadric’s Chapel 1 2 03 MAP B E 02 The Sidhe 03 MAP B Jumping down you will land on one of three conveniently laid Bear Traps. A group of Kobolds will be waiting here in ambush to. You can easily take them out one by one, using the corner of the wall to block any bombs they throw at you whilst damaging the others. Unlock the chest they were guarding and then head west. You will come to some water that you can swim in; search for some Dive Points for extra loot. Soon you will come across another pack of Kobolds and the second Crystal courier. After killing all the Kobolds, unlock the chest and continue north where you will come to another fork in the path. The western route leads to another chest, and once you have looted its contents, take the eastern path to continue through the cave. Once again you will soon run into Kobolds. You can get a free sneak attack if you have Daggers/ Faeblades equipped, if not, take out the Kobold Nightblades first as their bombs can disrupt a lot of your attacks. Once this group is dead, loot their bodies to retrieve the third Crystal and open the nearby chest. E E 04 St Eadric‘s Well E F G 04 MAP B MAP C Now head north into the second water area where you can search around for more Dive Points to loot. Go onto the small platform to find Brother Wulf lying on the floor. He tells you to stay back and will not give you his Crystals. He will also tell you that he killed Father Etair because he tried to destroy the Crystals. Then he will talk about a strange woman who had told him about the Crystals’ power. You can question Wulf if you wish to find out more, but you will ultimately be faced with two options, both of which will lead to you having to fight Brother Wulf. tip If you have a high enough Dispelling Skill, you get a third option during the dialogue with Brother Wulf that allows you to break the hold the mysterious woman has on him, and return him to normal without a fight. Upon doing so he will simply hand over the Whistle you need to complete the quest. House of Ballads I He is a very easy fight because he has such low health, so just relentlessly attack him and take him down before he can launch an attack of his own. When he has been defeated, check his body to retrieve a Whistle. Head north to the small patch of ground just south of the exit. Use the Whistle to make the final Crystal appear nearby. Once you have it, head north again, and then exit the well. [a 2] 05 MAP C A The Sidhe 05 Odarath Back at the House of Ballads talk to Hallam the White. Before getting to Hallam, however, the Maid of Windemere will appear and tell you that you will regret joining the House of Ballads. You can question her to find out more about her, and then ask where King Wencen is. She will tell you that if you want the King back, the House of Ballads must send its greatest warrior (you). Talk to Hallam after she disappears, and he will explain that you have caught the Maid’s interest and give you your next quest. C J 428 429
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