Crake
Crake leads the Manumits, the rebels fighting Brencis, and his chain is the longest optional storyline in the game. He is also a romance option, but he won't trust Coen until your Infamy is high.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Rebels
Good to know
- You meet him in Shadows in the Woods, after crossing the bridge south of Stoneward Post.
- His story stays stuck until your Infamy reaches Notorious (level 4).
- Sara and Drogos are his lieutenants.
- He gives the side quest What Moves the Dead, which starts in Svartrau City.
- Killing him fails Distant Shadows.
- Learning all of his secrets earns the hidden achievement The Manumit.
- You have to join the Manumits before the romance can happen.
Who they are
Crake runs the Manumits, a rebel group trying to break the vrakhiri hold on Vale Sangora. He doesn't open up easily, so expect to earn every bit of trust.
Where you meet them
His chain starts after the prologue with The Firebrand. Rescue Sara in Shadows in the Woods and she leads you to him. Later quests run through the Rebel's Hideout.
Role in the story
The chain runs through Where Loyalty Lies, What Hunts the Night, What Moves the Dead and Who Pulls the Strings. Optional Distant Shadows and A Closer Look dig into his past, and it ends with the assault in Rise at Dawn and Fall Before Dusk.
His secretsSpoilerShow
Crake's real name is Marat, which you learn after walking him back to the hideout in What Moves the Dead. Ascar, the man you tail in Distant Shadows, is his estranged father. Choosing "Kiss him back" in A Closer Look completes the romance.
Final battleSpoilerShow
You can face Brencis with Crake at your side. Doing so earns the hidden achievement The Knyazmaker.
A Closer LookA Closer Look is the Crake questline step where you go after Marat once Distant Shadows ends badly. It is short, but it carries the bronze trophy The Manumit if you pick the right lines.- Distant ShadowsDistant Shadows is a Crake quest where Coen meets Crake at the rebels' hideout and tails Ascar through Tantari by day. Getting spotted gives a worse outcome, so take it slow and hide behind cover.
Fall Before DuskFall Before Dusk is the ending quest of Crake's questline, a rebel assault on Greifberg Castle that ends with Brencis. Beat him for The Knyazmaker, or bargain with him for The Turncoat.- Rise at DawnRise at Dawn is the ending quest for Crake's questline, where you march on Brencis's castle with the manumit rebels. Save before you start it, because it fails every quest you have not finished.
Where Loyalty LiesWhere Loyalty Lies is a Crake questline quest in Svartrau City where Coen finally gets in with the manumit rebels. You need a high Infamy before it starts, so plan some court activities first.- Who Pulls the StringsWho Pulls the Strings is a late Crake questline quest where you raid a gargoyle-guarded tower for a book. It pays 1000 XP and the Life Lock hex, and finishing it opens the road to Crake's ending.
Related characters
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSupporting
Marat
Marat leads the Manumits, the rebels fighting the vrakhiri. He is brave and well liked but trusts almost no one, so Coen has to prove himself before the rebels let him in.
- Minor
Drogos
Drogos is one of Crake's lieutenants in the Manumits, alongside Sara. He is around when you first meet the rebels, and he points you to Crake after the Ascar business in Distant Shadows.
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Brencis
Brencis is the vampire Knyaz who seized Vale Sangora two years before the story, and the main villain. He is the one who tries and fails to turn Coen, and you have 30 days to beat him to your family.
- Minor
Ascar
Ascar is a beekeeper who lives in a hut on the south side of Tantari. Crake has you tail him in the optional quest Distant Shadows, and what you find out explains a lot about Crake.