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A Deal with the Devil
A Deal with the Devil is the final main quest, where Brencis asks you to parley at Shrike's Crag. Your choices here decide which ending you get, so make a manual save before you go.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Brencis
- Rewards
- The Folk Hero or The Turncoat ending trophy, depending on your choice
Found in
LasleaLaslea is a small silver-mining village in northern Vale Sangora and Coen's home. The Prologue starts here, and its church tower is one of the first scouting towers you can climb.
Shrike's CragShrike's Crag is an old quarry west of Svartrau where Skender Dragosti massacred rebel peasants. It also holds Boar's Back Tower, a hard night climb with a manual and an amulet up top.
Good to know
- It unlocks after you beat Ambrus, Bakir and Xanthe inside the 30-day limit and reach maximum Infamy.
- Brencis sends a parley request the day after the Infamy Edicts are read.
- Update 1.1 added an autosave that had been missing from it.
- The parley at Shrike's Crag is a point of no return.
- Finding the manumit hideout needs Crake's questline pushed to the middle of Where Loyalty Lies.
- After the epilogue the game returns to the title screen with no free roam.
- The trophies Uphill Battle and In the Nick of Time need you to play the epilogue through to the credits.
How it starts
Take down the three main boyars, Ambrus, Bakir and Xanthe, before the 30 days run out and push your Infamy to the top. Skip to the next day after the Infamy Edicts are read and Brencis asks to parley at Shrike's Crag, west of Svartrau.
What you do
Meet Brencis at night, light the signal fire at the top of the tower, then fight off undead to reach Pieter. Later you find the manumit hideout and mark its door at night. The first three answers to Brencis are free and change nothing.
Which ending you getSpoilerShow
From the fourth exchange on, a sword option attacks Brencis and starts the boss fight. Win it for The Folk Hero. Accept his deal all the way through for The Turncoat instead.
Objectives
1. Parley with Brencis at Shrike's Crag. 2. Light the signal fire. 3. Save Pieter. 4. Find the manumit hideout. 5. Mark the hideout door at night.
Tips
Save by hand before the parley and keep that save. The epilogue in Laslea Glen has no choices that matter, and once it ends you lose the open world. Reload your save to try other endings or finish side quests.
BrencisBrencis, the vampire Knyaz of Vale Sangora, is the final challenge of the story. You can only face him properly once his three Boyars are dealt with, so plan your court quests around him.- WraithsWraiths are spirits that fight Coen. The most dangerous ones appear in the final fight with Brencis, where red wraiths flank you while he holds the centre.
Related missions
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All Good Things
All Good Things is the opening quest, where you chase Lunka through a canyon and learn the basics of combat. It teaches parrying, vampire form and Shadowstep before the story proper begins.
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Bad Blood
Bad Blood is the Prologue quest where Coen goes into the silver mine to find his father and comes out changed. It ends with your first clash with Brencis, a fight you are meant to lose.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSideDeep Down
Deep Down is a Prologue side quest where you look for the missing farmhand Lazar and end up in ancient ruins. Do it before Sacred Covenant: the ruins hold the Mireleaf Bracers and a boss.
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If a Tree Falls in a Forest
If a Tree Falls in a Forest is a Prologue event that starts at a dead soldier under a fallen tree. You follow footsteps into the foothills and report what you find to the village elder.