A Study in Crimson
A Study in Crimson is Vicho's murder investigation in Svartrau, played at night across the rooftops. It turns Vicho into a witchcraft vendor and hides a secret ending tied to his own past.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Vicho
- Region
- Svartrau City
- Rewards
- About 750 XP, 1 skill point, Mercenary's Amulet; Vicho becomes a witchcraft vendor
Good to know
- Vicho lives in Svartrau.
- Coen uses Compel Soul on bodies during the investigation.
- One stop is a doctor's workshop, and another is near a treasury building.
- Enter Vicho's Emporium at night through the balcony door to start it.
- Vicho needs at least four time segments of night left, or he asks you to come back the next night.
- At high Infamy the city guards attack on sight during the rooftop chase.
- Finishing it makes Vicho a witchcraft vendor.
How it starts
Visit Vicho's Emporium after dark and go in through the balcony door. Find the source of the noise inside and you meet Vicho. He cannot go out in sunlight, so come with plenty of night left.
What you do
Follow Vicho over the roofs to a jeweller's house and inspect the two bodies. Use the jeweller's key on a small box under the stairs. Then search Doctor Simeon's house, take the property deed and climb into the warehouse it names. Simeon waits on the bottom floor.
What happensSpoilerShow
Simeon has turned into a murohn, and you fight him with Vicho. The story carries on the next day in The Good Samaritan, and you later confront Vicho at night about what you learned.
Vicho's secretSpoilerShow
Finding out the truth about Vicho earns the hidden achievement The Unquenchable Thirst. Guides tie the trophy to the follow-up, The Good Samaritan. If you tell him the truth, he chooses to end his life, and his house then holds the legendary amulet Vicho's Cross.
Rewards
Expect about 750 XP across the objectives, a skill point and the Mercenary's Amulet. Your answers after the Simeon fight do not change the outcome.
