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Bakir's Pillories
Bakir's Pillories are court activities where prisoners are held and drained in pillories under guard. Freeing them angers the vampire Bakir, and one rescue opens a Swordmastery teacher.
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Found in
ParlitaParlita is one of the eight villages of Vale Sangora, west of Maragir. Visit it for Tour Guide Training, and expect more patrols as Brencis's edicts tighten.
SvartrauSvartrau is the capital of Vale Sangora, the city at the center of the valley. It has the most vendors, three scouting towers and Greifberg Castle, so you will keep coming back.
Good to know
- Known events include "Catalin's Tutor" and "Out of Love".
- There are three pillories: Out of Love in Svartrau City, Familiar Face in Parlita and Old Hand in front of Lunar Manor.
- In Catalin's Tutor you can free a captive swordmaster.
- A man named Baltzer is linked to one of the pillories.
- Each pillory costs about three time segments and suits level 20 or higher.
- You have to pick the aggressive dialogue option to start the fight and free the captive.
What they are
Bakir's men chain prisoners in pillories and drain their blood. Each site has a guard group, a captive and a short scene. They count as Unknown Activity until you find them or sync a nearby tower.
How they work
Walk up, choose the option that says you are freeing the prisoner, and fight the guards. The Familiar Face group is the largest. Afterwards the captive usually points you somewhere useful.
Who you meetSpoilerShow
Familiar Face holds Vasil, a face from Coen's home village of Laslea. Old Hand holds Baltzer of Trier, who once taught Catalin Dragosti to fence.
Why they matter
They count toward Bakir's anger. Fill it and Farkas approaches you about The Lunar Game, the way to Bakir himself.
BakirBakir, the Mad Khan, is one of Brencis's three vampire Boyars. He rules the southwest of Vale Sangora through fear, and his Lunar Game is one of the big set pieces you can work toward.- BaltzerBaltzer is an old swordsman locked in the Old Hand pillory in front of Lunar Manor, one of Bakir's Pillories. Free him and his story leads to a Swordmastery teacher for Coen.
VasilVasil is Coen's neighbour in Laslea and the village troublemaker. He is the target of the prologue quest Someone Needs a Lesson, and you can run into him again after Laslea falls.
- Bakir's Pillories: Catalin's TutorCatalin's Tutor follows the Old Hand pillory, where you free the fencing master Baltzer of Trier. Win his duel and he becomes a Swordmastery teacher, which makes it one of the most useful Bakir activities.
- Bakir's Pillories: Out of LoveOut of Love is the Bakir pillory in a backyard in central Svartrau City. Free the prisoner Nelu and he sends you to the merchant Vicho, so it doubles as an easy lead into the city's side content.
Related missions
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Midnight Reckoning
Midnight Reckoning is the last quest in Lacra's questline and the ending path where you storm Greifberg Castle with her. Keep a manual save first, because starting the attack locks you into an ending.
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Buried Past
Buried Past is the side quest where you track down Pieter's blind old friend Volk and dig into your father's past. It is slow, with several day-long waits, but it pays the Artery Strike Manual and Pieter's Garb.
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Someone Needs a Lesson
This prologue quest has you chase down Vasil after he insults Coen. It is a quick 250 XP, and the talk at the end shows a sadder side of the village troublemaker.
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Lunar Games
The Lunar Games is a quest chain built around games held in Vale Sangora. It is your route to the boyar Bakir: max out his anger and his servant Farkas invites you into a deadly tournament.