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Hive and Seek
Hive and Seek is the Lacra quest where you go into a kobold cave to find Isbrand, the vampire who made Brencis. It pays 1,000 XP and hides the legendary chestpiece Isbrand's Plate.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Lacra
- Province
- Uriash Village
- Rewards
- 1,000 XP, 1 skill point, Isbrand's Plate (legendary)
Found in
- Kobold CaveThe Kobold Cave is the burrow behind the Uriash village that Hive and Seek leads into. Expect silver-tainted water, climbing and a fight with a big kobold called Chonk.
Uriash VillageUriash Village is the hidden mountain home of the goat-like Uriash and the Bakr clan. You reach it in Song of the Mountain, and only if you go in peacefully.
Good to know
- It has more than one possible solution.
- Coen can use Planeshift during it.
- It starts on its own in Uriash Village when Song of the Mountain ends.
- Lacra breaks open the cave entrance for you.
- The silver-tainted water in the first area hurts you, so Shadowstep over it.
- Talking the kobolds down after the miniboss Chonk avoids a fight.
- Isbrand's Plate is in a chest on the right of the final room. Loot it before talking to Isbrand.
What you do
Follow Lacra to the cave and push through with Shadowstep and Planeshift. Some kobolds can talk. They offer to guide you if you clear out their corrupted kin. Then you ambush their big champion, Chonk, through a secret tunnel.
Keeping the peace
After Chonk falls the kobolds want to eat Isbrand. Calm them by pointing out they cannot all eat at once and that it would break their bond. Other answers start a fight.
What happensSpoilerShow
You find Isbrand, Brencis's maker, chained to the wall after two years in the caves. Confirming with Lacra ends the quest and leads to Our Rotten Roots.
Tips
The poisonous kobolds in the later tunnels have far more health than normal ones. Chonk fights like them, just bigger and tougher.
- IsbrandIsbrand is the ancient vampire who turned Brencis. A strict keeper of the old vrakhiri laws, he wanted their kind kept hidden, and Lacra believes he knows how to hurt Brencis.
LacraLacra is a vampire who says she was sent to get rid of Brencis. She can become one of Coen's closest allies and a romance option, but she follows her own agenda.
Related missions
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStorySong of the Mountain
Song of the Mountain is the second quest in Lacra's questline, a night climb to the hidden Uriash village. How you handle the guards at the top matters a lot, so pick your words carefully.
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSide
A Friend Like This
A Friend Like This opens Lacra's questline in Svartrau City. You track a rogue vrakhir across the rooftops at night, and how you handle the interrogation at the end can keep it peaceful.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSideA Mother's Plea
A Mother's Plea is the Uriash Elder's request to find her daughter Ocha in Svartrau. It only appears if you enter the Uriash village peacefully, and it pays out the Soul Stigma Manual.