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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.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Lacra
- Region
- Svartrau City
- Rewards
- The Patricide trophy (silver) on the Lacra ending
Found in
Greifberg CastleGreifberg Castle is Brencis's seat in Svartrau, where Coen's family is held. Entering it starts the ending sequence, so finish your side content before you go in.- 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
- It starts right after Our Rotten Roots, at the tower by Westridge Outpost, but you must give Lacra at least one in-game day first.
- Finish The Night of Horrors before you tell Lacra you are ready, since that quest awards the Misery Loves Company trophy.
- Telling Lacra it is time to deal with Brencis is a point of no return that fails every unfinished quest.
- You get into the ruins under the city through a crack by some barrels in a Svartrau basement. Focus Mode shows it.
- Boyars you already beat change who you meet inside, so clearing the court bosses first makes the run easier.
- Bakir fights you inside if he is still alive. If you beat him earlier, an undead miniboss stands in his place.
How it starts
Lacra gives you this quest the moment Our Rotten Roots ends. Wait at least a day, then find her at the tower by Westridge Outpost. Make a manual save before you talk to her, since the next step commits you to the castle assault and fails anything you left open.
Objectives
1. Talk to Lacra after a day. 2. Tell her you are ready to attack Brencis. 3. Find the way into the ruins beneath Svartrau. 4. Cross the ruins. 5. Push through the temple and beat the soldiers in the central room. 6. Escape the temple. 7. Get through the castle dungeon. 8. Reach the throne room. 9. Enter the castle. 10. Defeat Brencis.
Tips
The ruins need Shadowstep and Claw Ride, and the climb into the castle uses Shadowstep and Planeshift on floating stones. Enemies keep coming during the escape, so keep moving toward the exit instead of clearing the room. Burning Blood works well in the Brencis fight.
What happensSpoilerShow
Along the way you face a gargoyle, Bakir or his undead stand-in, and Xanthe if you never made a deal with her. Brencis fights in two phases and adds an unblockable scream, a tentacle swipe and a grab in the second. Your final reply to him decides between The Patricide and, if your family is still alive inside 30 days, The Turncoat. An epilogue in Laslea Glen follows.
Related missions
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStoryOur Rotten Roots
Our Rotten Roots is the fourth quest in Lacra's questline and takes Coen into Anachora, a realm built from memories. It pays out well, with 1000 XP, a skill point and the Piercing Shriek vampire ability.
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The Lunar Game
The Lunar Game is the boss quest for the boyar Bakir, a deadly contest at Lunar Manor that unlocks once his anger is maxed. Smart prep before the maze makes the rivals much easier to handle.
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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.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStoryFall Before Dusk
Fall 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.