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The Heart Wants What It Wants
The Heart Wants What It Wants is a Svartrau side quest featuring Ocha, a Uriash in love with a man named Andrei. A peaceful run keeps everyone happy and turns Ocha into a Swordmastery teacher.
- Type
- Side
- Given by
- Ocha
- Region
- Svartrau City
- Rewards
- 250 XP, 150 coins, Broad Swing manual
Good to know
- Guards may clash with Ocha during it.
- Ocha gives it at the tavern on the west side of Svartrau City, or you get it through A Mother's Plea.
- Andrei's hideout is on the north side of the city. At night you can reach its south balcony.
- Pick the ring as Andrei's memento. The other items are decoys.
- Killing the Uriash village during Song of the Mountain locks you out of The Outcast trophy here.
What you do
Get a memento of Andrei, find a way into his hideout and report back to Ocha. Then distract the guard by opening the pig gate and draw a hex symbol by Andrei's window. Meet Ocha outside the city to wrap things up.
Objectives
1. Acquire Andrei's memento. 2. Get into Andrei's hideout. 3. Ask around about Andrei (optional, daytime). 4. Return to Ocha. 5. Distract the guard. 6. Draw the hex symbol. 7. Meet Ocha outside the city. 8. Talk to Ocha.
Tips
You can kill Andrei and his men to skip ahead, but Ocha is unhappy about it. Catch three crayfish on the optional step if you want the full scene. Focus Mode highlights the mementos and crayfish.
What happensSpoilerShow
At the end Ocha decides whether to stay in the city or go home. Her choice only changes one epilogue scene. Either way you earn The Outcast trophy.
AndreiAndrei is a silver trader in Svartrau who works out of a hideout behind a butcher's shop. He is the man Ocha wants dealt with in The Heart Wants What It Wants, and how you handle him shapes her ending.- OchaOcha is an Uriash from Clan Bakr who picks a tavern brawl with Coen in Svartrau. Beat her and she asks for help with Andrei, which opens The Heart Wants What It Wants.
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