Task: Vengeance from the Grave

Part 1: A Bear-Faced Liar

Valewood

While exploring the Valewood wilderness, you happen upon a small cave (1) where a great bear lives. In the cave is a half-eaten corpse and a spirit that, through some work of magic, reveals to you the final moments of a man’s life.

Ideally when you have two or more companions (to help slay the Bear), return to Valewood, heading northwest to a small cave entrance. Enter the cave and slay the large bear inside. Then inspect the corpse of an adventurer named Perly. His spirit appears to you, seeking your help in avenging his murder; it seems Nonton hamstrung Perly and left him to die at the claws of the bear!

New Task: Vengeance from the Grave

Objective: Confront Nonton

While you’re initially exploring Valewood (before you kill the bear), you may encounter Nonton (2), a hunter quickly packing up his tent close to the bridge in the south of the wilderness. He seems to be in a hurry and tells you a bear mauled his friend.

Gilded Vale

While in Gilded Vale (before you slay the bear), you may enter Ingroed’s House (3), where you’ll find Nonton and Ingroed making hurried arrangements to leave town. Neither this encounter nor meeting Nonton in Valewood begins this task.

Part 2: Conclusion: Nonton’s Fate to Flee or Fall

Return to (or visit) Ingroed’s house now that you have the knowledge that Nonton is responsible for his fellow hunter’s death, and confront him and Ingroed.

Through your conversation choices, you have four possible outcomes (only one of which yields anything more than a feeling of satisfaction at avenging a death). You can:

• Accept the bribe that Nonton and Ingroed offer you, and let them flee Gilded Vale.
• Slay Nonton and Ingroed, and optionally return to the cave to tell Perly afterward.