Part 1: The First Act—Set Up
Brackenbury
Hadret House
Your first stop is the Hadret House (1) in Brackenbury. Enter this domicile and head into the war room (2) on the first floor. Speak to Kurren, who is standing next to a large round table to the left. Ask him if he could use your help. This opens a conversation about a few unsolved cases. Ask him about those cases. Kurren believes all three are connected. Next tell him that you’ll look into it. If you stick around and ask for more details, you’ll learn the three names you need to investigate: Lendry, Kendal, and Kora.
New Quest: The Final Act
Objective: Speak with the three contacts
Open the Quests menu to learn where each of the individuals who reported their disappearance hang out. You are looking for:
- Elcga: She spends her time in Brackenbury.
- Lora: She is a merchant in Copperlane.
- Oly: He frequents a brothel in Ondra’s Gift.
Interrogating Elcga
Since you are already in Brackenbury, start your investigation with Elcga (3). You can find the dwarven woman out in the streets between the central fountain and two large staircases. Tell her you are investigating Kendal’s disappearance. Ask her how she knows Kendal, what he was doing before he disappeared, when and where she last talked to him, and if she noticed anything different in his behavior. You learn that he disappeared a week ago, he was an actor with an acting troupe, and he was hanging out with a female actor whose name is unknown.
From your extensive travels through Defiance Bay, the first thing that should come to mind when talking about actors is the amphitheater in the middle of Copperlane. Head there now.
Copperlane
Interrogating Lora
In Copperlane, on your way to talk to Lora, head over to the amphitheater and speak to Lumdala (4), who is standing on the right side of the stage (sand pit). Tell her you are looking for Kendal. She claims she didn’t know the bad actor. Continue the conversation options to learn all you can about this acting troupe. If Grieving Mother is in your party, she will advise you not to trust this woman. Lumdala becomes your number one suspect, although no new information is gained here.
Now head over to the market area and speak to Lora (5), the Mystical Goods merchant. After exhausting the investigative conversation choices, you learn that Kora is Lora’s sister and that she was involved in the Revel of Stars acting troupe, the same one Lumdala is involved with. She was last seen just before a big performance. At this point, you can return to Lumdala with this new information, but it won’t further the investigation. She will still be deceptive. Last on your list of leads is Oly, who can be found in Ondra’s Gift. Head there now.
Ondra’s Gift
Interrogating Oly
Enter Ondra’s Gift and go to the Salty Mast brothel (6), located to the south. Oly (7) is in a dining nook just right of the entrance. Talk to him about Lendry. Exhaust the investigative questioning and you learn that Lendry was his drinking buddy of five years who didn’t share much of his personal information. They talked a lot about nothing. A lady named Lumdala shows up one night and leaves with Lendry. And before leaving, she said she was going to a performance but stopping at her place in Copperlane first. Head back to Copperlane now.
Quest Updated
Objective: Question Lumdala in Copperlane
Part 2: The Second Act—Rising Action
Copperlane
Now that an eyewitness has helped you connect Lumdala to this mystery, head back to Copperlane to the amphitheater (4) and speak with her again. Now you can tell her, “Oly said his friend Lendry was last seen with you.” To her excuse, reply with the Passionate—Minor response (the first one). She wiggles out of the accusation again and asks you to prove your theory by asking someone else. Reply with the only option: “You’re connected to three recent disappearances that you claim to know nothing about.” When she excuses herself, the actor behind her, Kadal, asks you to meet him at Lumdala’s house and that he knows what’s going on.
Quest Updated
Objective: Meet with Kadal
Lumdala’s House
Lumdala’s house (8) is in Copperlane near the north gate. Enter and speak to Kadal (9), who is standing near a table at the end of the main hallway. He seems spooked and wants to leave town after seeing you interrogate her earlier. Choose any of the first conversation options to get some information out of him. He hands you a Rusty Bronze Key and tells you it opens the door behind you (10). Inside the room is a secret passage that leads to an underground theater. Afterward you can choose to either let him go or end his life.
Quest Updated
Objective: Investigate the hidden theater
Use the key to unlock the door behind you (10) and enter the room. You find a staircase (11) under a pulled back rug on the floor. The stairs lead to a section of the Copperlane Catacombs not yet explored.
Part 3: The Third Act—the Climax
Copperlane Catacombs
Enter the yet unexplored hidden theater (12) in the Copperlane Catacombs. Raid the container to the entry’s left and pick up the scarf in the middle of the room. It was Kora’s, and you have a vision of the day Lora gave it to her. The vision continues, revealing the terrifying and deadly endings to these plays Lumdala is directing. After the vision, choose any of the conversation choices. Suddenly Lumdala emerges from the shadows with a small army. The quest updates.
Quest Updated
Objective: Return to Kurren at Hadret House in Brackenbury
Before you can return to Kurren, you must deal with the present situation: Lumdala and her hired muscle (five armed actors). There are two ways you can precede: you can either attack or listen to what she has to offer, which is the opportunity to take out a wealthy patron. If you agree, she reveals Lord Gaderman’s name as one of the patrons of these macabre performances. She tells you that you can either kill him or report him to the authorities.
No matter if you decide to kill or spare Lumdala, the following objective remains the same. However, there is a chance to make 1,000 more copper if you spare her. After you spare her or kill her, if you wish to exit directly into Copperlane, you can use Scout mode to locate the purple brick on the floor near the southeast wall. This opens a secret access to the rest of the Catacombs. Exit the Catacombs using the northeast exit (13).
Part 4: The Final Act—Resolution
Brackenbury
Hadret House
If you killed Lumdala, then return to Hadret House (1) in Brackenbury and speak to Kurren again (2). Tell him you have found the missing people. If you chose to spare Lumdala, then you will have three conversation options next. If you killed her, then you have only one, which is “They were all murdered. A woman named Lumdala killed them as part of her performances.” If you spared her, the other two replies are:
- “Certain wealthy theater patrons have been paying to watch performances in which actors are murdered. One of the foremost members is Lord Gaderman.”
- [Honest] “A lot, actually. A woman named Lumdala has been staging performances in which actors are murdered. Lord Gaderman is one of her most prominent patrons.”
However, if you did not kill Lumdala and accepted her deal, then stop and talk to Lord Gaderman (14) in Brackenbury, on your way to Hadret House. He is near the statue in front of the Charred Barrel. If you let him off the hook, you work together to frame Lord Reymont’s crazy daughter, Linete. He gives you 1,000 cp and Linete’s Signet Ring to frame her.
Now when you talk to Kurren, you have a fifth conversation option: [Give him the Reymont signet ring.] “They were all murdered. Linete Reymont was responsible.” [Deceptive][Cruel]
The rewards for the different ending scenarios are listed at the beginning of this side quest. You can speak to the friends and family of the victims for additional conversation after the case is solved. If you framed Linete, then you can find her at the sanitarium later.
