Buried Past
Buried Past is the side quest where you track down Pieter's blind old friend Volk and dig into your father's past. It is slow, with several day-long waits, but it pays the Artery Strike Manual and Pieter's Garb.
- Type
- Side
- Region
- Maragir Wealds
- Province
- Maragir
- Rewards
- 250 XP, 1 skill point, Artery Strike Manual, Pieter's Garb
Found in
MaragirMaragir is one of the eight villages of Vale Sangora, in the Maragir Wealds. It is open to walk into, so it is an easy stop for the Tour Guide Training trophy.- ParlitaParlita is one of the eight villages of Vale Sangora, west of Maragir. Visit it for Tour Guide Training, and expect more patrols as Brencis's edicts tighten.
Good to know
- Coen questions a dead soldier with necrospeak.
- It starts with a merchant by the well in Maragir. Buying his 100-denarii jug of beer reveals where Pieter used to go.
- Pieter's secret spot is a ruined hut in St. Tyna's Grove, east of Svartrau.
- Volk needs a full day of rest between several steps, so the quest eats a lot of time.
- Sparring with Volk teaches you Artery Strike.
- If you skip Volk's optional chores, he sets up an ambush with Brencis's men.
How it starts
Finish the Prologue, then talk to the merchant near the well in Maragir. Pay for the beer to learn about Pieter's hidden spot, and find Volk in the shed of a ruined hut in St. Tyna's Grove.
What you do
Over several days you help Volk: chopping wood, clearing a wolf den, brewing a feverfew ointment and getting his knife back from a roof. Then you spar, dig up a stash near Parlita and ask a monk at the Maragir monastery about Pieter.
What happensSpoilerShow
Help Volk properly and he hands you his sword at the end. Ignore him and he sells you out to Brencis's soldiers, and you decide whether to fight him or walk away.
Tips
Each full-day wait costs about 16 time segments. If you are racing the 30-day clock, start this later or stack other quests into the waits. Focus Mode shows wolf tracks, feverfew and the dig spot.
Rewards
You get 250 XP, a skill point, the Artery Strike Manual and Pieter's Garb, a legendary light chestpiece.
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