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Who Pulls the Strings
Who Pulls the Strings is a late Crake questline quest where you raid a gargoyle-guarded tower for a book. It pays 1000 XP and the Life Lock hex, and finishing it opens the road to Crake's ending.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Crake
- Region
- Svartrau City
- Rewards
- 1000 XP, Life Lock
Good to know
- Update 1.1 added an objective marker that had been missing from it.
- It starts right after What Moves the Dead.
- The book is in Aurelius's Tower, which the map calls Silts Tower.
- You get in through the door at the top of the first staircase.
- Killing Crake fails the quest.
- Opening the door one floor above the book starts Home Sweet Home, which holds a missable trophy.
What you do
Travel to the tower and beat the flying gargoyle outside. Climb to the third floor, defeat the miniboss there and take the book from its pedestal. Then bring it to Marat at the manumit hideout.
Objectives
1. Travel to Aurelius's Tower. 2. Get inside. 3. Search the tower. 4. Show the book to Marat. 5. Ask Marat about preparations.
Tips
The gargoyle rises and swipes at you. Block those swipes like its scythe attacks. If you already have the book from an earlier visit, skip straight to Marat.
What happensSpoilerShow
Crake's plan comes out at the end. Rise at Dawn starts at once, though it needs two in-game days before it moves on.
- CrakeCrake leads the Manumits, the rebels fighting Brencis, and his chain is the longest optional storyline in the game. He is also a romance option, but he won't trust Coen until your Infamy is high.
MaratMarat leads the Manumits, the rebels fighting the vrakhiri. He is brave and well liked but trusts almost no one, so Coen has to prove himself before the rebels let him in.
Related missions
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A Closer Look
A Closer Look is the Crake questline step where you go after Marat once Distant Shadows ends badly. It is short, but it carries the bronze trophy The Manumit if you pick the right lines.
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Distant Shadows
Distant Shadows is a Crake quest where Coen meets Crake at the rebels' hideout and tails Ascar through Tantari by day. Getting spotted gives a worse outcome, so take it slow and hide behind cover.
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Rise at Dawn
Rise at Dawn is the ending quest for Crake's questline, where you march on Brencis's castle with the manumit rebels. Save before you start it, because it fails every quest you have not finished.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSideHome Sweet Home
This quest deals with Coen's guilt over his family's past, set inside a looping nightmare. It is hidden and hard, with no vampire form, but it holds the secret Together Forever trophy.