The Elixir

Daneus

The Elixir is one of the quests in The Age of Decadence. It takes place at the Monastery.

Lore

Healer in Maadoran Merchants Plaza ask you get Amaranthus Extract after you use her services 3 times.

Quick Walkthrough

1. Visit Maadoran Merchants Plaza Healer three times to trigger the quest
2. Resolve the conflict between Raiders and Villagers
3. Decide how you want to enter the vaults to search for Amaranthus Extract
4. Return to Healer

Detailed Walkthrough

1. Visit Maadoran Merchants Plaza Healer three times to trigger the quest
2. Go to Monastery
3. Resolve the conflict between Raiders and Villagers
   1. [Peaceful route] Convince the raiders to leave, or
   2. [Violent route]
      1. Kill the raiders, or
      2. Side with the raiders
4. Decide how you want to enter the vaults to search for Amaranthus Extract
   1. If you entered as a friend of the villagers, you can...
      1. Persuade the guard to let you enter, or
      2. Sneak into the vault
   2. If you entered as a friend of the villagers and can't get the lock on the safe open, you can...
      1. Kill them all to search for the Monastery Key off the elder's body
   3. If you entered as a conqueror, you can get the Monastery Key off the elder's body
   4. Inside the vault, the safe holding the extract requires either
      1. Lockpick skill, or
      2. Monastery key
5. Return to Healer
   1. Give the extract to the Healer, in exchange for Regeneration potion, or
   2. Tell the Healer that there was no extract

Statistics, Skills and Backgrounds checks

• Resolve the conflict between Raiders and Villagers
  • [Peaceful route] Convince the raiders to leave
    • 5 Impersonate for first check
    • Streetwise/Impersonate for second check if character is not actually part of IG (6+5 worked)
    • 12 (total) Streetwise/Persuasion for third check
  • [Violent route]
    • Kill the raiders
      • You can the leader Daneus off the cliff by passing Strength+Dexterity check.
• Decide how you want to enter the vaults to search for Amaranthus Extract
  • If you entered as a friend of the villagers, you can...
    • Persuade the guard to let you enter
      • 6 Streetwise (possibly less)
    • Sneak into the vault
      • 3 Sneak for starting steps, 4 Sneak for successful entry
  • Inside the vault, the safe holding the extract requires
    • 6 Lockpick

Rewards

• +4 Civil SP, +1 Peacemaker reputation, for tricking the raiders
• +1 Civil SP for convincing the vault guards
• +1 Civil SP for attempting to sneak into the vault
• +6 skill points for giving the extract to the healer, one Regeneration potion which grants Cellular Regeneration
• +6 skill points for lying that there is no extract

Rewards based on Intelligence score of 9.

Skill Points reward modifiers

Int	4	9	10
SP	5	6	7