The Ordu Are Coming!

The Ordu Are Coming! is one of the quests for Imperial Guards in The Age of Decadence.

Lore

Travel to Harran's Pass in the northern mountains.

Rewards

• 15 SP
• Imperial Guards Reputation +2/-1

Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Legatus Pavola in Arena fort
2. Travel to Harran's Pass
3. Try to weaken the Ordu
4. Return to Harran's Pass

Detailed Walkthrough

1. Talk to Legatus Pavola in Arena fort
2. Travel to Harran's Pass
3. Try to weaken the Ordu
   • You can poison the well in the middle of Ordu camp with Sneak+Steal=[8]
   • Talk to Thorgul, the khan of the Ordu
     • Calm him down
       • He will explain that he is opposed by Belgutai
     • Provoke him
       • Persuasion:[4], "Did you really think that you'd come to Maadoran as Gaelius' equal?"
       • Streetwise:[4], "You have only yourself to blame, Thorgul."
         • Success - Ordu will not attack
         • Failure - You will fight two Bondsmen
   • Talk to Belgutai
     • You can challenge him to a fight and kill him
     • Or you can convince him to stay on the plains
       1. Persuasion:[3]+Charisma:[7], "If there are people who will give the Ordu food and steel to come to Maadoran..."
       2. Persuasion:[4]+Streetwise:[4], "That's where it gets a bit complicated, Belgutai."
       3. If you convince him, he will kill Thorgul and together you will fight four Bondsmen
       4. Death of Thorgul will cause Ordu not to attack. If Belgutai survives, you may also convince him to send Thorgul's loyalists to attack the Pass anyway
4. Return to Harran's Pass
   • Bass will tell you to prepare for the attack, starts You Shall Not Pass quest
   • If you have convinced Ordu not to attack, you will wait in the Pass until Commander Carbo arrives
     1. If you convinced Thorgul not to attack, he will become angry and you will lose IG reputation
     2. If you helped Belgutai kill Thorgul, he will be disappointed but you will not lose IG reputation
     3. Either way, he will tell you that you are needed in Caer-Tor, starting Office Politics quest

Next Quest in Chain

Preceding	Continues in
The Bodyguard	You Shall Not Pass (combat path) Office Politics (peaceful path)