This article is about the quest The Raiders. For the group, see Raiders. |
The Raiders is one of the quests in The Age of Decadence.
Lore[ | ]
Tiberius, a nephew of Lord Antidas was captured by the raiders. Dellar had tasked you to save him.
Possible Rewards[ | ]
- 10 SP
- 200 Imperials
- House Daratan Reputation +2/+3
- Peacemaker Reputation +1 (Optional)
- Word of Honor Reputation +1/-2 (Trait:Manipulator)
If you let Esbenus live, then he will appear at The Arch and charge you 1000 gold (500 with Trading) to let you interact with it.
Quick Walkthrough[ | ]
- Visit The Bandit Camp
- Talk to Esbenus at Bandit Camp
- Decide about ransom
- Kill ‘em all
- Kill Esbenus with Critical strike:[4] and fight other raiders.
- Kill Esbenus with Critical strike:[4] and Intimidate
- Pay your own 1000 Imperials
- Convince Dellar to pay 1000 Imperials
- Convince Dellar to pay 500 Imperials
- Convince Dellar to pay 700 Imperials to Cado
- Convince Dellar to attack raiders
- Convince raiders to attack the Aurelian outpost (Trait:Manipulator)
- Give tip to free prisoner
Detailed Walkthrough[ | ]
- You can convince Dellar to pay the raiders to attack the Aurelian outpost. Intelligence:[7]+ Persuasion:[3] , and convince the raiders to attack the outpost Persuasion + Trading = [7] or Streetwise:[4];
- You can convince Dellar to pay the ransom of 1000 imperials Persuasion:[3], earn [+1 Peacemaker reputation];
- You can convince Dellar to pay the ransom of 500 imperials Persuasion+ Trading = [5], if you barter with the raiders for the lower ransom first Trading:[4] and earn [+1 Peacemaker reputation];
- You can talk to Cado if you are member of Forty Thieves guild. He can deal with the raiders, thus killing them and saving the hostage. You will need either:
- Pay him 700 imperials
- Pay him 500 imperials with Trading:[3]
- Pass Persuasion:[3] check
- Agree to rob Master Belios' house (Steal:[3] required for this option to unlock)
- Robbing the house:
- Getting inside
- Storage room: With Perception:[8] you can find two Quicksilver Roots
- Office: Lockpick:[4] the chest to find the goblet
- Give the goblet to Cado [+1 Forty Thieves reputation]
- Robbing the house:
- Visit the camp and give Dellar detailed information, thus granting the rescue success Perception:[7];
- Let Dellar attempt the rescue without providing any useful information, thus resulting in the death of the hostage and many soldiers;
- Ask the leader of the bandits to hand the prisoner over Charisma:[8] (this option doesn't actually do anything);
- Ask the leader about his past as an Imperial Guard Perception:[7] + Charisma:[7] and learn about Hellgate Lore:[3];
- Kill the leader with a dagger Critical strike:[4] and intimidate the rest with one of the following checks Combat Reputation:[2], Bodycount:[9], Strength:[9] + Dexterity:[7] + Constitution:[8], Streetwise:[3] + Combat Reputation:[1], Streetwise:[3] + Bodycount:[4], or Streetwise:[3] + Strength:[7] + Dexterity:[7]] + Constitution:[7], otherwise you have to fight with the rest. One of these intimidation checks lead to another line of dialogue which requires more intimidation Persuasion + Streetwise= [6].
Some things worthy of mention
- If you fail in your attempt to kill the leader with a dagger, the raiders will knock you down and kick you. By avoiding the blows your dodge will increase by 5 points, but your Max HP is lowered by 2 points.
- If the hostage is saved by any of the combinations above, you receive [+2 House Daratan reputation], the exception being (1), in which case you earn [+3 House Daratan reputation]. [1]
- To get the 'Manipulator' trait you must not take any hostile action at the mine yourself- killing the guards in front removes the necessary dialogue options from Dellar and Esbenus.
Statistics, Skills and Backgrounds checks[ | ]
- "Out of the question. Paying ransom is a sign of weakness and an invitation for more troubles. We can't afford it at the moment."
- Persuasion=[4]
- Intelligence=[7]
- Thief
- "I guess we'll have to do it ourselves. You've seen the camp. What can you tell us about it?"
- Perception:[7]