Pillars of Eternity: Act II – All Side Quests Guide

#12: Blood Legacy

• Quest Giver: Lord Harond
• Location: Dracogen Inn – Dyrford Village

You can get this quest from the Guard standing near the Dyrford Village west bridge or you can ak directly to Lord Harond inside Dracogen Inn in Dyrford Village. Go where you want to start this quest – it’s about the Lord Harond’s missing daughter, Lady Aelys.

New Objective: Speak with Lord Harond at the Dracogen Inn

Go to the Dracogen Inn and speak with Lord Harond, as you enter the Inn Lord Harond arguing with the innkeeper, after that you can speak to him and he will tell you about his daughter is missing and none of the villagers is being very helpful with the search. Afar the conversation your quest will update.

New Objective: Search Dyrford for Information About Aelys’s Disappearance

Now come out and go to Hendyna’s Apothecary to meet with Hendyna, and ask her about missing woman, she tells you that she was a new shade of green when chatting with Trygil outside his shop. Now enter Trygil’s Curriery just north of Hendyna’s stand.

Remember that use scout mode to enter the Curriery and Currier’s Key in a barrel to the right of the front door and then talk to Trygil. Ask him about Aelys, he lie to you and says he never met her. Keep pressing for more information and he claims that, he fooled around with Aelys, but an ogre took her somewhere east of Dyrford.

After that unlock the door behind him using Currier’s Key, doing this enrages Trygil, and he and his helper attack, after the combat go inside the room and you will see a hidden passage there. Climb down the ladder.

Note: Keep Durance in your party.

The new area is called Dyrford Ruins, now follow the path and turn right, there are some chambers that you can explore. So start it and defeat the Skaen Guards in these chambers, they are tough, magic user is thrown in the mix, attack them first.

While you start exploring these chambers, go straight enter the next room and on the left you can see a small chamber, where you can find Old Dungeon Key in a chest. This unlocks southeast door that allows you access bridge. Defeat the enemies on the pathway beyond the bridge, focusing your attack first on the Skaen Cultist.

Use Old Dungeon Key on open Blood Pool. As you enter, Blood Pool speaks to you. Here Durance “Extends his soul to blood pool.” Here if you have at least Cruel Rank 1, blood pool responds to your cruelty and allows you to make a sacrifice to the blood pool.

At this point, you can choose one of your companions (not hired) to sacrifice to the blood pool for a Talent. Here are the corresponding rewards:

• Aloth: +1 Int +5 Reflex
• Eder: +1 Mgt +5 Deflection
• Durance: +1 Con + 5{ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} Max Stamina
• Grieving Mother: +1 Resolve +5 Resist Affliction
• Hiravias: +1 Dexterity +1 Damage Threshold
• Sagani: +1 Perception, +2 Bonus Accuracy on Same Enemy
• Kana: +1 Int +5 Resist Affliction
• Pallegina: + 1 Resolve +1 Damage Threshold

Otherwise, there are four reply options:

• “I see you with eyes of flint, brothers and sisters.”
• “You were all sacrificed to Skaen, weren’t you?”
• “Who are you?”
• “What work?”

The Blood Pool replies: “In Life, we were weak. But in death, we made a choice. Choice carries power.” You are given one more round of responses; you can choose only following:

• “What kind of power?”
• “You can now escape your oppressors and move on.”
• “Yes, to exact justice.”
• “To defend innocents like you.”

Head through northwest doorway and enter the room directly across from Blood Pool exit , there you will find Crypt’s Master Key from table. Use scouting mode to detect traps. Go straight and enter the room ahead you, defeat enemies and use the Crypt’s Master Key to find to access the next room, where you will find Aelys.

You will also find priest, Weymund, talk to him and you will told a story, after that you can choose to side with plot or defeat the high priest, Weymund. Upon fight, you will fight your way out of the dungeon. But if you side with him, you can continue facing no resistance. Here your quest will update.

New Objective: Return to Lord Harond at the Dracogen Inn

Here you can pull the switch on the wall to open a wall that allows access to the entrance. Now return to Lord Harond at Dracogen Inn and you will complete the quest. And for the reward if you were deceptive, you can press a little harder for a bigger reward.

#13: The Theorems of Pandgram

• Quest Giver: Nedyn
• Location: Brakenbury

Nedyn can be found near the sanitarium in Brackenbury. Go and talk to her and she told you that she is looking for manuscript called Theorems of Pandgram, located in Hall of Revealed Mysteries’ Elder Archives. To start this quest, tell her you will persuade Grimda to give you literature.

New Objective: Go to the Hall of Revealed Mysteries in Copperlane

Halls of Revealed Mysteries is in Copperlane. Your quest will update as you enter in Halls of Revealed Mysteries.

New Objective: Find the Elder Archives

You have to find Elder Archives to find this book you’re looking for.

But to complete this quest you can go to library and speak to Grimda and tell her, “An animancer named Nedyn asked me to retrieve the Theorems of Pandgram from the Elder Archives.” This will end this quest and you will have Minor Positive Reactivity in Defiance Bay.

But instead of it, do not talk to Grimda. But enter the hallway to her left and unlock the door at hall’s north end. And your quest will update.

New Objective: Get the Theorems of Pandgram

Here go in scout mode disarm the trap and open the chest on the left corner and loot Theorems of Pandgram. Here quest will update.

New Objective: Return to Nedyn outside the Brackenbury Sanitarium

Now you need to go back to Nedyn

With the book in hand, the quest updates (you have to return to Nedyn). Unless you have a stealthy in Brackenbury and tell her that there was a massacre at temple and give her the book to complete quest.

#14: Far from Home

• Quest Giver: Serel
• Location: Salty Mast – Ondra’s Gift

Meet with Thirstwn at Charred Barrel Inn in Copperlane, on left side of Inn’s entrance. Quiz him and he reveals to obtain an Engwithan medallion from his previous partner in crime. Continue conversation and you learn where she is.

New Objective: Talk to Serel at the Salty Mast in Ondra’s Gift

Now go to Salty Mast located on southeast side of Ondra’s Gift. Serel is upstairs in main reclining chamber. Head downstairs and speak to owner of brothel, Maea, about Serel. For Serel she will ask you 1,000 cp to pay. There is no other option.

Now go to Serel talk to her, here you can mention her that there is something you need to discuss. When Thirstwn is brought up, she fires out a few home truths about the fellow.

It seems Serel believes she has more of a right to the medallion than Thirstwn. It is time to pick a side! Depending on your choices and actions, you may need to return to Thirstwn to finish this quest.

As rewards you can get:

Obtain the medallion from Serel, bringing it to Thirstwn.

• Reward:Cloak of Many Feathers and 2,000 cp
• Reactivity:If paid for medallion, Serel moves to Brackenbury
• Reactivity Reputation+:Give medallion to Thirstwn for a Reputation boost in Twin Elms.

Side with Serel; return and convince Thirstwn to give up on the medallion and return to Serel, OR you can slay Thirstwn

• Reward:Serel’s Ring

You attack Serel and remove the medallion forcefully and give it ot Thirstwn

• Reward:Serel’s Amulet, Cloak of Many Feathers and 2,000 cp
• Reactivity Reputation+: Reputation boost in Twin Elms.
• Reactivity Reputation-: Reputation loss for Defiance Bay.

You obtain the medallion from Serel, but refuse to give it to Thirstwn.

• Reward:Serel’s Ring
• Reactivity:If paid for medallion, Serel moves to Brackenbury

Obtain medallion and tell Thristwn you will keep it

• Reward: The medallion becomes a wearable amulet