The Firebrand
Briar Sloughs
Overview
The manumits. I've heard this name before – they are a group of rebels who challenge Brencis's rule in the valley. Elusive and secretive, they won't be easy to find...
Objectives 22 steps
- 1
Go to the mill
It appears that the miller has been smuggling contraband for the manumits. I need to speak with him about this.
- 2
Go to Stoneward Post
Soldiers are holding captured manumits at Stoneward Post. If I speak with the rebels there, I may learn where to find their leader.
- 3
Speak to the overseer
To meet the miller, I must speak with the prison overseer first.
- 4
Fight Cerbus
The prison overseer will allow me to speak with the miller if I defeat a soldier named Cerbus, who busted his eye.
- 5
Go back to the overseer
I should go back to the prison overseer and tell him about my fight with Cerbus.
- 6
Speak with the miller
I can finally go down to the prison cells and speak with the miller.
- 7
Find Mert's body
When I entered Stonward Post, the miller was already dead. I must find his body and compel his soul to tell me how to reach the manumits.
- 8
Look for catalysts
To compel Mert's soul, I need to find items that once held meaning for him.
- 9
Question Mert's corpse
I have to question the miller's corpse. He could still tell me something relevant about the manumits.
- 10
Head southeast to find the rendezvous point
I've found the bridge that the miller pointed out. Now, I must head southeast to reach the rendezvous point and rescue that rebel girl. Sara, wasn't it?
- 11
Rescue Sara
According to Mert, a girl named Sara is the contact for the manumits. However, she may have already been captured by soldiers at the rendezvous point. I need to rescue her.
- 12
Talk with the merchant
A woman in the Stoneward Post told me she left a blanket for her imprisoned husband – only to find it amidst merchant Yenno's goods. I should ask him about this and see if I can learn something useful.
- 13
Talk with the overseer
I've heard that the Stoneward Post overseer is selling belongings taken away from the prisoners. I can confront him about this.
- 14
Talk with the commander
I know that the guards in the Stoneward Post are trading items taken away from the prisoners. I can talk about it with the commander.
- 15
Ask the overseer to let you talk to Mert
I have told the commander about the dirty business taking place inside the Stoneward Post. Now I can enter the prison and talk to Mert.
- 16
Talk with the angry woman
I've overheard an angry woman screaming at a soldier about some stolen goods. Maybe I can learn more about the issue.
- 17
Search Vlad's hut
I know Vlad joined the manumits. Maybe I can find some clues in his hut that will lead me to them.
- 18
Retrieve your weapons
The soldier at the gate of Stoneward Post confiscated my weapons. I need to retrieve them.
- 19
Kill the soldiers
The soldiers sniffing around Mert and Renna's mill are clearly up to no good. I could save some time by simply getting rid of them...
- 20
Speak with the commander
The captured manumits held at Stoneward Post might tell me where to find their leader. But before I try to reach them behind the soldiers's backs, I should probably speak with the post's commander and size up the situation.
- 21
Learn more about the miller's fate
Brencis's soldiers were watching Mert's mill. Could that mean Mert knows something that might help me? To find out, I have to learn where he is now.
- 22
Search the guard post for any rebel allies
Recorded outcomes 3 endings
- Getting in touch with the manumits has proven to be even harder than I thought. I am close, though – just need to dig a little deeper...
- Sara was killed by the soldiers. She was my only tie to the manumits, so any chance I had to contact them died with her.
- In the end, I never really got into contact with the manumits and found another way to challenge Brencis.
Wording is the quest journal's own. Every outcome the journal can record is listed — it is a branch map, not a recommendation.
Journal Regions
Documents naming this quest’s region 1
Briar Sloughs (1) — the journal does not attach documents to quests, so this is a place match, not a quest match.