Captured

This article contains information on a character, area, item, or quest that has changed in the latest version of Part One as of v2.20. It has been updated to reflect the changes.

This article is part of a collection for the walkthrough for Part One. The previous article is The Golden Chalice. The next article is Pia is Missing.

Overview

This is a mandatory quest that happens automatically following the return from the Golden Chalice quest.

Once the Princess enters Betancuria North she will be captured by a mysterious Bearded Man and shown some of the harsh methods the Dhorn use for interrogation.

Notes

• Until v1.50 this quest had mostly been a brief intermission of sorts that gave a glimpse of Dhorn hospitality.

Walkthrough

WARNING Spoilers follow.

Captured

After returning from the Golden Chalice quest, you should let everyone know you're alright.

If you haven't already, stop by the Hideout and speak with Alfons. He'll ask about your adventures and let you know that Pia has gone missing after a burglary at the Academy in Betancuria North and asks you to investigate. He also suggests you speak with Master Nathan in the Bear Pit. Any secret passages leading to the Bear Pit will be unavailable at this time, so you'll have to make your way there on the surface.

When you enter Betancuria North the Bearded Man, who you may have seen hanging around the restaurant, will capture you with a spell.

Note: In versions 1.40 and earlier, you were captured by Arto Benthur and a number of Dhorn soldiers.

The Cells

You'll awaken in a short time later in a cell of the Castle. All of your belongings have been taken and the only clothes to be found are some rags on the floor. Rest until a Dhorn guard arrives to escort you to an interrogation room on the upper level with Arto Benthur. (In v2.20, you can rest by interacting with the straw on the floor, while in v1.50, you need to use the seldom-used Rest button.)

Arto will go over a lengthy list of crimes you've been accused of, including prostitution, burglary, and murder. He then takes you to a nearby room and shows you the torture device used on those who don't cooperate with their investigations. Arto then explains that he'll send for you tomorrow and has the guards return you to your cell on the lower level, gagged, blindfolded, and bound.

Once inside it becomes apparent that you've been returned to the wrong cell as you're not alone and a conversation will start with your cell mate, which you recognize as Tarleth Dallows once she helps remove your blindfold. Tarleth, a regular to the city jail for indecent exposure, has found herself locked up here and facing a more harsh sentence for being a repeat offender.

Fortunately for you both Tarleth has managed to steal a key from one of the guards and hide it in a special place, but since you're both bound you'll need to work together. After a considerable amount of effort, you finally manage to retrieve the key and unlock your restraints, and the door to your cell. Enable stealth mode and head out into the hallway, but keep an eye out for the guards as they'll come running if they see an open door.

Head east down the hallway. You can check out the other two cells. The first has a prisoner, who will attack the guards if you let him free. The second has the body of Terik Lannesen, who you may remember from the Nightingale quest. It appears Terik had gotten himself into trouble, possibly by seeking more "company." Follow the hallway and take the stairs up (#3).

Map in v1.50

In v2.20, your equipment can be found in the small room at the end of this next hallway (the star on the map). In v1.50, your gear is harder to recover and you have a ways to go.

v2.20 map - your gear is at the star

Continue to snake through the hallways on the upper level until you reach the intersection with the device and the glowing door (#7). The door is apparently controlled by the device, but neither of you know how to use it so you'll need to explore the adjoining rooms. You should recognize the lager room with the cage (#6) as Arto had you here a short while ago. There's nothing to see here, so you'll have to peek inside his room (#5) to see if there's any hints as to how to get out of here. As soon as you open the door, guards will surround you and now you're in trouble.

Arto greets you again, this time taking special notice of Tarleth. When hearing of her minor offenses, Arto displays his callous nature by decapitating her on the spot. In shock and disoriented by a flash of light, a guard takes you to another room alone (in v1.50, this is #10 on the earlier map, while in the EE remake, it's outside this building in the castle guard quarters). Upon arriving, the guard tells you he's here to help and that you need to escape through the secret passage on the west wall. He leaves you alone following a brief conversation.

Note: In v1.50, the guard is with the Family, but in the EE remake, the Family doesn't know who he is either. He may be an affiliate of a certain other Dhorn who wishes to recruit the Princess.

The Escape

Version 1.50

Stepping through a hidden door, you'll find yourself in an old underground passage. Tracks lead west, but there's a locked door to the south. If you're able to unlock it (DC44), you'll find the Armor of the Maiden in the sarcophagus (#2). Head west down the hallway and follow the tracks south. When you reach the small room with the sarcophagus you'll see tracks leading through the secret stone door on the south wall (#3).

Note: If nothing happens when you click on the secret door, try moving your character closer and try again.

Once through, you'll find yourself in another dank passage with large mushrooms. Follow the passage east and take the stairs up to the storage rooms in the Castle.

The storage rooms are a mess, apparently due to a significant collapse of the levels above. Head south toward the door and exit to the Castle courtyard (#12). Watch out for the patrolling guards, they're all over the place. Head east into the courtyard and take the stairs right around the corner into the Guards' Quarters (#8 on the exterior map).

Like much of the Castle, the guards' quarters are a mess as well. There's not much to see here. Make your way to the rooms on the south west and take the stairs down (#1 on the interior map).

You're now on the upper level of the cells, this time on other side of the glowing door that's controlled by the device (#7 on the interior map). Unlock the door on the west wall and follow the hallway north, then unlock the door on the east wall and grab your belongings from the crate in the small room (#9 on the interior map). Now return upstairs to the Guards' Quarters (#8) and out into the courtyard.

Head toward the south west corner of the courtyard and keep an eye open for the hidden wall door on the southern wall (#13 above) of the Castle and step through into the passage.

Version 2.20

Location of the Armor of the Maiden in v2.20

You've already got your equipment, so head out of the guard quarters and into the castle courtyard, then make for the secret door on the southern wall (see #13 on the exterior map in the 1.50 section). Winding your way through the dark halls, you'll find two sets of stairs at the end - one set going down, and another going up.

The stairs down lead to a barrow where you can find the Armor of the Maiden. (Some of the archways in the barrow are clickable and will light up as if they're transitions to a new area, but they're actually just archways and not doors. You may need to rotate the camera to successfully click the ground on the other side to get through them, or you can use WASD movement to run through.)

Once you're done in the barrow, head back up and take the stairs up.

Both

You're almost out now. Just follow the passage and use the pull chain to open the door. Mando Halley will greet you and explain that he was on his way to rescue you. You can let him know about Tarleth's fate. When you're done speaking, he'll take you back to see Nathan in the Bear Pit.

When you tell Nathan about your capture by the bearded man, he explains that it was the same bearded man who sold him the information of your capture for 10,000 gold pieces. It seems he's playing both sides, and making a fortune doing it.

After the debriefing, you free to get some rest and then you can investigate Pia's disappearance.

This article is part of a collection for the walkthrough for Part One. The previous article is The Golden Chalice. The next article is Pia is Missing.