The Firebrand

Main quest Briar Sloughs · Level 8–16 Time-sensitive Done

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... But if I manage to do it, perhaps we can join forces against a common enemy.

Objectives

Go to the mill

It appears that the miller has been smuggling contraband for the manumits. I need to speak with him about this.

Takes 30 minutes
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.

Time-sensitive
Speak to the overseer

To meet the miller, I must speak with the prison overseer first.

Day Takes 30 minutes
Fight Cerbus

The prison overseer will allow me to speak with the miller if I defeat a soldier named Cerbus, who busted his eye.

Day
Go back to the overseer

I should go back to the prison overseer and tell him about my fight with Cerbus.

Day
Speak with the miller

I can finally go down to the prison cells and speak with the miller.

Day Takes 1 hour
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.
Question Mert's corpse

I have to question the miller's corpse. He could still tell me something relevant about the manumits.

Day Takes 1 hour
Look for catalysts

To compel Mert's soul, I need to find items that once held meaning for him.
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.
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.
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.

Optional Day
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.

Optional Time-sensitive Day
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.

Optional Day
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.
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.

Optional Day
Retrieve your weapons

The soldier at the gate of Stoneward Post confiscated my weapons. I need to retrieve them.

Optional
Return to the mill during the day

I went to Mert and Renna's mill but stumbled upon a group of soldiers there. Maybe I should try again during the day, when they're gone.

Day
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...

Optional
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.
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.
Search the guard post for any rebel allies