Unlocking the secrets of the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 requires navigating a series of encounters and choices. This guide details the steps to obtain the hermit's sword, a crucial item in the blacksmith Radovan's questline.
Table of Contents
- Starting the Hermit Quest
- Gathering Information
- Confronting the Hermit
- Choosing a Path: Aid or Betrayal
- Retrieving the Sword
Starting the Hermit Quest
The Hermit quest automatically unlocks upon completing Radovan's tasks, specifically after returning the lost cart. Radovan's subsequent request to forge a wedding gift initiates this questline. Before interacting with the hermit, however, you must gather information from the villagers of Troskowitz.
Gathering Information
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The Tavern: Begin by speaking with Innkeeper Betty at the Troskowitz tavern, exhausting all dialogue options. Further information can be obtained from other villagers—the alehouse maid and general trader are good starting points.
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Witness Accounts: Interview Gerda in Troskowitz (a Groschen payment or successful dialogue check may be necessary). Then, travel to Apollonia and speak with Stanislav (again, Groschen or a dialogue check might be required).
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Evidence Collection: Locate the grave marked by Gerda. You'll need a spade (purchasable from the Troskowitz trader or found in nearby cemeteries) to unearth Groschen, documents, and artifacts related to the Knights of the Cross. Examine these documents. Finally, investigate the quest marker in Apollonia—a hut and a black horse—for additional clues.
Confronting the Hermit
Proceed to the hermit's hut. Without prior evidence gathering, the hermit will be uncooperative. Once you've gathered the necessary information, engage him in conversation. Select dialogue options that reveal your findings, eventually leading to his confession: he is Konrad, not Ambrose. He tasks you with delivering a cross to Margaret, a widow.
Choosing a Path: Aid or Betrayal
After delivering the cross to Margaret (optional, but completing the "Sinful Soul" quest at this point is possible), return to Konrad's hut. You'll find Crusaders present. You can choose to aid the Crusaders in killing Konrad or help him escape. Killing Konrad is often easier than confronting the Crusaders. After Konrad's demise (or escape), speak with the Crusaders to potentially recover the documents for a fee.
Retrieving the Sword
Locate the two entangled oak trees north of the hermit's hut. The hermit's sword is embedded in the ground. Retrieve it and return to Radovan in Tachov to complete the quest.
This comprehensive guide ensures a successful completion of the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Remember to consult other resources, such as The Escapist, for further game tips and strategies.
