Quest

Don't Kill the Messenger

Start with “Investigate the area using Focus Mode”. This quest has 7 required/recorded objective step(s). Follow them in order, and check each step for Day/Night, timer, ability and choice requirements before you move on.

Don't Kill the Messenger is a quest.

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Before You Start

This quest contains explicit time-of-day requirements (Day: 1 step(s)). Check each step before advancing time.

In-Game Objectives

Search this section for the exact wording from your journal, then use the action, requirement and location notes to work out what to do next. Branch and optional objectives may appear in a different order.

01
Investigate the area using Focus Mode
Action
Investigate the area using Focus Mode.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Investigate the area using Focus Mode.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
What may appear next
- Follow the footprints using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
- Defeat the uriashi soldierThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- The exact entrance or map point for this step is not confirmed yet. Keep this objective active and follow the in-game quest guidance; do not waste time searching for a pin we cannot verify.
02
Follow the footprints using Focus Mode
Action
Follow the footprints using Focus Mode.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Follow the footprints using Focus Mode.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
If stuck
- Keep this quest active and use the in-game objective guidance.
03
Defeat the uriashi soldier
Action
Defeat the uriashi soldier.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Defeat the uriashi soldier.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
What may appear next
- Inspect the area around the body using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- The exact entrance or map point for this step is not confirmed yet. Keep this objective active and follow the in-game quest guidance; do not waste time searching for a pin we cannot verify.
04
Interrogate the dead man using Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability
Action
Interrogate the dead man using Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Interrogate the dead man using Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
Requirements
- Do this step during day.
- Use Compel Soul for this step.
If stuck
- If the objective is not progressing, return during day.
- The exact entrance or map point for this step is not confirmed yet. Keep this objective active and follow the in-game quest guidance; do not waste time searching for a pin we cannot verify.
05
Inspect the area around the body using Focus Mode
Action
Inspect the area around the body using Focus Mode.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Inspect the area around the body using Focus Mode.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
If stuck
- The exact entrance or map point for this step is not confirmed yet. Keep this objective active and follow the in-game quest guidance; do not waste time searching for a pin we cannot verify.
06
Defeat the uriashi soldier
Action
Defeat the uriashi soldier.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Defeat the uriashi soldier.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
If stuck
- The exact entrance or map point for this step is not confirmed yet. Keep this objective active and follow the in-game quest guidance; do not waste time searching for a pin we cannot verify.
07
Follow the trail
Action
Follow the trail.
Where
Exact route still unclear
Journal objective: Follow the trail.
The exact entrance, floor, room, or container is still unclear.
Keep this quest active and use the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.Show related objective target →This opens the objective area. It may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
What may appear next
- Investigate the area using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Keep this quest active and use the in-game objective guidance.

Quest Rewards by Outcome

These cards show alternative quest outcomes. Do not add rewards from different endings together.

I found the corpse of a man who was delivering a coded message to the manumits. Although he was killed by an uriash soldier, at least the missive didn't end up with the vrakhiri.

Skill points 1Base XP 100

The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.

If a Route Is Still Unclear

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Keep the quest active and use the in-game marker for these steps.

Next Actions

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Quest at a Glance

Journal objectives: 7
Time-sensitive steps: 0
Possible outcomes: 2

Step 1: I've found a destroyed camp by the roadside. What happened here?
Step 2: I found a set of unusual footprints leading from a destroyed camp deeper into the forest. Am I curious enough to follow them?
Step 3: I've stumbled upon an uriashi soldier beating on what looks like a human body. If I want to find out what happened, I must defeat the uriash.
Step 4: The man is dead... but it doesn't mean I can't get some information out of him.
Step 5: Who is the man the uriashi soldier was beating up? I should inspect the body.
Step 6: I don't know who the man on the ground is or why the uriash was beating him up – but I have to defend myself.
Step 7: While walking down a road, I noticed a few arrows stuck in the ground and some blood. Looks like someone had been shot at... but who?