Ask about the caretaker
Journal steps 1, 2 · Branches may vary
Quest
A Dubious Gift
Look for the concealed entry on the almshouse's first floor and push the bookcase. After investigating the closed wing, report to the deacon during the Day objective to obtain access to the cathedral library.
A Dubious Gift is a quest.
Coverage
Quest Guide
Objectives, requirements, important choices and rewards in one place.
Before You Start
- This quest contains explicit time-of-day requirements (Day: 1 step(s)). Check each step before advancing time.
Quest Routes & Objectives
Find the first-floor concealed entry and push the bookcase
Journal steps 3, 4 · Branches may vary
Investigate the abandoned wing
Journal steps 5 · Branches may vary
Report to the deacon
Journal steps 6 · Branches may vary
Quest Branches
Related outcomes 1, 2, 3
All three investigated/reporting resolutions attach Library Key; their XP tiers differ.
Related outcome 5
If the deacon is already dead, the journal records that there is no one to report to. Do not direct the player to a live deacon unconditionally.
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.
Where a step says “Marker only”, the journal does not give a fixed entrance, so follow the in-game marker for it.
A related objective target opens the objective area; it may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.
- 01
Go to the almshouse
Action
Go to the almshouse.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Asylum as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
- 02
Ask about the caretaker at the almshouse
Action
Ask about the caretaker at the almshouse.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
- 03
Look for clues in the almshouse's abandoned wing
Action
Look for clues in the almshouse's abandoned wing.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Asylum as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
- 04
Push the bookcase
Action
Push the bookcase.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Asylum as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
- 05
Investigate the almshouse's abandoned wing
Action
Investigate the almshouse's abandoned wing.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Asylum as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
- 06
Tell the deacon about the caretaker's fate
Action
Tell the deacon about the caretaker's fate.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Requirements
- Do this step during day.
What may appear next
- Help the deacon find the caretakerThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- If the objective is not progressing, return during day.
Quest Rewards by Outcome
These cards show alternative quest outcomes. Rewards from different endings are not added together.
I found Radu in the abandoned wing of the almshouse – and killed him. He was working for Xanthe and the vrakhir thanked him for his service by turning Radu into some monstrosity. I delivered the grim news to the deacon – he was quite shaken, but still gave me access to the cathedral library.
Library Key →Base XP 300
The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.
I found Radu in the abandoned wing of the almshouse – and killed him. He was involved in something shady that ultimately led to him becoming a monstrosity. I delivered the grim news to the deacon – he was quite shaken, but still gave me access to the cathedral library.
Library Key →Base XP 150
The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.
I found Radu in the abandoned wing of the almshouse – unfortunately, he and many others were killed by a monstrosity that had made its lair in there. I delivered the grim news to the deacon – he was quite shaken, but still gave me access to the cathedral library.
Library Key →Base XP 75
The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.
Next Actions
Quest at a Glance
- Journal objectives
- 6
- Time-sensitive steps
- 0
- Possible outcomes
- 6
- Step 1: The deacon pointed me towards the almshouse. Apparently, Radu used to spend a lot of time there.
- Step 2: The deacon pointed me towards the almshouse. Apparently, Radu used to spend a lot of time there.
- Step 3: So Radu used to go into the almshouse's closed-off wing... Curious. Supposedly there's a hidden entrance, somewhere on the first floor.
- Step 4: So Radu used to go into the almshouse's closed-off wing... Curious. Supposedly there's a hidden entrance, somewhere on the first floor.
- Step 5: So Radu used to go into the almshouse's closed-off wing... Curious.
- Step 6: I found out what happend to Radu. Now to deliver the grim news to the deacon.
A Dubious Gift Stats
Properties
- Type
- Quest
Recorded journal objectives
- Go to the almshouse
- Ask about the caretaker at the almshouse
- Look for clues in the almshouse's abandoned wing
- Push the bookcase
- Investigate the almshouse's abandoned wing
- Tell the deacon about the caretaker's fate