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.

Coverage

Quest Reference

The in-game objectives in order, plus the characters, items and locations they involve.

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.

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
Investigate the area using Focus Mode
Action
Investigate the area using Focus Mode.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
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
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
02
Follow the footprints using Focus Mode
Action
Follow the footprints using Focus Mode.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
03
Defeat the uriashi soldier
Action
Defeat the uriashi soldier.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Inspect the area around the body using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
04
Interrogate the dead man using Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability
Action
Interrogate the dead man using Compel Soul Witchcraft Ability.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Do this step during day.
- Use Compel Soul for this step.
If stuck
- If the objective is not progressing, return during day.
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
05
Inspect the area around the body using Focus Mode
Action
Inspect the area around the body using Focus Mode.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
06
Defeat the uriashi soldier
Action
Defeat the uriashi soldier.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
07
Follow the trail
Action
Follow the trail.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Investigate the area using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.

Quest Rewards by Outcome

These cards show alternative quest outcomes. Rewards from different endings are not added 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

Exact route not known

Follow the in-game marker for those 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?