Hermit's Sword Acquired: Unlocking the Secrets in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Unlocking the secrets of the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 requires navigating a series of interactions and challenges. This guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough to acquiring the Hermit's sword.

Table of Contents

• Starting the Hermit Quest
• Gathering Information
• Confronting the Hermit
• Choosing a Path: Help or Kill Konrad
• Retrieving the Sword

Starting the Hermit Quest

The Hermit quest automatically unlocks upon completing Radovan's blacksmith quests. After recovering the lost cart, report to Radovan; he'll then request a special sword for a wedding gift, initiating the Hermit questline. Before interacting with the hermit, however, you must gather information from the villagers in Troskowitz.

Gathering Information

1. Tavern Talk: Begin at the Troskowitz tavern. Speak with Innkeeper Betty, exhausting all dialogue options. Then, converse with other villagers (such as the alehouse maid or trader) to gather clues.

2. Witness Accounts: Interview Gerda in Troskowitz (a Groschen payment or successful dialogue check may be necessary). Next, speak with Stanislav in Apollonia (again, Groschen or a dialogue check might be required).

3. Evidence Collection: Locate the cross Gerda mentioned. You'll need a spade (purchase from the Troskowitz trader or find one in a cemetery) to unearth Groschen and documents related to the Knights of the Cross. Examine these documents. Then, investigate the quest marker in Apollonia, finding a hut and a black horse; examine the horse for further clues.

Confronting the Hermit

Proceed to the hermit's hut. Without prior evidence, the hermit will be uncooperative. Once you've gathered the necessary clues, engage him in conversation. Select dialogue options revealing your findings. He'll confess his true identity as Konrad. Before revealing the sword's location, he tasks you with delivering a cross to a widow named Margaret.

Choosing a Path: Help or Kill Konrad

Upon returning to the hermit's hut, you'll encounter Crusaders. You can choose to either aid the Crusaders in killing Konrad or help Konrad escape. If you choose to help Konrad, sneak towards the hut. After completing the task, ask him about the sword's location. Killing Konrad is simpler than confronting the Crusaders. After killing Konrad, offer the documents to the Crusaders for a reward.

Retrieving the Sword

North of the hermit's hut, locate two entangled oak trees. The hermit's sword is lodged in the ground. Retrieve it and return to Radovan in Tachov to complete the quest.

This completes the Hermit quest. For more Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 guides, consult resources like The Escapist.