A Monk and a Saint

The history of Vale Sangora is full of secrets and uncertain records of the past. Who knows – perhaps while searching for ways to save my family and defeat Brencis, I'll be able to unearth something that will prove useful in the upcoming fight?

Objectives

1
Look for Albertus in the Middens
Albertus – a crazed monk scribe residing somewhere in the Middens, an abandoned district of Svartrau. Might know more about St. Mihai and his silver sword...
2
Go to Svartrau Cathedral
St. Mihai is supposed to be buried somewhere underneath Svartrau Cathedral. In a hidden crypt?
3
Find what Saint Mihai's symbol looks like
St. Mihai's symbol marks the entrance to the crypt. But what does it look like?
4
Find Saint Mihai's memorial stone in the courtyard
A commemorative plate marked by St. Mihai's personal sigil – that's where the entrance to the crypt is supposed to be hidden.
5
Enter the crypt
Finally! I've found the entrance to the crypt where St. Mihai was laid to rest. Hopefully his sword was buried with him...
6
Explore the crypt
Finally! I've found the entrance to the crypt where St. Mihai was laid to rest. Hopefully his sword was buried with him...
7
Pick Saint Mihai's sword
Mihai is dead... Only thing left to do is to take his sword.
8
Find Saint Mihai's chalice in the cathedral treasury
A chalice that once belonged to St. Mihai? Might be useful. But to get it I must find a way inside the cathedral treasury.
9
Search for Saint Mihai's symbol on cathedral grounds
So the entrance to the crypt is marked by St. Mihai's personal sigil... But what does it look like?
10
Investigate the cathedral treasury
The cathedral treasury is bound to be filled with many interesting objects... Maybe even some connected to St. Mihai. But how to get inside?
11
Locate the source of the howling
I heard weird howling noises when I was standing in the cathedral courtyard. Where was it coming from?
12
Explore the bottom of the well
I heard weird howling when I was standing in the cathedral courtyard. Where was it coming from?
13
Investigate the cathedral frescoes from the scaffolding
The vrakhiri ordered the cathedral frescoes to be painted over. What do they want to hide?
14
Search the courtyard
The crypt is not marked on the cathedral plans. Perhaps I should search the courtyard instead?
15
Question people in the cathedral
If there is a crypt in the cathedral, someone is bound to know something.
16
Defeat Xanthe
Xanthe, one of the vrakhiri boyars, spotted me in the cathedral. Our short talk quickly turned into combat.
17
Defeat Saint Mihai
St. Mihai – still alive?! But the centuries of confinment pushed him into madness... Before I could speak to him, he attacked me.
18
Follow the writings on the walls
Albertus – a crazed monk scribe residing somewhere in the Middens, an abandoned district of Svartrau. Might know more about St. Mihai and his silver sword...
19
Find a way to communicate with Albertus
Albertus – a crazed monk scribe residing somewhere in the Middens, an abandoned district of Svartrau. Might know more about St. Mihai and his silver sword...
20
Find the key to the treasury
The cathedral treasury is bound to be filled with many interesting objects... Maybe even some connected to St. Mihai. But how to get inside?
21
Gain access to the cathedral library
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts. The library is closed, but perhaps there's another way to get inside...
22
Help the deacon find the caretaker
The deacon promised me access to the library – if I help him find Radu the caretaker first.
23
Find the broken stained glass in the caretaker's shed
The broken stained glass depicts St. Mihai – maybe there's some clue on it?
24
Find the cathedral chronicle in the library
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts. The book is somewhere in the library.
25
Seek information about the crypt in the chronicle
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts. But where's the book?
26
Bring the stained glass pieces to the craftsman
The broken stained glass depicts St. Mihai – maybe there's some clue on it.
27
Find the key to caretaker's shed
The broken stained glass depicts St. Mihai – maybe there's some clue on it.
28
Look for the broken stained glass in the caretaker's shed
The broken stained glass depicts St. Mihai – maybe there's some clue on it.
29
Go to the cathedral library
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts. The book is somewhere in the library.
30
Check the library index to locate the chronicle
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts. The book is somewhere in the library.
31
Use the pulpit to browse through the Annals of the Cathedral
The Svartrau Cathedral chronicles might have clues regarding the crypt's whereabouts.

The journal's own order. It is the order the game hands them to you, which is not always the order you can do them in.

How it can end · 2

The journal records 2 ways this quest can finish. Each one is written after the fact, so each one gives away what you did.

What you get

XP in 8 awards: 1000, 150, 75, 150, 300, 150, 150, 75. 1 Skill Point.

The game pays these out separately. Some quests award them one after another, and some award one instead of another, so they are shown as the game stores them rather than added together.

What you read along the way

The game files these under this quest's own code. Where that code covers several journal entries, a document listed here may belong to one of the others in the thread below.

Objectives

How it can end · 2

What you get

What you read along the way

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