A Study in Crimson

There is a particular shop in Svartrau that people like to gossip about – it's said to be full of weird baubles and peculiar items. I decided to see it for myself – if only to satiate my own curiosity. Little did I know that it would make me a part of a long and bloody investigation...

Objectives

  1. 1

    Visit Vicho's Emporium

    While in Svartrau, I should visit Vicho's shop. Who knows, maybe I'll find something helpful inside.

  2. 2

    Find Vicho

    I found the shop – now to find its owner.

  3. 3

    Find the shop's owner

    I found the shop – now to find its owner.

  4. 4

    Find the source of the noise

    I've heard something while looking around the shop. Better check what made that noise.

  5. 5

    Return to Vicho when ready

    Vicho asked me for help, but for now I told him it was not a good time. He'll be waiting in his shop in case I change my mind.

  6. 6

    Return to Vicho after sunset

    Vicho asked me for help, but as a vrakhir he can't do much during the day. He'll be waiting in his shop for my return after sunset.

  7. 7

    Follow Vicho across the rooftops

    Vicho and I have to travel to the house of the murdered couple. The vrakhir decided that it'll be quickest – and safest – to go across the rooftops.

  8. 8

    Enter the jeweller's house

    We need to find out what really happened to Eli and Devora – to do so, we must investigate the murder scene.

  9. 9

    Search the jeweller's house for clues

    While investigating the murder scene, I could spare some time and look for additional clues to better understand the situation.

  10. 10

    Find out how Devora died

    The jeweller's wife, Devora, was also killed – I must find out what happened.

  11. 11

    Find out how Eli died

    Eli the jeweller was murdered and now it's up to me to find out what happened.

  12. 12

    Find out what Eli's key opens

    I found a small key on Eli's body. But what does it open?

  13. 13

    Share your findings with Vicho

    Investigating a murder scene was not a pleasant experience... but at least now I can tell Vicho about my findings.

  14. 14

    Follow Vicho

    With the guards gone, it's better if we disappear from the streets.

  15. 15

    Talk to Vicho

    Time to talk to Vicho – and decide the next step in our investigation.

  16. 16

    Follow Vicho to the doctor's house

    Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah's deaths? Only one way to find out.

  17. 17

    Talk to Vicho

    Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah's deaths? Only one way to find out.

  18. 18

    Approach Doctor Simeon's house

    Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.

  19. 19

    Check the front door of the house

    Was Doctor Simeon somehow involved in Eli and Devorah's deaths? Only one way to find out.

  20. 20

    Investigate the doctor's shed using Focus Mode

    Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.

  21. 21

    See if the key opens the door

    We found a key in the doctor's shed. Maybe it opens the front door to his house?

  22. 22

    Search for clues using Focus Mode

    Doctor Simeon seems to be out. We have to look around and see if he left any clues behind.

  23. 23

    Show the property deed to Vicho

    Looks like the doctor bought a property recently – a warehouse. Maybe Vicho knows more about this place?

  24. 24

    Talk to Vicho when you're ready to leave

    We know our next stop – the mysterious warehouse the doctor bought recently. I should tell Vicho when I'm ready to go there.

  25. 25

    Find Doctor Simeon

    We didn't meet the doctor at his house, but perhaps we'll have better luck in the warehouse he bought recently.

  26. 26

    Follow Vicho to the warehouse

    The warehouse was close to the doctor's house – we decided to go there on foot.

  27. 27

    Find another way into the warehouse

    Doctor Simeon's warehouse might offer some clues to what really happened.

  28. 28

    Defeat Doctor Simeon

    We came too late – as it turns out, Doctor Simeon changed himself into a monster. Only thing to do is put him out of his misery.

  29. 29

    Help Vicho with his investigation

    Vicho told me that his friends were brutally murdered – and asked me to help him find out why this crime was committed.

  30. 30

    Resume investigation

    Vicho told me that his friends were brutally murdered – and asked me to help him find out why this crime was committed. I should return to him when ready.

  31. 31

    Confront Vicho

    So Vicho is the murderer after all... I need to go to his shop and talk to him.

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 · 7

The journal records 7 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 7 awards: 100, 250, 100, 250, 250, 250, 250. 25 coin, 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.

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