Dragons Dogma License To The Hunt

Come to Court

Talk to Ser Maximilian and select the option 'Hear the Duke's Directive'. If y'all're following the guide, by now you've done all iv Wyrmhunt quests and have explored all of northern and southern Gransys, only leaving the eastern and western-most extremes. It'south time to move on. Anyways, the duke wants to commend you for your valor, since yous're manifestly the simply competent person in this entire duchy. You will, however, have to give up your Wyrm Hunt License when you see the knuckles, as such tasks will presumably thereafter exist beneath us. Click through Ser Maximilian'southward conversation where Capcom does everything in its ability to inform you that in that location'due south no going back, and so, when your Wyrm Hunt License is gone, caput through the gate to the castle.

For some reason, the practiced duke doesn't allow Pawns on the castle grounds. Odd, for a old Arisen to shun the company of Pawns, but possibly the old man has his reason, eh? Caput up the stairs to the east and enter the large wooden double-doors to enter the castle. Across] the entrance hall to the e you'll see a cherry-and-yellow clad dwarf jester named Feste, who volition harass you as you arroyo, make some fish puns, and end up embarrassing yous in front of the duke's courtroom. Ignore the stupid hat (there's zippo you can do about it) and when the cutscene ends stride boldly forward to confront the duke. If he's Iola's age, he certainly doesn't look it, lending further credit to the Arisen = immortal idea. When you become near the duke, he'll make a pun that elicits a phony laugh from his sycophantic courtroom before standing and knighting you. Subsequently, your official business with the duke is washed. Reverberate on the underwhelming thing equally you lot score the achievement/bays 'Come Courting'.

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Get out the throne room via the doors yous came through, then proceed westward and return to the castle's porch. As you become to head down the stairs your attention will be drawn to the gardens to the north, where the duchess Aelinore tends her gardens. Ignore the peril of mingling with the spouse of your betters and head over in that location. She'll comment on your 'crown' and compliment your plain appearance. Your character will make stupid faces, considering they can't talk. Fun.

Now head over to the gate leaving the castle grounds to initiate some other chat, this time with Ser Alvert and the duke's chamberlain, Aldous. The old will tell y'all that yous now have access to the castle-and y'all'd better behave yourself therein. And then… don't hit anybody, and don't come hither later on dark, essentially. Aldous comments on the knuckles's erratic beliefs before catching himself, and tells y'all that he'll exist dispensing royal orders (quests) as you come to undertake them. Essentially, instead of Ser Maximilian, now you have to go to Aldous for the story-advancing quests. You'll become a quest advantage for sitting through this practise in social advancement and ladylike excess.

Objective	Reward
For hearing the duke's directive	ten,000 XP, 20 Rift Currency, xx,000 Gold

Exploring the Castle

In that location's more exploration to be washed here, which you'll become to immediately. You should, however, sympathize how this guide works past now; let'southward ignore main story advancement in order to do as many side-quests equally possible, and do them economically. In order to option some of these quests up, you'll need to leave the castle and render, whereupon some members of the court will be more talkative. If it's nighttime-time, exist sure to rest at the Gran Soren Union Inn until morning before returning to the castle. No sense in getting thrown in jail… yet.

After leaving and returning to the castle, head back up the stairs and through the wooden doors to reach the antechamber. Standing in the south-eastern corner, you should spot a lady with a quest for you. Talk to her, this Mirabelle, and she'll tell you that her lady – Aelinore - wants to 'speak' to you lot, in private. Must have fabricated an impression. She mentions that some might considering such a 'coming together' unseemly, considering her vows to the duke, and volition inquire you to meet her in the gardens, at nighttime.

Now to pigment with broad strokes. Ignore the throne room for now and turn your attentions north. Through a doorway you'll find a small mess for the servants, where you can snatch a fleck of food, smash some crates, and loot a junky square breast in the south-western corner of the modest chamber. Keep due east downward a tunnel and yous'll laissez passer through a perpendicular tunnel which, if you plow north will accept you out to the northern gardens, and if you plough south will accept you lot to the throne room. If you proceed e y'all'll detect a larger mess with more mundane lootables, including another foursquare chest in the southward-eastern corner of the room.

Backtrack to the vestibule and explore down a tunnel to the south this time. You'll shortly reach a sleeping accommodation, otherwise barren save for a few crates lying effectually. If you lot caput eastward you'll attain another perpendicular tunnel. Going n hither volition take you lot to the throne room, south leads to the southern grounds, and to the e lies the treasury, locked and guarded. Dorsum in the square sleeping room south of the antechamber you can find some other tunnel in the south-western corner of the room, which will lead down to the dungeons. Hither Ser Jakob keeps sentry. Talk to him and y'all'll get a grasp of his scruples, or lack thereof. In the south-eastern corner of the room preceding the cells you can find another square chest, hidden behind some crates. This breast always contains a Skeleton Key, which is worth grabbing.

Return to the lobby again, and proceed into the throne room, marked on your map as the 'Audience Bedchamber.' Depending on the fourth dimension of twenty-four hour period, you lot'll likely find Feste, the duke, and Aldous here. The former two have little to say to you lot, and you need not start whatsoever of the latter's quests. Caput up the stairs east of the throne to reach the balconies overlooking the Audience Sleeping accommodation. Caput south and plow west.

The south-eastern-most room upwards here is marked as the 'Visitor's Sleeping accommodation', and information technology'due south where you'll notice Julien - the suspicious person y'all tracked for Bricklayer earlier - whom you also spotted in the Catacombs during your investigation of Conservancy. At least, he'll be here when he's non conspiring in a tower due north of the castle. Anyways, search this room for some goodies, including a 'Set of Conservancy Robes' that can ever be found nether some drawers forth the northern side of the room. They're not actually being subtle, are they?

Miscellaneous
Set of Salvation Robes

The room to the due west of the 'Visitor's Chamber' is marked on your map equally the 'Gathering Hall'. It'southward where the high-rollers eat. You lot can catch a junky rounded chest in the south-western corner of the room, merely otherwise, information technology'due south non a very interesting place.

Exit the 'Gathering Hall' and go on west. There'south a small sleeping room in the southward-western corner which contains nothing of value, so plow northward and proceed walking effectually the balcony that surrounds the throne room. Become through a doorway to the west to find the 'Duke's Solar', where the knuckles hangs out early in the morning. You can grab a few trinkets from the tables, and if you search around the chair behind the duke's desk, you'll find approximately 8 'Tufts of Hair'. Either the knuckles has a really frustrating job, or he's going baldheaded.

Exit the 'Duke's Solar' and continue due north. The sleeping accommodation in the north-western corner of this level has some meager lootables. Plough east and go along along the northern balcony. The offset room you'll come across here is marked as the 'Chamberlain's Part', which looks like less of an office and more of a dining room.

Finally, it's fourth dimension to enter the last room up here-the due north-eastern virtually room is marked as the 'Storehouse' on your map. In that location are some potions to grab, a Coin Pouch (1000 1000) lies in the due south-western corner, and 2 junky rounded chests lurk behind some crates. Ameliorate than nothing.

Exit the 'Storehouse' and continue east, down some stairs, at the outset landing plough north to spot a doorway. Enter the tower beyond and head upstairs, going through some other doorway afterwards ascending 3 flights. You'll now stand up earlier a big stone bridge leading to a belfry in the altitude. This is the duchess' prison house… err… quarters. Something to keep in mind for later indiscretions.

Now that you lot've covered all the ground inside, let'southward look for somebody specific. Y'all're looking for a white-clad, somewhat chubby man named Fedel, whom you might take see wandering around the throne room or, more than likely, its upper levels. Talk to him and he'll say he needs to talk to yous privately, after nighttime, in the courtyard. Seems similar you lot made all kinds of impressions last time you were here. Must have been the hat.

Mirabelle will pass on a scandalous asking from Aelinore (left) and Fedel will inquire you to visit him at night to talk over some clandestine work (right).

Exploring the Courtyard

Leave the castle and follow the walls surrounding it to the north, then east. You lot'll notice 2 places worth exploring. First is a doorway that leads to a tower that is marked on your map every bit an 'Observation Room'. Here you might merely observe Julien talking to a Gran Soren guard. Probably about the weather. Head to the elevation of this tower to reach the walls-you tin observe a junk-filled square chest atop the tower, and precious little on the walls.

Exit the belfry and continue east to find a door, which leads to a small chamber filled with treasure chests-three ornate chests, to be exact. All three of these chests can contain low-level gear, or junk. All the same, better than nothing. Back to the west there is a rock pavilion, in which y'all'll find another ornate chest, which tends to incorporate a periapt of some sort.

Ornate Chest	Ornate Chest	Ornate Chest
Broad Sword	Iron Shield	Short Bow
Trusty Sword	Pelta	Sylvan Bow

Finally, permit's cease up past exploring the courtyard south of the castle. Here you'll find another tower marked as an 'Observation Room', which besides leads to the walls around the castle if you follow information technology… merely, as in that location's no treasure to be had, there's really no reason to bother. There's also some other stone pavilion which hides an ornate breast, containing another periapt.

With that, it's time to leave the castle… you can deal with the castle quests after. For now, return to Gran Soren. You lot've but simply scratched the surface of the new quests available to yous.

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