Overview
Trial After Trial is one of four investigation quests in Chapter 2: Golden Greed, unlocked by reading the "Missing Cows" poster during Where Misery Gathers. A farmer named Bremer has lost his cattle and needs Kliff's help figuring out what happened to them. The trail leads to a bandit camp at Anvil Riverside where Kliff uses the Visione helmet and a lantern to read a memory fragment revealing the truth.
Quest Details
Detail | Info |
|---|---|
Chapter | Chapter 2: Golden Greed |
Sub-Chapter | Hernand in Chaos |
Previous Quest | |
Next Quest | The Dark Veil (after all four investigation quests) |
Location | Hernand Farmhouse, Anvil Riverside Bandit Camp |
Region | |
Key NPCs | Bremer (farmer), Herbalist (witness) |
Rewards | 1.00 Silver, Standard Inventory Expansion Tool, Thin Hide x5, +100 Hernandian Contribution XP |
Walkthrough
Speak with Bremer
Travel to the quest marker at Hernand Farmhouse, located northwest of Springtide Mill and south of Muckroot Ranch. Find Bremer, a man in a blue shirt sitting near the farmhouse. He is visibly distressed. Lock onto him and talk to learn about his missing cattle.
Talk to the Witness
Follow the new marker to find a Herbalist nearby. Speaking with him costs one copper coin. After the conversation, the Herbalist offers to lead you to the area where the cattle were taken.
Follow the Herbalist
Summon your horse and hold the follow button to trail the Herbalist as he rides to the Anvil Riverside bandit camp. The ride takes about a minute.
Clear the Bandit Camp
Defeat the bandits occupying the camp. You can lure enemies from the camp toward the road to fight on more favorable terrain, since the camp itself has tight spaces that make dodging harder. After clearing them out, look around for an anvil and sharpening wheel, both useful for repairing your gear before moving on.
Read the Memory Fragment
With the camp clear, equip your lantern and the Visione helmet. Aim the lantern at the blue ghost apparitions in the center of the camp. Track the memory fragments until you find and watch the one titled "The Missing Cow." The memory reveals that Bremer's cattle died under mysterious circumstances rather than being stolen. Collect the Palmar Pill from nearby and harvest any materials from the cow remains.
Return to Bremer
Ride back to Bremer at the farmhouse. Speak with him to relay what you found. The conversation wraps up the quest and awards your Silver and Contribution XP.
Notes
The anvil and sharpening wheel at the bandit camp are worth using. Weapon and armor durability matters in the Hernand quests since you fight a lot of bandits in a short span.
This is one of four quests that must be completed to unlock The Dark Veil. The other three are The Man Trapped in the Mire, Missing Companion, and Secrets Hidden in the Dark.
The memory reading mechanic here is the same one introduced in the Memory Fragment quest. If you are having trouble activating it, hold Options and select the memory icon from the right sidebar.