Shadowkey:Sergeant Deal

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Contents 1 Quick Walkthrough 2 Detailed Walkthrough 2.1 A guarded elderly thief 2.2 Finding the Papers 2.3 Return to Grell and finding the Treasury 3 Notes

Help an elderly thief make his retirementedit Quest Giver: Sgt. Grell at Delfran's Hideout Location(s): Delfran's Hideout Prerequisite Quest: None Next Quest: None Reward: 150 Experience Points, Key to Delfran’s Treasure Room

Sergeant Grell is contemplating a career change

[edit] Quick Walkthrough

1. Talk to Sgt. Grell the Bandit.
2. Find the papers he is looking for.
3. Return and receive the Treasury key.

[edit] Detailed Walkthrough

[edit] A guarded elderly thief

In a room West of the Infirmary, on the North side, you will find a room where several bandits are guarding an elderly thief. Dispatching the guards will allow him to enter dialog with you. The thief will identify himself as Sgt. Grell, and explain that he wishes to retire, however Delfran has locked away some papers in a room he cannot access. He offers to give you the key to the bandit’s treasury if you get the papers for him.

[edit] Finding the Papers

The papers are located in the Bandit Training rooms, to the South of the Infirmary. In the room with only two chests, the chest on the right contains a letter of introduction and a new forged identity for Grell. Opening this chest however triggers an effect, which either brings up a message saying that ethereal hands are searching your shadow, or occasionally that ethereal hands strangle your shadow. Either way no damage is done to you and the chest opens fine.

[edit] Return to Grell and finding the Treasury

The trip back to Grell is uneventful and handing him the papers gets you the Key as promised and finishes the quest. However, you will probably want to actually use the key to the Treasury, which is located to the left of the Infirmary behind a featureless door and contains several chests of loot.

[edit] Notes

• The Ethereal Hands are one of the first mentions of Shadowmagic in the game.
• It is implied by the dialog that if you do not complete Grell’s quest you will have to fight him instead.