This guide will help you complete the quest chain related to finding Hemlar’s killer inside Volcano Keep during Risen’s Chapter 1. It comes with detailed quest descriptions and a handy map.
Chapter 1 Volcano Keep Find Hemlar’s Murderer Quests Map
Chapter 1 Volcano Keep Find Hemlar’s Murderer Quests
Overview
This quest chain puts you in the feet of a detective on behalf of Inquisitor Mendoza.
- Find Hemlar’s Murderer
- Investigate the Crime Scene
- What Does Harlok Know?
- Who is Hemlar’s Partner?
- The Circle of Suspects
- Access to the Cemetery
- The Path to Truth
- Distribute the Weed Reefers in the Keep
- A New Post for William
Find Hemlar’s Murderer
Finding Hemlar’s murderer is started right as you enter the monastery and visit your room (#1). Mendoza will be waiting, clearly bothered by the death of the novice. After your first dialog with him, you’ll receive the quest and the first thing you should do is Investigate the Crime Scene.
Having identified the evidences, head to the kitchen (#2) and talk with Harlok. Harlok won’t say a thing, denying that he even recognizes the blade. Talk to Vitus next (#3). He’ll help you outline your investigation by pointing out what’s the important stuff. Moreover, he’ll mention Caspar (#4) as a source of information as he regularly sweeps around the chambers.
Talking to Caspar reveals a few more details. Tell him about your findings to receive next quests. Telling him about the knife starts What Does Harlok Know?, the brugleweed information reveals that Hemlar must’ve had a partner (Who is Hemlar’s Partner?). In addition to that, he must be able to leave the monastery, so Master Pallas might shed some light onto the topic as he controls the gate (The Circle of Suspects).
You could start out by talking to Master Pallas (#5). He’ll give you a list which contains the names of the people who are allowed to leave the monastery. This narrows down your list of suspects. You can talk to everyone on the list, but the most information is revealed by Ash (#6) who’s sweeping in the upper part of the monastery, Karlsen the blacksmith (#7) and Tucker (#8).
Talking to Harlok again (#2) will finally have some results this time. He’ll give you a stew that you can give to Yoki, the guard at the cemetery. Check the quest Access to the Cemetery if you wish to eat the stew yourself instead and still enter the cemetery. While in the cemetery, look for the dusty area to dig out Hemlar’s chest with 250 gold inside.
Once you’ve identified Ash as Hemlar’s partner, you’ll get to distribute the reefers around the camp (quest Distribute the Weed Reefers in the Keep) to attract the killer onto yourself. As soon as you sell all the reefers, talk to Caspar (#4) again. He’ll suggest waiting for the killer in the bathroom. This earns you 25 experience.
Head into the bathroom (#13) and use one of the tubs. Now wait for the killer. To your great surprise, it’s Aric, the “master” himself. Talk with him to learn find out his reasons. He wanted a share of the profits to be able to go to the mainland once the whole situation on the island calms down. Without brugleweed, there was no way for him to earn enough money. After that, a fight ensues. Defeat Aric and report to Master Vitus (#3).
Depending on whether you killed him or not, the Inquisition will imprison him, but you won’t ever see him again anyway. Your final reward is 500 experience points and either a potion that gives permanent +5 strength or permanent +5 mana. You’ll also receive the achievement Master Detective once the quest is complete.
The last thing to do is to name a new staff training master. Check the quest A New Post for William at the bottom of this page.
Investigate the Crime Scene
While searching your room (#1) for possible clues to solving the case, you should come across Hemlar’s purse (below one of the beds), small packet of weed (on the right side of the bookshelf) and last but not the least, a kitchen knife on Hemlar’s corpse.
After investigating the room carefully, you’ll receive 100 experience and proceed with the clue given by the kitchen knife.
What Does Harlok Know?
After questioning people on the list from Master Pallas, you’ll conclude that Harlok is a pirate from Steelbeard’s crew, that he used to spend a lot of time with Hemlar and that the kitchen knife must have been his.
This allows you to accuse him severely, to which he’ll start to tell the truth. This alone earns you 200 experience and moves the investigation forward.
Who is Hemlar’s Partner?
During the investigation, you’ll learn that Hemlar must’ve had a partner in his shady brugleweed business. As you complete other quests, the puzzle will begin to show the whole picture, and the only one with all the authorities will be Ash: he can leave the monastery, enter the cemetery and stay in the upper quarters.
This makes him a prime suspect for this role, which ultimately is true once you get the confession out of him (The Path to Truth).
The Circle of Suspects
During the investigation of Hemlar’s death, you’ll need a list which contains people who have rights to go out of the monastery. Master Pallas (#5) can assist you with that, as he’s also the gate keeper.
Once you’ve completed basic training (and if you’re following this walkthrough, you already should have), you’ll receive the list and 100 experience points.
Access to the Cemetery
This quest is given by Yoki (#9), once you attempt to enter the area behind him. You can give him the stew that you received from Harlok earlier to be able to pass through.
If you wish to hold onto the stew that gives +2 strength permanently, simply eat it and talk to Yoki. Exhaust all dialog options until he rules out Enzo as Hemlar’s partner. Next thing to do is to go to Caspar (#4), who’ll remove Harlok, Karlsen and Tucker as possible partners as well. This leaves Ash (#6) or Taylor (#10).
Talking to Taylor reveals that it was an “upper-quarter” friend, therefore it leaves only Ash. Ash will require a bit persuasion to tell the whole truth but eventually, he will. You’ll get to distribute the reefers and then you can sell one to Yoki. This will provide you the entrance to the cemetery.
If you wish to enter this area as a bandit, you’ll need to offer him two brugleweed reefers. Either of the way gives you 100 experience.
The Path to Truth
While trying to identify Hemlar’s partner, Ash (#6) will attack you if you try to get the truth out of him. Simply beat him and you’ll receive 100 experience for your efforts, along with the whole truth from Ash about him being Hemlar’s partner.
Distribute the Weed Reefers in the Keep
Once you learn the truth from Ashe (#6), you’ll also receive all his reefers to sell around the keep. This way the killer will probably appear before you and you’ll have a chance to confront him.
The people to whom you should sell the stuff are Taylor (#10), Harlok and Dalman (#2), Casper (#4), Tucker (#8), Kato (#11), Kalib (#12), Karlsen (#7) and Yoki (#9). Selling it to Yoki also grants you the passage to the cemetery.
After selling all the weed, you’ll get 400 experience. Talk to Caspar again to proceed with the investigation.
A New Post for William
After Aric is removed from his post, someone else has to take over the training of the novices. You’ll find William at #14 in the courtyard. He’ll be excited about the latest rumours of Aric and Hemlar. Then he’ll ask you who’s going to train the novices. You can suggest that he do it.
Now talk to Vitus (#3). Suggest William for the post of the staff trainer and Vitus will eventually agree, along with William’s promotion into a warrior of the Order. Talk to William again and let him hear the happy news. The quest ends with 100 experience.
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