How to Get the Hermit’s Sword in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (Hermit Quest Guide)

Unlocking the secrets of Semine's wedding requires navigating a challenging questline. This guide details how to complete the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, assuming you're progressing through the blacksmith's storyline.

Table of Contents

• Starting the Hermit Quest
• Gathering Information on the Hermit
• Interacting with Gerda and Stanislav
• Acquiring Evidence
• Confronting the Hermit
• Choosing to Aid or Eliminate Konrad
• Obtaining the Hermit's Sword

Starting the Hermit Quest

The Hermit quest automatically unlocks upon completing Radovan's tasks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. After recovering the lost cart, report back to Radovan. He'll then commission you to forge a wedding gift – a sword – initiating the Hermit questline. Before engaging the hermit, however, you must interact with Troskowitz villagers.

Gathering Information on the Hermit

Begin at the Troskowitz tavern. Speak with Innkeeper Betty, exhausting all dialogue options. Subsequently, gather further information by talking to other villagers (the alehouse maid and general trader are good starting points).

Interacting with Gerda and Stanislav

Next, converse with Gerda in Troskowitz; she witnessed a relevant event. Either offer Groschen or succeed at a dialogue check to obtain information. Then, speak with Stanislav in Apollonia, again using either Groschen or a successful dialogue check.

Acquiring Evidence

With the information gathered, locate the cross Gerda mentioned. Dig at the grave site (you'll need a spade; purchase one from the Troskowitz trader or find one in nearby cemeteries) to uncover Groschen and documents related to the Knights of the Cross. Examine these documents. Then, investigate the quest marker in Apollonia – a hut and clearing with a black horse – for further clues.

Confronting the Hermit

Proceed to the hermit's hut. Note: lack of evidence will prevent interaction. Once prepared, engage the hermit. Choose dialogue options revealing your knowledge: "You're suspicious," exhausting all related options, and finally, "Out with it!" He'll reveal his true identity as Konrad and request you deliver a cross to a widow named Margaret.

Choosing to Aid or Eliminate Konrad

Returning to the hut, you'll encounter Crusaders. You can either assist them in killing Konrad or help him escape. If choosing to aid Konrad, approach his hut stealthily. After completing the task and questioning Konrad's location of the sword, you can choose to help him or kill him.

Obtaining the Hermit's Sword

Locate two entangled oak trees north of the hermit's hut. The sword is embedded there. Retrieve it and return to Radovan in Tachov to conclude the quest.

This completes the Hermit quest. Consult The Escapist for additional Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 guides.