Debt Collector

The quest starts immediately after you find out Phoibe's been captured. The bad guys are holding her in a bandit camp. It's located south-east of the vineyard. Hop on your horse and make your way there to get her back.

As you get close to the camp, about 100 meters out, it's a really good idea to send out Ikaros. This lets you scout the area, see where the enemies are, and get a feel for the terrain. Seriously, make this a habit – it'll save you a lot of trouble later.

Ride into the camp. A short cutscene will play. Once it's done, you'll have to fight the bandits to free Phoibe. If you're feeling good about the combat, jump right in! Use a mix of light and heavy attacks, and don't forget to parry. If you're not quite there yet, try sneaking around. Crouch in the tall grass and try to take out as many bandits as you can with stealth assassinations before they spot you.

After you've dealt with all the bandits, go over to Phoibe, untie her, and have a chat.

A flashback cutscene will play. Afterward, Phoibe will tell you that Talos the Stone Fist, a bounty hunter hired by the Cyclops, is after you. This is your first introduction to the bounty hunter system in the game.

Open up the 'Mercenaries' menu. Here you can check out Talos's stats and set him as a target to track him.

Once Talos is tracked, keep your distance from him. Your next immediate task is to go collect the money (drachmae) you're owed from a merchant named Duris in Sami.

When you talk to Duris, he'll claim he doesn't have the cash. You've got three options here:

• You can destroy his merchandise to force him to pay up.

You can let him off the hook. If you do this, he'll give you a better sword as a thank you.

You can kill him and then loot his body to get your money and whatever else he might have.