Questing Gran Soren

Masons Midnight Mission: Approach the Gran Soren castle at night to automatically start this quest. Mason, your former stalker, believes Salvation, a cult, may have an inside man in the castle. Your objective is to identify this person.

Devyn's Barber Shop: From Fountain Square, head south-east towards Arsmith's Alehouse. Take the southernmost road, go down a ramp, and find Devyn's Barber Shop. Here, you can alter your Arisen and Main Pawn's appearance (hair color, eye color, hairstyle, skin tone, voice) for a fee.

The Black Cat: Continue south-east from Devyn's Barber Shop, cross a bridge, and follow the road east. At a fork, continue east downhill, then down stairs leading north. Turn east, then north to find The Black Cat. The owner, Mountebank, offers several services:

• Retrieving lost quest items (for a fee).

Selling rarities, including 'gold' weapons (as you complete Arsmith's quests), Skeleton Keys (to open locked doors), Ferrystones (for fast travel, 2,000G each), and a 'Set of Lady's Garb' (for male characters to complete a later quest).

In subsequent playthroughs, he sells Portcrystals for customizable fast-travel hubs.

He also offers item forgery, which can sometimes affect quests (though results may be sub-optimal) and is useful for duplicating 'Materials' for weapon and armor upgrades (a late-game convention).

Avoid buying his Wakestone Shard as it's overpriced.

Looting the Urban Quarter and the Venery: From The Black Cat, head east to an empty shop. Go north up stairs along the north side of this store. Jump onto a low roof to the north, then turn and jump onto the roof to the south. From the southern end of this building, jump across the road to the lower roof of The Black Cat. Enter the open door to find an Ornate Chest containing a forged Wakestone Shard, which grants the achievement/trophy 'The Knave'.

Finding the Third Journal Entry: From the lower roof of The Black Cat, jump to a higher roof (north or west). Head to the north-western corner and cross a tiled roof-bridge to a building roof to the north. Head west to find a flat section with a ladder leading down. Descend the ladder to an enclosed area with a rounded chest containing the Third Journal Entry.