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Cold Comfort Farmer
Fable II

Cold Comfort Farmer

Complete the Cold Comfort Farmer side quest in fable 2 by helping farmer Giles defeat Ripper and his bandits. Choose to kill or spare Ripper.

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Complete the Cold Comfort Farmer side quest in fable 2 by helping farmer Giles defeat Ripper and his bandits. Choose to kill or spare Ripper.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Enter Brightwood and follow the golden trail to farmer Giles’s house.
  2. 2
    Knock on the door and speak with farmer Giles. He will ask you to go to the nearby bandit camp and eliminate Ripper and his men.
  3. 3
    Follow the gold dust along the path. You will be ambushed twice by groups of 6-7 bandits; eliminate them in both instances.
  4. 4
    Continue until you reach a wooden gate. Head into the bandit camp and you will be set upon by 18-20 bandits. They will come in groups of 2 or 3, so continue to fight them off until they stop coming.
  5. 5
    Once all bandits are dealt with, you will hear Ripper announce he will handle you himself.
  6. 6
    Enter the bandit camp and kill all of its inhabitants to fight Ripper.
  7. 7
    Ripper has increased armor and attack power, but if you attack him long enough, he will surrender.
  8. 8
    You will be given two options: Kill him or spare him for 30 +/- morality points.
  9. 9
    Choose either option to complete the mission.
Tips
  • When fighting Ripper, focus on attacking him for a prolonged period to make him surrender.

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