Tell Claire About Her Brother or Lie

To start the quest, travel to Upper Hogsfield. You can begin this quest as soon as you learn Incendio, but a broom will make travel easier.

Speak with Dorothy Sprottle in Upper Hogsfield. She will tell you that Bardolph has gone missing after interacting with Ashwinders and suggest you speak with his sister, Claire.

Find Claire Beaumont at her stall in the center of Upper Hogsfield. She will provide more details about her brother, including his distinctive woollen jumper. This conversation is optional.

Make your way northwest of Upper Hogsfield to find Bardolph. You are looking for ruins atop a hill between the North Ford Bog Entrance and East North Ford Bog Floo Flames.

Upon arriving near the ruins, you will encounter Inferius enemies (at least Lv16). These enemies are vulnerable to fire magic. Use Incendio to damage them. Accio can be used to pull them closer for an Incendio attack. Explosive barrels can also be used, and Arcane Magic finishers will bypass their immunity.

Continue fighting Inferius enemies until Bardolph Beaumont's Corpse appears. It can be identified by its woollen jumper. Defeat the corpse.

After defeating Bardolph's corpse, you will be prompted to inform Claire. You can search the area around the ruins for notes that describe Bardolph.

Return to Upper Hogsfield and speak with Claire at her stall. You have two dialogue options: tell her the truth ("I'm afraid he's dead.") or lie ("He's decided to pursue a new life.").