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Pillars of Eternity

Lord of a Barren Land

Navigate Raedric's Hold in Pillars of Eternity. This guide details the optimal route, enemy encounters, loot locations, and strategies for defeating Osrya and Raedric.

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Navigate Raedric's Hold in Pillars of Eternity. This guide details the optimal route, enemy encounters, loot locations, and strategies for defeating Osrya and Raedric.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head up the western side of Raedric's Hold and use vines to climb the tower.
  2. 2
    Enter the Sanctuary and proceed down to the Dungeons via the Kitchen.
  3. 3
    Defeat Osrya and her undead minions in the Dungeons.
  4. 4
    Free Giacco from his cell.
  5. 5
    Make your way back up through the Sanctuary and speak to Nedmar.
  6. 6
    Proceed to the Keep Chapel.
  7. 7
    Confront and defeat Lord Raedric.
Tips
  • Raedric's Hold Exterior: You can fight the hired thugs Nudwin and Cletlan by the drawbridge or leave peacefully. There are three entry points: the front gate (direct but unsubtle), a grate in the east moat (requires a Prybar, leads to Dungeons), or climbing vines on the west side (leads to the Sanctuary entrance).
  • West Tower Climb: After climbing the west side vines, you'll find an equipment rack and guards. Further on are a guard, a Priest, and a Paladin of Berath (drops Plate Armor). A door to the Sanctuary is present here.
  • Battlements & Armory: Descend from the tower top to the battlements, eliminate three guards, and find a hidden stash in a barrel and a crate with random loot. Enter the Temple Armory to find two level 4 locked chests containing a Fine Breastplate and a Fine Large Shield.
  • Courtyard & Storeroom: For full clearing, enter the courtyard (8 guards). Then, go to the Lower Ramparts and enter the Temple Storeroom. Two chests contain Berathian Priest Robes (six total, useful for disguise) and a Fine Pollaxe. Stairs here lead to the Kitchen and Dungeons.
  • Raedric's Hold Dungeons: Start in the west, use scouting mode due to traps. Head east and north, finding locked chests with copper. Continue north to find Osrya.
  • Osrya Encounter: After a conversation, fight Osrya and her undead. She drops Osrya's Grimoire and a Rusted Iron Cell Key. Search her room for a Fine Stiletto and a Black Cat pet.
  • Cells Area: Proceed west to the cells, fighting Skeleton guardians. Free Giacco, who advises mentioning a Pale Knight carving to Nedmar. Find a hidden stash in the lower-left cell.
  • Dungeon Traps & Loot: Navigate Boiling Spray traps (level 7) and a narrow passage with Black Ooze enemies. Find a trapped casket with a minor magic item. An exit leads to an inaccessible section of the Lower Ramparts.
  • Lower Ramparts (Upper Section): Ascend to face five guards; the Captain drops Fine Scale Armor. Find crates with loot and a Fine weapon. Return to the Dungeons.
  • Dungeon Progression: Leave the Ramparts exit room, defeat a Black Ooze and a level 2 trap. Reach the moat entrance with undead. A locked door (level 1) leads to minor loot. A level 3 trap is in the west passageway.
  • Further Dungeon Loot: In the west passageway, find two rooms. The lower room contains undead and two trapped sarcophagi, one with Fine Brigandine. The west room contains an ornate tomb.

Reward: Various fine armors (Plate Armor, Fine Breastplate, Fine Large Shield, Fine Scale Armor, Fine Brigandine), weapons (Fine Pollaxe, Fine Stiletto), unique items (Osrya's Grimoire), and disguise items (Berathian Priest Robes).

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