No matter how you manage toget into Battahlwhen playingDragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll find a new biome and a new set of quests waiting for you. One such quest is “Mercy among Thieves,” which is waiting for you among the tentson the Battahl side of Checkpoint Rest Town.
“Mercy among Thieves” introduces you to a few characters belonging to the bandits and guards of Battahl. Some of them are more sympathetic than others. Read on to learn how to start this quest, how to finish it, and what can happen next.
How to Start Mercy Among Thieves
There are a few encounters in Checkpoint Rest Town that have a bearing on this quest. The first isLyssandro, the man who proposes the quest in the first place. He standsclose to the oxcart waiting post, and he has a light colored robe and dark hair in a bun. He mentions that a bandit group called the Coral Snakes is terrorizing the roads of Battahl, and hopes that you can help take care of them.
The second encounter is with a boy namedToumi. you’re able to find him standing by a blue tent past the inn. He’ll beg you for food, and you can give him any food you happen to have. After the second time you give him something, a young man named Hugo will show up and accuse you of trying to hurt Toumi. Toumi will correct him, and Hugo will apologize and leave. This encounter seems to have no impact on the quest, but it provides some insight into Hugo’s character.
The final encounter is with a man namedSeferinno. You’ll find him on the road between Checkpoint Rest Town and the spot where you can get a good look at Battahl’s desert landscape. He mentions that he saw a destroyed oxcart on the road to town, and he suspects the Coral Snakes are responsible. Speaking with Seferinno will give you a quest marker that will make it easier to continue “Mercy among Thieves.” However, you can also find it by continuing to walk along the main road, or by hiring a pawnwho has been through the quest already. Here’s where to go:
Chasing Hugo Down
Once you reach the broken oxcart, you’ll see Hugo arguing with a couple Coral Snakes who are threatening a child. He’ll spot youand a Battahl guard named Benjamin, and run for his hideout. Follow him through the canyons southwest of the road until he leads you to Lanzo, the leader of the Coral Snakes. This pursuit has several stages:
The canyon only has one other exit, so head for it once you finish looting the area. Once you reach the next location, you’ll see a cutscene in which Lanzo betrays Hugo to buy himself time to escape. Benjamin will arrest Hugo, and the quest will end. Your reward for beating it is4,000 XP and 8,000 gold.
You can climb up and around the scaffolding to find a quick way out of the canyons (plus another few chests). The next time you’re in Bakbattahl, you can find Benjamin standing near the oxcart post and speak with him to startthe follow-up quest"Off the Pilfered Path."
