Walkthrough for the quest The charlatan in the game GreedFall. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Side Quests
Category: Before the departure
You will receive this side quest from Ambassador Sahim when you talk to him during The great departure main quest.
Bridge Alliance Embassy
Sérène
Alchemist
Sérène
Tavern
Sérène
You will find the Alchemist a.k.a. Charlatan at his stall standing on one of the streets of the city where he is trying to sell his "wonderful" potions.
Talk to the alchemist.
Kurt will suggest stealing one of the alchemist's potions and force him to drink it.
Go to the back of the building where the alchemist's wagon is standing and take one of his potions - Charlatan's antidote, out of the box and the Letter from the innkeeper to the servant that's lying on another box.
Go back to the alchemist, show him the potion and tell him to drink it. He will get scared and run away.
Thanks to the letter from the innkeeper to the servant you took, you'll know that you have to go to the nearby Tavern.
Alchemists can be found in a room on the top floor of the tavern.
Listen to what the alchemist has to say to you ...
... and make a decision about his future.
If you have decided to arrest him, all you have to do is go back to the ambassador and tell him where the alchemist is.
Note: When you leave the room where the alchemist is staying, the game will offer you a quick way back to the embassy. You can use this option or stay where you are.
As a reward, you will receive: 1000 XP, 50 gold coins, +3 Bridge Alliance reputation (+1 for solving the problem, +2 for arresting the charlatan), and the quest will end.
If you decided to help the alchemist, then you must find a way to make him leave the tavern and the city safely. There are several ways to do this.
Go outside the tavern and talk to the angry clients standing there.
Try to convince them to let the alchemist go.
Missing potions can be bought from a nearby merchant, but unfortunately they cost a little. If you have ingredients, you can also make these potions.
If you make the crowd angry, then you will have to kill them all. This means that your Congregation of Merchant reputation will drop (-1).
When you get rid of a crowd of dissatisfied customers, just go back to the alchemist and let him know about that. He will then be able to leave the tavern through the main exit and you will receive 80 coins from him.
Approach the service door that is located in one of the rooms on the ground floor of the tavern.
You can talk to the innkeeper and ask him about the key to open the back door of the tavern. You will have to somehow convince him to give you this key.
The Inkeeper's key can also be found in a chest located in the locked storeroom. To get there you must have Lockpicking 1 or you can use the Inkeeper's storeroom key that you will find on a table in the hallway on the upper floor of a tavern.
Return to the service door and use the key to unlock it.
Go back to the alchemist and tell him you've found a way out. He will start following you. Go with him to the service exit and go outside. Jump over the fence and take him to his wagon. When you get there, he will thank you and give you 80 coins. Along the way, you'll meet some dissatisfied customers you'll have to fight.
When the charlatan leaves the city, all you have to do is inform the ambassador which will increase your Bridge Alliance reputation (+1).
In this case, you will receive additional dialog options:
And that's the end of this quest.