Money for Old Rope Kingdom Come: Deliverance Quest
Group: Side Quests
Location: Rattay
There's to be an execution in Rattay - without Hermann, the Rattay Executioner.
Related points of interest
Executioner Hermann
World Map / Bohemia
Quest objectives of Money for Old Rope
1. Find out from the Bailiff what the reprobates have been convicted of.
The Bailiff should know what the reprobates have been convicted of. Then I can find their crimes in the Black Chronicle and see what the usual sentence is.
Go to Bailiff and ask him about the bad guys.
In order to help Hermann, I first had to find out at the Bailiff's what crimes the reprobates had been sentenced to death for. And it turned out they were a fine pack of scoundrels!
1.1. Peter of Dauba.
Peter of Dauba is a multiple murderer, but he's also a nobleman.
1.2. Frost Heralt.
Frost Heralt is a beast of a man who enjoys making others suffer.
1.3. Georg Weiss.
Georg Weiss is a cold-blooded, multiple murderer.
2. Find out the appropriate punishments from the Black Chronicle.
I can find out in the Black Chronicle which punishments fit which crimes and then compare them with the Bailiff's testimony about the reprobates. Then I'll know how to sabotage the executions. So, quickly to the Black Chronicle!
The Black Chronicle is inside the locked room (hard lock) on the upper floor but you can convince the scribe to open it for you. You can also pickpocket him.
Once I knew the crimes, I could find out the appropriate punishments from the Black Chronicle.
3. Tell Hermann what you found out.
So far so good. Now I must go to Hermann and ask his advice about how to best sabotage the executions.
Talk to Hermann and select following answers:
Peter of Dauba - He's for the chop.
Georg Weiss - He'll be hanged.
Frost Heralt - He'll be tortured first.
Continue talking with Hermann to come up with ways to sabotage each's execution. He will give you an Executioner's rope - rotten for one.
Me and Hermann put our heads together and came up with ways to sabotage each of the executions and shame the Kuttenberg executioner. So Hermann's honour would be restored.
4. Sabotage the executions by the Kuttenberg Executioner.
The closer the time of the executions, the more bitter Hermann becomes. The fact that the job went to the Kuttenberg executioner and not him has seriously hurt his feelings. If I'm to help him, I should somehow sabotage the executions.
You have to do it before the execution starts.
4.1. (Optional) Dull the executioner's sword.
Chopping someone's head off with a blunt sword won't be easy. Just the thing!
The Executioner's Sword is in the easy locked chest in the small tent but there is one man sleeping next to it so lockpicking at low level could be a problem.
You can pickpocket sleeping Executioner and steal the key that you can use to unlock the chest.
Once you have the executioner's sword, you need to dull it so you have to find a grindstone and use it.
The you should go back to the camp, sneak back to the chest and put the sword back in.
Success:
I gave some attention to the executioner's sword and it's certainly far from sharp. Beheading a condemned man with one blow of a sword is the executioner's pride, but with this blunt thing he'd hardly chop the head off a chicken.
Fail:
Damn it! I was seen with the executioner's sword. Now he'll surely check it before the execution and make sure it's sharp.
4.2. (Optional) Poison the flesh-ripping tongs.
The convict won't last out the torture with poisoned tongs for long - to the disgrace of the executioner.
You need a vial of Poison to be able to do it. You can buy it for example from Herbalist Kunhuta who can be found in her camp in the woods north of Ledetchko or from Herb Woman who can be found in her camp in the woods west of Uzhitz. You can also prepare the mixture yourself. There is alchemy bench in Rattay. You can buy the components you need from the Rattay apothecary and poison recipe from one of the herbalists mentioned earlier.
The tongs are on the back of the cart.
Success:
I managed to poison the instruments of torture, so the convict will die quickly and the crowd will be deprived of their entertainment, which won't endear the executioner to them.
Fail:
I failed to poison the torture instruments. I was seen doing it.
4.3. (Optional) Switch the executioner's rope.
If the rope breaks under the weight of the hanged man, the executioner will have to release him. And that would disgrace him.
Rope is on the second floor of the barn. To get there you have to use a ladder.
Success:
There's a rule that if the executioner fails to kill a condemned man by hanging at the first attempt, he has to let him go. And that would make the Kuttenberg executioner very unpopular. So I switched his rope for an old one that certainly wouldn't bear the weight of a grown man.
Fail:
There's a rule that if the executioner fails to kill a condemned man by hanging at the first attempt, he has to let him go. And that would make the Kuttenberg executioner very unpopular. So I tried to switch his rope for an old one that wouldn't bear the weight of a grown man. Only I wasn't careful enough and the game's up. I failed to sabotage the hanging.
4.4. (Optional) Water down the oil for the pyre.
Unused?
If I water down the executioner's oil, he'll be hard put to light the pyre under the convict at all.
It occurred to us that if the executioner's oil for setting the pyre ablaze were to be diluted with water, he wouldn't even be able to get the fire started. So I poured so much water into the oil that it was more suitable for drinking than for starting a fire.
It occurred to us that if the executioner's oil for setting the pyre ablaze were to be diluted with water, he wouldn't even be able to get the fire started. Unfortunately, I was spotted trying to dilute the oil and now the executioner will be on his guard. That's not good.
4.5. (Optional) Weaken the horses by poisoning them.
Unused?
If the executioner wants to draw a man limb from limb with horses, they'll need strength for it. I need to poison them.
I poisoned the horses which are supposed to draw the convict, so next day they would hardly be capable of walking, never mind dragging a man limb from limb.
I wanted to poison the horses to weaken them, but unfortunately I was caught in the act. It didn't end well.
I considered helping Hermann out, but then it crossed my mind that those reprobates deserved proper punishment, so I told the Kuttenberg executioner he should check everything was in order before the executions.
5. Tell Hermann you succeeded.
I've done everything I was meant to. I should tell Hermann what I did.
6. (Optional) Go and watch the executions.
The executions will be at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I'd better not miss them.
That was something! The Rattay folk will never forget this execution.
Judging by the reactions of the crowd, I didn't do the Kuttenberg executioner's reputation much harm. Oh, well, I tried...
7. (Optional) Go to Hermann for your reward.
The executions went according to plan. That is to say, our plan. I'd better go and tell Hermann how it all went down.
Executioner Hermann was delighted with the outcome of the sabotaged executions, and I was glad I could help him.