Pestilence Kingdom Come: Deliverance Quest
Group: Side Quests
Location: Merhojed
This quest will be added to your journal when you talk to Matthias during Questions and Answers main story quest. You should complete this quest if you want to talk to the captive.
The hamlet of Merhojed has been stricken by a mysterious scourge that first infected the animals and now the villagers.
Quest objectives of Pestilence
1. Ask local bailiff about the situation.
Something terrible has happened in Merhojed. I have to find the Bailiff or his assistant and ask what's going on.
You should talk to Melichar.
Once I arrived in Merhojed, I discovered something terrible had happened there. I talked to Melichar, who took charge of the village after Vassal Smil was killed, and found out the village was apparently stricken by the plague.
2. Investigate the plague in Merhojed.
If I'm to help, first I'll have to find out more about the ailment. It will be easy enough to find the sick villagers, because Melichar the village elder has marked their doors with limewash crosses.
Straw's wife
2.1. Cure Straw's wife.
You will find Straw in one of the marked houses. Convince him that you want to help his wife ...
... and inspect his wife.
I promised old Straw I'd heal his wife.
I managed to heal Straw's wife.
Straw's wife died. There was nothing I could do for her.
Bedrishka
2.2. Dig a grave.
Talk to Bedrishka.
I promised the widow I'd help her by digging a grave for her dead husband.
Dig a grave under the tree behind the house.
I met a widow in one of the stricken houses, who asked me if I'd help her get her dead husband buried. So I took a spade and dug a grave for him under the linden tree behind the house.
2.2.1. Take the body to the grave.
I have to carry the dead man to the grave.
Grab the body and drop it into the grave.
I gave the dead man a decent burial, although in unconsecrated ground. His soul will just have to wait a while in Purgatory until some priest has the courage to come to Merhojed and risk the pestilence.
Vincent
Talk to him and agree to write his testimony. New quest will be added to your journal - Last Will and Testament.
Daniel
Tell him that you are his brother.
To help the Merhojed villagers rid themselves of the pestilence, I first had to find out more about it, a risky task that I took upon myself. I went to the houses marked with white crosses and when ever possible talked to the afflicted to find out what the trouble was.
3. Have a word with Johanka at the monastery.
I must talk to Johanka. She ought to know how to help the folk in Merhojed.
I travelled to Sasau to ask Johanka's advice about the pestilence. She couldn't help, but she did point me to Brother Nicodemus, who gives physic to the sick and should be able to help with the Merhojed sickness.
4. (Optional) Talk to Brother Nicodemus.
I should find Brother Nicodemus, who ought to be able to advise me about the pestilence.
If you have chosen: I can read.
4.1. Find the right diagnosis and the recipe for the cure in the books.
I promised to help Brother Nicodemus with the diagnosis.
Read the book then talk to Brother Nicodemus and tell him that you know what ails them, and then say it's poisoning from water.
I offered to help Brother Nicodemus with the diagnosis. After persistent, careful study of medicinal manuscripts, I discovered something. I told the monk my conclusions and he agreed with my diagnosis.
If you have chosen: Books won't help us.
4.2. (Optional) Wait until Nicodemus finds the diagnosis of the ailment.
Brother Nicodemus first has to find the right diagnosis. Meanwhile, I'll have to wait.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to help Brother Nicodemus with the task, so I have to wait until he's gone through the medical manuscripts.
4.2.1. Talk to Brother Nicodemus about the remedy.
I have to ask Brother Nicodemus how it's going with the remedy for the Merhojed folk.
4.2.2. Wait until Brother Nicodemus has prepared the remedy.
Nicodemus found out what the ailment is. Now he has to prepare a remedy for it. That will take some time.
Once Nicodemus had found out what the ailment was, he needed some time to prepare a remedy for it.
Nicodemus was willing to help me find a cure for the Merhojed villagers, but first it was necessary to diagnose the ailment. Nicodemus hoped he'd find an answer somewhere in his huge scriptorium.
5. Prepare the remedy.
I decided to prepare the remedy for the sick villagers myself. Meanwhile, Brother Nicodemus went on ahead to Merhojed to care for the sick.
1. Pour water into the cauldron.
2. Add two handfuls of thistle.
3. Use bellows and boil for two turns of the sandglass. If it stops boiling, use the bellows again.
4. Add one handful of valerian.
5. Boil for one turn of the sandglass.
6. Let it cool.
7. Add the charcoal.
8. Pour the potion into phial.
I promised to prepare the remedy for the sick villagers myself, so Brother Nicodemus went on ahead to Merhojed. Once I'd gathered the necessary ingredients, I shut myself up in the alchemical laboratory and started working on the potion. Thankfully, my efforts were rewarded with success.
5.1. Take the remedy to Merhojed.
Now to take the remedy to the sick villagers in Merhojed.
5.1.1. Take the remedy to Merhojed.
Nicodemus was already waiting for me in Merhojed, where he'd been caring for the sick. Fortunately the pestilence hadn't spread any further, although the infected weren't getting any better either. At least there were no new victims.
5.1.2. Take the remedy to Merhojed.
Nicodemus was already waiting for me in Merhojed, where he'd been caring for the sick. Unfortunately, I'd come too late - Nicodemus told me all the infected had died.
6. Wait and see how the cure works.
If you told Nicodemus that you can't help with preparing the medicine.
The fate of the Merhojed folk is in God's hands now. All I can do is wait and see if the remedy works or not.
Just go to Merhojed.
6.1. Talk to Melichar.
I kept my promise and brought help, so Melichar should let me see the captive.
7. Find out from Brother Nicodemus how things look in Merhojed.
I should ask Brother Nicodemus what he thinks about the Merhojed tragedy and how the sick are doing.
Find Brother Nicodemus and ask him how are things looking here?
8. (Optional) Give the cure to the sick.
Brother Nicodemus asked me to help with distributing the medicine. I have to go to all the affected houses.
As soon as I arrived in Merhojed, we immediately began distributing the potion to the afflicted. Many of them seemed in better spirits at once, simply because they finally had hope of a cure. It was a bit early to draw conclusions, though. We'd have to wait and see.
8.1. Cure the delirious man.
I managed to heal Daniel, the delirious man from Merhojed.
8.2. Wait until the situation clears up.
I gave the remedy to the sick and Brother Nicodemus is looking after them. We'll have to wait a while to see whether it works.
Success! Brother Nicodemus and I breathed a sigh of relief when the potion worked.
The remedy failed. All the infected succumbed. Brother Nicodemus was devastated. He went back to the monastery.