Walkthrough for the quest Cruel Cargo in the game Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire. 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
Start location: Ori o Koīki
Ruāsare, the Wahaki chieftain, seeks vengeance on the slavers of Crookspur. Many of her tribesman have been taken into bondage. She wants the leadership of Crookspur killed.
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With Master Kua's death, the illegal trafficking of slaves will end. Ruāsare will wish to hear of this.
The center of the slaver operations is a small fortress on Crookspur near the tip of the island. The slaver fortress is known to be well defended.
Apāro, the chieftain's lover, lost his sister to the Crookspur slavers.
Apāro tells me that his sister, Bauha is a formidable fighter, and hates being called a coward. Perhaps I can use that to my advantage.
Ruāsare asserted that the slavers are trafficking in men and women illegally taken from the Deadifre. Infiltrating the fortress will help prove or disprove that claim.
I've been given an audience with Master Kua, who runs the operation on Crookspur.
Master Kua has given me access to the lower levels of Crookspur.
Crookspur has been put on high alert and the fortress is on lockdown. A drawbridge also bars the main exit.
The merchant Seafol also believes that slavers are peddling Deadfire locals.
Master Kua promised to reward me in kind if I were to kill the Wahaki chieftain.
I convinced some of the enslaved Wahaki to escape the prison through an underground passageway.
The Wahaki have made good on their word and incited a revolt on Crookspur. The path to the master should be clear now.
I found some Wahaki slaves imprisoned in the Crookspur dungeons. They might prove useful if I find a way to free them.
I freed a number of illegal slaves from Crookspur and exposed the master's operation. In so doing, I was able to convince him to stand down and flee the island before word spreads of his activites.
Ruāsare will want to learn of this.
With Master Kua's death, the illegal trafficking of slaves will end. Ruāsare will wish to hear of this.
I have killed Master Kua and shut down his illegal trafficking of slaves. Ruāsare will want to learn of this.
It appears that the master was onto my ploy. Now that I'm locked in his dungeon, I'll need to find a way out.
I encountered Aeldys' contact. She believes that Crookspur is peddling illegal slaves.
A group of Wahaki slaves agreed to cause a distraction if I find the weapons that were taken during their capture. The slaves are in the dungeons of Crookspur.
I've secured the weapons taken from the Wahaki warriors. They will want these returned in order to begin their assault on the slavers.
Instead of having Bauha start a revolt, I convinced her to escape back to Ori o Koīki.
The Wahaki Leaders were grateful for my help in riding their seas of the Slavers. For now, I have the trust of their tribe.
I decided to kill the Wahaki Leaders instead of assist them.