The Wisdom of the Elders Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission
Group: Chapter 6 - Beaver Hollow
Category: Stranger Mission
To start this mission you have to find the man named Lemuel laying under the bridge. The man keeps repeating the words "Butcher's Creek", so Arthur decides to take him there. You will be able to find this man when you reach chapter six of the game.
A collapsed, sick man is returned to Butcher Creek and more is revealed about the village.
Related points of interest
Lemuel
World Map
Objectives of The Wisdom of the Elders
1. Pick up the stranger / Take the stranger to Butcher Creek
Put Lemuel on your horse and take him to Butcher Creek.
2. Pick up Lemuel from the horse / Place Lemuel on the porch
Get Lemuel off your horse and carry him to the porch.
His friend is happy that you saved Lemuel.
3. Fight off Lemuel
Suddenly and for no reason, Lemuel will attack you. You have to free yourself from his grip.
The other man will introduce himself, his name is Obediah Hinton, thank you again for saving his friend and take him home.
4. Return to Butcher Creek and check in on Obediah (Part II)
When at least one day has passed and night comes, a new marker should appear on the map and you will be able to visit Obediah again.
When you knock on the door of Obediah's house, he will start mumbling about demons and tell you that for your safety you should leave the village.
Your conversation will be interrupted by the screams of a woman calling for help. Arthur will head to help the woman.
5. Search for the demons behind the house / Kill the demons
Go to the back of the house and kill two wild dogs that are there.
6. Investigate the barking / Save the villager
Then run to the place from where the barking is coming from and kill another three dogs that are attacking one of the villagers.
The rescued villager will mention to you another villager named Kain who needs help.
7. Protect Kain
A moment later, Kain will come running from the other side of the bridge and behind him two wild dogs, kill them.
8. Protect the villagers
Follow the villages and kill the wild dogs that attack you until you reach Obediah's house.
Once you have eliminated all the dogs and you are safe, the villagers will gather near Obediah's house. Sadly, they don't want to believe Arthur that they were attacked only by wild dogs and they keep talking about demons.
After a while, a shaman will appear in the village. He will begin to talk about the curse and the charms that can be found in the forest.
The villagers are heavily influenced by the shaman so Arthur decides to destroy the charms about which the shaman spoke in order to lift the curse.
Butcher Creek is saved from a pack of wild dogs and details of the curse on the town come to light.
9. Destroy the cursed charms near Butcher Creek (Part III)
Destroy the charms located in the forest to clear the hex on Butcher Creek.
In total, you have to destroy 13 charms. All of them hang on trees.
You can use Eagle Eye to locate them. You can also watch the minimap.
10. Let Obediah and the Shaman know that you have destroyed all the charms (Part IV)
Return to the village and inform about the removal of the charms. Obediah will be happy and the shaman on the contrary.
Arthur suspects that the shaman has something to do with the curse and eventually will force him out of the village.
Obediah tells you about a nearby mine that might have something to do with the curse and Arthur will decide to check it out.
11. Investigate the mine (Part V)
When the charms around Butcher Creek are destroyed, a mine near the village becomes the next place to look for the source of the curse.
Find the entrance to the mine.
Approach the entrance, rip off one of the boards and you will be able to go inside.
12. Search the mine for clues about the curse / Chase after the mysterious figure
Follow the tunnel all the time straight until you reach a cave.
The water in the caves is poisoned. Arthur will take a sample of it.
When he does, he'll realize that he's not alone in the cave and he'll start running after the mysterious person. But an explosion will occur, which will collapse the entrance to the cave.
13. Escape the mine
The only way out of the cave is through a gap in one of the walls.
Go through the gap and follow the tunnel ahead until you reach the next gap through which you reach a larger cave.
Then walk along the water flowing out of the cave and you will reach the exit from the tunnel hidden behind the waterfall.
14. Return to Butcher Creek
Go back to the village. When you get there, you will see how the shaman tries to trick the villagers into signing a document in which they will hand over their land to a mining company.
Arthur will try to explain to the villagers what is the cause of their illness and to do so, he will force the shaman to drink a sample of the water he took from the mine. Then the shaman will confess what he wanted to achieve.
However, even a shaman's confession will not convince the villagers that it is not a curse and they will go to pray.
Before he leaves to pray, Obediah will tell you that you can take the money lying on the table. Your honor will increase and the mission will end.
