A Study in Crimson is a side quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the A Study in Crimson side mission.
- Starting Location: Svartrau City
- Quest Giver: Vicho
- Requirement: None
- Fail State: None
- Reward: 750XP (total from all objectives), 1 Skill Spoint, Mercenary’s Amulet, Vicho available as Witchcraft Vendor
- Time Required: 4 Time Segments
- Questline: A Study In Crimson > The Good Samaritan (
The Unquenchable Thirst) - Quest Description: There is a particular shop in Svartrau that people gossip about – it’s said to be full of weird baubles and peculiar items. I decided to see it for myself – if only to satiate my own curiosity. Little did I know that it would make me a part of a long and bloody investigation…
The Unquenchable Thirst)Objectives:
- Visit Vicho’s Emporium
- Find the source of the noise
- Return to Vicho after sunset
- Help Vicho with his investigation
- Follow Vicho across the rooftops
- Search the jeweller’s house for clues
- Find out how Devora died
- Find out how Eli died
- Find out what Eli’s key opens
- Share your findings with Vicho
- Follow Vicho to the doctor’s house
- Investigate the doctor’s shed using Focus Mode
- See if the key opens the door
- Search for clues using Focus Mode
- Talk to Vicho when you’re ready to leave
- Follow Vicho to the warehouse
- Find another way into the warehouse
- Find Doctor Simeon
- Defeat Doctor Simeon
- Complete The Good Samaritan
- Confront Vicho
Starting Location: A Study in Crimson
Visit Vicho’s Emporium
To start the quest, you can visit Vicho’s house either on your own or after finding out about him from elsewhere. You must enter at night through the door on the balcony.
Find the source of the noise
The first time you enter inside, you’ll be prompted to go downstairs and meet Vicho for the first time.
Return to Vicho after sunset
To progress the quest you need to have at least 4 Time Segments available during the current night, if there is less time Vicho will tell you to come back the next day, as he is a true vrakir and can’t be out in the sun. When you have enough time, return to his house and speak with him and agree to help his investigation.
Help Vicho with his investigation
Vicho is asking you for help investigating the murder of his friends, and will now lead you around to a couple of locations.
Follow Vicho across the rooftops
Vicho will jump to the rooftop from his balcony, and you should follow as he leads you to the first location. Depending on your Infamy level when doing this quest you may be automatically attacked by soldiers while you progress, you can just deal with them each time.
Search the jeweller’s house for clues
Inside the house there are a bunch of things you can inspect by using Focus Mode (L2/LT) but the main two things you need to find and inspect are the bodies.
Find out how Devora died
Go upstairs and in the left smaller room you can inspect Devora’s body against the wall.
Find out how Eli died
Go through the door to the basement to the left of where Vicho was sitting, and you can find Eli’s body lying against the wall downstairs.
Find out what Eli’s key opens
After inspecting his body you obtain the Jeweller’s Key. Look under the back of the stairs to find a small box they are used on so you can find that it has silver inside.
Share your findings with Vicho
After inspecting all you want inside, go outside the house to find Vicho being bothered by some guards. If you are at lower Infamy you can talk your way out of dealing with them, but if you are at higher Infamy so the guards recognize you they will immediately attack you.
After they are dealt with, follow Vicho behind the house and he will jump up to the rooftop and you can share what you found with him in the house.
Follow Vicho to the doctor’s house
Next Vicho wants to check out the doctor’s house who he mentioned. Follow behind him again and he will lead you directly to the yard.
Investigate the doctor’s shed using Focus Mode
First you need to check the doctor’s shed as the front door is locked. Inside you can find a key to the house by inspecting the table and then interacting with the stack of books on the left.
See if the key opens the door
You can now interact with the front door of the house to open it with the key you obtained.
Search for clues using Focus Mode
There are a bunch more items to inspect in the house. The main thing you need to look at is upstairs on the table, pick up the Property Deed.
Talk to Vicho when you’re ready to leave
Once you have finished inspecting things in the doctor’s house, interact with Vicho to tell him you are ready to leave.
Follow Vicho to the warehouse
Vicho will not lead you to the warehouse that was mentioned on the property deed.
Find another way into the warehouse
Both doors on the ground floor are locked and you can’t get in, but if you go around the back from where Vicho leads you there is a balcony to the third floor you can climb to.
Find Doctor Simeon
Inside the warehouse there are more things to inspect if you want, but to progress you must head to the bottom floor.
Defeat Doctor Simeon
Here you find the doctor, turned into a murohn. Defeat him with Vicho’s help.
After he is defeated, you will have a couple dialogue choices with Vicho talking about what happened. Your responses here don’t specifically matter, as Vicho makes up his own mind about the events, and you complete the main part of the quest.
Complete The Good Samaritan
The current quest will appear complete after this, but you will have the second part of Vicho’s questline The Good Samaritan available at one of the medics in Svartrau starting in the next daytime period. Complete this to receive the next step. Refer to The Good Samaritan Walkthrough, then continue here at the next objective.
Confront Vicho
At night time again, go back to Vicho’s house to speak with him. You now have the option of truly telling him what happened or not.
When you tell him what happens he makes the decision to kill himself, which you have a couple further options to engage in. If you let him do it, he will die and then is no longer present in the game.
After the decision is made, you can then go into the upper floor of Vicho’s house and obtain the Legendary Amulet Vicho’s Cross.
This finishes A Study in Crimson side quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
For all other Quests refer to The Blood of Dawnwalker Walkthrough.
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