Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 The Hermit Quest Guide

The Hermit is the final quest in the Tachov Blacksmith’s questline, and finishing it will give you access to the Semine Wedding for the Wedding Crashers’ main quest. This quest is pretty big and involves a ton of questioning and finding things in the traditional KCD style. If you are having trouble with The Hermit, then don’t worry, as we have you covered. Here is a complete guide on how to complete the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

The Hermit Quest Part 1: Find out the Truth About the Hermit

Once you have completed The Jaunt Quest in KCD 2, you can talk with the Blacksmith Radovan again to get The Hermit Quest. Blacksmith Radovan will ask you to get him the famous Hermit’s Sword to create a gift for the Olda of Semine at the wedding. First, you will need to learn about the Hermit, and here is how you can do it:

• Speak with Innkeeper Betty in Traskowitz and ask about the Hermit. Expand all the dialogues to earn the other mission points.
• Next, speak with the villagers to get more information on the Hermit. You can speak with the Guard Commander to get a proper response.

• Now, go to witness Gerda in Troskowitz and speak with her about the Hermit.
• Offer her Groschen or pass the Skill check to learn about the Hermit from her. The speech skill check is the easiest difficulty among them.

• Next, speak with witness Stanislav, who is just east of Troskowitz.
• Offer him Groschen or pass the skill check to get information from him. He will tell you about a dark horse that the apparition rides. Expand all the dialogues to get the ‘Explore Apollonia‘ mission.

• Now, head to the Cross and dig the grave below it to find Groschen, some Crusader’s cloth, a Chronicle of the Knights of the Cross, Seneschal Ambrose’s Decree, an Old letter about the Order’s commandery fire, and the Crusader Cloak.

• Read the book, decree, and the letter to learn more about the Knights of the Cross and Ambrose. This will become useful later in the quest.
• Now, head to Apollonia and look for a burnt hut. Inside, you will find a well-kept pitch-black Horse. Look at the map in the image below to find the exact location.

• Note: there is a chest in the burnt hut with the key behind the hut on the skeleton. This chest has 181 Groschen and some useful potions.

The Hermit Quest Part 2: Find and Speak with the Hermit

Next, head to the location of the Hermit’s hut to speak with him. He can be found in a small hovel in the rocks. Here is how you can find and discuss with the Hermit:

• Go to the location in the image below, and you will find a small path leading between two massive rocks. The Hermit will be present in a small hovel inside.

• Now speak with the Hermit and start with the ‘I’m interested in your sword’ dialogue. Now, you can use the clues you have gathered so far to interrogate the Hermit.
• First, select the ‘You’re suspicious. (Expose)‘ option. Next, select all the dialogue options based on clues.
• After that select the ‘Out with it! (Press)’ dialogue to make the Hermit reveal the truth.

The Hermit will reveal that he is not Ambrose and that Ambrose has been long dead. According to him, he was a good friend of Ambrose and is currently running away from the Knights of the Cross, who have mistaken him as the murderer of Ambrose. After you have interrogated him, he will ask you to do him a favor in exchange for the Hermit’s Sword location.

The Hermit Quest Part 3: A Sinful Soul

After speaking with the Hermit, you will need to complete the Sinful Soul task to progress the mission. Here is how you can do it:

• Head to the Cemetery to speak with Widow Margaret. Give the widow the cross to complete this part.
• Now, you can help the widow bury Ambrose’s brother’s bones or go directly back to the Hermit.

The Hermit Quest Part 4: Learn the Sword’s Location

When you return to the Hermit, you will find the Knights of the Cross waiting outside. They will ask for your help in defeating the Hermit. Here, you can choose to defeat the Hermit or help him kill the knights. In whatever case, you first need to learn about the Hermit’s Sword location in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.

• Stealthily head to the Hermit’s hut and speak with him. Ask about Ambrose’s broken sword to reveal its location.
• Now, you can either defend or help the knights defeat the Hermit.

The Hermit Quest Part 5: Find the Hermit’s Sword

After you have learned about the location of the Hermit’s Sword, you will need to take the sword to the Blacksmith Radovan. Here is the exact location of the Hermit’s Sword:

• Head to the location on the map to find Ambrose’s grave.
• The grave will be at the foot of two tangled birch trees.
• Dig the grave and then collect the sword from above the grave.
• Return to Blacksmith Radovan and show him the broken sword.

The Hermit Quest Part 6: Forge the Hermit’s Sword

Next, Blacksmith Radovan will ask you to make the Hermit’s Sword. To craft the Hermit’s sword, check our KCD 2 crafting guide. Otherwise, follow the steps below:

• Start Blacksmithing at the Anvil and select the Longswords tab to select the The Hermit’s sword recipe.
• Temper the sword and hit it with the hammer from the tip to the hilt to mold it slowly.
• Quench and finish the crafting and hand it over to Radovan.

This will automaticlly complete The Hermit’s quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. If you have any other questions, ask us in the comments below, and we will try to help you out.