Pillars Of Eternity 2: The Lighted Path - Eder's quest walkthrough Pillars Of Eternity 2 Guide and Walkthrough
Last update: 20 November 2022
This page contains our walkthrough for Eder's personal quest - this character is one of the potential companions in Pillars of Eternity 2 Deadfire. This is a longer quest and it requires you to visit a few places located far from each other. Your starting objective is to find a woman from Eder's past. In the later part, you will have to find another person. Complete this quest to understand Eder better and to improve your relationship with him.
- Unlocking the quest and locating Elafa
- Meeting with Bearn
- Find the Partisans of the Lighted Path
- Rescuing Bearn
Unlocking the quest and locating Elafa
This quest should appear in your journal after encountering a member of Children of the Dawnstars (Eder must be in your party). Members of that organization can be found, e.g. in Port Maje Harbor on Maje Island (M3,3) and in The Temple of Gaun (M14,7). Speak with Eder to learn that he wants to find Elafa, his old friend.
You can ask, e.g. Waenglith in Port Maje Harbor (M3,2). She sends the party to Nordagand in The Temple of Gaun (M14,7). Speak with the old lady to receive another lead - Elafa and her son live on Hasongo island.
Meeting with Bearn
The best moment to visit Hasongo Island is during A Distant Light main quest. Get rid of Coral Nagas and solve the problem with the lighthouse first before you speak with the locals.
Go back to the starting place (M26,17) after you complete A Distant Light. Find Bearn near the giant Eothas' footprint. You learn that the man is Eder's son. Bearn tells you about Parisians of the Lighted Path. Go back to Neketaka.
Find the Partisans of the Lighted Path
Reach The Temple of Gaun in The Sacred Stair (M14,7) and meet with Ogne. You learn more about the Partisans. This meeting can end in two ways:
- Getting information about the members of the expedition - Use Bluff 7 / Diplomacy 7 / Religion 7 or the special dialog line available to a Priest of Eothas. You learn about a ship that is about to sail out from the port in Neketaka.
- Not getting any information about the Partisans - Failing the conversation with Ogne won't fail the entire quest. Leave the temple and go to any of the districts. The party is stopped by Ogne and the Partisans (this meeting is presented in the picture above). A short conversation ends with a fight. Defeat all enemies and search Ogne's corpse to find Crumpled Itinerary. You learn about a ship sailing from the port.
Regardless of how you solved this part, you must head to Queen's Berth and then go to the port (M11,1). You learn that the ship has already sailed out.
Rescuing Bearn
Board your ship and chase the Partisans. Sail north, towards Ashen Maw island which is tied to one of the main quests. Reach the island. Search for Gaderian Bosc's ship - the picture above shows it.
Get closer to the ship. Depending on your previous decisions you will be able to speak with the crew or you will have to attack them (watch out for wizards).
The final part of the quest offers a few important choices regarding Bearn's and Gaderian Bosc's fate. Your goal is to stop Bearn from committing suicide:
- You can convince Bearn by successfully using at least three special dialog options - they require tests for Bluff, Diplomacy, Insight, Metaphysics, Religion, Resolve, Intellect, Intimidation and Perception. Also, there are special dialog options for a Priest of Eothas, a Philosopher and a Mercenary. If you succeed, only Gaderian will commit suicide.
- Bearn and Gaderian both drink the poison - this happens only when you use "the regular" dialog options or when you used less than three special dialog lines.
- Bearn doesn't have to die if he drank the poison. You can save him by using a special action for Survival 6, Alchemy 6 or Alchemy 4 (this variant also requires certain alchemy ingredients). Bearn will go back to life.
- Bearn's death fails the quest. If he survived then you have to go back with him to Hasongo where you can complete the quest.