A Difficult Chest | Tacarigua - Quests Risen 2 Guide

Quest giver: MacLaine [#1]

This quest is part of: Become a Pirate

In the cargo hold of the ship [#2] docked in the pirates' settlement, there is a chest of gold; the loot brought back by Steelbeard during one of his recent expeditions. The problem with the chest, though, is that it's locked by a key and none of the crewmembers can open it. You will know all of this from MacLaine [#1] if you ask him how to get on the Captain's good side. The pirate's on board the ship, right next to the ship's wheel.

You'll need a Lock pick to open the chest - MacLaine will suggest buying it from Stone [#3]. Visit the local blacksmith and lie to him that it's the pirate who wants to open the bloody chest. The blacksmith won't be fooled, but will look kindly on your attempts to trick him. He'll even offer to sell the lock pick for a huge sum of 500 Gold. If you have money to burn, buy it at once.

MacLaine will tell you about the chest below the deck.

Note! You can obtain the lock pick for free by doing quests given by Largo [#4]. If you agree to help him escape, he will suggest going to Stone and simply taking the lock pick from him, as the blacksmith owes him a favor. The blacksmith will agree to it if you show him one of two of the prisoner's personal items - Pirate's bandana or an earring (Black pearl) - and then mention the debt he owes to Largo. You can find more information on this subject in The Clothes of a Pirate and Freeing Largo quests descriptions.

The lock pick itself won't be enough to open the chest - you also need to know how to use it. You can learn how to pick locks from Largo. The pirate is a skilled thief and will gladly teach you what you need to learn, but not without a price - 1000 Gold, to be more precise. Keep in mind that in order to learn Lockpicking you also need a high level in Cunning. It has to be at least 4!

Locked chests have a different difficulty level. To even begin trying to open them, the number denoting the complexity of the lock has to be equal or higher than the Thievery skill level. In this case, the difficulty level is 25, so you won't be able to do much without additional training.

And here is the chest. If the caption is green, we can open it.

If you match the criteria, you can try to open the lock, which boils down to a simple mini-game. Move the lock pick in such a way that the springing bolts stay open. Once you beat all four locks, the Nameless Hero will turn the lock and the contents of the chest will be yours.

Note! Despite the fact that MacLaine clearly states opening the chest will increase your chances of getting on the Captain's good side, Steelbeard won't take your achievement into his assessment of your merit. Even talking to the quest giver again and getting him to promise to get a good word for you won't change that. There seems to be a bug in the game.

Rewards:

• 100 Glory points for completing the quest;
• 300 Gold for completing the quest.