The Graves of the Ancestors | Maracai Bay - Quests Risen 2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Quest giver: Yagul [#1]

Enter the temple that rises above the central part of the land [#1] and take care of three Ghouls that live there. Then, go inside the room with the Golden mask placed on the pedestal. When you try to lift it, a huge monster will appear - Yagul. The spirit will be angry at your behavior - you've just desecrated one of the holy places of the Maracai tribe. To repent for your sins, you'll need to recover three other masks and bring them back to where they belong. If you agree to do it, the quest will be triggered. Otherwise you'll have to fight Yagul and three Warriors - which basically means certain death. What's more, even if you did manage to survive, killing the monster cancels the whole quest!

Close encounter of the third kind.

Head for the temple east of the Natives' village [#2] and get rid of Termites that prowl the area (there're not only Workers, but also Warriors). After entering the temple and turning left, prepare for a meeting with a dangerous trap - a swinging blade which will cut you in half if you fail to press Space quickly enough. If you survived the trap, move forward and search the body of a pirate for the Golden mask. Place it on the pedestal near the corpse. This will close the door leading to the room on the right (there are some treasures inside, so take them before closing the door), and complete the first part of the quest. Before leaving the room with the pirate, though, take the Jaguar paw lying next to him - it's a legendary artifact. Now you can leave in peace - the trap has been disabled.

Don't forget the paw!

The third temple lies north-east of the Maracai village - the same place where you've met the plunderers from The Peace of the Dead quest [#3]. Eliminate the Ghoul lurking near the entrance, and jump down to the hole in the inner corridor of the building (unfortunately, you're going to have to leave your companions). Kill another Ghoul and move forward - on the crossroads you'll find a body of a pirate. It holds another Golden mask - take it and get ready to fight a Guard. He's a powerful enemy, best killed by using the Parrot and continuously jumping sideways (he's pretty slow). When you defeat him, proceed ahead and immediately dodge the swinging blade which will fall on you at the exit of the corridor (press Space). Move forward, pull the lever on the wall and kill another Ghoul. Place the Golden mask on the pedestal in the next room and leave through the newly opened gate (you'll have to jump over a hole that got you underground).

Even a demon has to yield to the power of the Parrot.

The most problematic part of the quest is its ending - the mask is found in a completely different location than where it's supposed to be placed. You can get the precious artifact from a cave in the south of the map - the same in which you've found the wall of flames [#4] (see: The Barrier of Flames). When you stand before it, turn left and take the stairs up. Kill a Grave Spider which will dig out from the ground, and then take the Mask from the table on the right. With it, go to the temple north-east of the Maracai village [#5] - you should be familiar with it thanks to The Naked Corpses quest. Go inside and put the artifact in its rightful place. Yagul will show himself to you and erase your sins. This is when the quest ends, but in order to receive the most important reward for it you also need to go to the shaman Osamu [#6]. Tell him about your achievement, and he'll give you the Broken rattle - one of the legendary items.

Don't be fooled - it's a golden mask.

Note! The order at which to visit the subsequent temples is up to you - and what's more, you can activate this quest at any of it. Simply attempt to steal one of the masks - Yagul will surely notice.

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