As part of your Donegal initiation quest Greed: A Dying WorldYou will need to investigate a devious and dangerous disease that is ravaging your village. It's an interesting discovery that will quickly introduce you to the differences between the natives of Tir Freddy and the foreigners who come to exploit the island's natural resources.
This quest has multiple objectives and stages to complete, with multiple ways to complete individual tasks. There is also an inevitable element of risk involved, so we will take you through the entire quest, helping you complete it without any problems.
Updated March 10, 2026: We've updated this article to provide details on how to complete the quest hidden (or not!) and to reflect any possibilities created with the game's 1.0 release.
How to accomplish a new evil
After learning the combat tutorial and your actions, you can start a new Evil in earnest. To begin, you have to go Talk to ToflanWhich can be found at the northern end of your home village of Vigeshwar.
Talk to Toflan and ask him Information about the patient. Talk to patients about each option when prompted – you will be given some clues about how to proceed, ie the location of one. A fishing spot that patients frequently.
Before leaving the village, it's a good idea to take the quest The Missing Scales by Talking to Armal in the guest house – You will be able to complete this quest simultaneously.
How to check a fishing spot
To reach the peninsula you learned, Leave the village to the south And then East HeadTowards the quest marker (make sure you're following a quest in your journal menu to make this marker stand out).
Along the way, you will be taught about the theft through a popup. You have a secondary goal Avoid fighting As with any of the land's native animals, crouch and hide in the red bushes to easily avoid them if you want to pursue this sub-goal. It's not necessary, though if you manage it you'll get an achievement at the end of the prologue.
When you reach the fishing spot, which is denoted by A large search area on your mapYou will be taught about the game Tracking mod.
Here are two places to check for quest progress:
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The Patches of bile and puke On land north of the center of the fishing grounds.
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The dead fish On the land by the river.
When prompted, you will be able to Check the pile of bile on the ground using a Survival Skill Check. Don't worry if this fails – you can still manually find the target for this step of the search.
However, success makes something footprints It looks like you can follow in tracking mode, which makes it an easy trail to follow.
the head North from the fishing spotTrying survival checks as you go, unless you're headed west. The final location you should reach is directly northwest of the magnifying glass icon on the map while following this quest.
There are some Levolans here – either fight them or sneak them to the side, and Check the dead lewolan in the north.
How to inspect mines
From the conversation about Levolan, your party will guess that It is necessary to investigate the mine. It's just a bit to the north – now go there.
You will enter a Automatically communicate with two miners. During this conversation, Passing a Diplomacy check It will automatically receive the necessary information to enter the mine peacefully. If you don't want to risk failure, you can easily 'Tell Nilan to shut up' To get information without worry.
If you agree with Nilan, you will be forced to fight Four minersWhich can be a tough fight depending on your tactics – they like to constantly attack, even knock-down characters and keep them out of the fight.
This method obliges you Infiltrate mines by stealth or attacking them.
Check the cart next to the mines to get a soil sample that you will use later.
After learning Ganimet's name, you can head further north Ask the dog handling instructor at the entrance to the kennel for workWhich will give you access to the mine.
Go all the way north for the mine entrance, and you will meet up mine supervisor In a cut scene.
In conversation, you will learn about one stolen For which the natives of the island are to blame. Accept an offer to help with research When inspired.
How to get to the mine if you fight the mines
If the previous section leads you to violence or diplomatic failure, don't worry! you can Still entering the mineIt just requires a little extra work.
You can't talk your way into a job in the mines, you have to find another way. From the main entrance, look for one. Path to the left – This will take you to an alternate route into the mine that bypasses the front door entirely.
You have two options here: theft or force. You can try to get past the guards along this route by avoiding detection and slipping into mines unnoticed. Alternatively, you can fight your way through, though be warned – it's a tougher fight than the fight with the miners outside, and there's much less reward for doing so beyond mine reach.
As you make your way through this alternate route, you'll need Interact with the lever to lower the bridgeWhich will allow you to reach the mine. Once you're inside, the quest continues similarly to the peaceful path described above.
How to clear your man's name
Follow the mine supervisor after the conversation and you will automatically enter the storeroom. Enter tracking mode Here and Check out everything that lights up – The bow, the lock on the floor, the tracks behind the storeroom, and the birch leaves.
you can try Pick the lock on the chest here and loot its contents – Doing so will not affect your reputation or relationship with miners.
When requested, Leave the storeroom and Report your findings to the mine supervisor. This will get you a share of experience, a key to the mines, and three pixies.
A Pickax If you are a melee fighter you can make a better weapon than your starting weapon. Compare the stats between your current weapon and one of the Pickaxes.
Return to the mine entrance and Use the key to open the door. You can try a Check the mechanics For some additional experience, but it is not necessary.
How to protect mine
After making a little progress in the mine, you will become aware of something Trapped minersWhich gives you a new task – freeing them. The mines are trapped behind some rubble on a very steep slope to climb, so you'll have to make your way through the entire mine.
The road through the mine is a linear, one-way path. Along the way, you can check the ore veins to get some crafting materials and explore to find some chests to loot.
When you encounter a miner threatening a local, passing a Diplomacy check ends the conversation relatively peacefully and earns you some experience. If you fail, you have to put the mine down.
The Eastern edge of the passage through the mine Eventually there will be a fork in the road – taking the path to the right instead of continuing VlanFrom a missing scale search.
Eventually, you'll reach the end of the path, which leads to the other side of the mine and a section of trapped mines Restrictive clause relating to bridge alliances. You will need Explosives Break the wall to free the mines, but these can only be found in the restricted section.
Trying to take out the bridge alliance soldiers is a very difficult feat. bus to enter, Open the chest At the lower level of the area and Theft of dynamiteAnd then Immediately dash out of the restricted area to end the inevitable fight with the soldiers.
You will get one Prestige hits If you get caught with a bridge alliance, but you may consider it irrelevant in the long run.
With dynamite, you can Destroy the debris blocking your way through the trapped mines. Be sure to stand outside the blast radius.
Talk to the miner and then Another debris wall explodes To free them once and for all. After that, you can stop eating Talk to the mine supervisor to resign from your jobWhich will surprise you with gold.
How to analyze samples
You need to head A colonial fortress To analyze the samples you took, which are found in the eastern part of the lake area.
Talk to the Fort Captain In his office, which you can find by following the quest markers, and Talk to him about potentially-toxic items from the mine. He will direct you to the fort's doctor, who is helpful in the same room.
If this is your first time meeting the fort captain, you'll pick up too Impact on Renewal Council search
Talk to the Fort Doctor When you are able to leave the conversation with the captain and ask him Analyze the samples for you wait To finish his analysis, and then Ask for her treatment When inspired. you will find Quicksilver Poisoning Treatment. The only thing left is to close the mine and treat it.
How to stop eating
There are several ways to close a mine:
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you can Talk to the miners outside the mineFast travel near the point. Telling them about your discoveries will scare them away, forcing them to stop mining.
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You can also try to cope mine supervisor.
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You can too Work with Furkan to forge a document ordering the closure of the mine. To do this, you need Stamp theft from restricted area At the Fort Captain's building, which is conveniently located Accessible from behind.
Either method will work for the purposes of this search.
How to heal the sick
Once you know the source of the disease and receive the Quicksilver treatment, that's it Return to the village and talk to Toflan. You will give him the potion and complete the quest.
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