Follow the Ink

Death of the Outsider

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Cristofer Jeorge, the journalist at the Karnaca Gazette, has given you permission to access his safe. The combination is ???.

Follow the Ink

In his quest to kill the Outsider, Daud has learned of a special Twin-bladed Knife that is being held somewhere in Upper Cyria. Find out who the Eyeless leaders are, and where they're keeping that knife.

Primary tasks

One Last Job

Daud is determined to kill the Outsider himself, and he needs your help to do so.

  • Meet with Daud

    Daud is resting aboard the Dreadful Wale. Meet him in the main room to discuss the mission.

Find the Knife

Daud has traced the knife that made the Outsider back to the Upper Cyria district, where it's being held by the Eyeless.

  • Take the Carriage

    Ride the carriage to the station in the Upper Cyria district.

  • Reach the Beauty Parlor

    The Eyeless are regulars at the Red Camellia beauty parlor. Go there and search the premises for clues.

  • Investigate the Eyeless

    Search the Red Camellia beauty parlor for clues about the identities of the Eyeless leaders.

Investigate Shan Yun

You've identified famous opera singer and musician Shan Yun as a leader of the Eyeless. He must know where the knife is kept.

  • Enter Shan Yun's House

    Shan Yun lives in a luxurious house on Raqueza Avenue. Find a way inside to continue your investigations.

  • Find Eolina Rey's Apartment

    Shan Yun's lover, Mrs. Eolina Rey, lives above a florist in the Upper Cyria district.

  • Learn the Secret Knock

    Eolina Rey uses a special knock, allowing her to enter Shan Yun's house immediately.

  • Knock on Shan Yun's Door

    Use the secret knock on the front door of Shan Yun's house.

  • Play the Audiograph

    Play “Release Thy Golden Locks, Gloriana” on the machine next to the safe.

  • Look for the Knife

    Search the house for information about where the knife is held.

  • Find Shan Yun's Bank Key

    The lockbox in the bank requires two keys to be opened. Find the key belonging to Shan Yun.

  • Crack Shan Yun's Safe

    Shan Yun's safe is protected by a custom-made musical lock.

Investigate Ivan Jacobi

Politician Ivan Jacobi has ties to the Eyeless. Follow this lead to find out more about the knife's location.

  • Enter Ivan Jacobi's Office

    Ivan Jacobi's study is located on Ferella Way in the Upper Cyria district. Go there to find out more.

  • Look for the Knife

    Search the office for clues about where the knife that made the Outsider is held.

  • Find Ivan Jacobi's Bank Key

    The lockbox in the bank requires two keys to be opened. Find the key belonging to Ivan Jacobi.

  • Find Ivan Jacobi

    Ivan Jacobi is rehearsing his speech at Colibron Plaza. Find him and steal the key to his office.

  • Steal the Office Key

    Ivan Jacobi's office is locked, and he is keeping the key on his person.

Return to Daud

Take the carriage back to the Dreadful Wale.

  • Leave Upper Cyria

    Go to the carriage station in the Upper Cyria district.

Optional Tasks

Slander Ivan Jacobi

Help the Karnaca Gazette's editor-at-large expose Ivan Jacobi's macabre occupations.

  • Investigate a Murder

    Search Ivan Jacobi's office for evidence linking him to the murder of Eleuterio Cienfuegos.

  • Deliver the Evidence

    Take the vial of blood and notebook to Cristofer Jeorge's office.

Review the Contracts

Read the contracts at the Black Market to find out about available mercenary work in Upper Cyria.

  • Find the Contracts at the Black Market

    The contracts are on display at the Black Market in Upper Cyria.

  • Kidnap the Bartender

    The bartender at the Spector Club is a lying, heartless snake and needs to be taught a lesson. I'm going to bury him in my garden with the sunflowers, let him think about his mistakes for a day or two. If you want to make some easy coin, stash him in the crate I left on the rooftops near the Red Camellia.

  • Death to the Mime

    I’ll split the insurance coin with whoever arranges the death of Georgie Botello, also known as “The Cyrian Mime.” He performs most days on Duchess Lisandra Avenue, which is not too far from Dead Man's Bluff, an infamous suicide spot here in Upper Cyria. Be smart, make it look convincing and we have a deal.

  • Workplace Harassment

    I work at Dolores Michaels' bank, and a certain “customer” is tormenting me. Threatens and blackmails me she does, nails dead bloodflies to my door when I don't pay. I've no idea who she works for, but if you follow her quietly I bet she'll lead you right to them. Kill her and her business associates to earn your stipend.

  • The Missing Brother

    I was hoping to meet my brother Alberto near Malveros Victory Plaza this morning, but he was nowhere to be found! His assistant at the dental office mentioned something about a broken jaw, and exotic cocktails at the Spector Club. If you find him, please take him to my cabin alongside the canal.

Mission clues

Shan Yun's prize possessions are safeguarded in a special room with an electrified floor. You overheard the guards and found out it could be disabled.

There is an intriguing safe in Shan Yun's private quarters, but it doesn't appear to require a code. Look around for clues on how to unlock it.

Shan Yun's safe is protected by a custom-made musical lock. An audiograph of one of his recordings might be able to unlock it.

The Red Camellia Beauty Parlor is closed today. Investigate the premises for information about Eolina Rey's clientele and their chosen tattoo designs.

City administrator Ivan Jacobi has a private office on Ferella Way, while opera singer Shan Yun lives on Raqueza Avenue.

The owner of the Red Camellia beauty parlor, Mrs. Eolina Rey, lives in an apartment above a florist shop in the Upper Cyria district.

City administrator Ivan Jacobi plans to deliver a political speech to the citizens of Upper Cyria tonight. He is currently rehearsing in Colibron Plaza.

You can leave the Upper Cyria district using the skiff in the canal.

Only tattooed Eyeless members are granted access to the Spector Club in the Upper Cyria district. There is a tattoo machine inside the Red Camellia Beauty Parlor.

The vial of blood and notebook you found in Ivan Jacobi's office should be sufficient evidence to implicate him in the murder of Eleuterio Cienfuegos.

The taxidermist keeps a supply of blood amber in a storage room in the basement. The key is hanging on the wall beside her workbench.

The rats in the street can smell fresh meat in a nearby basement. Someone may be in danger, but there are bloodflies there also.

You heard a swarm of rats discussing a secret passageway into the Black Market.

Someone in the Upper Cyria district appears to be in grave danger. You found their frantic notes in the streets, not far from the taxidermist's office.

Mission Items

  • Basement Key

    Key to the taxidermist's basement.

  • Cabinet Key

    The key to the cabinet upstairs at the Spector Club.

  • Dumbwaiter Room Key

    Key to the dumbwaiter room in Shan Yun's house.

  • Ivan Jacobi's Key

    The politician's key to the Eyeless's safe at Dolores Michaels' Deposit & Loan Bank.

  • Office Key

    Key to Ivan Jacobi's office on Ferella Way.

  • Red Camellia Key

    Key to the Red Camellia beauty parlor.

  • Shan Yun's Key

    The musician's key to the Eyeless's safe at Dolores Michaels' Deposit & Loan Bank.

  • Storage Room Key

    Key to the storage room in the the taxidermist's basement.

  • Blood Vial

    A vial of Eleuterio Cienfuegos' last blood, recovered from Ivan Jacobi's office.

Narration

When I first caught sight of Daud I was just a broken kid, staying alive out of spite. He cut the throats of three men without making a sound, leaving only blood and death in his wake. I don't know what I was hoping for when I followed him that night, but he shared his strange magic with me, and more than that. His skill, his time, his trust. And sometimes his secrets. Now he's not the man he was. Here in his final days, he's got wounds that won't ever heal, and regrets as sharp as mine. I know how much that carves you up inside. But I found him, and he wants me to help him make up for a lifetime of sins by killing a god. The Abbey teaches us that the Outsider preys on weakness. That the Void is the source of doubt, heresy and suffering. That the Outsider is to blame for all our ills. Who knows, maybe they're right.

Maps

Shan Yun's House

  1. To Upper Cyria
  2. Private Collection
  3. Sleeping Quarters
  4. To the Spector Club
  5. Dumbwaiter Room

Upper Cyria District

  1. Colibron Plaza
  2. Red Camellia Beauty Parlor
  3. Cienfuegos Pharmacy
  4. Dolores Michaels' Bank
  5. Cristofer Jeorge's Office
  6. Carriage Station

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  • Follow the Ink

    Daud is determined to kill the Outsider himself, and he needs your help to do so.

  • Follow the Ink

    In his quest to kill the Outsider, Daud has learned of a special Twin-bladed Knife that is being held somewhere in Upper Cyria. Find out who the Eyeless leaders are, and where they're keeping that knife.

  • Rat Whispers

    These little creatures' thoughts can sometimes provide useful clues about your surroundings and current mission.

  • Contracts

    Completing a Contract will earn you good coin, among other rewards. Check your Journal for more details.

  • Voltaic Gun

    The Voltaic Gun is a muffled weapon that can fire several types of ammunition.

  • Hook Mines

    When thrown, Hook Mines will catch enemies in their range and pull them towards the mine.

  • Hook Mine Lethality

    You can toggle the Hook Mine grab force to make it lethal or not.

  • Tutorials

    You can watch tutorials as many times as you like. They are listed in the Tutorials section of the pause menu.

  • Detach from Hook Mine

    You can detach a target or object from the Hook Mine with a single strike.

  • Eyeless

    Low-ranking members of the Cult of the Outsider. They are easily identified thanks to their distinctive tattoos.

  • Void Energy

    Your powers consume Void Energy, a resource that replenishes over time.

  • Displace

    You can use Displace through fences or windows if a marker is already deployed on the other side.

  • Semblance

    Using Semblance to impersonate a specific target will open up a whole new set of opportunities.

  • Foresight

    You can deploy a Displace marker during your exploration with Foresight.

  • Black Bonecharms

    Certain black bonecharms can add powerful effect to your supernatural abilities.

  • Displace on a Target

    If you Displace on a living target, they will explode into pieces and you will be hurt.

  • Scouting for Bonecharms

    Bonecharms are easy to detect when scouting the area with Foresight.

  • Semblance on Corpses

    You can impersonate an unconscious target, but you can't impersonate the dead.

  • Neutralizing with Semblance

    You can choke or assassinate enemies while impersonating someone else, but if you are seen, the illusion will be broken.

  • Retreating with Displace

    You can deploy a Displace marker in a strategic place, allowing you to retreat from a dangerous situation.

  • Semblance and Wolfhounds

    You can deceive humans with Semblance, but Wolfhounds aren't as easily fooled. They will recognize you by your scent.

  • Electrified Floor

    After a short charge time, unauthorized beings who step foot on the Electrified Floor are neutralized.

  • Voltaic Gun Overcharge

    Charging a shot for too long will result in involuntary firing.

  • Semblance and Security

    Semblance cannot trick security systems, including Clockwork Sentinels.

  • Black Market

    You can find new Contracts at the Black Market, as well as bonecharms, ammunition and upgrades.

Diary

At last

He’s here. On my ship. Sleeping on Anton’s old cot. How long had he been down in that pit at the Albarca Baths, taunted like a hound until some fool thought they could take him on? They didn’t even know who he was. The Eyeless called him the ‘Black Magic Brute’… There were more frightening names for him in Dunwall.

I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t this. I didn’t know how he’d feel about me after what I did to him years ago. But it’s like I never left. We’re right back in the middle of it, digging into some foul cult, chasing down some mad grudge. But he’s older, now. Weaker.

“I need your help,” he said, like I’d never refuse. Well, I didn’t, did I?

The Outsider

Mothers tell tales about the Outsider to children in cradles, filling their nights with fear so they’ll behave. For the Abbey, those stories never stop. Every sermon, every Stricture, every damn piece of their Litany is about the dangers of letting the Outsider into your head. And now Daud wants to kill him. No more stories, no more warnings. No more terrible people fighting over promises from the Void.

I don’t know how Daud got marked by the Outsider. I don’t know what he had to do, or what he was like before he had his magic. But I remember the kind of man it made him, and what he did with that power. So maybe he’s right.

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