A Dubious Gift

The deacon directed Coen to the almshouse; Radu apparently whiled away many hours there.

The deacon suggested the almshouse — Radu was known to linger there.

Radu frequented the almshouse's sealed wing... Strange. A concealed entrance is rumored on the first floor.

Radu was drawn to the closed-off wing... Rumor speaks of a concealed entrance on the first floor.

Radu kept visiting the almshouse's shut wing... Odd.

The truth about Radu is uncovered. Now bear the dark tidings to the deacon.

• 1. Go to the almshouse — the deacon pointed Coen there; Radu spent much time at the place.
• 2. Ask about the caretaker at the almshouse — inquire after Radu, who was often seen there.
• 3. Look for clues in the almshouse's abandoned wing — Radu used the sealed wing; a hidden entrance supposedly lies on the first floor.
• 4. Push the bookcase — search the closed-off wing for its concealed first-floor entrance. (1 time segment)
• 5. Investigate the almshouse's abandoned wing — dig into Radu's haunt in the shut wing.
• 6. Tell the deacon about the caretaker's fate — Radu's fate is known; bring the deacon the grim tidings. (Day only, 2 time segments)

• Coen found Radu in the almshouse's derelict wing — and slew him. He had served Xanthe, and the vrakhir repaid his service by warping him into a monstrosity. The deacon took the news hard, yet still granted access to the cathedral library.
• Coen found Radu in the abandoned wing and killed him. He had entangled himself in something foul that ended with his transformation into a monster. The shaken deacon still opened the cathedral library.
• Coen found Radu in the abandoned wing — dead, he and many others, at the claws of a monstrosity nesting there. The deacon was shaken by the report but granted library access regardless.
• Radu's fate remained a mystery — confronting Brencis mattered more than this one riddle.
• Coen learned what became of Radu, but the deacon was already dead, leaving no one to receive the findings.
• Coen never learned the caretaker's fate — after slaying every soul in the almshouse, none remained who could explain what had happened there.