Bran Castle
[Heinrich]
A priest from the Holy Roman Empire with a deep knowledge of the occult.
Bran Castle Quest
Location: Near Bucharest
1.Hideous Bat Fangs
Oh Lord, please give me the strength to judge them in Your name. Oh Lord, do not let me fall into a silver-tongued trap, so that I may resist parlaying with evil.
Those that have fallen shall never return to the light...
Wash all the grime from my eyes, Lord, and give me the wisdom to see evil as it truly is...
Oh, I am sorry.
I was so wrapped up in prayer that I did not notice you there.
These heart wrenching disasters befall us one after another.
Count Tepes, lord of the castle, is nowhere to be found, and the townspeople suffer at the hands of the demons in [Bran Castle]...
I pray for the count's safety.
Archbishop [Dmitri] asked you to bring him more holy water?
I will prepare for you however much you need.
We don't know where the demons came from, but our first priority is to tend to the wounded.
Still, we must carry out an investigation. Will you help me?
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As you know, ferocious bats have appeared on the first floor of [Bran Castle].
We must inspect their fangs.
I found something strange after I treated some bite wounds.
Oh. Archbishop [Dmitri] must have sent you to deliver a sample of [Bat Teeth] to me.
Oh, oh...
I feel evil energy in these teeth.
Did you gather these?
You did a great job.
Were you injured?
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
2.Not Just Bats
I hear that, besides the bats, there are also ugly dogs walking around the castle.
I think it would be worth looking into.
My understanding is that they have a twisted visage, as if they came from hell itself.
That is why we call them [Hell Hounds] and [Fire Hounds].
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Please collect 30 [Hell Hound Fangs] from the [Hell Hounds] and [Fire Hounds].
HINT: You can find the Hell Hounds and the Fire Hounds at Bran Castle: 1F.
Oh, Lord.
What is this evil energy...?
Please keep Count Tepes safe from the demons that surely surround and torture him...
We mustn't give up hope.
Count Tepes is a great leader who truly loves his people.
If something were to happen to him...
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
3.Silver and Holy Water
If we want to rid Bran Castle of evil, we should use silver.
If we treat the holy water with silver, we can prevent the corpses of the damned from rising again, and avoid the evil energy that spreads out from them.
Of course, it is also useful in curing evil wounds.
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I am sorry to say this, but we can't make enough holy water to get rid of the bats and hounds.
But I can make enough of it to treat the injured.
I don't mean to impose, but would you buy me some [Silver Ingots] from the market?
I can begin to treat the holy water as soon as you bring me the silver.
Thank you.
I will make some holy water for you...
Reward:
- Experience: 10,000
- Gold: 25,000
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
4.Deliver the Silver Holy Water Box
There, all done.
I've prepared for you 30 bottles of holy water.
I'll put them in a box to make them easier to carry.
Here, take them.
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Deliver this [Silver Holy Water Box] to Archbishop [Dmitri].
May Jesus watch over you, Amen...
...
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
5.Oh, Lord...
My God.
What fate has befallen those trapped in Bran Castle?
How could the Lord allow this to happen to His poor little flock?
We must save them, even if they are already dead.
I'm sure most of them did not wish for, nor deserve, such a fate.
Some evil force has surely done this to them.
I want to destroy the root of evil that caused this, but first we must rescue the victims trapped in Bran Castle.
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I discovered something strange when I examined the teeth of the bats and the dogs.
Investigate the [Servants], [Stewards] and [Lord Stewards], and gather 25 pieces of their [Torn, Bloody Clothes]!
I need to verify something.
Oh, oh, Lord. Please bless this adventurer who is rescuing Your children, in Your Name...
Are these the remains of those poor people?
What on earth is this sinister energy that flows from these clothes? It is permeating the air around us...
My God!
It seems... they've become vampires!
Reward:
- Experience: 14,400
- Gold: 35,000
- Item: Stew x5
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
6.Garlic and Holy Water
It is worse than I thought.
Vampires...
Those ugly cruel creatures are supposed to exist only in legends... and yet they have stepped into our world.
Wretched creatures that can never feel the sun's rays on their skin... How could such creatures...
This is horrible...
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Now we need garlic as well as holy water to cure the wounded people.
Vampires hate garlic.
We have to make holy water with garlic to prevent further harm from befalling us.
I must ask you for another favor. Would you buy me 100 cloves of Garlic at the market?
Thank you very much.
How could such creatures appear in this world?
I can't understand it. Is this some sort of trial from God?
Or is evil trying to shake our faith?
Ah, ah, I am getting nervous.
Maybe... even Count Tepes...
Oh, no. No.
I must pray it never happens.
No, it cannot happen!
Tell Archbishop [Dmitri] everything I have told you.
I am worried that he cannot handle the shock.
I will continue to make holy water and analyze these clothes.
Reward:
- Experience: 12,000
- Gold: 35,000
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
7.The Unbearable Shock
I have discovered an inscription in this note.
Oh, oh, Lord...
It would seem that these books themselves carry a curse.
The more I read, the dizzier I become.
No, maybe it's not a curse...
I have never felt this kind of energy before.
What? So this is [Oriharukon energy], left behind by the people of [Atlantis]?
This energy permeates both these notes and the castle...
I've never heard of it.
Perhaps your adventures have given you a broader range of experiences than me, but my highest priority is the analysis of this note.
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My analysis is complete, but... Perhaps you will find a better understanding of it than I.
Take this [Copy of Record Notes] and read it please.
Don't worry, that's just a copy.
You needn't concern yourself with my well being.
I can easily dispel this sort of strange energy later through prayer.
Mission: Read [
Copy of Record Notes]
Grand Chamberlain's Record Book......(Skipped)
Count Tepes refused to eat again today.
It's going on a month since he last ate, but he still hasn't lost weight or taken ill. It's as if he's getting younger with each passing day.
But his face does grow pale, and his eyes are changing color.
It's the same with Countess Bathory. What could be happening to them?
Maids and servants have started going missing.
Those who remain have seen better days: they've all turned so pale.
And the weather around the castle is unseasonably bad.
On the other hand, more and more of the servants are developing a sensitivity to sunlight. To them, the poor weather must be a godsend.
...I just witnessed something horrible.
Last night, a shadow darted out of the Count's room and snatched up a servant standing nearby. My torch in hand, I saw the whole thing...
...It was Count Tepes.
He had bloodshot eyes, a mouth full of fangs and the wings of a bat.
Oh, Lord. Could he really be a mythical vampire?
I fought them off as long as I could, but Countess Bathory finally got the drop on me.
I've lost so much blood, all I want to do is sleep...
When I awaken, I fear I will be a bloodthirsty beast, just like the others...
Thank you very much.
!!... The story written here is very disturbing.
The situation in [Bran Castle] began when Count Tepes and Countess Bathory became blood-thirsty, and started hurting people in the castle, but...
They both became vampires...?
No! That would never happen!
A noble person like the Count Tepes could never fall so low.
Oh, oh! Lord!
Reward:
- Experience: 12,500
- Gold: 40,000
- Item: Stew x5
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
8.Unbelievable
This is a fabricated record by stewards and servants that have gone mad.
I wonder how insane you have to be to describe your master like that...
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The [Chief Chamberlains] who manage the castle servants strike me as suspicious.
I am curious how corrupted they have become.
Come back after getting [Location Information] on [Chief Chamberlains].
HINT: You can find the Chief Chamberlains in the Bran Castle: 2F.
As expected, they and everybody around them became vampires.
Their horrible visages are proof.
Oh, oh, Lord.
Who did this to them?
Reward:
- Experience: 12,500
- Gold: 40,000
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
9.The Count is innocent.
It must all be her doing.
Countess Bathory is the Count's relative, and though she is surpassing in beauty and intelligence, there is a rumor that she has a... strange hobby.
She bathes in blood to preserve her youth...
It's likely that she is the cause of all of this, not Count Tepes.
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The lady knight Anastasia Bathory, who has been researching around [Bran Castle], is Countess Bathory's sister.
Interrogate her. She must know something.
Oh, and I found a [Suspicious Letter] while I was investigating the [Chamberlain's Records].
Take this as proof in case you need it when you question [Anastasia].
What? She dares accuse Count Tepes of being a vampire?
No, this... this cannot be...
Who on Earth... what possible force could have turned him into... into that?
The Count... That most noble, generous man is a vampire?
Oh, oh, Lord! Please watch over us...
This cannot be.
Count Tepes is [Dracula]!
Countess Bathory must have done this to him!
[Anastasia] must be hiding something!
You must get to the bottom of her lies!
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
10.Ugly Iron Doll 1
A woman who bathes in blood can't be sane.
Neither can her sister.
They must have the same hobby.
It is no mere rumor.
Don't trust anything she says.
And certainly, the Count was what some might consider a cruel warlord...
But that has nothing to do with this.
You must go to [Bran Castle Jail].
The entrance can be found on [Bran Castle 1F].
That jail was used by Count Tepes to lock up prisoners and torture them.
The Iron Dolls that were used in the torture, however, are Bathory's inventions.
She shut herself away in [Bran Castle Jail] and made those monstrous things.
Those dolls have no doubt become horrible killing tools by now.
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First, destroy the [Iron Doll Warriors] that guard the entrance of [Bran Castle Jail].
Countess Bathory will reveal her true face if we hurt her henchmen.
Good job.
Say, there's something strange stuck to your armor.
Oh? It is a woman's scarf.
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
11.The Stark Accusation
That scarf!
I've seen it before.
That scarf belongs to [Anastasia].
Thought she could sneak about Bran Castle without us finding out, did she?
It's obvious that the two sisters are conspiring against us.
Oh, oh! It can't be... Oh, Lord.
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Bring this evidence to [Anastasia] right away.
In light of this scarf, she will have no choice but to confess. When she does, you must show her mercy by finishing her off swiftly with a single strike of your weapon.
Who would believe the words of such an evil woman?
Think about this rationally.
You don't know when she will turn into a vampire and bite you on the neck!
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
12.Ugly Iron Dolls 2
Anyway, what did you notice while you were fighting the Iron Dolls?
Such graceful movement... and yet blood leaks from their joints?
That's it! Definite proof that Countess Bathory is a vampire.
She must have used human blood to put some sort of magic in the dolls.
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Even if Anastasia claims it's not real blood...
I warned you not to believe her lies.
If she needs more proof, we'll show her the extent of the Countess' brutality.
Return to me after gathering Basic Information about [Iron Doll Magicians].
Oh, my God.
Look at this horrible abomination.
Do you still believe that these two women are innocent?
Reward:
- Experience: 13,000
- Gold: 45,000
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
13.Is she a witch?
I will never forgive the woman responsible for turning the Count into a vampire and corrupting [Bran Castle].
Oh, oh, Lord.
How could this happen? I cannot allow this to continue.
If only I were stronger, I could investigate this myself.
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The longer we wait, the harder it will be to pinpoint the source of this evil.
Go and drag more answers out from [Anastasia]!
Did you kill the evil Countess Elizabeth Bathory?
Or did [Anastasia] confess?
They still live?
She dares accuse me of stirring up the townspeople!
I simply shared with them what we've learned about these unforgivable sisters.
I have no intention of leading my flock to violence.
I am bound by my faith to be honest, always.
Please tell Archbishop [Dmitri] that the two sisters are to be treated as witches.
He will have to take action.
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
14.This cannot be!
I... I am sorry!
I can't think straight...
I feel... guilty.
Guilty that I didn't do anything until [Bran Castle] turned into... that.
I feel more guilty that I gave you such a burden.
I wanted to die when faced with the unbelievable truth that the Count had become evil.
As I read more records from [Bran Castle], the feeling of guilt overwhelmed me until my mind was filled with anger and despair.
Suddenly, strange whispers filled my ears.
I stirred up the townspeople as if I was possessed.
I didn't intend for any of this to happen...
Was that the voice of evil?
Oh! Oh! Lord! Please forgive your foolish servant!
I lost myself and was pulled from the righteous path by the voice of evil.
What penance could possibly make up for what I have done?
What? This is because of the [Oriharukon energy] coming from the notebook?
Oh, oh! Lord.
If this adventurer is right, does that mean that the devilish [Atlantis] took hold of me with [Oriharukon energy]?
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Anyway, you seem to have business with me?
I will help you however I can.
Mm? What are these stakes?
You want them wetted with holy water?
It is easy to do, but...
But what will you use them for?
Yes, I've read about these in an old exorcism book.
These manner of stakes are meant to pierce the heart of the dead, to prevent unholy resurrection.
Oh, my! Then, you must mean to use it on Count Tepes!
Oh, oh! Lord.
This cannot be... Is this the only way?
Is there any other way?
It can't end like that.
Please, ask Archbishop [Dmitri] to find another way!
I can't let my Count die like that!
Don't even think about threatening me.
I won't give you these stakes if you are going to use them on the count!
Save the souls of the afflicted in Bran Castle. Amen.
15.Should I make him leave like this?
What... What did you do?
The villagers came and begged to send Count Tepes and Countess Bathory away peacefully.
But what did the lord of the castle do wrong?
Why did he have to be abandoned like this by the villagers?
Oh, oh! Lord.
Can you hear this poor little sheep's painful screaming?
Is this your true intention?
[Atlantis], you devil!
Are you satisfied with the results of your [Oriharukon energy]?
Are you congratulating yourself after so many have suffered at your hands?
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(The [Holy Stakes] are set neatly next to Father [Heinrich]'s raving figure.)
How could things have turned out like this?
Lord...
I may be helping you, but I just can't accept it.
Oh, oh! Lord. Jesus!
[Atlantis]... such a cursed name...
Oh, oh...! It can't be...! Why does the lord of the castle have to suffer?
16.Captured Steel Girl
Your timing is impeccable. Recent events have weighed heavily on my mind.
After you left, strange, mechanical beings came and took some of the steel dolls from the castle underground.
Anastasia knows more about this incident.
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I will write a letter to Anastasia.
Please meet with her.
Heinrich said that the strange men came and took the steel girls from the underground a few days ago. Ask to go to Anastasia and listen to her detailed story.
Reward:
- Experience: 5,000
- Gold: 50,000
Oh, oh...! It can't be...! Why does the lord of the castle have to suffer?
