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Hermit's Sword Guide: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Quest

by Ryan May 06,2025

To attend the wedding in Semine in *Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2*, you'll need to navigate through the blacksmith’s questline, specifically the Hermit quest. Here's a detailed guide to help you complete it successfully:

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How to Start the Hermit Quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

The Hermit quest becomes available as you progress through the blacksmith Radovan's quests. After locating the lost cart, return to Radovan, who will task you with forging a sword as a wedding gift. This initiates the Hermit questline, but first, you need to gather information from the villagers in Troskowitz.

Get Information About the Hermit

Head to the tavern in Troskowitz and speak with Innkeeper Betty, ensuring you explore all dialogue options. Next, converse with other villagers such as the alehouse maid and the general trader to gather more insights about the hermit.

Talk to Gerda and Stanislav

Visit Gerda in Troskowitz, who claims to have witnessed the apparition. You can either pay her a small amount of Groschen or succeed in a dialogue check to extract the necessary information.

Then, travel to Apollonia and speak with Stanislav. Again, you'll need to pass a dialogue check or offer Groschen to get the information you need.

Gather Evidence

With the information in hand, it's time to gather solid evidence. Go to the cross mentioned by Gerda and dig the grave to find Groschen, documents, and artifacts related to the Knights of the Cross. You'll need a spade for this, which can be bought from the general trader in Troskowitz or found for free at nearby cemeteries.

Read the documents, then follow the quest marker to Apollonia, where you'll find a hut and a clearing with a black horse. Examine the horse to obtain your next clue, preparing you to confront the hermit.

Talk to the Hermit

Approach the hermit's hut and engage him in conversation. Without the gathered evidence, he won’t talk, but now you're equipped to make him open up. Choose the following dialogue options:

  • “You’re suspicious.”
  • Exhaust all dialogue options about the clues and evidence.
  • “Out with it!”

The hermit will then reveal he's not Ambrose but Konrad. Before surrendering the sword, Konrad asks you to deliver a cross to a widow named Margaret.

Travel to the cemetery near Apollonia to meet Margaret and give her the cross. This will trigger the Sinful Soul quest, which you can complete immediately by helping dig Ambrose’s grave. Completing this is optional; you can return to Konrad at any time.

Help Konrad or Kill Him

Upon returning to the hermit's hut, you'll encounter Crusaders. You can choose to assist them in killing Konrad or help Konrad escape.

Sneak to the hut and inform Konrad that you've completed the task. Ask about the sword's location. At this juncture, decide whether to aid Konrad or eliminate him. I chose to kill Konrad, as it's less challenging, especially with Mutt and the Crusaders' assistance.

After Konrad's defeat, speak with the Crusaders and offer to return the documents for a small sum of Groschen.

Get the Hermit’s Sword

Head north of the hermit's hut to find two intertwined oak trees, where the hermit's sword is embedded in the ground. Retrieve it and return to Radovan in Tachov to complete the Hermit quest.

And that’s how you secure the hermit’s sword and successfully complete the Hermit quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. For more tips and information on the game, including the best perks to unlock first and all romance options, keep exploring resources like The Escapist.