For Whom the Bell Tolls in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: How to Get to Tomasz

For whom the bell tolls Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — the sixth quest of the main storyline, in which you have to save Jan Ptacek from execution. During the quest, Henry will explore Trosky Castle as a prisoner, and also look for a way to get to the wounded centurion Tomasz and cure him of fever.

In this guide we will tell you what potion to give to the centurion Tomasz in the quest For Whom the Bell Tolls in KCD 2 and show you the best ways to get to the Maiden Tower before time runs out.

How to start the quest For Whom the Bell Tolls in KCD 2

Right after the fight in the mission "Uninvited guests at the wedding" In Semin, Jan and Henry are arrested and taken to the dungeon of Trosky Castle. During their conversation, the friends are interrupted by the guards, who release Henry from the cell to put him to work. Ptacek remains to sit and wait for the execution, which will occur after twelve strikes of the bell. Immediately after the cut-scene and explanation of further actions, the quest begins.

Walkthrough of the quest For Whom the Bell Tolls in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

During the age, you will have to find a way to get to the centurion Tomasz, who was taken to the chapel on the upper floor of the Maiden tower. By carrying out the orders of the castle residents, you can gradually gain access to previously closed rooms, thereby getting closer to the goal.

The main difficulty is that you need to cure Tomasz within one game day, before the bell rings. 12 times. If you don't make it, Ptacek will be hanged. You can track the time that has ed by Indro's comments, who will inform himself about each strike of the bell.

Drag the sacks to the coal shed

Henry receives his first task from the guard who let him out of his cell. He is required to drag 3 sacks of coal to the barn. You can do this at any pace, no one will rush you, but without completing the initial task, the guard will not let you into the inner courtyard of the castle, where the entrance to the Maiden tower is located.

Take the sack from the cart and drag it to the castle. Go through the gate and immediately turn right. The coal shed is marked on the map with a quest marker. It's not very far, but with a heavy sack it will take about a minute to get there.

Once you reach the barn, place the sack on the pallet, then return to the cart and carry two more.

If you don't want to deal with coal, you can use the well in the yard. If you jump into it, you can get into the dungeons under the castle and try to sneak into the tower. Farmhand Kolda will tell you about this method a little later. Before jumping into the dungeon, get at least one master key, as it will come in handy at the end.

Talk to the blacksmith

When you're done with the coal, head to to the blacksmith Osina for the next errand. After the conversation, he will give access to the castle courtyard and his toolbox. You can forge a horseshoe for the blacksmith - this will open up an additional opportunity to safely get into the desired castle tower with the help of Jarek. The instructions for this method can be found further in the text.

If you decide to complete the blacksmith's task, take the blueprint and scrap iron from the box with materials in the corner of the forge. If you completed the quest of the blacksmith Radovan before the wedding, then you already know how to forge. If not, follow these steps:

1. Learn from the chest drawing of peasant horseshoes.
2. Activate the anvil and select the desired recipe in the "Other" tab, then click E, to start forging.
3. Once the workpiece is in the forge, clamp Q, to start blowing on the fire with bellows until the iron becomes straw yellowIf you overexpose it and heat it up to white-hot, the steel will be overheated, which will affect the quality of the product.
4. Remove the heated workpiece and transfer it to the anvil using the button R.
5. To shape, tap the workpiece in different places with a hammer. Clamp Paintwork, move the hammer back and release the button to strike. You can use the mouse to adjust the direction of the strike.
6. Turn the product over periodically and try to forge it evenly. Make sure that sparks fly out from under the hammer, and do not hit the same place several times.
7. When the workpiece has cooled, place it back in the forge and reheat.
8. Keeping the rhythm will help you finish the job faster. Indro will start whistling a tune if you hit it with the same frequency.

Once you've finished with the horseshoe, take it to Osina. The man will ask you to deliver the horseshoe. to the farm laborer Kabat on his own. He can be found in the stables by the outer courtyard gate.

Don't forget to pick up the master key hidden in the forge, which the blacksmith sometimes uses to help the cook Fanka open a box in the basement. Steal the thief's tool from the red jug on the shelf. It's not hard to do, since most of the time none of the NPCs look in the direction of the forge. Be careful, since any violation can send Henry to the pillory, and the quest will be failed.

If you want, you can help Fanka, who is standing next to the forge. Talk to her and go to the basement to open the box with herbs. This will also open access to the kitchen and free food.

Find a job at the gallows

Even if you haven't forged a horseshoe for the blacksmith, you can proceed to the optional quest to find work at the gallows. Find the carpenter in the western part of the settlement, talk to him. Having received the quest to help Kolda with the axe, go to the grinding wheel.

The axe itself can be found in the room where the firewood is stored - it is in an unlocked box. Take everything and go to the sharpening wheel outside. To sharpen the axe, spin the wheel using the key "Space". You can change the angle by moving the mouse forward and backward. By moving the mouse to the right and left, you can move the axe itself with the blade in a circle to evenly sharpen the edge.

Position the tool at such an angle that when the circle rotates, the blade flies out. as many sparks as possible, and periodically move it in different directions. Try not to make the angle too small or large: if smoke comes out instead of sparks, the axe will start to deteriorate.

Once the job is done, Henry will report it. All that remains is to bring Kolda a sharpened axe. After giving him the tool, ask the farmhand about a way to get into the Maiden, and he will tell you about the well in the outer courtyard of the castle.

How to get to Tomasz

There are several ways to reach the patient in the chapel:

• Through the well — a difficult method that requires accuracy and stealth. You can secretly sneak into the tower, bying all the guards, skipping part of the quest with Jarek.
• Help Jarek — a simple path, following which you will get to Tomasz without problems. Find out all the information about the lost rosary and it on to Jarek.
• Through the chamberlain - Another easy way to gain access to free movement around the castle. Help Ulrich get rid of his stomach ache with the help of scholarship or eloquence.

You can prepare a cure for fever in advance to avoid visiting the tower twice. To do this, go straight to the "Find out what potion to give to the centurion Tomasz" item.

Get to Tomas through the well

If you chose the method suggested by Kolda, make sure you have a lockpick in your inventory and jump into the well. The fall will drain a lot of health, but you don't need to watch it in this quest. Pick up and equip the torch lying at your feet, run along the cave tunnel to the northeast.

After ing through the door and climbing the spiral staircase, you will find yourself in the basement where Ptachek is being held. Next, you will have to act stealthily, avoiding the attention of the guards. The door to Jan's cell is to the left of the entrance - talk to your friend and ask him to distract the guard.

Hide in the torture chamber opposite the cell and wait for the guard to approach Ptachek's door, then sneak behind him into the room he came from.

Go up the stairs and you'll find yourself in the kitchen. You can walk around here without hiding. the chamberlain suffering from stomach pain and go up the stairs again.

On the second floor of the kitchen, go into stealth mode again, as there will be restricted areas further on. When you get to the long kitchen warehouse, run to the end and go up the stairs again.

Continue climbing up all the stairs that you come across along the way and soon you will find yourself in a bright room with a guard. Distract him by throwing a stone towards the window - to do this, press the key "G"When the guard is distracted, carefully walk up the steps behind him.

To get to the chapel, look for the wide staircase that leads to the top of the tower. Be careful, as there may be a guard coming down from above. If you hear his footsteps, go under the stairs and wait for him to .

Once you reach the end of the path, you will find yourself in the chapel where Tomas lies. Talk to Adela, who is taking care of him, and offer to help.

Get to Tomasz with Jarek's help

If you decide to deliver the horseshoe to Kabat, you can find out that he sells master keys. To do this, ask the farmhand two questions:

• What did you do before?
• Do you have tools?

Buy master keys, most likely it won't work, since all the money was taken from Indro, but you can offer your help to the groom. The man will tell you about the rosary that he lost in dice to Father Nicodemus and ask for it back. Agree to find Kabat's rosary and go to Nicodemus.

Find the priest in the western part of the outer courtyard. He is either sitting on a bench under a canopy or standing on the castle wall looking into the distance. You can try to pickpocket him for a master key or beat him in a game of dice.

If you take the rosary, you can get the master keys from Kabat. However, it is more profitable and easier to tell the guard Jarek about the rosary:

• Talk to Father Nicodemus and invite him to play dice.
• If you know about the rosary, the dialogue will give you the opportunity to offer it as a bet, saying, "I want to play the rosary". The priest will tell you a little more about the valuable item. After that, you can refuse to play for the stolen goods.
• Finish the conversation and go to Jarek, who is praying in the courtyard. Talk to him and you can tell him that Nicodemus has the rosary.

In gratitude for finding Tomasz's property, the guard will offer Henry to go with him to the chapel and pray next to the centurion. Agree and simply follow Jarek.

At the top you can talk to Adela and advance the quest. This method allows you to complete the first half of the task with the least losses.

Get to Tomas through the chamberlain

Once in the castle courtyard, steal the master key from the forge. To avoid unnecessary suspicion, you can talk to the cook Fanka and promise to help her. She will lead Henry to the kitchen basement, but you don't have to go down after her. Once inside, talk to the Chamberlain right away. In the dialogue, select: "I see you have health problems.".

Next you will need to one of two skill checks:

• "I am a wandering student" (persuasion) - deceive the chamberlain with the help of pumped eloquence. He will trust and allow himself to be examined if the persuasion indicator is at least 11.
• “It’s not noticeable to me, but I’m a knowledgeable person.” (scholarship) - to succeed the corresponding skill must be at least 10.

The chamberlain, impressed by the hero's knowledge, will allow himself to be examined. Exhaust all subsequent dialogue options, after which Henry will make a diagnosis:

• "Describe pain" (scholarship).
• "What did you treat yourself with?" (persuasion).
• "What kind of life do you lead?" (scholarship).
• "I'll examine you, sir" (survival).

It's okay if you fail any of the skill checks. The chamberlain will give you access to the healer's room with an alchemy table anyway.

Go up to the "Staritsa" and talk to Katerina. As soon as the girl leaves the room, steal doctor's diary from the shelf and grab the one standing just below A strong pain-relieving decoction.

To avoid returning to the healer's room, read the diary stolen from the shelf in advance and prepare Fever CureAll the necessary ingredients are in the locked chest.

Return to Chamberlain Ulrich and give him any potion you found. He doesn't understand medicine anyway, so you don't have to prepare a suitable stomach remedy for him. After talking to the patient, you can choose the phrase "Regarding your illness...", after which the following will become available: "I have a remedy that can help". Give him the Strong Painkiller, and the hero himself will ask for access to the chapel in "The Maiden". The grateful chamberlain will not refuse.

Now you can freely climb up to the desired tower and talk to Adela. From the kitchen, where the chamberlain was, climb the stairs to the very top to get to Tomas.

Find out what medicine to give to the centurion Tomasz

To find out how to get a fever potion, go to the "Old Tower" - the western tower of the castle.

Go down to the courtyard, trying to avoid the attention of the guards. If you came to the Maiden with Jarek, you won't have to hide - calmly go out into the courtyard. After leaving the tower, distract the guard at the stairs, go down a little lower and go through a long room.

Immediately behind it you will see steps going down. Once you get to the woodshed, exit through the door ahead and you will find yourself at the forge.

Use the stairs leading to the western part of the castle.

There is a hungry guard in the kitchen. If you helped Fanka and broke into the chest before, there are some dried apples in your inventory. Give him one portion, after which he will leave. You can safely go up the stairs after him.

You can try to just run past him. If you quickly figure out where to go, the guard won't be able to catch up and will soon lose sight of Indro.

Once you get up to the room above the kitchen, find the next staircase there, southwestern parts of the room.

Climb up and run forward. Go up a couple more stairs and you'll find yourself at a red door.

Once you find yourself in a small corridor, enter the door on the right.

When choosing what to answer Katerina, do not use the persuasion option "With such a thing that we are both thieves", otherwise the girl will rob Indro. In any case, the thief will leave the premises, and you can start looking for the recipe for the potion.

The doctor's diary is on the shelf. Take it and read it, after which several tinctures will be added to the recipe book, among which will be the one needed for fever.

The alchemy table and all the necessary ingredients are located here. Use the lockpick to open the chest with difficulty of the castle "Very easy" and start cooking.

To brew the required medicine, follow these steps:

1. Pour wine into the boiler.
2. Add three handfuls of tansy.
3. Put it on the fire and boil for two turns hourglass.
4. Grind one handful of elderberries in a mortar.
5. Add to the cauldron three handfuls of ginger.
6. Take the bottle from the shelf and use it. distiller.

The resulting potion must be taken to Adela in the Chapel of the "Maiden".

The potion will work even if at the end, instead of distilling, you accidentally poured the liquid into a bottle. Therefore, you can skip the last step if you wish.

You can also come to the healer's room in "Staritsa" before going to the chapel to see Tomasz. In this case, when talking to Adela, the option will become available "I have something that can help him.". This will significantly speed up the age, eliminating the need to sneak into the chapel twice.

Save Mr. Jan from the scaffold

Having brought the centurion to his senses, watch the cutscene with the beginning of the execution and the sudden arrival of the owner of the local lands - Otto of Bergov. The master who arrived in time will stop the execution, and Ptacek will be saved.

After some time, Henry and Jan will receive the long-awaited audience with the ruler of Troska. Depending on what you answer Otto of Bergov, the lord can praise Henry for his diplomatic approach. To do this, select the following lines:

• The chamberlain could not act otherwise.
• We all have something to blame ourselves for.
• Betray is a strong word.

Apart from this dialogue, the chosen phrases will not affect anything else.

Next quest - "Back in the Saddle".

Achievement A Bird in the Hand

To obtain achievement "A bird in the hand", fulfill the condition "You saved Ptacek from the gallows". The achievement is given automatically at the beginning of the conversation with Otto from Bergov.

We hope this guide helped you figure out how to complete the quest For Whom the Bell Tolls in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 and get to Captain Tomas before time runs out. Write comments, if you have any difficulties or questions during the gameplay, we will definitely answer and try to help. See more game guides in in the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 section.