Redguard:Hints

This page serves as an extension of the First Time Players page. It contains hints that can be used to get an advantage in Redguard, whether that be utilizing lesser known healing methods, quickly amassing a fortune of gold, locating buried treasure, finding special magic effects, or getting into inaccessible places.

Healing Without Potions
Out of combat, other methods exist so that you can save on health potions.
Nidal — Receive healing from the priest at the Temple of Arkay. He can restore all of your health, but charges a 25 gold tax until you help him discover the fate of his initiate.
Arkay Fertility Statue — Offer a gold piece to this statue southwest of town to restore 10 health.
Bandage — You obtain one or two of these during the quest Contact the League. They each restore 30 health, and you can save one for later if you received two.
Catacombs — When you are thrown in the Catacombs at the end of the quest N'Gasta's Amulet, you are fully healed.

Finding Gold
You can find quite a bit of gold around the island. Most enemies can be looted and have a chance of carrying gold, and the various dungeons all have plenty lying around. Other notable locations include:
The ogre in the Goblin Caverns carries 300.
Kotaro offers up to 300 gold for delivering N'Gasta's Amulet.
Talk to Orsone, the parrot at Gerrick's Goods, to discover where Iszara buried 300 gold.
Chest of 50 gold in the Harbor Tower's lower level
Chest of 50 gold at Devil's Den
Chest of 50 gold in the hull of Brennan's ship, which is unlocked later on
Saintsport and the nearby serpent skeleton and boat wreckage have gold lying around. A secret island in the Spine boasts four gold pouches.
Dig for buried treasure (see below).

Items that you have to buy at some point include:
Shovel at Gerrick's Goods (30 gold)
Dwarven Lore at J'ffer's Books (54 gold)
Elven Artifacts vIII at J'ffer's Books (40 gold), although only if you want to complete an optional objective

Buried Treasure
thumb|right|Digging with a shovel
thumb|right|Locations of buried treasure
With a shovel you can dig anywhere on the island. There are five known locations where gold is buried, marked with a red X on the map to the right.

Each of these gives you 10 gold. Cyrus says one of the following lines when you successfully dig something up:
:"This should help."
:"Good. I could use this."
:"Just what I needed."
:"Excellent."

 
 

Blood Lust Potion
100x100px|right|Blood Lust Potion
In either the alchemist's shack west of town or on the top level of N'Gasta's Tower you'll be able to pick up Orc's blood. Mix this with pig's sac in the Mage's Guild or N'Gasta's Tower to create the so-called Blood Lust potion. Drinking it gives a combined ironskin and strength effect that lasts for 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
 

Talisman of Hunding
100x100px|right|Talisman of Hunding
Before heading into the Goblin Caverns, obtain the Talisman of Hunding for a special bonus while adventuring. The talisman opens a crack in the cavern walls to reveal a brazier. Holding your sword to the flame provides a superior strength effect.

See the Statue of Hunding page for a detailed walkthrough.
 

The Old Quarter
thumb|right|Jumping into the Old Quarter
Some extra gold and potions are available early on in the ground area of the Old Quarter, although the area is difficult to reach. It is normally inaccessible behind a gate, but on the far right end of the wall where it meets the cliff there is a way around. Run and jump over to where the cliff becomes more gradual, as shown in the image to the right, and follow the narrow ledge into the Old Quarter. The only way out is to jump into the sea.