A Touching Effigy

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**A Touching Effigy** is a side quest which can be started by talking to Erica Braveblood. She can either be found in her gallery in the Southern Quarter or wandering in the Marketplace and Noble District, trying to attract potential customers to her gallery. Due to the business not going well, she desperately tries to find new customers.

She also needs help with the top painter of the gallery, which is also her mother, Andrasta Braveblood. Her mother, who paints the better pieces, has for unknown reasons stopped shipping paintings to her gallery. Erica worries that something has happened to her mother, who has a cabin in the Dark Valley. Due to the dangers of the area and the dead walking the earth once more, the area has become more dangerous and although she won't refuse your offer to help, she will warn you nonetheless.

After accepting the quest, you can talk to her again to earn the knowledge point needed for the side quest Strange Horizons. In order to survive, a minimal combat level of 15 is recommended, though a combat level of 20 is better.

## Andrasta

From Ark, you can either take a Myrad to the Frostcliff Tavern or teleport there. From the tavern, take the short eastern road and head east until the bridge for the small river. Then head north, following the river towards the cliffside. There is the cabin located. Andrasta has turned a former watermill into her workshop and house.

Inside, you will be greeted by Flame Elemental summoned by Andrasta. Kill it and then talk to her. She is standing behind the barred door. Andrasta will explain that she had some trouble with a pair of young nobles who robbed her and have stolen a precious painting she wants back. She believes that the pair has run to the factory southwest of the cabin, but she can't pursue them personally and urges you to do so.

## Throatstone Manufactory

From Andrasta's cabin, follow the river southwest, past the Mossy Mud Pit and take the road southwest. Then the manufactory is found when traveling the road in the direction. There will be a wild mages nearby who will use their magic and a mud Elemental, but there is a more troublesome wild mage with a fireball staff past the factory, who is especially dangerous at lower levels.

The first level of the dungeon is a large open factory hall, with only a full-grown rat as opponent. On the second level, there will be four or five bandits near the rooms. In case of lower levels, the only option to defeat is by luring one to the previous floor and then kill them one by one. Once those bandits are disposed of, you head further into the tunnels. You will meet with another bandit before finding the bandit leader Balgor at the end of this dungeon. In the room you can find the painting, but not all is as it seems to be.

## Decision

### Killing Andrasta

You can loot her body:

* Endralan Sublime Garb (Green)
* Fine Boots
* Rune Dagger
* Silver Ring

Rhys materializes in a small newly opened side room. He admits to taking part in the purge, and rewards you with 200 pennies,

### Letting Andrasta Go

Andrasta destroys the painting with Rhys in it. You can ask her to stop killing people. She gives you a Gold Diamond Amulet, and a coin bag to help keep the gallery going.

## Report back to Erica

If you killed Andrasta, Erica is not happy. Otherwise, she rewards you with 390 pennies.