Newcomers

Amicia and Lucas in Vaudin's Laboratory

## Trophies

"**Newcomers**" is the second chapter of *A Plague Tale: Requiem*.

## Plot

### Synopsis

> On their way to meet Vaudin, the alchemist who will examine Hugo, Amicia and Lucas found a poor district of the Red City where the inhabitants have been quarantined and decimated by the Bite, There, they faced mercenaries and thousands of rats emerging from the depths, both wreaking havoc. At his laboratory Vaudin called Amicia a Protector, the title given by the Order to denote her relation to the Macula Carrier.
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### Summary

#### Arrival in the Town

Amicia, Hugo, Béatrice, and Lucas arrive at the Red City, where the Order has provided them with a house. A yearly event is taking place in the city called the Saint John's Fair. Amicia and Hugo explore the fair together before heading to their new house. It is above the marketplace and has a phoenix weathervane.

#### To the Arena

Overnight, Hugo becomes sick and Béatrice wishes to consult a local Order alchemist, Magister Vaudin, about Hugo's illness. Lucas and Amicia leave to find the Magister. A soldier tells them Sir Vaudin deals with the florist, the florist tells them he deals with her husband, and her husband tells them he lives somewhere near the arena. They travel through slums in the arena district, and when they reach the arena itself, they find the Order symbol on the wall. Unfortunately, it has been closed and soldiers refuse to let them enter. Lucas and Amicia have to sneak inside.

#### Arcades

Inside the arena, Amicia and Lucas find dozens of bodies; poor people, likely from the slums outside, who had died to the Bite. They infer that the dead people haven't been missed (or searched for) due to their low status in the city. Amicia comes to the conclusion that by bringing Hugo to the city they had also brought the plague, but Lucas insists the plague may have come from anyone infected with the Bite, and the plague in Guyenne is likely spreading.

#### Confrontation in the Stands

A man dressed as a soldier interrogates a poor man, asking for the location of someone. In the stands of the arena, Amicia and Lucas come across mercenaries. They mention their leader Arnaud is on his way, and seem to know nothing of the plague, the Bite, or the rats. Unfortunately, they are searching for Vaudin, too—Amicia and Lucas must find him first. They can sneak past or fight the mercenaries.

#### Underground

Lucas spots a large tower with the Order's symbol and insists Vaudin must be inside. While attempting to cross a roof, they fall through, and into a dark building. A man with a torch begs them not to hurt him. Suddenly, a horde of rats starts flooding the building. Amicia and Lucas try to coach the man to safety, but he panics and dies. Amicia and Lucas have to run to safety, then travel through the dark building using torches, brassieres, and sticks. The only open path leads them further down, below ground.

#### Ignifer

They come across a room with a brazier in the center on a lift. When rats flood the room, Amicia and Lucas scrounge up elements—sulfur and alcohol—and make Ignifer. They light the brassier and, after figuring out how to lower the lift, ride it up and above ground once more.

#### Gladiators

Above ground they come across mercenaries again. On top of that, rats pour into the streets. They have to fight or sneak past the mercenaries and survive the rats while traveling to the south tower. Inside, they have to solve a puzzle relating to the correct order of planets in relation to the sun.

When they finally meet Vaudin, he is sitting at a desk in his laboratory, seemingly untroubled by the rats or the mercenaries. He is a haughty and rude man. He calls Amicia the "Protector", a title denoting her relation to the Carrier. Amicia notices a fresco on the wall of an island with two peaks. The chapter ends with Lucas and Amicia escorting Vaudin to their house.

## Trivia

* In the marketplace, a woman selling combs asks Amicia about changing her hairstyle. Amicia says, "Thank you, but I like it like this." The woman replies, "Oh... Good for you! A woman's hair is her righteous crown!" This is calling attention to Amicia's hair to emphasize its changes later in the game.
* Lucas will comment on whether or not Amicia kills any mercenaries in Confrontation in the Stands. When the gameplay mechanic for Amicia's skills is introduced (i.e., the evolution of her skills is influenced by the way the player handles situations.) Lucas says, "Yes! We made it!" Amicia replies, "We did, but I'm weary of the thieves, murderers, mercenaries—all the bloody scum that keeps getting in our way!" Lucas says, "Chaos rules our lives... they're a part of it. And you're getting better at handling them... I see it."
	+ If Amicia does not kill mercenaries: "You were pretty discreet back there..." to which Amicia replies, "Well, better to let live and not risk dying myself..."
	+ If Amicia kills mercenaries: "You didn't leave much alive back there..." to which Amicia replies, "Yes... That's probably why we're still alive to talk about it."
* When Vaudin tells Amicia, "Control your flame, Protector... Others have burned in it," he is foreshadowing Aelia's fate.

## Gallery

Amicia and Lucas find an elephant skeletonVaudin in his laboratoryIsland fresco in Vaudin's laboratory

Navigation

* I – Under a New Sun
* II – **Newcomers**
* III – A Burden of Blood
* IV – Protector's Duty
* V – In Our Wake
* VI – Leaving All Behind
* VII – Felons
* VIII – A Sea of Promises
* IX – Tales and Revelations
* X – Bloodline
* XI – The Cradle of Centuries
* XII – The Life We Deserve
* XIII – Nothing Left
* XIV – Healing Our Wounds
* XV – Dying Sun
* XVI – King Hugo
* XVII – Legacy of the de Rune Family