The Caged Brute
Normal
Act: 1
Reward: Skill Gems
The Warden, Brutus, has blockaded Axiom Prison. Kill him to get through.
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1Kill Brutus
The Warden, Brutus, has blockaded Axiom Prison. Kill him to get through.
  • Explore the Prison and kill Brutus

  • Area: The Prison
    NPC:
  • Bestel Brutus: Brutus, Warden of Axiom Prison. The way I heard it, albeit from ale-soaked sailors, fear unmanned the great Brutus. Not fear of man, nor beast... fear of death.

    Life is like wine, best enjoyed in moderation. I don't envy Brutus' hangover.
  • Nessa Brutus: The tale of Brutus was a popular one in the schools of Theopolis, taught in the hopes of deterring students from ambitions not condoned by the Templar.

    Brutus was Warden of Axiom Prison and one of the most feared men in the Eternal Empire. But there the histories end... and the myth begins, with Brutus commissioning a witch to transform him, in a mad attempt at immortality. A moment of hubris that didn't end well... for anyone.

    If it's true then Brutus has my pity. Some of us pay too dearly for our mistakes.

    Yet if you insist on learning from your own mistakes then please, take one of these. You might need it.
  • Tarkleigh Brutus: There's a fine line between man and monster. Brutus, the Warden of Axiom Prison... he crossed that line long ago. A big lad, and as you know from Hillock, big lads are slow. Hit and run, that's the way to cut them down to size. Unless there's thaumaturgy involved. Then forget the 'hitting' bit. Just run.
  • Nessa Brutus: The tale of Brutus was a popular one in the schools of Theopolis, taught in the hopes of deterring students from ambitions not condoned by the Templar.

    Brutus was Warden of Axiom Prison and one of the most feared men in the Eternal Empire. But there the histories end... and the myth begins, with Brutus commissioning a witch to transform him, in a mad attempt at immortality. A moment of hubris that didn't end well... for anyone.

    If it's true then Brutus has my pity. Some of us pay too dearly for our mistakes.

    Yet if you insist on learning from your own mistakes then please, take one of these. You might need it.
  • Tarkleigh Brutus: There's a fine line between man and monster. Brutus, the Warden of Axiom Prison... he crossed that line long ago. A big lad, and as you know from Hillock, big lads are slow. Hit and run, that's the way to cut them down to size. Unless there's thaumaturgy involved. Then forget the 'hitting' bit. Just run.
  • 2
    You have found Axiom Prison, home to Brutus, the Warden. Return to town for help preparing for the coming battle.
  • Talk to Tarkleigh

  • Area: Lioneye's Watch
    3Return to town for assistance
    You have found Axiom Prison, home to Brutus, the Warden. Return to town for help preparing for the coming battle.
  • Talk to Nessa

  • Area: Lioneye's Watch
    4Kill Brutus
    You have found Brutus in the Warden's Chambers in the Upper Prison. Kill him to unlock the exit.
  • Kill Brutus

  • Area: The Prison
    5The Prison's exit is now open
    You have killed Brutus and unlocked the Prison's exit. Search for it in the Warden's Chambers in the Upper Prison.
  • Find the exit from the Prison

  • Area: Prisoner's Gate
    NPC:
  • Sister Cassia Devices: I've worked on many beautiful little machines in my time. Let's see... There was the one that was originally designed to rapidly peel and pith fruit. That one is now called the Descalper.

    The portable oven turned out to be less of an oven and more of a red-hot ember dispenser. Still quite popular.

    And of course, the towers I have been assembling for use in protecting the portable-purifying-pumping unit. Those I am particularly proud of. Powered by the toxic fluid that runs through the fungal fibres. Surprisingly robust, and safe! Relatively safe. Almost no one has died yet who wasn't meant to.
  • Sister Cassia Devices: I've worked on many beautiful little machines in my time. Let's see... There was the one that was originally designed to rapidly peel and pith fruit. That one is now called the Descalper.

    The portable oven turned out to be less of an oven and more of a red-hot ember dispenser. Still quite popular.

    And of course, the towers I have been assembling for use in protecting the portable-purifying-pumping unit. Those I am particularly proud of. Powered by the toxic fluid that runs through the fungal fibres. Surprisingly robust, and safe! Relatively safe. Almost no one has died yet who wasn't meant to.
  • Sister Cassia Devices: I've worked on many beautiful little machines in my time. Let's see... There was the one that was originally designed to rapidly peel and pith fruit. That one is now called the Descalper.

    The portable oven turned out to be less of an oven and more of a red-hot ember dispenser. Still quite popular.

    And of course, the towers I have been assembling for use in protecting the portable-purifying-pumping unit. Those I am particularly proud of. Powered by the toxic fluid that runs through the fungal fibres. Surprisingly robust, and safe! Relatively safe. Almost no one has died yet who wasn't meant to.
  • Nessa Brutus: For some, death is welcomed with open arms. Did you end Brutus' suffering out of avarice, or mercy? Only you know the answer to that one.
  • Tane Octavius Exile: How many innocent men and women can you think of who were exiled? We are here because we are violent, because we broke the laws of the land.

    I killed my master. I do not regret that he is dead, only that it was by my hand. My master was a sick man, with dark proclivities. A sickness of the mind that no alchemy could hope to cure. And he passed that sickness onto me.

    I was never violent until that day. Until that day, I could not fathom how one man could take the life of another. But Lucan drew out of me an anger I did not know I was capable of experiencing. It overcame me. Forced me out of my own body. And by the time I was in control again, my master was dead.

    That anger, that darkness is still in me, Exile. And that is why we are here.
  • Tane Octavius Exile: How many innocent men and women can you think of who were exiled? We are here because we are violent, because we broke the laws of the land.

    I killed my master. I do not regret that he is dead, only that it was by my hand. My master was a sick man, with dark proclivities. A sickness of the mind that no alchemy could hope to cure. And he passed that sickness onto me.

    I was never violent until that day. Until that day, I could not fathom how one man could take the life of another. But Lucan drew out of me an anger I did not know I was capable of experiencing. It overcame me. Forced me out of my own body. And by the time I was in control again, my master was dead.

    That anger, that darkness is still in me, Exile. And that is why we are here.
  • Tane Octavius Exile: How many innocent men and women can you think of who were exiled? We are here because we are violent, because we broke the laws of the land.

    I killed my master. I do not regret that he is dead, only that it was by my hand. My master was a sick man, with dark proclivities. A sickness of the mind that no alchemy could hope to cure. And he passed that sickness onto me.

    I was never violent until that day. Until that day, I could not fathom how one man could take the life of another. But Lucan drew out of me an anger I did not know I was capable of experiencing. It overcame me. Forced me out of my own body. And by the time I was in control again, my master was dead.

    That anger, that darkness is still in me, Exile. And that is why we are here.
  • Tarkleigh Brutus: The Warden's free of his own prison? Well, since you're so bloody determined to cheat the britches off death, you'd better have one of these... for luck.

    And when they write the song about you, just be sure to mention that it was Tarkleigh who taught you everything you know.
  • 6Talk to Tarkleigh for your reward
    You have killed Brutus and found a way through the Prison. Talk to Tarkleigh in town for a reward.
  • Talk to Tarkleigh for your reward

  • Area: Lioneye's Watch
    7Quest Complete
    Quest Complete - You have slain Brutus and have received a reward from Tarkleigh.
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    Clarity
    Faster Attacks Support
    Added Cold Damage Support
    Added Lightning Damage Support
    Added Fire Damage Support
    Melee Splash Support
    Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support
    Unbound Ailments Support
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