At the ruins of Exilium hangs a knight of the Church who has no head. On their wedding night his bride Jenny cut it off, drove a blade through his heart and nailed him to a wall, apparently to carry the head away in search of a cure. The curse keeps him alive. He does not blame her, and he wants one thing: his wedding ring, lost in the chapel, so he can say his vows again if she ever returns. This is the longest side quest in the game and the only one that ends in a boss fight. His own dialog and flags are on Rosen Cavalier Patrick (character).
Walkthrough#
- Find the Wedding Ring (log 20402). Talk to the knight. Choose "Why are you nailed here?" and then "Why did she do this to you?" to hear him out, or the third option to be led away by your companion. His request sets flag 35010.
- Find the ring. A noble penitent from the Blessedland is hiding in Exilium and will deal with you only after the nearby monster is dead (flag 35053, inferred from the "you killed that thing" line). She gives you Patrick's Ring (key item 10006) once you answer a question: "Is it safe outside?"
- Return the Wedding Ring (log 20403). Go to Patrick and choose "Take out the ring". A cutscene plays (movie 1009 of story 3, flag 35009). The talking Patrick (monster 3060) is then replaced by a second spot (3072) that only thanks you.
- End the Curse (log 20404). Patrick's head (key item 10008, "The Head of the Knight") lies in the ruins. It only appears after a story scene earlier in the chapter has played (flag 35020), so you cannot get it too early. The "Return his head" option is on a third spot (monster 3061), which only appears after you have rested at an Exilium altar once the ring is handed in (flag 34001, see Hidden mechanics). Return and choose "Return his head" (cutscene 1010 of story 3).
- Patrick thanks you and asks for a last favour: a duel "where she died" to end his curse. His boss form, Rosen Cavalier Patrick, waits at that spot.
Defeating him ends the curse. The nailing wall (a wall and an effect object, both named "knight wall" in the data) disappears, and a pickup of Patrick's Ring as a material (item 70026) appears at the spot.
The answer to "Is it safe outside?"#
Either answer ("Yes, it's safe" or "No, it's not") gives you the ring. The two answers set different flags (35016 and 35017) that only change what the woman says to you on later visits, so the choice is flavour.
Boss: Rosen Cavalier Patrick#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Story monster | 3071 (model 20017) |
| Levels | 8 / 40 / 65 / 89 (Level_1 to Level_4 = journeys 1 to 4, see New Game Plus enemy scaling#How the level is chosen) |
| Drop table | 30098 |
| Appears | After flag 35021 (head handed in) |
| Defeat flags | 31004 (also exits boss mode; achievement Chivalry), 95031 (Witness and War and Destiny), 31006 (autosave) |
Hidden mechanics#
- The duel is optional. The boss is not placed in the world until you hand in the head, and the line never forces you to fight someone else first. Skipping the line means you never meet him.
- Resting after the ring swaps the figure. Once the ring is handed in (flag 35009), the next altar rest in Exilium sets 34001 (
StorySaveids 7-9, altars 1-3). That destroys the thank-you spot 3072 and shows the head spot 3061 (same model). Without that rest the head cannot be handed in. Rule: Side Quests#Hidden mechanics. The last spot (3073, the duel offer) shows after the head is handed in (33006) and is hidden once the boss appears (35021). - Two achievements. Defeating him raises Witness and War and Destiny (the latter needs Patrick, Vincent and Eleanor, see Side Quests#Witness: "Finish all the Tales"). The kill also gives Chivalry, which needs Normal difficulty or higher (
leastUnlockDiff2). - The dialog chain also marks some options as "read" so they grey out after a first listen.
Sources#
UIQuest20401-20404;StoryQuest35010 (start, show 20402), 35006 (give item 10006), 35009 (movie 1009), 35016 and 35017 (flavour), 35020 (autosave, scene), 35021 (delete item 10008), 35023 (movie 1010), 35030 (destroy monster 3061), 31004 (boss defeated; also records the achievement Chivalry, id 10009), 95031 (Witness and War and Destiny).StoryMonster3071 (Level_1..48 / 40 / 65 / 89, show 35021, hide 31004), 3060, 3061, 3072, 3073 (show/hide flags);StorySave7-9;StoryItem3042 (head), 3044 (ring material 70026 shown after 31004);StoryWall19, 20 andStoryEffect9, 10 (hidden after 31004).StoryDialogstory 3, ids 31087-31121, 31201-31203, 32100, 32199, 33166, 33199, 35224-35226;ItemData10006, 10008, 70026.- See Side Quests, Rosen Cavalier Patrick (boss), Bosses.