One of the first decisions you’ll need to make inAvowedcomes during the opening tutorial quest, On Strange Shores. While venturing through the jail cell, you willcome across Ilora, who is locked up. She will tell you her crew went mad, though she’ll also be highly aggressive to you, immediately making her unlikeable and untrustworthy.
So, the question is, do you free her? It’s a choice that has consequences both immediate and in the game’s first map, Dawnshore, so you’ll want to get it right. Then again, this is the first decision, so don’t expect a massive impact. It’s there to show you how your choices impact the world, so let’s dig into that impact.
Should You Free Ilora?
The first bit of information here isIlora is telling the truth. The madness she speaks of isDreamscourge, a major theme in the game. But does that men you should trust her?Again, the answer is yes.There are severaladvantages to helping Ilora,while leaving her to rot offersseveral disadvantages. First things first, there’s the immediate impact.
If youfree Ilora,she willhelp you as you battle through the island. Things are quite easy, as it’s the tutorial, but every little helps - especially as you have pretty poor weapons here. On the flipside, if youleave Illora, she will break out,and by the time you reach the final combat arena,you will have to fight her. Once more, she’s not difficult, but does provide another annoyance against the ‘boss’ of the island,Steadman Ralke.
However, more interesting is the longer lasting impact. In Dawnshore, you can pick up the side questEscape Plan from the Shanty Town. Here, an elderly couple will want help being smuggled out of town. After the first stage asks you to find plants and a deed, you’ll need tonegotiate with smugglers. If you freed Ilora,she will be in the group of smugglers. This allows you to negotiate apeaceful solution with the smugglers.
If youkilled Ilora,admitting thisto the smugglersimmediately starts combat. If you lie and say she perished to the Dreamscourge, or that you never found her, the smugglers believe you… but they won’t reach a peaceful solution and thus youwill fight them.
The basic options arefree Ilora and get her help in a later quest,orleave Ilora, be forced to fight her, and be forced to fight in a later quest.
Where To Find The Jail Key For Ilora?
Given thesensible solution is to free her, the next step ishow. Thankfully,the key is nearby. Headup the boxes opposite the cellsuntil you reach the next level. From here,head through the broken wall and turn right. You will come to awooden floor.Attack itand you will drop down into a room withthe key.
Grab itoff the wall, unbar the door, and leave. This will lead youback to the room with the cells. Interact with Ilora’s door, and she’ll be free. You can alsoopen the cell next to herthen crawl through the wall to findDeerskin Gloves.
