In Avowed, you'll face a crucial decision: free the imprisoned Ilora or leave her fate to chance. This choice significantly impacts your journey, affecting both immediate challenges and later quests. This guide explores the consequences of each decision.
Should You Free Ilora?
While role-playing games encourage player agency, freeing Ilora is strongly recommended. This choice simplifies navigating Fort Northreach and unlocks a smoother path through a later side quest.
Freeing Ilora: The Benefits
Freeing Ilora provides significant advantages:
- Easier Fort Northreach: Ilora actively assists in combat, proving invaluable given your early-game limitations in weaponry and armor. She substantially eases the challenges of the island, including the boss fight against Steadman Ralke.
- Simplified "Escape Plan": This later side quest becomes considerably easier if Ilora is alive, although specifics are avoided to prevent spoilers.
How to Free Ilora
Ilora reveals the key to her cell is located in the Warden's Room. Access it by navigating the hallway, climbing crates, jumping to the adjacent platform, and entering the passage above. Break through the boards to reach the Warden's Room; the key is near the door. Note: Regardless of your choice regarding Ilora, unlock the adjacent cell to obtain the Deerskin Gloves.
Leaving Ilora: The Consequences
Choosing not to free Ilora drastically increases the difficulty of Fort Northreach. The "Escape Plan" quest also becomes significantly harder. Furthermore, you'll later encounter Ilora as an enemy, adding another layer of challenge to your escape. While you gain loot from her corpse, it comes at the cost of a more difficult and morally questionable playthrough.
In conclusion, freeing Ilora offers substantial benefits with minimal drawbacks, making it the optimal choice for a smoother and more rewarding Avowed experience.
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