The Missing Apprentice in Gothic 1 Remake – Where to Find Cain

The Missing Student is the first quest of the second chapter of the main story, which is connected with the search for Cain in Gothic 1 remakeAfter speaking with the Swamp Camp alchemist, you'll learn that his assistant disappeared last night. Search the acolyte's hut and find out why he needed to go to the ancient crypt in the abandoned mine.

List all chapters and story quests see the special material.

How to start quest

By joining any of factions, talk to the main mentor to accept quests:

1. Old Camp: Raven will send you to the Swamp Camp to meet with a spy named Cain (mission The Brotherhood Plan). Working on Cor Galoma, he collects information for Gomez.
2. New Camp: Lares will ask you to visit the novice to discuss the future delivery of swampweed to New Camp 4 (mission The Brotherhood Plan).
3. Swamp Camp: Kor Galom will order the swamp runner to be delivered to Gomez (mission "Delivery of the Swampman") and find a lazy assistant.

If you become a ghost or a bandit, get to the Brotherhood lands in the eastern part of the map. There, move along pointers with alchemical flasks to come to the guru.

At the entrance, negotiate with the bodyguard by choosing "Cain owes us ore." or "I'm from Lares. I want to talk about the swamp monster."Afterwards, talk to the alchemist himself and agree to help with the search.

Walkthrough for the "Missing Apprentice" quest in Gothic 1 Remake

During your search for Cain, you will be fighting a lot, so prepare your hero for the adventure in advance: visit teachersTo spend OH, buy consumables from merchants and find a more powerful weapon.

Find Cain's hut

After leaving the guru's chambers, talk to the bodyguard again: thanks to him, you will find out which hut Cain lives in - opposite crushersTo get to her, go down and go to the arena where she preaches. Kadar.

From there, turn left and go straight ahead. Once on the wooden bridge, you'll see a work area being overseen by Oran.

There are two huts opposite. Left Belongs to a missing acolyte. After examining everything inside, you'll find an essence of magical energy (restores 30 mana) and drawing of an abandoned mine.

Now you can use it bed in this house.

Who should I show the drawing of the abandoned mine to?

The hero will assume that the parchment depicts a ritual site. The only one who can tell where this zone is located is novice LesterHe usually talks with Guru Nabim at the entrance to the Swamp Camp.

After leaving the house, run towards Niras, and then turn right. Cross the bridge and take the path to the left of the signs. This is where you'll find Lester.

How to find and enter the abandoned mine

From the novice you will learn that the drawing shows a mine near the exchange zone - this is where you received letter for fire mages and met Diego's ghost. Once you reach the place, you'll encounter Orrie:

• If you joined the ranks of ghosts, the guard will give key to an abandoned mine just like that - for this it is enough to mention the Raven’s order;
• If you join the Swamp or New Camp, you will have to pay for entry with ore (200 pieces) or a portion of swamp liquor.

Inside, you'll have to fight crawler hatchlings and mole rats. Near the end, you'll face a restless orc.

Find Cain

Save and move further along the tracks until you reach a fork:

1. passage left - you will immediately find yourself in a flooded area.
2. Wall to the right (requires the "Climbing" movement skill) - you'll be able to kill two crawler cubs and pick up some supplies (you'll still have to get the wheel).

In the flooded adit, dive into the water (default "C") and pick up winch wheel.

Swim out and use the ladder to reach the second level. Then jump onto the wooden beam to reach the device. After installing the wheel, open the gate.

Emerge on the other side of the cave and descend safely to another flooded area.

Follow the stream. In the next cave, you'll have to fight regular mole rats and a large one. We recommend killing the large monster with a bow, as its bites drain a lot of HP.

Further on, another fork awaits:

1. The right flow leads to a box that can be hack.
2. Left - to Cain.

How to open a chest

You'll have to hack the wooden crate underwater. If you haven't learned "Dive" from Homer in the New Camp, you might run out of air.

To collect the contents of the chest in the abandoned mine, move the items in the following order:

• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 1 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 1 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 3 - 1 to the right;
• № 4 - 1 to the right;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 4 - 3 times to the right;
• № 5 - 1 to the right;
• № 6 - 1 left;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 4 - 1 to the right;
• № 6 - 1 left;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 4 - 1 to the right;
• № 6 - 1 left;
• № 2 - 1 to the right;
• № 4 - 1 to the right;
• № 6 - 3 times to the left.

After breaking open the box, you will get the one-handed sword "Wounding Thorn" (+18 cleave, requires 15 strength), 10 pieces of ore and other useful materials.

Watch the video if you find it difficult to navigate the list of steps:

How to defeat an orc

After dealing with the chest, begin swimming in the other direction. After passing the latticed arch, you'll reach the entrance to the ancient crypt.

Pick up the scroll with the "Beacon" spell at the bonfire. We also recommend saving your game at this point, as you'll face a powerful enemy—an undead orc—ahead.

1. The creature has only two types of attacks: 2 or 3 sweeping melee strikes.
   
2. The best tactic for winning is to run away while the monster is swinging its axe, come up and perform a few counterattacks, and then break the distance again.

When the enemy is killed, take the Orcish weapon "Crush Pack" (+50 to cleave, requires 42 units of strength) or "Crush Punch" (+50 to cleave, requires 42 units of strength), and also mysterious amuletThen search the dead Cain.

Return to the mentor

After figuring out what happened to the missing student, leave the temple. Use the mysterious amulet on the door to exit the abandoned mine on the other side.

1. As a ghost/robber, go to Raven/Lares. This will help you progress the mission. The Brotherhood Plan: the mentor will order you to monitor what is happening in the Swamp Camp.
2. If you become a novice, immediately return to Kor Galom.

The next task is Yu'Berion.

Rewards

In total, you will receive for the task:

• 250 experience points for defeating the Restless Orc;
• Orcish one-handed weapon "Crush Pack" or two-handed "Crush Punch";
• 1,450 experience points for the quest itself;
• 50 pieces of ore from Raven/Lares for information;
• 50 pieces of ore from Cor Galom (even if you are not in the Brotherhood).

In the Gothic remake, regardless of your chosen faction, you'll be forced to search for the acolyte Cain. Along the way, you'll be able to explore many interesting locations. Don't forget to use interactive, so as not to miss any secrets.