Under Watchful Eyes Quest Walkthrough in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Walkthrough and Video Guide for Under Watchful Eyes Quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Briar Sloughs Map. Stoneward Post Prison in Briar Sloughs.
- Starting Location: Stoneward Post Prison in Briar Sloughs.
- Quest Giver: Mert in prison, after completing The Firebrand quest.
- Time Cost: 3 Time Segment
Under Watchful Eyes Walkthrough
This walkthrough covers the "Under Watchful Eyes" quest in the Briar Sloughs region of The Blood of Dawnwalker.
Do not wait too long to complete this task after receiving it, or else Mert will die. It is best to complete it the very next night.
Your goal is to break Mert out of prison. Things will get violent, but we can try to handle it as quietly as possible.
- Return to Stoneward Post at night and approach the walls from behind. Grab any loot you find outside.
- Use Shadowstep to climb the tower and enter through the ruined roof. Do not miss the chest up there.
- Put Friedo to sleep or take him out using Voracious Bite.
- Loot the room. Make sure to grab the Prison Keychain hanging on the wall.
- Sneak over to the basement door, open it, and either neutralize or kill the guard inside.
- Loot the area and take the second Prison Keychain from the guard's body.
- Free Mert and the woman in the other cell, then head back upstairs.
- Step out into the courtyard. A fight is unavoidable here. Defeat the enemies to earn the Perfect Riposte Manual.
- The quest marker points you toward the main gate. Ignore it. Since you have the keys, use the side exit located to the right of the tower.
- Head outside and talk to Mert.
- This successfully completes the "Under Watchful Eyes" quest.
Stoneward Post is also tied to the Court: Prisoner Processing Camp quest. You can skip this if you have another way to deal with Ambrus. If you do want to clear it, you will need to return to Stoneward Post and kill every guard, including the ones inside the buildings, to free the remaining prisoners. This is an optional task heavily focused on combat against relatively strong enemies for this stage of the game, though it offers plenty of loot. I recommend coming back later with a higher-level character if you plan to tackle it.
Quest Lore & Objectives
Mert was caught by the soldiers and taken to Stoneward Post for questioning. I need to speak with him, maybe help him get out of there ... But it won't be easy. The place is heavily guarded.
- Get the key to Mert's cell
- Free Mert
- Escort Mert through the Stoneward Post's main gate
I managed to free Mert from Stoneward Post, but he won't be returning to the manumits. He's too wounded and scared now.
