Getting through the Dragon’s Dogma 2 masquerade quest is one of the trickiest challenges you’ll have during the game’s early hours. It takes place after you’ve spent some time in Vernworth, the capital city of Vermund where you mix with nobility and regular soldiers alike. Let’s look at what you need to do.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Masquerade Quest Walkthrough
To start off, you enter Vernworth as part of the quest In Dragon’s Wake. After that, you speak to a soldier called Captain Brant, who tells you a false king currently sits on the throne. As a way of getting close to him, you can choose to attend a masquerade party at Vernworth Castle as a limited-time objective.
To get this, speak to Brant at the nearby inn. Select the “Tell Me of the Masquerade” option and he reveals a masquerade party where you need to dress up properly, and gives you a mask. This starts a quest called The Stolen Throne.
Acquiring Noble Clothing
Meeting the requirements to attend the masquerade in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a challenge in itself. Most importantly, the guards won’t let you into the Noble Quarter unless you’re wearing adequate clothing. Fortunately, that’s quite easy to come by. If you head to the Watchhead’s Home in the south of Vernworth, right in the heart of the Noble Quarter, you can loot a Courtly Tunic in a chest within the building’s dining room.
Head upstairs into one of the bedrooms and you’ll spot trousers that go with it, too. These are named the Courtly Breeches, and you won’t miss them. Brant gives you the Eventide Mask at the start of the quest, so you’ll have everything you need.
Attending the Masquerade Party
The masquerade at Vernworth Castle doesn’t take place every night. Instead, it happens every two evenings, so make your way into the Noble Quarter with your courtly clothing on and look around for other NPCs wearing masks. If it hasn’t started yet, sit on a bench and use the Wait feature to skip the time.
As you enter the gates, your pawns stay behind. Turn right and head towards Vernworth Castle. Go through the double doors in your correct attire, and scan the walls until you uncover a hidden door built into the brickwork. If you get lost, just keep an eye on the yellow objective marker on your mini-map.
Wander into the hall and a cutscene begins. You see the false Sovran walking through a hallway just outside the main hall. Head back towards the door and turn left to go down this hallway, following the Sovran’s path around. He mysteriously disappears, because he’s instead walked through a hidden brick door within the wall.
Run adjacent to the wall, batting into it whenever you can, and a door soon opens between two stone pillars. Walk through it and another set of double doors to a balcony overlooking the sea. Follow the path to the right and a cutscene begins.
Lady Wilhemina will hide you as guards approach, before showing you a hidden hole in the wall where you can spy on the Sovran. She then instructs you to leave, but you’ve made a crucial ally along the way.
Note that this is a time-limited quest, so if you can’t manage it before that evening’s masquerade ends, it’ll eventually disappear. You’ll need to be quick!
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