RETURN TO THE HAUNTED CATHEDRAL - Mission 9
Objectives:- Grab the Eye
- Leave the cathedral area
- Leave coins on the Watchman's grave
Loot requirements: none
Loot available: 2126
Loot listed here: 2126
Kills allowed: Yes--all enemies are non-human
Equipment recommendations: Mines, Flashbombs, Water Arrows, Holy Water
Notes: Since no loot is required on this mission, instructions for completing the objectives will be listed, then another sets of instructions will follow in for collecting loot in that particular area.
You will also be required to kill all Haunts in an objective change later in the mission, so you may want to do this as you go, rather than having to backtrack. Haunts are killed easily with a backstab, 2 or 3 holy water arrows, a mine, 2 flashbombs, or by throwing a hammer at them. There are 9 in this mission:
4 patrolling the Cloister area
3 in the Sanctuary
1 in the Alchemists Cellar
1 patrolling St. Yora's
Entry/Getting the Eye
Insert the Talismans into their respective places and go inside (rumour says you can block this door with a skull and avoid the Brother Murus section later. But what fun would that be?). The doors in front of you are locked, so go either left or right and work your way around North to the Sanctuary. There are undead, zombies, and Haunts all over the place here. You can either dispatch them, or work around them for now, but be aware that later in the mission you will be required to kill all of the Haunts anyway. Go to the East side of the Sanctuary and shoot a rope arrow into the beam overhead. Jump to the second floor and go thru the door on your left. From this room you can jump across to the Hammer (attracting a lot of attention), or shoot a rope arrow into the overhead beam and grab it ala Constantine's Sword. Jump back to the room and go out to the ledge. You will need to climb up to the third floor using the beam overhead or by following the directions in the below. You need to retrieve the body of Brother Martello located in the room above the one from which you jumped to get the Eye (this is included in the loot section below if you plan to follow it, so save this step for then). Throw his body down to the first floor and head out the Northwest door of the Sanctuary. There is a vial of holy water in the room to the right of the Hammer if you need it. If you're not interested in the loot, skip to the section entitled "Basement".
Basement
Dump Martello by the first door on the right, then go to the second door on the right and down the stairs to the basement. There is a Spirit and a zombie down here. Take a left/East down the hall and make the first/only left to the wine cellar. Grab 3 gold bottles (150 ttl) and the body of Brother Renault whom you will also have to bury later. Take him back to the basement door and dump him. Head back down the hallway, passing the wine cellar and go right to the storeroom. Grab the candlestick (50) on your left (beware the floor trap), and the candlestick (50) in the next alcove on the left. Grab the water arrows on the floor to your right between the two barrels, and continue thru the storeroom, going West down the hall. Turn left down the long hall to a vault room with 3 stacks of silver coins (36 ttl), 5 stacks of copper coins (25 ttl), and two silver nuggets (100 ttl). Continue West down the hall and throw the power switch to the left in the next room. Head North to the stairs, grab Renault and go back up to the first floor.
Brother Murus
Go out the door on the left into the courtyard. Beware the Haunts and zombies in this area, but walk up to the apparition in red. You will be given a variety of tasks by Brother Murus which will eventually consist of:
- Finding his Rosary
- Finding a holy object
- Blessing the holy object
- Finding his Prayer Book
- Finding a Candle
- Performing his Burial Ritual
- Burying Brother Martello
- Burying Brother Renault
- Killing all the Haunts
Unfortunately, there is no way to kill Brother Murus (without re-configuring the game...), and he holds the key to the Armory, which contains an explosive device you will need to get out. We will complete these tasks according to location, rather than the order listed above.
While Murus is talking to you, grab the two bodies and drop them past the broken staircase to the right (the Cloister). Meet Murus here for your first task. (After completing each task, make sure to return to Murus so you can trigger instructions for the next one.)
Rosary/St. Yora's
Pass Murus and go left up the stairs to St. Yora's. Take a right inside and upstairs to the altar room. Grab the 3 water arrows on the altar and go thru the next room into the room w/ bunk beds. Go left to the wooden door and right/South in the hall to the first door on the left. The Rosary is in the crate. (To collect the remaining loot in St. Yora's, skip to the .) Go North back to the room w/ the bunks on the left, and right thru the wooden door back to the altar room. At the foot of the stairs, go left and back to Murus. Skip to the section entitled "Holy Symbol/ St. Tenor's".
The Serpentile Torc
Shoot the lower button thru the hole and lower the bridge. Cross it, turn right and mantle up the half wall on the right, and up to the drawbridge wall. Cross it and jump to the doorway which leads to a mansion. There are two Haunts inside, the key is under the mat. The room to wht left has a teal goblet (50) and 2 moss arrows in the box. Upstairs, the box to the left has a vial of holy water, the box near the bed has the Serpentile Torc (350!). Go back to the drawbridge and up the hill. Cross the wood bridge and get ready to start a fight.
Holy Symbol/ St. Tenor's Factory
Go East into the Cloister and left to St. Tenor's (the brick building). Go thru the foyer and left in the hall. In the smith room, grab the last mould on the bottom right (the hammer), and place it in the slot. Pull the left lever, then the right lever. Once finished, pull the left lever again and grab the hammer (instructions on the wall). While you are in St. Tenor's you should retrieve the candle Murus will ask for later. Go North to the metal stairs and around to the three legged machine. Grab the silver nugget (50) behind the far leg, and proceed around the corner and up the metal ramp. At the end of the walkway, jump onto the chute and go into the workyard. Rope up to the top of the shed and get a purse (100) and the Candle. Go right past the chute, climb the ladder and head right/South back to Brother Murus.
Prayer Book/St. Jenel's
Go East into St. Jenel's. The counting room on the left has a stack of gold coins (25), the main room has a gold hammer (75) in a pile of bones. Call up the elevator and go to the room on the left. Grab the cemetery key from the blue box and the goblet (50) from the table. Take the elevator down to the confessional room. The third booth on the right has a zombie and a gold hammer (75), and there are 3 moss arrows to the right of the altar. Pick the door to the left of the altar and climb the stairs to the observatory, stopping to grab the moss arrow and fire arrow on the first landing. Throw the holy symbol you made in the factory (the hammer) into the Lunar pool to bless it, then take it back out and head downstairs. Go down the Northwest ladder into the Winter tunnels. Follow the tunnels, going right at the split, and into the room with the wall monument. Stand on the steps to the right, and look into the top right corner at the last orange circle near the ceiling until it highlights. It opens a secret compartment on the left side of the room (Murus will reveal this to you later). The compartment should contain 2 moss arrows, a mine, 2 water arrows, and a vial of holy water. Leave the room to the East and make a left/North and use the elevator to get to the library. Beware the Haunt that patrols here and grab the prayer book from the East ledge. Take the elevator back down, pass the memorial room on the right, take the next left and head South to the split. Go right/West to the Alchemist cellar on the right. There's another Haunt on patrol here. Grab the silver nugget (50) on the left shelf, the gem (100) on the right shelf, the holy water vial in the box, and the healing potion to it's left. Go out and turn right to the elevator. There are 3 water arrows in the pool. Go out the East door, turn left/North and go out the gate and West back to the Cloister and Murus.
Cemetery
Finally time to be rid of Murus (or so you think). Go back thru the Cloister and continue North, using the key from St. Jenel's to open the cemetery gate. Go straight thru the first yard and turn right. Head for the archway and you'll see Murus by his tombstone. The ritual should consist of the following:
- Touch the Rosary to the stone
- Place the Candle on the stone
- Read the Prayer book
- Touch the Holy Symbol to the stone
When you're finished Murus will ask you to bury Brother Renault and Brother Martello. You should have their bodies nearby in the Cloister, so this won't take long. Before heading out, go to the headstone in the northwest corner of this yard and grab the gold hammer (75) in front of it.
Bury Renault in the East yard. There is another gold hammer (75) at the stone directly South of his. Bury Martello in the North yard. Now if you've killed all the Haunts, you have to get out.
Getting Out
Grab the armory key from Murus and head back to the Cloister. Mantle up the broken staircase (if you have too much trouble w/ this, you can go back thru St. Yora's). There's a water arrow in the Southeast pool if you need it. Take the stairs in the Cathedral to the third floor and unlock the armory door. Grab the fire arrow and the explosive device, then head back Northeast thru the Cloister (to the right of the stained glass window). Go thru the gate and plant the device against the Cloister gate, then nail it w/ a fire arrow. Home free.