The Caged Brute

The Caged Brute
Required	Yes
Start	Talk to Tarkleigh
Objective	Kill Brutus
Completion	Talk to Tarkleigh
Boss	Brutus, Lord Incarcerator

The Caged Brute is a quest in act 1.

Walkthrough

Talk to Tarkleigh to start the quest after entering The Ledge or encountering Brutus in the Upper Prison.

Tarkleigh: There's a fine line between man and monster. Brutus, the Warden of Axiom Prison… he crossed that line long ago. A big lad, and as you know from Hillock, big lads are slow. Hit and run, that’s the way to cut them down to size. Unless there’s thaumaturgy involved. Then forget the ‘hitting’ bit. Just run.

Nessa: The tale of Brutus was a popular one in the schools of Theopolis, taught in the hopes of deterring students from ambitions not condoned by the Templar.

Brutus was Warden of Axiom Prison and one of the most feared men in the Eternal Empire. But there the histories end… and the myth begins, with Brutus commissioning a witch to transform him, in a mad attempt at immortality. A moment of hubris that didn’t end well… for anyone.

If it’s true then Brutus has my pity. Some of us pay too dearly for our mistakes.

Yet if you insist on learning from your own mistakes then please, take one of these. You might need it.

Kill Brutus

Kill Brutus in the Warden's Chambers in the Upper Prison.

Talk to Tarkleigh for your reward

You have killed Brutus and found a way through the Prison. Talk to Tarkleigh in town for a reward.

Tarkleigh: The Warden's free of his own prison? Well, since you're so bloody determined to cheat the britches off death, you'd better have one of these... for luck.

And when they write the song about you, just be sure to mention that it was Tarkleigh who taught you everything you know.

Nessa: For some, death is welcomed with open arms. Did you end Brutus' suffering out of avarice, or mercy? Only you know the answer to that one.