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Gothic 3 Hints

Secure the Tomb!

  • 1 of 8: You get this mission when you talk to Nefarius after finishing "Take Nefarius to the tomb of Haran Ho."
  • 2 of 8: There are several minecrawlers in the cave, so go in there and help Nefarius kill them off.
  • 3 of 8: If you want to make sure he doesn't get killed, have him wait outside the cave. But note that once you have him wait somewhere, it's impossible to get him to follow you again (and you can't get him to ever train you in anything).
  • 4 of 8: You'll get 1250 XP when you kill the last minecrawler.
  • 5 of 8: Tell Nefarius that the tomb is safe to get 1000 more XP.
  • 6 of 8: In the back tomb room, you'll find two tall stone tablets that you can read to get Ancient Knowledge increases.
  • 7 of 8: Also, talk to Nefarius while in the back room to get the option to buy Ancient Knowledge increases and the Ice Explosion spell from him.
  • 8 of 8: NOTE: You don't ever get the option to tell him to go back to the nomad camp, so you'll have to either keep him with you, get him killed by enemies (or area-effect spells), or have him wait forever somewhere.