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Gothic 3 Hints

Free the furnace.

  • 1 of 13: Talk to Reto near the entrance to the mine or Tjalf at his big house at the east end of the village to get this mission.
  • 2 of 13: Reto says that Mort can show you the lower mine entrance, so find Mort nearby and talk to him about that.
  • 3 of 13: If you want some help in fighting all the orcs in the mine, you should first go to the Wolf Clan and Fire Clan villages so you can find some allies there.
  • 4 of 13: After telling Mort to take you to the lower mine entrance, follow him along until he stops near a path split with a sign reading "Pass."
  • 5 of 13: Talk to him to get 1000 XP and learn that the lower mine entrance is near.
  • 6 of 13: Go SW, the way the "Pass" sign is pointing.
  • 7 of 13: Immediately on your right is the entrance to a cave that's full of orcs.
  • 8 of 13: You'll have to fight your way through that cave in order to reach the area with the actual mine entrance.
  • 9 of 13: Either alone or with help, make your way through the cave and the orc camp that's just outside the mine entrance.
  • 10 of 13: It's slow and tedious, especially if you're on your own, but you can eventually free the entire mine of orcs.
  • 11 of 13: NOTE: Many of the orcs in the mine and in the camp next to its lower entrance are members of the Wimp Lo Clan, and go down with just one quick arrow or sword blow. That should make your work a lot easier!
  • 12 of 13: When the remaining orcs decide to flee, you'll get 5000 XP, 15 Hammer Clan rep points, and five Nordmar rep points.
  • 13 of 13: Report to Reto to finish up, then go talk to Rovold near the bridge to get ten magic ore lumps.