The Blighted Manse is a location in Dragon's Dogma.
Description
Once a popular location for nobility, this castle has fallen into disuse. It remains closely guarded, however - the front entrance to the Manse is guarded by Ser Whitby, Ser Ethen, and Ser Josiah, whilst the rear entrance is locked from outside.
The Manse consists of two main area, the castle itself, and the underground sewers leading to the rear entrance. A locked door between the two areas requires the Manse Key.
One cannot enter the Manse front entrance without a Set of Royal Guard Armor - usually obtained as part of the quest Duchess In Distress. The rear entrance is closed until after the same quest.
History
The messenger Maurin may have more to say about the history of the Manse - usually when spoken to with the Duchess' quest active.
Inhabitant
During Duchess In Distress the Manse itself is patrolled by Soldiers, whilst the sewers are home to Bandits.
The patrolling guards are Ser Ross, Ser Tyrone, Ser Dorgann, Ser Kain, and Ser Curtis. Each wears Gran Soren armor and shield and carries a broadsword. If the alarm is raised further soldiers will arrive trained in Mystic Knight skills - the soldiers are equipped with Knight's Honor and Steel Beak or a form of Ironclad Staff.
After Duchess In Distress the Manse becomes infested with Specters and Goblins, and Bandits still lurk in the sewers; prior to it the Manse is empty.
Loot
In the Manse there can be found a lot of kindling, substantial gold in one of the guardrooms where there is also an Airtight Flask, plus other minor items and potions around the walls in crates.
A Gather spot in the Receiving Room (Aelinore's bedroom) almost always give Silk Lingerie and a book pile gather spot in the same room may give a Hydra Tactics .
In the sewers there is plenty of gold, and fabrics including Argence, and Silk are fairly common. The mushroom Droughtshroom is unique here. Ore deposits are nearly absent, with only two mining spots throughout.
Other chest items include Rooted Gloom, Golden Egg, Silk Lingerie, Free-Spoken Earring - several chests may also yield a Snakeskin Purse.
Achievements/Trophies
Simply enter into The Blighted Manse to unlock the achievement "Into the Manse"
Notes
- The Manse keep is accessible at any time via the front door, if one has a Set of Royal Guard Armor.
- To access the sewers a copy of the Manse Key is required; however the key will not unlock the door until Duchess in Distress (presumably for in-quest continuity issues)
- After Duchess In Distress the back entrance becomes unlocked, whether or not the quest was failed.
- To obtain the third pawn knowledge star during the quest "Duchess in Distress" the reverse path needs to be taken, back towards the Manse.
- Location knowledge is obtained at each of the three bridges in the sewers area of the manse; the two weak bridges and a third small bridge that pawns may comment is "too narrow".
- Once the alarm is raised during the quest Duchess In Distress Mystic Knight-trained guards will appear - together with Skeleton Lords they are the only example of such skill using non-Arisen characters encountered in Gransys.
- As with The Catacombs and Dripstone Cave the correlation between underground and overground geography is very vague -whilst the Manse's rear exit is almost due south within and underground, overground it is to the northwest. Furthermore though the Manse's main gate is entered from the west, once inside one must travel back west to go further into the Manse.
References
- ↑ The Blighted Manse (Capcom, Youtube)