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Supply and Demand is a side quest in Pillars of Eternity.

Synopsis[ | ]

Street thugs are harassing prostitutes and clients at the Salty Mast. Maea, the proprietress, would like to put an end to it, but the agitators may have their own grievances.

Overview[ | ]

  1. Talk to Maea in the Salty Mast in Ondra's Gift.
  2. Talk to Aefre in the Ramshackle House in Ondra's Gift.
  3. Return to Maea and complete the quest or agree to talk with Bricanta Doemenel.
  4. Talk to Bricanta Doemenel on the second floor of Doemenel Manor in Brackenbury.
  5. Complete Hard Feelings.
  6. Return to Maea and complete the quest.

Walkthrough[ | ]

  1. Witness the assault outside the Salty Mast and enter the establishment.
  2. Speak to Maea and accept her request to investigate the thugs harassing her clients.
  3. Leave the Salty Mast and be confronted by a gang of thugs. Defeat them and retrieve a key from their corpses.
  4. Use the key to open the door to the Ramshackle House near the Lighthouse in Ondra's Gift (or pick the lock with Mechanics 4 and above).
  5. Speak with Aefre, a lieutenant with the Dozens. Depending on your disposition (Rational 2 / Benevolent 2 / Honest 2) and Attribute scores (Intellect 15 / Resolve 16), you can:
    • Agree with her and offer to speak to Maea about lowering prices.
    • Persuade or threaten Aefre into stopping her harassment of the Salty Mast.
    • You may of course also directly attack Aefre and her thugs. (After the fight, you may take Aefre prisoner if you have a prison built in Caed Nua.)
  6. Return to the Salty Mast and talk to Maea. Depending on how the conversation with Aefre went, you have the following options:
    • Tell her that you have taken care of the problem (in some way or another) and get your reward. This completes the quest.
    • Convince (Intellect 17 or 18) or intimidate (Resolve 16) her into lowering her prices. This also completes the quest.
    • Talk to her about her prices and offer to talk to Bricanta Doemenel about lowering the prices of bitter squash. This is a roundabout way to solve this and gain major positive reputation.
  7. If you have agreed to speak with Bricanta Doemenel, there is still work to be done:
    1. Travel to Doemenel Manor in Brackenbury. If you do not already have access to the second floor, talk to the Doemenel Doorman and tell him that you have business with Bricanta Doemenel to do.
    2. Talk to her and agree to do her a favor first (if you haven't already).
    3. Complete Bricanta's quest, then get her to lower the bitter squash prices.
    4. Return to Maea for your reward and complete this quest.
  8. Optional: If you complete the quest peacefully by arranging a lower price, either by convincing Maea to do it herself or by making an agreement with Bricanta Doemenel, Aefre can later be found on the second floor of The Salty Mast, where speaking to her will gain you a Minor Positive reputation bonus with The Dozens.

Companion reactions[ | ]

Some companions react hilariously when they hear that Maea will arrange a nice reward for you if you manage to solve her problems:

  • Aloth: Aloth wipes his hands on his robes, looking around. "I would... request that thanks in copper if I were you."
  • Durance: There is a look in Durance's eyes like a lion that has stumbled upon a herd of deer. His knuckles are white as he clutches his staff with both hands as he surveys the room. He laughs to himself, low and rumbling.
  • Edér: "If she means to bake us something, my vote's for cookies."
  • Hiravias: "Well if you aren't interested in the reward, I'll solve her problem myself!"
  • Kana: "I'd rather just go chat up that guard with the wide hips, personally. But we ought to stop her people getting thrashed, at least."
  • Pallegina: Pallegina's golden eyes roll skyward.
  • Sagani: Sagani glances over at Kana. "Cover your ears, lad."

If you solved the task in such a way that Maea offers you a discount, some companions will react very funny to the outcome:

  • Aloth: "Um, you go ahead. Really. I'll just wait by the bar. With a glass of... something that kills disease."
  • Edér: "So... she's not baking?"
  • Hiravias: "A discount! Well, in that case, I can't afford NOT to sample the house specials!" Hiravias' hands dart about his tunic for loose copper. "You're all welcome to watch. Anyone? Anyone?" He shrugs and continues to search his clothes for coins. "Your loss."
  • Kana: "Might as well have a drink or two. This seems like as good a place as any to pick up a few sordid secrets. And, er, sundry diseases, at that..."
  • Pallegina: "Patronizing brothels isn't how I prefer to pass time, but don't let that stop you." Her eyebrows furrow in annoyance. "It certainly never stopped any of my freros."
  • Sagani: "Sagani raises one eyebrow. "Someone's given you 'the talk,' right? Because Kallu's the one who handles it with our children. But if no one's ever explained it to you..."

Rewards[ | ]

Outcome Reputation1 Rooms discount2 Services discount3 Free rests4 Copper pands (cp)600 Maea reaction5 Aefre moves6
(0) Killed Aefre Slight Yes Deep Yes Yes Pleased No
(1) Persuaded Aefre Minor Yes Deep No Yes Pleased No
(2) Blackmailed/threatened Maea Minor No Slight No No Pleased Yes
+ Rank 4 or greater with The Dozens - No Slight No No Angry Yes
(3) Persuaded Maea Moderate* No Slight No No Pleased Yes
(4) Spoke to Doemenels Major Yes Deep Yes Yes Pleased Yes
(5) Took Aefre Prisoner Minor Yes Deep No Yes Pleased No
  • 1 Positive reputation with Defiance Bay.
  • 2 25% discount on all rooms at The Salty Mast (n_Maea_Discount_Given = 1).
  • 3 Discount on prostitutes at The Salty Mast, either a deep discount (n_Maea_Discount_Given = 1), or a slight discount (n_Maea_Lowered_Prices = 1).
  • 4 Free rests at The Salty Mast's "The Common Room" and "Shiny Pearl" (b_Maea_Free_Room = 1).
  • 5 Change in how Maea greets you.
  • 6 Aefre moves into The Salty Mast.
  • * Moderate if you use Intellect 17 to convince Maea that the Legacy will end one day, otherwise no reputation if you use Intellect 18 to convince her that her staff should buy their own bitter squash seeds.

Bugs[ | ]

  • It is possible that the dialog option with Aefre to talk about this matter doesn't show up (see also the talk page). A workaround – other than simply attacking her – can be found here.

Journal[ | ]

quests\03_defiance_bay_ondras_gift\03_qst_the_taint
ID Objectives
0 Supply and Demand
10000 Street thugs are harassing prostitutes and clients at the Salty Mast. Maea, the proprietress, would like to put an end to it, but the agitators may have their own grievances.
9 Report to Maea at the brothel in Ondra's Gift.
10009 Bricanta Doemenel agreed to lower the price of bitter squash. Maea can now lower her prices for everyone else.
8 Confront Maea at the brothel in Ondra's Gift.
10008 Aefre explained that Maea has been profiting from Waidwen's Legacy by raising her prices so high that only the rich can afford her establishment.

I've agreed to convince Maea to lower her prices.

20005 Maea told me she had to raise her prices because the price of bitter squash has gone up. She suggested that I talk to Bricanta Doemenel, her supplier, at the Doemenel manor in Brackenbury.
3 Report to Maea at the brothel in Ondra's Gift.
10003 Maea will be relieved to hear that I've dealt with Aefre, the person who had orchestrated the attacks.
20007 Maea told me she had to raise her prices because the price of bitter squash has gone up. She suggested that I talk to Bricanta Doemenel, her supplier, at the Doemenel manor in Brackenbury.
2 Deal with the instigator behind the attacks.
10002 I've located the ringleader of the thugs. I may be able to put an end to the harassment around the brothel.
1 Find and confront the thugs.
10001 Maea, the owner of the Salty Mast, wants me to stop the thugs that harass her clients and courtesans. She suspects that someone is organizing them.
20006 I was attacked by the thugs who are harassing the brothel patrons. If Maea's theory is correct, one of them may have evidence of a larger plot.
20000 One of the thugs dropped a key that looks like it belongs to a house in Ondra's Gift.
End states
Yes Killed Aefre
30000 I killed Aefre. Maea was so pleased to know that the mobs won't trouble her any more that she gave me a deep discount at the brothel.
Yes Persuaded Aefre
30001 I persuaded Aefre to end the harassment. Maea was surprised but pleased, and she gave me a deep discount at the brothel.
Yes Blackmail/threaten Maea
30002 I told Maea that she'd have to lower her prices if she didn't want things to get worse. She agreed, but not happily.
Yes Persuaded Maea
30003 I persuaded Maea that she'd be better off if she lowered prices at the brothel. She agreed with my logic.
Yes Spoke to Doemenels
30004 I spoke to Bricanta Doemenel about lowering the price of bitter squash for Maea. After my help, Bricanta was happy to oblige.
Yes Took Aefre Prisoner
30005 I locked Aefre in my dungeon. Maea was surprised but pleased, and she gave me a deep discount at the brothel.
No Quest Failed
30006 I killed Maea, so I will not get a reward from her.
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