Velvet Glove, Brass Fist

Velvet Glove, Brass Fist
Details
Type	Task
Level	7
Quest region	Neketaka - The Brass Citadel
Quest giver	Fassina
NPCs involved	Bertenno Hamuto Stoneheel
Locations	The Dark Cupboard The Brass Citadel
Experience gained
Total XP	675
XP type	Normal
XP level	5
Outcomes and rewards
Let Bertenno become a slave	Minor Positive Reputation with RDC Fassina is unhappy with this turn of events
Let Bertenno become a slave	Minor Positive Reputation with RDC Fassina is unhappy with this turn of events
Buy Bertenno's debt	Minor Positive Reputation with Príncipi
Buy Bertenno's debt	Minor Positive Reputation with Príncipi
Kill Hamuto and free Bertenno	Moderate Negative Reputation with RDC
Kill Hamuto and free Bertenno	Moderate Negative Reputation with RDC
Return the gloves (any method)	-5% discount at the Cupboard
Return the gloves (any method)	-5% discount at the Cupboard
Ransom the gloves	-5% discount at the Cupboard 500 (600 with Streetwise 4)
Ransom the gloves	-5% discount at the Cupboard 500 (600 with Streetwise 4)
Keep the gloves	Rokowa's Fingers
Keep the gloves	Rokowa's Fingers
Technical
Quest ID	05_QST_Arkemyr_Apprentice
Guid	c1a28442-3966-4a05-a807-d5683dce58de

Velvet Glove, Brass Fist is a task in Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.

Synopsis

A Vailian named Bertenno stole Rokowa's Fingers, a pair of expensive gloves belonging to the wizard Arkemyr. Fassina, the clerk at the Dark Cupboard, needs the gloves returned before she gets in deep water with her master. There's no telling where Bertenno will try to fence the gloves, but he has an appointment to keep at the Brass Citadel docks.

Walkthrough

• As you enter The Dark Cupboard, you will witness Bertenno stealing the gloves and making a run for it. If you promise help, Fassina will ask you to track him down and explain why the constructs didn't remove his legs for stealing (really poor choice of lovers).
• Bertenno can be found in the dock area of The Brass Citadel. Before speaking to him, you can pickpocket the gloves (he'll be confused and run off) or kill him (the guards will not care, just make sure you don't hit any bystanders with area-of-effect attacks).
• Otherwise, approach him and demand the gloves. He has had no luck in fencing them successfully and is set to meet Hamuto Stoneheel in just a few minutes. During the conversation, Hamuto arrives on the scene and assumes you're a mercenary or negotiator hired to get Bertenno out of his debt. You can silence Bertenno with an aggressive option for a minor positive gain with RDC.
  • You can offer to buy out Bertenno's debt, which constitutes 400. Hamuto will accept this and Bertenno will give you the gloves, then flee to hide out with the Príncipi.
  • You can let him take Bertenno away for "indentured servitude". Note that Hamuto will take the gloves, unless you buy them back (100) or use Streetwise 1 / Arcana 1 / Insight 1 / Wizard / Rogue to convince him that taking Arkemyr's property is... unwise.
  • You can fight for Bertenno, which will result in a moderate drop in reputation with the RDC. Hamuto is backed by several soldiers and fights to the death. Like with buying the debt, Bertenno will give you the gloves and flee.
  • With a reputation of 2 with the RDC you can convince Hamuto, that you are taking care of Bertenno. He will accept this and leave. Again, Bertenno will leave but give you the gloves.
• Return to Fassina.
  • You can give her the gloves, ransom them back, or lie and keep them.
  • Depending on how you resolve the quest, there are a lot of fun lies you can tell her if you want to play with her emotions. She will be distraught if you tell her Bertenno died or was taken into servitude, and happy if you say he walks free.
  • If she gets the gloves back, she will give you a discount on items in her shop (regardless of the method used).

Trivia

• The designers initially planned an alternative route in which you intercept Bertenno as he's fleeing from The Dark Cupboard, which would have allowed you grab him with Athletics 4, and obtain Bertenno's Suolenet (which you would later be able to exchange with Hamuto for the gloves). Parts of the dialogue and checks for this route exist in-game, but they are never triggered. You can do so manually when first entering The Dark Cupboard with the console command StartConversation oei_player 3176e713-2eb6-4ab8-b0ce-6d74d9ffb375 4.

Journal

Quests/05_Neketaka_Artisans_District/05_QST_Arkemyr_Apprentice.quest
ID	Objectives
0	Velvet Glove, Brass Fist
	10000	A Vailian named Bertenno stole Rokowa's Fingers, a pair of expensive gloves belonging to the wizard Arkemyr. Fassina, the clerk at the Dark Cupboard, needs the gloves returned before she gets in deep water with her master.
	Alternate descriptions
	40001	I retrieved a pair of fine gloves from a would-be thief in the Dark Cupboard. The clerk, Fassina, would probably like them returned.
	40002	I killed a would-be thief in the Dark Cupboard. The clerk, Fassina, wasn't entirely happy with my actions.
1	Find Bertenno in the Brass Citadel.
	10001	There's no telling where Bertenno will try to fence the gloves, but he has an appointment to keep at the Brass Citadel docks.
	20000	Bertenno owes money to a notorious Rauataian captain named Hamuto Stoneheel.
	20003	I killed Bertenno. Retrieving the gloves he stole will now be a much simpler matter.
2	Pay Hamuto for Bertenno's release.
	10002	Hamuto has agreed to free Bertenno from his debt to the Royal Deadfire Company in exchange for payment. He'll await me outside Imperial Command at the Brass Citadel.
	20001	Hamuto has asked for 400 pires.
	20002	Hamuto has asked for 750 pires.
	20003	I killed Bertenno. Retrieving the gloves he stole will now be a much simpler matter.
3	Return the gloves to Fassina.
	10003	Go to the Dark Cupboard in Periki's Overlook to return Rokowa's Fingers and tell Fassina what happened with Bertenno.
	20004	Hamuto took Bertenno into indentured servitude.
	20005	I killed Hamuto and freed Bertenno.
	20006	I paid off Bertenno's debt.
7	Return to Fassina.
	10007	Return to the Dark Cupboard in Periki's Overlook and tell Fassina what happened with Bertenno and the stolen gloves.
	20004	Hamuto took Bertenno into indentured servitude.
	20005	I killed Hamuto and freed Bertenno.
	20006	I paid off Bertenno's debt.
8	Speak to Fassina.
	10008	Speak to Fassina in the Dark Cupboard in Periki's Overlook about the gloves you retrieved from Bertenno.
10	Defeat Hamuto.
	10010	I attacked Hamuto in the Brass Citadel and must defeat him to secure Bertenno's freedom.
End states
-	30000	I got Bertenno out of his debt to the Royal Deadfire Company.
-	30001	Bertenno was unable to pay his debt to the Royal Deadfire Company, so they took him as an indentured slave.
-	30002	I killed Hamuto and his soldiers, and Bertenno will be hiding out with the Príncipi.
	30003	The gloves that Bertenno stole were recovered and returned to Fassina.
	30004	Fassina was extremely disappointed that the gloves weren't returned.
	30005	With more important matters at hand, Fassina no longer cares about Bertenno.