Kith and Kin

Kith and Kin

	Warden Neelahind
	Warden Neelahind, Eskhind, Angohind, Hindriarch Keh, Kesehind, hindren scouts, hindren villagers, faundren villagers
	Variable

Kith and Kin is the final quest in the optional Bey Lah questline. It is started automatically once Hindriarch Keh is spoken to after Eskhind's return and Find Eskhind is complete.

Once you obtain the quest, Angohind will helpfully offer his expertise on how to find clues and solve a mystery. Warden Neelahind can offer information about the various suspects. Clues can be found by either asking the populace or by looking at the description of items on the ground, geographical features, or key NPCs. When the player is ready to make an accusation, they must present their evidence to Neelahind. If an accusation can be proven false by Neelahind's knowledge of the suspect, that suspect is ruled out from further accusations.

The outcome of the player's investigation can significantly alter the fate of Bey Lah, for better or worse.

Gathering Evidence

Gathering evidence involves searching the village for two types of clues:

• Circumstance: clues that reveal the circumstances of the crime (or "the supporting evidence" as described by Angohind)
• Motive: clues that suggest a particular suspect's motive (or "the implicating evidence" as described by Angohind)

The player can find up to eight clues: four circumstance clues, and one motive clue for each of the four suspects. Finding all the clues fulfills the optional quest objective. However, making an accusation only requires one circumstance and one motive clue. The clues are randomly chosen when the quest is started, and therefore the set of clues available cannot be influenced by the order in which the player searches the village.

Additionally, every clue has an influence: Craft, Trade, Illness, or Violence. The influence of the clues used when the player accuses the thief is an important factor in determining the quest's outcome and rewards.

Circumstance Clues

Journal Entry	Influence	Source	Exclusion
I found a small leatherworking hammer on the paths, a sign of recent craft.	Craft	Found lying on the ground.	Eskhind
I found a few scraps from some kind of leatherworking project, a sign of recent craft.	Craft	Found lying on the ground.	Keh
The scouts have heard someone doing work with tools late at night, indicating recent craft.	Craft	Found by talking to hindren scouts.	Kesehind
The scouts report that someone has taken leather from the village stores, indicating recent craft.	Craft	Found by talking to hindren scouts.	Kendren
Someone discarded a worn but still functional leather bracer on the paths, a sign of recent craft.	Craft	Found lying on the ground.	Kendren
Someone left a sealed merchant's waterskin on the paths, a sign of recent trade.	Trade	Found lying on the ground.	Eskhind
I discovered a footprint from a great saltback on the paths, a sign of recent trade.	Trade	Found by looking at it on the ground.	Eskhind
Someone dropped a copper nugget on the paths, a sign of recent trade.	Trade	Found lying on the ground.	Keh
Faundren saw a merchant from outside the village sneaking around, indicating recent trade.	Trade	Found by talking to the faundren.	Kendren
The faundren heard the voice of a hindren and a kendren discussing goods late at night, indicating recent trade.	Trade	Found by talking to the faundren.	Kesehind
The villagers are on edge due to rumors of sore throats in the village, indicating recent illness.	Illness	Found by talking to the villagers.	Kendren
The faundren are complaining about the smell of yuckwheat tea, indicating illness.	Illness	Found by talking to the faundren.	Kesehind
I found a detached tongue on the ground, rotted with infection: a sign of recent illness.	Illness	Found lying on the ground.	Keh
I found the discarded husks of the curative yuckwheat plant, a sign of recent illness.	Illness	Found lying on the ground.	Kesehind
I found a weapon haft, broken from use, on the paths, a sign of recent violence.	Violence	Found lying on the ground.	Kesehind
I discovered a patch of watervine stained red with blood, a sign of recent violence.	Violence	Found by examining a bloody watervine.	Eskhind
I found a bloody patch of fur near the village paths, a sign of recent violence.	Violence	Found lying on the ground.	Kendren
One villager was frightened by sounds of fighting at night, indicating recent violence.	Violence	Found by talking to the villagers.	Keh
One of Bey Lah's scouts heard a fight in the watervine paddies, indicating recent violence.	Violence	Found by talking to hindren scouts.	Keh

Motive Clues

Journal Entry	Influence	Accusing	Source
Apparently, the Hindriarch isolated herself to work on a mystery project possibly to hide Kindrish.	Craft	Keh	Found by talking to the villagers.
Rumor has it that the village is flush with water, perhaps because Keh made a big trade.	Trade	Keh	Found by talking to the villagers.
I found an empty injector near the Hindriarch's bedroll. Why doesn't anyone know she was sick?	Illness	Keh	Found lying near Hindriarch Keh's bedroll.
I found a bloody arrow on the paths of Bey Lah. Its fletching resembles the ones found in Hindriarch Keh's quiver.	Violence	Keh	Found lying on the ground.
The faundren claim that Eskhind left the village sporting a poorly-made leather bracer, possibly to conceal Kindrish.	Craft	Eskhind	Found by talking to the villagers.
I found the village stores of Bey Lah untouched; Eskhind must have traded something for her basics.	Trade	Eskhind	Found looking at the village stores (a chest in the house next to Neelahind)
The faundren tell me that Eskhind's sister had a period of complete silence; she may have been ill.	Illness	Eskhind	Found by talking to the faundren.
Eskhind is showing signs of a leg injury. Perhaps she was in a fight.	Violence	Eskhind	Found by looking at Eskhind.
I found a worn-out bracer abandoned near Kesehind's bedroll.	Craft	Kesehind	Found on the ground near Kesehind's bedroll.
Rumor has it that Kesehind has always worn hand-me-down armor, but he was recently seen with a brand new set.	Trade	Kesehind	Found by talking to the villagers.
The faundren tell me that Kesehind went quiet for a few weeks, only to become louder than ever again.	Illness	Kesehind	Found by talking to the faundren.
Kesehind tried to clean blood off his armor, but missed a spot.	Violence	Kesehind	Found by looking at Kesehind (he will be covered in blood).
I found a set of foreign leatherworking tools on the village paths. A kendren crafter has been here.	Craft	Kendren	Found lying on the ground.
The scouts have seen kendren treasure hunters about. That type will take anything not nailed down.	Trade	Kendren	Found by talking to the hindren scouts.
Theft by kendren is very common during an outbreak of disease like the ones the villagers describe.	Illness	Kendren	Found by talking to the villagers.
The Bey Lah scouts have had trouble with violent kendren. What if one slipped by?	Violence	Kendren	Found by talking to the hindren scouts.

Accusing the Thief

The thief can be one of four suspects: Hindriarch Keh, Eskhind, Kesehind, or a kendren (an outsider). There is no predetermined correct answer; a successful accusation by the player will be treated as the truth.

However, each suspect cannot be accused by certain clues. Making a poor accusation prevents the player from accusing that suspect again.

Invalid Accusations

Possible Thief	Cannot be accused with
Keh	heard infighting, heard loud splashing, scratched copper nugget, severed tongue, leather scraps
Eskhind	bloody watervine, bulging waterskin, great saltback print, pool of putrescence, foreign leatherworking tools
Kesehind	splintered weapon haft, talking late at night, yuckwheat chaff, smell of yuckwheat tea, sound of crafting at night
Kendren	bloody patch of fur, seeing a trader, sore throats in the village, missing leather stores, worn bracer

Determining Outcome

Main article: Kith and Kin/Determining Outcome

Journal

Brief Warden Neelahind

XP: 250

• Tell Bey Lah's Warden about the disputed nature of Kindrish's theft.

Optional: Discover all the evidence

XP: 250

• Discover all evidence that might lead to the thief.

Accuse the thief

XP: 1000

• Speak to Warden Neelahind with evidence of the event and accuse the thief that took Kindrish.

Rewards

• Reputation: Bey Lah's climate determines how much hindren of Bey Lah reputation is awarded to the player: +200 for Prosperous, +100 for Mixed, or 0 for Tumultuous.

• Items: The item rewards for Kith and Kin depend on the thief's identity and their motive. The circumstance adds a bonus to that reward.

Motive

Influence\Thief	Keh	Eskhind	Kesehind	Kendren
Craft	homoelectric wrist warmer	magnetized boots	carbide plate armor	choice between 3 3-tier equipment
Trade	3 Books	3 tier 0-4 energy cells with 2 mods	4 grenades	hoversled
Illness	4 nonrare injectors	a phial of neutron flux	2 severed faces	bio-scanning bracelet
Violence	carbide dagger	chain pistol	Ari	choice between 3 3-tier weapons

Circumstance

Influence	Bonus
Craft	if: the reward is craftable Ari is not the reward (Kesehind is not the thief accused with a motive of violence) The data disks for all the objects will also be rewarded. Else, failed energy relay x1, fried processing core x1, cracked robotics housing x2 will be given instead. No bonus if Ari is awarded.
Trade	doubles reward
Illness	4 random nonrare injectors
Violence	The reward gets two random mods on it. If it cannot be modded (hoversled, books, faces), it is doubled (except for Keh's books reward, which is increased to 8). No bonus for Eskhind accused of trade.

Accomplishment

For better or worse to the fate of Bey Lah, you solved the mystery of Kindrish's disappearance and helped Warden Neelahind administer justice.

Tips

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

• If you are missing clues even after searching the entire village and speaking with everyone, make sure that you have looked at all the clues, and did not pick any up without looking at them.

References

This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.203.28.