Kith and Kin/Determining Outcome

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The player's choices made during Kith and Kin can alter not only the fate of the characters involved, but the entire village's future, including the decision of who will be Hindriarch.

The final outcome is determined by three main factors[1]: the accused thief, Bey Lah's climate, and whether Love and Fear was completed prior to this quest (by delivering the love letter).

Climate

Climate represents the overall mood of Bey Lah. Its value depends on the influence of the Circumstance and Motive clues used to accuse the thief:

  • If both are Trade or Craft, the climate is Prosperous.
  • If both are Illness or Violence, the climate is Tumultuous.
  • Otherwise, the climate is Mixed.
Motive\Circumstance Trade Craft Violence Illness
Trade Prosperous Prosperous Mixed Mixed
Craft Prosperous Prosperous Mixed Mixed
Violence Mixed Mixed Tumultuous Tumultuous
Illness Mixed Mixed Tumultuous Tumultuous

The climate directly has an effect on, but should not be confused with, the village's outcome.

Outcome

Individual Character Outcome

Thief\Letter Delivered Not Delivered Delivered
Keh Keh Exiled Keh Exiled
Esk Eskhind remains in exile Eskhind remains in exile
Neelahind joins Eskhind in exile
Kese Kesehind is exiled (Only if climate is Tumultuous. Else it is treated as if the love letter was never given): Eskhind remains in exile

Neelahind joins Eskhind

Kendren Eskhind remains in exile Eskhind remains in exile
Neelahind joins Eskhind in exile

Hindriarch

Who is chosen to be Hindriarch after the events of the accusation is either Eskhind or Keh. This depends on several things.

Esk will be Hindriarch if either is true:

  • The climate is anything other than tumultuous (in mixed/prosperous climate)
  • The accused thief is Keh
  • Kesehind is the thief and the love letter wasn't delivered (If it is, Eskhind will remain exiled)

Else, it is Keh.

Village Outcome

The basic logic of whether the village survives can be simplified into one or two checks based on the climate:

Climate Results
Prosperous If Eskhind is the thief and the love letter is given, or the thief is Kesehind without the love letter given, it will survive. else, it will prosper.
Mixed If Keh is the thief and the love letter was delivered, it will prosper. Else, it will survive.
Tumultuous If Keh is the thief and the love letter was delivered, it will survive. Else it will be ravaged.

In all climates, accusing Keh with Love and Fear complete will always result in the best outcome compared to other possible results in that climate. When the village prospers, the trader Isahind will also start to trade Tier 2 wares. If the village is ravaged, the entire village will be on fire with hindren corpses littering the ground.

Letter Delivered

Thief\Climate Prosperous Mixed Tumultuous
Keh Village prospers Village prospers Village survives
Esk Village survives Village survives Village ravaged
Kese Village prospers Village survives Village ravaged
Kendren Village prospers Village survives Village ravaged

Letter is Not Delivered

Thief\Climate Prosperous Mixed Tumultuous
Keh Village prospers Village survives Village ravaged
Esk Village survives Village survives Village ravaged
Kese Village survives Village survives Village ravaged
Kendren Village prospers Village survives Village ravaged

Trivia

  • Prior to the quest revamp, there was a chance for the village to collapse under the right accusation. If the village collapsed, the village would be covered in putrescence and hindren corpses, and the hindren afflicted that remained would be inflicted with Glotrot. This is no longer possible since the only result will choose ravaged instead.

References

This information is reliable as of patch 2.0.201.87.
  1. XRL.World.Parts.HindrenQuestOutcome