Crimson Desert Close Threat Guide: Evidence Answers and Walkthrough

Close Threat is one of those quests that slows you down a bit… not because it is hard, but because it expects you to actually match evidence correctly. If you guess wrong, you just loop it again until you get it right, which gets annoying fast.

How To Complete Close Threat In Crimson Desert

To complete Close Threat, you must match each merchant’s testimony with the correct evidence, identify Grimzle as the traitor, then capture and return him to Shakatu.

Once you get the matches right, the rest of the quest is straightforward.

Close Threat Evidence Answers

This is the part most people get stuck on. You need to match each testimony correctly.

• Blique → Horse Hire Ledger

• Skrav → Trade Schedule Log

• Nogle → Tavern Ledger

• Grimzle → Proof of Stay

• Kathan → Guard’s Report

If you mess up, you can retry, but you will not progress until all matches are correct.

Starting The Close Threat Quest

Before you even get here, you need to unlock it.

You get Close Threat by progressing the Goldleaf Merchant Guild questline.

• Follow Extinguishing the Last Flames questline

• Continue until Close Threat becomes available

• Head to the Goldleaf Merchant Guild camp

Once there, talk to Shakatu to begin.

Finding The Traitor

After submitting the correct evidence, the game reveals the traitor.

It turns out to be Grimzle.

From here, the quest shifts from investigation to action.

Hunting Down Grimzle

Now you need to track him down.

• Go to the Coalvale Workshop

• Trigger the cutscene

• Attack Grimzle once to force surrender

You do not need a full fight here, just land a hit.

Bringing Grimzle Back

Once he gives up, you are not done yet.

• Tie him up

• Carry him to your horse

• Ride back to the Goldleaf Merchant Guild camp

• Turn him in to Shakatu

After this, the quest wraps up.

Close Threat Rewards

Finishing the quest gives you a couple of solid rewards.

• Hernandian Banquet Cloak

• Kinetic Art, Counterweight

Nice bonus for what is mostly a thinking quest.

Final Blurb

Close Threat is more about paying attention than anything else. The evidence matching is the only real hurdle, and once you get that right, the rest plays out quickly. Catch the right target, bring him back, and you are done.

FAQ

Who is the traitor in Close Threat

Grimzle is the traitor.

Can you retry the evidence part

Yes, you can redo your choices until they are correct.

Where do you find Grimzle

He is located at the Coalvale Workshop.

What happens after capturing Grimzle

You tie him up, bring him back to Shakatu, and complete the quest.

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