Kill or Save the Hermit KCD2 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 The Hermit Quest Guide
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So, you’re sent to find a hermit, and like most things in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, it gets complicated fast. Turns out, Konrad the Hermit isn’t just some quiet guy in the woods—he’s a wanted man with knights on his tail. You’ll have to decide whether to save him or side with his pursuers. Here’s a guide with your options and what happens depending on if you kill or save the hermit (See Step 3).
Step 1: Finding Konrad
Start The Hermit quest by talking to Blacksmith Radovan. He needs a Damascus Steel sword, and Konrad knows where it is.
Head west to Apollonia, following the quest marker to Konrad’s hut.
Before leaving, talk to Innkeeper Bara to unlock extra dialogue options later.
Step 2: Talking to Konrad
When you find him, he reveals he’s not really a hermit—his friend Ambrose was.
Konrad is a Knight of the Cross who knows where Ambrose’s sword is.
He’ll ask you to deliver a message before giving up the sword’s location.
Step 3: Kill or Save the Hermit
After delivering the message, a group of Knights of the Cross shows up.
They claim Konrad, the hermit, is a traitor and murderer and want your help to kill him.
You have two choices:
Option 1 - Help the knights and kill Konrad
Agree with them and head to his camp.
Konrad will attack on sight—you’ll have no choice but to fight him.
Killing him lets you complete the quest but locks you out of extra rewards.
Option 2 - Save Konrad and fight the knights ⚔️
Pretend to agree with the knights, but side with Konrad once you reach his camp.
DO NOT move suddenly when Konrad sees you, or he’ll attack.
Choose "Look" and "Try to Get Answers" in dialogue to calm him down.
Once he trusts you, help him fight off the knights.
Step 4: Getting the Sword
If Konrad survives, he tells you about a plot to murder the Archbishop.
He gives you 85 Groschen and tells you to check Ambrose’s grave for the sword.
Follow the new quest marker to a meadow on a nearby hill.
Grab the broken half of Ambrose’s sword and take it back to Radovan.
Final Thoughts
Saving Konrad = More rewards + extra lore.
Killing Konrad = Quick solution, but less rewarding.
If you save Konrad, the broken sword can later be forged into a powerful Toledo Steel Sword.
So, do you help the knights and take the easy way out, or do you save a man on the run and uncover a deeper conspiracy? Either way, it’s just another day in KCD2—where even fetching a sword comes with a side of betrayal.
