Thieves Code Quest Guide and Walkthrough KCD2 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
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The Thieves’ Code is a side quest in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 where you investigate secret thief symbols in Kuttenberg. The task involves uncovering a hidden hideout and decoding a riddle, with a choice at the end about who to share the information with.
How to Start the Quest
Location: Hole in the Wall Tavern, Kuttenberg
Quest Giver: Chenyek
Requirement: Complete "Feast for the Poor" side quest
Rewards:
150 Groschen (if you let Knuckles copy the symbols)
100 Groschen (if you let Chenyek copy the symbols)
Walkthrough
1. Speak to Chenyek
Go to the Hole in the Wall Tavern in Kuttenberg and talk to Chenyek.
He’ll ask you to investigate thieves’ symbols around the city.
2. (Optional) Talk to Knuckles
Before leaving, you can speak with Knuckles about the task.
He wants to know about the symbols only after you’ve found their meaning.
3. Go to Hynek’s House
Location: North side of Kuttenberg, next to the Kolin Gate fast travel point.
Enter through the front door and go left into the room.
4. Find Out What Happened to Hynek
Inside, you’ll find Hog standing over Hynek’s dead body.
Talk to Hog to learn that Hynek “fell.”
5. Search Hynek’s Corpse
Loot Hynek’s body to find a letter with a riddle.
6. Read the Parchment
Open your inventory and read the letter.
7. Talk to Hog Again
Ask Hog if he knows anything about the riddle.
8. Find the Old Thieves’ Hideout
Go back to Chenyek at the tavern and ask about the riddle.
He suggests the fountain in Kuttenberg might be the key.
At noon, the shadow from the fountain points north to a trader’s shop.
9. Enter the Trader’s Store
Head inside and go to the back of the store.
Go through the door beside the stairs leading to the basement.
There’s a Hard-locked door—lockpick it or find another way in.
10. Search the Hideout
Inside the locked room, open the Easy-locked chest.
Inside, you’ll find a parchment with drawings of the thieves’ symbols.
Read the parchment from your inventory.
11. Return to Chenyek (or Knuckles)
You now have a choice:
Give the symbols to Chenyek (100 Groschen, continues the quest chain).
Give the symbols to Knuckles (150 Groschen, but no future tasks from Chenyek).
You can let both copy if you spoke to Knuckles earlier.
Best Choice?
If you want more quests later, give the symbols to Chenyek.
If you want more money now, give them to Knuckles.
This completes The Thieves’ Code quest. Depending on your choice, it may lead to more tasks or a little extra gold in your pocket.
