Buried Secrets

 is a side quest in.

Synopsis
Wirtan is found inside the ruined Temple of Eothas, wounded by a skuldr. He asks the Watcher to find the bones of the priests he knows to be present in the temple, so that he can give them a decent burial. However, the truth is quite a bit more complex...

Walkthrough
Head to Gilded Vale and speak to Wirtan just inside the ruined Temple of Eothas. He wants you to recover the bodies of Eothasian priests that died in the temple.

First floor
The first floor of the dungeon is covered with Skuldrs and Ivory Spiderlings. Your goal is to get into the second level of the temple.

The door leading further down is in the western-most section of this area, but is locked, requiring Mechanics 10 to open. This can be bypassed by using the Engraved Silver Key, which can be found in a hollow book in a private library chamber (requires 9 Mechanics - or 5 while in stealth mode to discover).

Alternatively, you can strike the bells next to the door in the correct order; this order can be discovered by reading memories from spirits trapped inside and from various letters and notes scattered across the floor. If you don't want to discover them yourself, the order is right, middle, left, right.

Second floor
The second level is full of Shadows and a few Phantoms which can be incredibly difficult for a low level party.

Once in the second floor, make your way southeast to a room flooded with water. In the room to its west is a wheel which drains the water when turned. Back in the drained room, you can loot a Gleaming Silver Key by the fountain. The key unlocks a door to the north of the water wheel room.

Continue through this passage, fighting through oozes, until you reach a dead end to the south east. Interact with a wall-mounted lever to open the treasury, and interact with the spirit to find out what really happened to the priests: They died of thirst, waiting for Wirtan's promised rescue that never realized, locked in the vault with no means of escape. Be sure to take the Dead Priests' Bones before leaving.

Conclusion
Return to the first floor (there is a shortcut that leads to the first floor in the northeastern section of the second floor), and confront Wirtan. He will argue that he had no choice, as the temple was sealed by Raedric's men. Eder will disagree, stating that he'd have dug them out with his own hands if he knew.

You may choose to accept Wirtan's payment, or confront him about how the priests died. After confronting him, you may take the payment without any further questions, convince him to make amends, drive him from the village, or kill him and take the money from his body. You can also return the bones to Urgeat as evidence of Wirtan's wrongdoings, either after killing or before confronting Wirtan (since Wirtan would have already taken the bones from you).

Infinite copper exploit
After retrieving the bones and returning to Wirtan, choose these options: Repeat from 2 to 6 for per cycle.
 * 1) Give him the remains by any of these three options:
 * 2) [Hand over the remains.] [Stoic]
 * 3) "You'll have to separate them out yourself. It's a bit of a mess." [Clever]
 * 4) "I did. Here they are, as you asked for."
 * 5) "I found more than bones."
 * 6) [Might 15] [Lift Wirtan off his feet.] "I will crack your head if you lie to me again." [Aggressive]
 * 7) [Throw the remains at his feet] "You left them down there."
 * 8) "Fine. Keep your silence. I want my payment."
 * 9) 
 * 10) "I found more than bones."