Court of the Penitents

Court of the Penitents
Details
Type	Main quest
Occurs in	Act 3
Quest giver	Sîdha and Rîhenwn
Location(s)	Elms' Reach Oldsong Burial Isle Breith Eaman
NPCs involved	Sîdha and Rîhenwn Thaos
Experience gained?
XP type	Major
XP level	7
Total XP	1,264 XP
Total ST	2.667 stronghold turn(s)
Experience breakdown Objective ID Weight XP ST 1, 2, 3, ES (4) 1 316 0.6666667 TOTAL 4 1264 2.666667 (XP = Experience points, ST = Stronghold turns) The experience listed is per party member, and does NOT include other bonuses, such as party size.
Outcomes and rewards
Finish the quest
Finish the quest
Related quests
Previous: The Assassin at Large
Previous: The Assassin at Large
Next: Memories of the Ancients
Next: Memories of the Ancients
Concurrent: Council of Stars A Servant of Death Into the White Void The Nest Above the Clouds The Old Queen and the New King
Concurrent: Council of Stars A Servant of Death Into the White Void The Nest Above the Clouds The Old Queen and the New King
Technical
Quest ID	cp_qst_enter_breith_eaman

Court of the Penitents is a main quest in Pillars of Eternity.

Synopsis

The Delemgan Sisters of Twin Elms know that Thaos has escaped into a subterranean path to an Engwithan location called Sun in Shadow, blocking access behind him.

The sisters revealed another way to reach him - perhaps even overtake him. The Burial Isle offers a path through the ruins of an ancient Engwithan prison, Breith Eaman. The route is perilous, but it may be the fastest way to Sun in Shadow, as it involves a long fall straight down.

The Watcher's hallucinated memories are becoming more frequent now, barely distinguishable from the waking world. They are running out of time and need to know what Thaos remembers about the past that they share, so that whatever it is that plagues my soul can be put to rest.

Walkthrough

1. Complete The Assassin at Large.
2. Gain the gods' favor in Council of Stars.
3. Travel via the ferry in Oldsong to the Burial Isle.
4. Make your way to the north of the map.
5. Jump down the pit to Breith Eaman.

Note: Jumping into this pit before you've completed all of the quests above will result in the game abruptly ending and rolling the closing credits! You'll know you've reached the point where you can jump in the pit safely if there are two ghosts on the rim of the pit who talk to you before you jump in.

Journal

quests\critical_path\act_4\cp_qst_enter_breith_eaman
ID	Objectives
0	Court of the Penitents
	10000	The Delemgan Sisters of Twin Elms know that Thaos has escaped into a subterranean path to an Engwithan location called Sun in Shadow, blocking access behind him. The sisters revealed to me another way to reach him - perhaps even overtake him. The Burial Isle offers a path through the ruins of an ancient Engwithan prison, Breith Eaman. The route is perilous, but it may be the fastest way to Sun in Shadow, as it involves a long fall straight down. My hallucinated memories are becoming more frequent now, barely distinguishable from the waking world. I am running out of time. I need to know what Thaos remembers about the past that we share, so that whatever it is that plagues my soul can be put to rest.
1	Travel to the Burial Isle.
	10001	I've learned from Sîdha and Rîhenwn that the way into Sun in Shadow lies in the Burial Isle district. There is an ancient court there that can lead me to Thaos.
	20000	Dorvhal, guard and bargeman of Oldsong, has told you that the Burial Isle is unlike any other district of Twin Elms. The island is a burial ground for the anamfaths of the Six Tribes, and a dangerous place.
2	Find the Court of the Penitents.
	10002	I've reached the shores of the Burial Isle. Somewhere in the island, the Court of the Penitents offers a way into Breith Eaman, and to Sun in Shadow.
	20003	I have found a shortcut to the Court that appears to save me a dangerous journey.
3	Leap into the pit.
	10003	At the center of the Court of the Penitents is a pit so deep that the bottom cannot be seen, nor does it make a noise when pebbles are knocked into it. The fall would surely kill anyone who jumped.
	20004	It would likely take some form of divine intervention to be able to safely reach the bottom of this pit.
End states
	Reached Breith Eaman
	30000	I've survived the fall to the bottom of the pit of the Court of the Penitents.