- Red Harvest

Fable 2 Guide - Red Harvest

This mission is the truly evil alternative – only one of these two quests can be taken on. For this one, meet the nasty Arfur from your childhood (the Old Town so-and-so) down by the docks underneath the bridge as you come into Bowerstone Market (set it as the active quest and follow the trail). He's friends with Ripper and informs you that he needs a job doing. Head out into Brightwood to the camp there and whistle three times using the expression wheel. Ripper explains that he needs you to go to the same farm and kill the farmer and steal his key. With that in mind, head to the farm and defeat his protecting bodyguards.

They fire on sight, so stay distant and do the same – bear in mind that these kills count as murders and so you get evil points for them as a result. With them all defeated, the farmer emerges, so kill him and loot the Cellar Key from his grave (your dog must find the dig spot by the tombstone near his house, it will have to have at least Level 3 Treasure Hunting ability). If you use the key to get into the cellar you will have to fight Ripper, but can then enter the dungeon below and find a dig spot at the end containing the legendary blunderbuss, The Enforcer. You can also get the enforcer by completing the Cold Comfort Farmer and Blind Date quests, then buying the farm (Giles moves out with his son) and finding the Cellar Key upstairs and using it in the same way as described above.

You should now be up to date with all your quests and are free to enter the Crucible with plenty of renown. Unlike arenas in many other games, the Crucible features room after room of enemies, getting harder and harder over eight separate areas. Stock up, augment your weapons (see the equipment section of this guide) and head inside.

Upon completion of the Crucible successfully, as well as a ticket into Lucien's army, you get the Crucible Trophy, 10,000 gold and, if you beat the set time for each room you get a special weapon.