The Maracai Native Village

The Maracai Native Village

When you check the map note the lake to the south that is sort of bean-shaped?  That is our destination, so follow the path down and when you reach the corpse at the attack site at the bottom of the switchback head left and along that path to the lake and the Village.  You will battle a pair of Firebirds, and it will start raining again (I think that is scripted actually), and at the bottom of the path as you reach the fire you will find the Native Hanu.

Talk to Hanu to learn that there is a beast lurking in the water -- work your way through all of the chat options with him to learn what he can tell you, and you flag the quest The Beast in the Lake.  He also tells you that the Bluecoats are in the Village, which is left around the lake.  Let's take care of the Beast in the Lake first, shall we?

The Beast is an Alligator named "Beast" and killing it completes the quest.  Once you have done so be sure to return to Hanu to get a reward from him, and then before you go into the Village head to the far side of the lake to loot a chest that has an Emerald, Oyster Shells, and some gold coins. 

-- The Temple --

In a nearby Temple you will the corpses of both Natives and White Men -- farther inside are some Cave Bats for you to kill as well as a few Rats, and you will note the Lever in the wall?  All that does is close and open the door you just came through.  You can loot the sarcophagus inside for some odds and ends, but you do not have the item you need to place on the Alter at the end of the Temple path...  For now anyway.

Dealing with The Beast in the Lake for the Fishermen

-- The Panther Cave --

Before we make our way to the Village let us get the treasure from the cave, shall  we?  We shall!  So check the map and head towards the marker, and as you work your way along the path in the jungle you will fight some Firebirds and Monkeys, and then when we reach the cave there is a Cave Bat to kill.  No Panther though, which was odd...  Inside is a Level 90 chest (I could not open) and the treasure spot.

The chest contains some Jade, 500 gold coins, a Gold Bowl, Silver Goblet, and an Idol.  Digging it up completes this quest!  With the treasure in hand now, it is time to head to the Village for the next phase of our adventure!  On the way out if you did not already do so be sure to mine the ore vein here.

On the left side of the path a little above is a Level 60 chest with a Soul Ring, Tourches, Painkiller, and gold coins.  A little south of that is a Level 20 chest with Grog, Lead Shot, and a Voodoo Doll.   Farther south up a small path where you battle a Firebird is another Level 20 chest with a Sapphire and a Gold Nugget.  Continue along that path south to fight more Firebirds and a Panther, and some Monkeys and eventually you will find a Level 60 chest with some Spears, Pearls, and gold.

Near the chest is the entrance to a cave, inside of which are Cave Bats and along the left-hand path up a ledge is a Level 30 chest with a Fencing Foil, Torches, and a Silver Goblet.  If you continue along the left path and down you come to an ore vein and an exit, but to the right there are some Termites you can kill first.  Then use the exit and you are in the Village!

-- The Native Village --

The first native you reach is named Zaalu, who gets all testosterone on you; work your way through the conversation to learn that he does not have a high opinion of Pirates...  Even if Chani is not with you you will introduce her anyway, and he asks you for your help in freeing his people.  He fills you in about the Succession Ritual, and you learn that he is a combat trainer.  Work your way through the rest of his chat options to become his Halmak, flagging the quest Become Halmak of the Maracai.

To the left up a rise is a Voodoo Alter and the native Kenan, who is standing near a Level 60 chest that contains a Marksman's Potion, some Emerald and Jade.  Kenan is a Hunter and when you talk to him you can trade with him -- he has about what you would expect...

Potaka is down in the center of the village and you can talk to him to let him know you want his job...  And then fight him for it!  This flags the quest Follow Potaka to the Ritual Site, so go ahead and follow him and that flags the quest Get Rid of Potaka, and you begin hand-to-hand combat!  He is pretty good with his spear but not as good as you with your sword!

With him defeated that concludes the quest, so talk to him to have him confirm your new title.  You make peace with him and that completes the quest Become the Halmak of the Maracai!  Speak to Zaalu to let him know the good news, and you flag the quest Talk to Chaka Datu.

You can talk to Malaika in the Village to learn about her, and by talking to her you can learn a lot about the tribe.  When you ask her why she is sad she tells you about the Pirates theft and the disruption of her dead ancestors... You can offer to help to flag the quest The Peace of the Dead.  In addition to getting the quest from her you can also trade with her -- she can sell you Potions and Plants and teach you Potion Making if you still need that.  In addition to basic and advanced potions, recipes, and resources she also has a Treasure Map -- you should buy that from her to flag the quest The Treasure in the Hidden Valley!

-- The Bluecoats in the Village --

You can talk to Egas by the fire to be told that you need to talk to the boss, and Palomo pretty much says the same thing.  Cordobar on the other side of the fire tells you that the Commandant is in his hut...

The native girl Dara tells you what she thinks of your mates, and as you work your way through her chat options you can learn about the pirates in the jungle -- something we need to know about -- and you flag the quest Where is Koraka?

On a table near a bed is a book called War Traditions that talks about the Legendary Item the Shrunken Head -- which we have already found and added to our collection -- but hey, it is more information about the item we already have, that is cool...

-- Meeting Bones --

Down the path out of the Village there is a painted white man named Bones -- we really want to talk to him now, trust me on that.  Work your way through his chat options (remember we have already met part of his soul in the Underworld), and once he will no longer talk to you, you have done all you can at the moment.

Bones then heads back up to the Village and stands on the platform, preaching to the natives and tells them to find their way to the Underworld...  Listen to what he has to say and then read between the lines.  The important thing is that once he finishes preaching his predictions, you can talk to him again.  This time as you work your way through the chat options you get a little more sense out of him.  He was dead and the Natives revived him -- that explains how half of his soul ended up in the Underworld, right?

When you offer to help he asks you to kill him then tells you he does not want to die.  He tells you that what he needs is in the Underworld, but we knew that.  He mentions that he is a Doctor, and you can then ask him to join your crew and you should!  Once you do that flags the quest Unwanted Sermon.

Basically you need to either have Intimidate at 90 or above, or you can do a quest for Jamila in the very back of the Village by the Voodoo Cauldron.  As you work your way through her chat options she tells you about the recipe she is making, and tells you that she needs a Fire Pepper.  Ask her where to find the Pepper, then tell her you will do that for her, and you flag the quest Nice and Spicy.

Simply head to the highlands area to the Northeast where you will find Ezana and the Fire Peppers!  Gather the four that you need, talk to her to work through her chat options, and you get one of the Fire Peppers from her.  There is another nearby to harvest, and a Level 20 chest with Grog, Spirit Essence, and gold in it.  All of the Fire Pepper you need are in this general area, and once you have the fourth one you complete the quest Fire Peppers.

Return to the Village and talk to Jamila and that completes the quest Nice and Spicy, and she makes her soup, giving you your reward.  Take the soup to Bones and give it to him, and that completes Unwanted Sermon.  You can now ask him to join the crew again, which unlocks the Achievement "Tour Guide" (10 GP) for having five crew members!

Completing the Split Soul Quest Line and Freeing Bones

You can not chat with him about his soul in the Underworld, and as you work your way through those chat options you trigger the White Scarf conversation, which flags the quest A Message from the Afterlife.  Now tell him you went to the Underworld and met him and that instantly completes this quest.  At this point tell him to come with you, and then fast travel to the Old Camp, head north to the landing and tell Patty to sail back to the Isle of the Dead.

Head back to the Underworld and tell Bones soul about the White Scarf, and then return to the Overworld and back to the ship, where you talk to Bones and tell him and that completes the quest line, and causes the soul to reunite with its living body.  That completes the quest Split Soul, and unlocks the Achievement "Necromancer" (20 GP) for completing the Split Soul quest line.

-- Speaking to the Commandant --

Now that we have wrapped up the side-quests, it is time to have a chat with Commandant Corrientes who as you have been told is in his hut.  Tell Patty to sail back to Maracai and Fast-Travel back to the Maracai Village, then head to the Commandant's tent. 

Talking to the Commandant completes the quest The Expedition.  Work your way through the chat options with him and you can ask about the bodies and get the map (you already have).  Asking what the favor is predictably causes him to ask for your help in finding the entrance to the Hidden Valley.  That flags the quest The Hidden Entrance -- and the Commandant asks you to kill Angus which flags the quest The Deserter.  You can get away with picking and looting the Level 30 chest in here if you like, they will not aggro if you do.