- The Hero of Will

Fable 2 Guide - The Hero of Will

Theresa explains that this hero is residing in Brightwood Tower, though Lucien's Spire soldiers are also on the hunt, so things may not be quite so simple as just paying him a friendly visit. Head back through the Cullis Gate and follow the trail through Bower Lake and on the road to Brightwood.

Once in the area of Brightwood, follow the path up to the closed gate and push A to open it. Stay prepared for meddlesome Hobbes to come and pester you on the way. You should pass through a second previously-sealed gate before your attention is drawn to a miniature spire – a lethal and tough enemy we could do with avoiding! Continue along the path towards the tower in the distance and the spire will deploy some Spire Guards. These are essentially the next level up from bandits, but the same sort of rules apply for defeating them. They are much better at blocking and have plenty more health, so it's a good idea to attack from range or wait for them to attack and then dodge or parry before flourishing a sword attack on them.

Despatch this initial group before moving on towards the tower. As you move up the sets of stairs towards the front door you'll also encounter many more Spire Guards. Kill them all and move into the tower, taking the treasure from the chest on the bottom floor and climb the staircase. Once you reach the top floor of this initial section defeat the guards and move along the walkway towards the taller structure. Climb the set of stairs in the next building, dealing with any Spire Guards, and peer through the flames on the top floor to discover the fate of the Hero of Will.

Head back to the Chamber of Fate (you can fast travel) to meet Theresa and devise a plan for locating and rescuing the missing Hero. We need to find Lucien's diary and learn what he is planning and perhaps where he is likely to have taken the Hero of Will. The idea is that Lucien's butler, creatively named Jeeves, will know where it is. We can find him in the pub in Bowerstone Market so head there and meet him in one of the rooms upstairs. The golden trail should lead you there if you get stuck.

He wants 1,000 gold in exchange for a map to the juicy diary that he has buried. Go and earn the money if necessary then pay him for the location. You can always kill him and get your money back if you're doing things the evil way, just bear in mind that you are in a public place!

Use the map to locate the dig-spot, at Bower Lake. Of course, things are never as easy as all that and there is a humungous Troll guarding the location. Use rolls and dodges to avoid its tunnelling attacks and hit its weak spots (glowing red) with your ranged gun or ranged spells. You may have to sprint round behind it to be able to hit the more difficult ones, and sometimes they disappear until it has attacked. Dig underneath it once defeated to get Lucien's Diary. Return to Theresa to get your next main quest.

Defeat the troll to get Lucien's Diary

From Lucien's diary it has become clear that he has a policy of recruiting guards from Westcliffe – the winners of a prestigious and challenging arena known as The Crucible, sharing its name with the quest.