Control Nordberg Town

Overlord 2 Guide - Side Quests

Control Nordberg Town

After conquering Nordberg Town, you can either kill or enslave the villagers. There are 100 villagers in the town, but you won't be able to reach all of them until you have acquired the Green and Blue Minion Hives. With Brown and Red Minions, you can reach 66 of them. After rescuing the Green Hive, you can remove the poison barrier on the southwest side of town to reach 20 more. You'll need Blue Minions to power the raft at the northeast end of the town to reach the last 14 villagers.

To complete this quest, you need to either kill all 100, or enslave all 100. To kill a villager, you need to lock-on and either hit him or her with your weapon, or overcharge your Target spell. To enslave a villager, lock-on and hold down the X/Square button until the villager begins to get down on his or her knees (likely as soon as he or she begins to lose health), at which point immediately release the button to avoid overcharging the spell and killing them. Keep an eye on the villager's health bar if you're planning to enslave them, as they may not fall to their knees in time; if their health falls to the half-way point, release the spell, as they have surely been subdued by then.

Return to Nordberg with Green Minions to remove the poison surrounding the barrier at the southwest end of town.

The villagers will attempt to escape, so you can use your Brown Minions to pin them down; simply lock onto the fleeing villager and hold down the RT/R2 button to send them in.

The destruction path yields quick gold and Lifeforce Orbs, but enslaving the town yields gradual Gold, as well as weapons and armour for your Minions. There are one or two villagers hiding in each of the houses in the town; you can force them out by breaking the door down. You can sweep your Minions into the house once the door is down to destroy it; doing so will yield some gold as well.

If you've enslaved some villagers, you can collect Gold from the mining sites around town, and you can also find equipment for your Minions at the anvils around town. Furthermore, you can find a patch of respawning baby seals by the dock in the northwest corner of the town, and kill them to harvest Lifeforce Orbs of every color.

Use Blue Minions to power the raft in the northeast corner of Nordberg Town.

Destroying the entire town will increase your Destruction tyranny rating, while enslaving the population will increase your Domination tyranny rating. It's best to play Overlord II making either all Destruction choices or all Domination choices if you are interested in earning achievements/trophies, as several are unlocked by being consistent.