Zamar is at #7 on the map of Queen's
Berth. He's waiting on payment from somebody named Radora, and he
wouldn't mind if you helped him out in that regard.
First you'll need to find out what's up with Radora. The entrance to
the main floor of The Wild Mare
is at #24 on the map of Queen's Berth.
Radora will be at #6 on the map of the main
floor of The Wild Mare. It won't take much to get her to admit
that she got robbed of Zamar's payment by a pirate gang on the north
side of the Berth. You could kill her on an assumption that she's lying,
but it won't help advance the Task.
The alternative is to speak to a little girl named Tiela at #9 on the
map of Queen's Berth during the daytime. She'll also explain that Radora
got robbed by Cotta's gang. You can give her an Egg
to earn Benevolent disposition if you like.
Cotta and his gang will be at #12. One
way to handle things would be to make an Intimidate check that involves
threatening his Wolf. Doing so will result in reputation loss with Eder
if he's in the party, and certainly a hit in reputation with the
Principi faction. It will also commit you to a fight against Cotta and
his band unless you make either a History check of 5 or a Streetwise
check of 6.
You could also kill him and his band. Doing it through a dialogue
option will result in Aggressive disposition. You may prefer to get your
party members in optimum position first (e.g., ready to attack their
Priest right away) and then force-attack to start things. You can also
make use of the nearby Gunpowder Barrel, although you have to be careful
not to have your own party members caught in the blast. Should you win,
Cotta himself will leave behind a Ring
of Minor Protection.
You can give the good news to Zamar afterwards, however you managed to
deal with Cotta. You'll also get a 10% discount at Zamar's store.
An alternative is to fall in with Cotta's request to force his terms
onto Zamar. You get 700cp from Cotta (200 in advance and 500cp after the
deal is done), but suffer a reputation hit with Maia.
It won't take much to cajole Zamar into going along with it, but
Streetwise checks are available to help it along. You'll still gain a
10% reduction at Zamar's store, but with the difference that you'll also
increase your reputation with the Principi instead.
You can also go back to Zamar without bothering with Cotta. You can
offer to buy Radora's Commission, which is for 1,000cp. A mouthy comment
from Maia will prompt Zamar to
up the price to 1,500. At least 2 points of Rational disposition can in
either instance result in a reduction to 500cp.
If you resolve things this way, the Task will already be resolved should
you thereafter confront Cotta. That means the subject of Zamar or Radora
won't come up in dialogue with Cotta, and any options for resolving the
Task by confronting Cotta or helping Cotta force his deal on Zamar will
no longer be available. You can still kill Cotta and his band if you
want. It just won't be relevant to the Task anymore.
On the other hand, if you went through Cotta first on your way to
completing the Task, you'll still have the option to purchase the
Commission from Zamar as long you mention first that Radora got robbed.
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