Online:Baron Carvain

Baron Carvain
Home Settlement	Ontus
Location	Carvain Ranch Offices
House	Carvain Manor
Race	Imperial	Gender	Male
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Baron Carvain

Baron Carvain is an Imperial noble who owns the nearby Carvain Ranch, which supplies much of the employment in Ontus.

Related Quests

• Another Death in Ontus: Please add a description for this quest

Quest-Related Events

You can speak to him while you're questioning the first set of leads. He will be inside the ranch offices:

"We provide meat and produce to the entire Weald. Finest in the land. Ontus would be nothing without my ranch."

While helping Constable Yabren follow on from her father's investigation of the recent deaths in Ontus, she will ask you to speak with both Baron Carvain and Lady Raxalee, who own the local ranch and quarry respectively.

Baron Carvain can be found in the local Carvain Ranch Office in town. Speak with him about the recent deaths by fever:

"The Carvain Ranch does not sell to individual buyers. This is not a general store. Might I suggest the markets in Skingrad? Or perhaps you can purchase a meal at the Stonechip Tavern?"

I'm not here to buy food. I'm assisting Constable Yabren with an investigation.

"Glad to hear that young Yabren has gotten right to work. Her father would be proud.
But I am uncertain as to what I can tell you that would help advance her investigation. What exactly is she investigating, by the way?"

We're looking into the deaths related to fatigue fever.

"I didn't realize that sickness and illness were now the purview of the town constable. I can tell you what I know.
A strange disease has befallen workers at my ranch and at Raxalee's quarry. Unfortunate, but there's no crime that I can see."

It seems suspicious that both the town healer and Constable Ulbren died from the illness.

"Is it? No matter. None of this is a concern to me and I have no idea how to help you. I have enough to do just keeping the ranch running in these difficult times.
So, if there is nothing else, I'll bid you good day and good luck with your inquiries."

If you speak to him again:

"I do hope you'll tell Constable Yabren that Carvain Ranch has nothing to hide."

After this you will search the nobles' residences and Zeggar's Blind and uncover the reasons behind the recent sickness and deaths. A strange stone was found in Raxalee Quarry, and tests by an Alchemist Surius found it is could be used in creating an elixir that could increase the productivity of the workers, with some ... side effects. Lady Raxalee and Baron Carvain then entered an alliance to benefit from this, and wrote off the resulting deaths of their workers. When Healer Nevama and Constable Ulbren were found to be getting too close to the truth, they had the alchemist kill them. But more urgently, they have enlisted his services now to do the same to Ghrakug and you. As for Constable Yabren, they plan to frame her for the fatigue fever instead.

When Constable Yabren goes to warn Ghrakug, she is ambushed by mercenaries and taken to the Ontus Reservoir. Racing to the reservoir, you will find Constable Yabren chained up. Meanwhile, Baron Carvain and Lady Raxalee will be having their bodyguards Rowdy Tharden and Mercenary Adder prepping barrels to dump the fever-causing elixir into the water supply:

Baron Carvain: "Agree to sign the confession, Yabren. My patience won't last forever."

Constable Yabren: "Over here! Get me out of these bonds!"

Once you free Yabren, the nobles will call forth their minions to cover their escape:

Lady Raxalee: "Give me that. I'll sign her damn name! In case you haven't noticed, we've got company."

Baron Carvain: "The deputy! Mercenaries, kill them and dump the elixir into the reservoir! Come, Raxalee. We need to get out of here."

Once Constable Yabren is freed, she will chase after the fleeing nobles and you will need to fight the mercenaries. After you have slain both of them, you can catch up to Constable Yabren and find she successfully stopped them. Talking to Baron Carvain before Constable Yabren, he will be defiant:

"The constable has no idea who she's dealing with!"

Speaking with Constable Yabren, she will explain that she will have them sent to Skingrad to be tried by a magistrate.

If you spoke to Yabren but haven't turn in the quest, he will say:

"Maybe I can blame all this on Raxalee. No one will accept the word of a lizard over that of a true Colovian."

If you talk to Baron Carvain afterwards he will place all the blame on Lady Raxalee:

"I'm innocent, I tell you! I was just a pawn! It was all this damn lizard's idea!"