Should You Free Ilora in Avowed?

In Avowed, you'll face a crucial decision: free Ilora, a suspicious prisoner, or leave her fate sealed. This choice significantly impacts your journey, affecting both immediate challenges and later quests. This guide details the consequences of each decision.

Should You Free Ilora?

While role-playing games encourage personal choices, freeing Ilora is strongly recommended. This path simplifies Fort Northreach and unlocks a future side quest.

Freeing Ilora: The Benefits

Freeing Ilora provides significant assistance in navigating Fort Northreach. Early in the game, your resources are limited. Ilora's aid proves invaluable in overcoming the island's enemies, including Steadman Ralke, the area boss. Beyond the immediate benefit, saving Ilora makes the later "Escape Plan" side quest considerably easier (without revealing spoilers).

How to Free Ilora

Ilora reveals the key to her cell is located in the Warden's Room. Access this room by heading to the hallway's end, climbing crates, jumping to the adjacent platform, and entering the passage above. Break through the boards on your right to reach the Warden's Room. The key is near the door. Note: regardless of your decision regarding Ilora, use the key to unlock the adjacent cell and obtain the Deerskin Gloves.

Leaving Ilora: The Consequences

Choosing not to free Ilora drastically increases the difficulty of Fort Northreach. The "Escape Plan" quest also becomes significantly harder. Furthermore, Ilora won't remain imprisoned; you'll later face her in combat, adding to the challenges of escaping Fort Northreach. However, this path does allow you to loot her corpse, acquiring her possessions.

Conclusion

Freeing Ilora offers significant advantages, simplifying both immediate challenges and future quests. While leaving her offers a different gameplay experience and loot, it presents a more difficult path. The choice is yours, but the benefits of freeing Ilora are substantial.

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