In Tainted Grail, the “Happily Ever After” quest leads you into a bizarre love story involving a cursed potion, a pig, and a stubborn witch. Help Rhian find her transformed lover and decide his fate in this morally twisted side quest set in the eerie region of Cuanacht.
How to Start the Quest
Speak to Rhian, a distressed woman located in Cuanacht Lower City. She mistakes you for someone named Wilkin, who, as it turns out, was her lover and a former soldier of Kamelot.
Rhian reveals that Wilkin has been turned into a pig after she visited a witch outside Cuanacht. The witch gave her a potion that would supposedly keep Wilkin happy and close to her—like a pig in mud. Unfortunately, she misunderstood the metaphor, and the potion literally turned Wilkin into a pig.
Rhian now fears that Wilkin might get butchered by someone mistaking him for livestock. You offer to help her find him, which starts the quest.
Finding Wilkin
Head to the Abandoned Village marked on your map, and begin searching the nearby mountain areas. While exploring, you’ll come across a Strange Hut—this is the home of the witch named Thistle, the one who transformed Wilkin.
Enter the hut, and you’ll find Thistle with Wilkin—still in pig form and unable to communicate. Thistle insists on keeping Wilkin. To negotiate, she asks you to create something by hand that would make her feel good—like a homecooked meal. If you agree to her terms, she magically allows Wilkin to talk.
Talking to Wilkin
Now able to speak, Wilkin tells you that he doesn’t mind being a pig anymore. He finds it peaceful compared to his life as a soldier and is content with Thistle’s care. He refuses to return to Rhian, blaming her for what happened.
Even if you tell him that Thistle was the one who turned him into a pig, he’s unmoved. He expresses a strong desire to stay in his current state, believing that staying in Avalon as a human soldier is a death sentence.
Decision Point – Two Possible Endings
Option 1: Let Wilkin Stay
- Tell Thistle that Wilkin wants to stay with her.
- She assures you she will take good care of him.
- Quest concludes.
- Reward: 1100 XP
Option 2: Persuade Thistle to Reverse the Transformation
- Tell Thistle that Wilkin shouldn’t stay with her.
- She questions your motives and asks why you’re really here.
- Reveal that you’re helping Rhian and request Wilkin be turned back.
- Thistle claims it can’t be undone.
- After a bit of persuasion, Thistle agrees to help—but not by reverting Wilkin.
Instead, she gives you a magical bracelet for Rhian. She explains that if Rhian wears it and wishes to be reunited with her lover, the magic will do the rest.
Return to Rhian and inform her. However, she refuses to use the bracelet, believing it’s another one of the witch’s tricks and simply gives you your reward for helping her.
- Quest concludes.
- Reward: 1100 XP
