‘Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place is a side quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the ‘Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place side mission.
- Starting Location: Bakbattahl > Mercantile Quarter
- Quest Giver: Akakios
- Requirement: Reached Bakbattahl
- Reward: 2500 XP, Ferrystone, 20,000 G
- Quest Description: Deliver the letter of request to Ernesto in the Volcanic Island Camp.
Objectives:
- Deliver the letter to Ernesto
- Deliver the letter to Barbas
Starting Location: ‘Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place
The quest starts in Bakbattahl, the capital city in the desert region. Talk to the beastren merchant in Mercantile Quarter, on the outer edge of town in the west.
Deliver the letter to Ernesto
You are given a “Letter of Request” that you must deliver to Ernesto. This is quite the detour because he’s in the game’s final region “Agamen Volcanic Island”, at the Volcanic Island Camp. This is the highest level region in the game, you should be level 30+ for this.
To get there, take the path southwest of Bakbattahl and head all the way south to the end of the desert region. Then you must go through a long tunnel called “Drabnir’s Grotto”. It’s quite dark in there so you may want to bring a lantern or increase the screen brightness to maximum.
After exiting the cave, you will reach the Volcanic Island. Follow the path to the east until you enter the Volcanic Island Camp. The full path is mapped out below.
Ernesto can be found outside the northern gate of Volcanic Island Camp. He’s usually fending off monsters there. When tracking the quest you should have a yellow search area for him. It is possible for him to be killed by the monsters – if he’s not there you must check the Morgue in Bakbattahl and revive him there using a Wakestone, then return to the Volcanic Island Camp immediately and he should be there. He’s a Beastren Warrior in red armor.
Note that the vendors at Volcanic Island Camp have the best purchasable equipment in the game. It’s a good time to browse their inventory before you move on.
Deliver the letter to Barbas
After talking to Ernesto he wants you to deliver the Letter of Request to another guy called Barbas, found in Excavation Site. This is actually where the prologue took place at the start of the game. Take the path east from Volcanic Island Camp. Barbas is standing immediately behind the entrance after entering the Excavation Site. Talk to him to finish the quest.
You get 20,000 Gold and a Ferrystone so you can instantly fast travel back to the other regions.
This finishes ‘Twixt a Rock and a Hard Place side quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2.
For all other Quests refer to Dragon’s Dogma 2 Walkthrough.
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