Trials and Tribulations | Act III Dragon's Dogma Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

In short: Gather evidence for the trial of a wealthy resident of Gran Soren - Fournival.

Difficulty level: Easy, unless you want to prove Fournival not guilty.

In the first stage of the quest you need to question several people and take their statements. You have three days to do it. Give each of their statements to Aldous - thought it's better to collect a few of them first. What's important is that you can decide what the verdict is going to be: either a sentence or an acquittal. The latter is much harder to achieve since it involves extra work and a bit of cheating.

You have two options:

- acquittal - escort the witness from Windbluff Tower, take statements from Fournival's daughter, bishop Geoffrey and Fedel from the castle, acquire Chamberlain's Affidavit, and, if needed, take the false statement from the merchant. This version gets you also: a discount in Fournival's shop and the possibility of buying the Magnanimous Clok from him.

- sentence - the case is much simpler. Talk to Jasper's family; you can also escort Ansell from Cassardis or acquire forged letters.

Below are the descriptions on how to do all of the above.

Follow the marker on the map. The first person, Fedel, keeps to the castle during the day. His statement speaks for Fournival's innocence.

Before leaving the castle, it's worth checking out Fournival's manor. He's kept under guard. Take the Chamberlain's Affidavit from there (it's lying on the dresser) - it's another evidence that can prove Fournival's innocence. If you don't want to aqcuitt him, you can give it away as part of one of the quests on the Notice Boards (you can also make a copy of the document in The Black Cat).

The third evidence for his innocence is in the hands of Fournival's daughter - but only on the condition that you've completed the Escort Duty quest.

The fourth evidence will be given to you by Geffrey - the bishop from the Cathedral.

Three pieces of evidence against Fournival come from Jasper's family.

Another sentencing evidence will be given to you by Ansell from the village of Cassardis - on the condition that you've previously completed the An Innocent Man quest. In this case, walk him to Gran Soren. Another witness, speaking for Fournival's innocence this time, is located north of the city - in Windbluff Tower. He has to be walked to Gran Soren as well.

The quest also allows you to gather false condemnations. There're sold by a travelling merchant - sometimes he can be found around Fort Shadow, other times at the Encampment. He sells documents both incriminating and speaking for Fournival's innocence. Keep in mind, though, that two condemnations equal one motion for aqcuittal.

Having collected the evidence, hand them to Aldous. Now you can decide how you want to resolve the situation.

What next? You can ignore the quest while waiting for the trial. The verdict will be announced three days after the beginning of the quest on Gran Soren's market.