A Stabbing Headache | Side Quests in The Bard's Tale 4 The Bard's Tale 4 Guide and Walkthrough

Last update: 04 October 2018

The section contains a walkthrough of the side quest A Stabbing Headache in The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep. This is one of the first side quests that you have to complete. It's very short - just kill a few enemies.

Kill the cultists

When traversing the Ruins under Skara Brae, you will meet some scared people. Meeting them triggers this quest. You have to assemble the team and defeat the cultists. There should be 4 people in your team. The best idea is to complete this quest after finishing the Elven Wiles main quest

The fight will happen in three waves. In the first one, you will face two cultists, who deal melee damage. The second wave contains three cultists among whom will be one archer. They all have 12 HP. The third wave consists of four cultists. You have to defeat one Practitioner, one archer and two warriors, Your team should be strong enough. After killing the enemies, talk to Arthur.

After the conversation, you will get the Eye of the Storm sword and end the quest.