Crimson Desert: Hernand Commissions — Ambition in the Ruins guide

Ambition in the Ruins is a tricky sidequest in Crimson Desert that tasks you with actually remembering what people said to you in a game that rarely asks that of you.

Using snippets of conversations with the villagers around Calphade Castle, you have to use the information to deduce and reveal the culprit.

Deduce the culprit with clues — all answers

Once you’ve talked to all the villagers, head to the Calphadean Defender at the foot of the castle and speak to him. He’ll ask you questions about each of the villagers and you have to choose the correct answers. Here are the correct choices:

• The quartermaster and merchant are suspicious.
• The workers and the blacksmith are all working till dawn.
• Didn’t look too happy with Caspar.
• The lad seemed troubled, with all the iron coming from who knows where.
• The supplies they received were in poor condition.
• He seems to take pride in the things he crafts.

Once you’ve answered all the questions correctly, you’ll be told to track down Helmut and hand him over to the supervisor.

When you arrive, Helmut will attempt to run, and you’ll trip him in a cutscene. Tie him up, pick him up, and carry him to the new objective marker — you can use your horse to speed things up.

Hand him in to the soldiers, and you’ll finish the quest.