Kingdom Come – Band of Bastards Walkthrough & Achievements

Kingdom Come: Deliverance Band of Bastards Walkthrough & Achievements

Band of Bastards is the third DLC launched for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In it you are tasked by your liege lord the roam the Bohemian countryside with a bunch of mercenaries, to spread peace and order in a realm that is ravaged by war and filled with cutthroats, thieves and brigands.

To begin the quest you will need to have completed Baptism by Fire. Sometime afterwards you’ll get a prompt that you can see Sir Radzig regarding these dangers lurking on the provincial roads. Go see him at his usual residence in Pirkstein Castle (or if he’s in his battle camp: near Merhojed).

He’ll tell you how he doesn’t have enough men to keep the roads safe, however, he did recently meet up with an old acquaintance Sir Kuno of Rychwald and his mercenary band consisting mainly of former convicts. All capable men, they just need a guide to keep them from becoming too disorderly. Seems like you’re the right guy for the right job, so head out to the mercenary camp that is located between Rattay and Ledetchko.

Band of Bastards DLC

Band of Bastards is the overarching quest for this DLC that provides the framework for five smaller, separate, side-quests. The progression of the quest is as follows:

1. Go to Kuno’s encampment
2. Prove you’ve got what it takes by beating Dangler in combat
3. Ride out on the first mission. Kuno wants to leave during daylight → Bad Blood
4. Meet with Kuno in the encampment
5. Ride out one the second mission → Uninvited Guests
6. Meet with Kuno in the encampment
7. Ride out one the third mission → A Tight Spot
8. Meet with Kuno in the encampment
9. Ask about Jakey at the Inn in the Glade → Thirty Pieces
10. Meet with Kuno in the encampment
11. Ride against Hagen Zoul! → What Price Honour?
12. Report to Sir Radzig

The Beginning And End

The first objective is to Go to Kuno’s encampment. Not to difficult, just head out of Rattay, cross the river at the Mill, take the first or the second road to the left and after a short while you should see Sir Kuno’s tents. Approach the encampment and a cutscene starts.

Heinrich approaches The Stone but doesn’t seem able to get too much out of him. Luckily, Jakey comes to the rescue and leads him across camp, introducing Heinrich to the Bearman brothers, Petr and Jan, and eventually The Chief. However, Sir Kuno doesn’t like taking dead weight so first Harold Heinrich has to prove his mettle against Dangler.

Proving what you’ve got by beating Dangler isn’t as hard as it sounds. Just keep your guard up and hit hit him a couple of times and he should yield. Make sure not to give him time to get a Master Strike at you, or you might loose. If you do, just talk to Sir Kuno again for a rematch against the Dangler. Once you beat him you can talk to the people around camp or go on a mission by talking to Sir Kuno.

Be sure to finish any outstanding business (such as the Ring of Bacchus business) before the last mission. Whereas your companions are marked essential during most of the Band of Bastards quest they can die during the last mission. Also: if all your companions get incapacitated during any mission the Band of Bastards quest will fail and you have to reload.

Quest Overview

You can earn a total of seven achievements. Two are associated with the Ring of Bacchus game and the other five are quest-related. Two of the achievement-Pinky Promise and Torturer are mutually exclusive.

Achievement Overview

Chivalrous Soul

• Persuade Kuno to attack the mill right away

Hints: During the 2nd mission (Uninvited Guests) the company is approached by a refugee from an ongoing attack. Sir Kuno wants to wait till the attackers are drunk. For the achievement you need to convince him to attack right away (speech 7 or charisma 10).

Game Over

• The Ring of Bacchus made its way back to its original owner

Hints: Just play through all stages of the Ring of Bacchus activity. After giving someone the ring rest for two or three hours and another contender should call for you. Repeat this with several companions and the achievement will eventually unlock.

Lost Trinket

• You’re not the only one playing the Ring of Bacchus game, so watch out for the others!

Hints: Instead of directly giving the ring to one of the players in the Ring of Bacchus game, keep the ring and go to sleep in Sir Kuno’s camp. Once you wake up (around 7 am) the ring is gone and you get the achievement.

Mercenary’s Honour

• Arouse the mercenary’s sense of honour

Hints: During the 5th mission (What Price Honour?) you will need to convince Sir Kuno (speech check 7) to stand and fight. Do so and to get the achievement.

Pinky Promise

• Keep your word at any cost

Exlusive: Yes (with Torturer)

Hints: In the 4th mission (Thirty Pieces) you get the to interrogate Jakey. At a certain point you should be get an option to persuade Jakey do not pick that option instead answer “I’ll untie you” and the achievement will unlock after the dialogue. Note: you cannot unlock this together with Torturer anymore. They’re 100% exclusive now, so make a save before interrogating Jakey.

Torturer

• Leave Jakey to consider the error of his ways

Exlusive: Yes (with Pinky Promise)

Hints: In the 4th mission (Thirty Pieces) you get the to interrogate Jakey. At a certain point you should be get an option to persuade Jakey do not pick that option instead answer “You don’t want to talk? Alright.” Return after a day and the achievement will unlock after the dialogue. Note: you cannot unlock this together with Pinky Promise anymore. They’re 100% exclusive now, so make a save before interrogating Jakey.

Tracker

• Track down the raiders who attacked the mill

Hints: When you ride out with the band on your 1st mission (Bad Blood) you will come across an attacked farm (I’m quite sure there’s no mill there). Investigate the goings-on and head into the forest. Eventually you should find the raiders’ hideout. Once you do the achievement unlocks.