In Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Hans's main quest, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," requires crafting a Fever Tonic to save someone at Trosky Castle. This guide details how to obtain the recipe and brew the tonic.
Locating the Fever Tonic Recipe:
Access to the Surgeon's Workshop, where the recipe resides, can be gained in two ways:
- Stealth: Sneak into the workshop.
- Diplomacy: Convince the chamberlain you can create a digestive potion. This involves successful skill checks. If you fail, steal some food, give it to a guard to distract him, and then sneak into the kitchen via another route.
If you've delivered the horseshoe for "For Whom the Bell Tolls," speak with Cook Fanka. Offering to help with her locked chest grants access to the noble's kitchen, where you can interact with the ailing chamberlain.
Once inside the Surgeon's Workshop, locate the physician's journal on the bookshelf. This contains the Fever Tonic recipe.
Brewing the Fever Tonic:
The necessary herbs are already at the surgeon's station. Follow these steps:
- Pour wine into the cauldron.
- Add 3 handfuls of Feverfew.
- Lower the heat and boil for 2 turns of the sandglass.
- Grind a handful of Elderberry Leaves.
- Add the ground Elderberry Leaves.
- Add 2 handfuls of Ginger.
- Take a phial from the bottom-left shelf.
- Distill the tonic using the Still.
Additional herbs are available in the chest if needed.
Completing the Quest:
After brewing the Fever Tonic (and optionally, a digestive potion), locate Thomas. If you have the chamberlain's trust, return with both potions. Otherwise, use the kitchen to reach the chapel and find Thomas and his sister, Adele. Speak with Adele to conclude the quest.
