Kingdom Come 2 Brushes with Death: A Sketchy Situation

The first main task of the Brushes with Death DLC for Kingdom Come 2 is A Sketchy Situation. On this guide page, you will learn how to save Voyta from the wolves, where a pair of vagabonds is hiding, how to get the painter's set of brushes and dice, as well as where to find Voyta in the Trosky Castle.

• How to start the quest?
• How to save Voyta from the wolves?
• Where to find bandits?
• How to recover the painter's set of brushes?
• How to recover the painter's dice?
• How to return the painter his belongings?

How to start the quest?

Related map marker: A Sketchy Situation - Brushes with Death DLC start @ Trosky

1. First, you need to reach the purple DLC quest marker on the edge of the forest southeast of Trosky Castle.
2. You will have a conversation with a man tied to a tree - soon you will find out that this is the artist Voyta.

How to save Voyta from the wolves?

1. Several wolves will appear in the area - dealing with them is mandatory. We have posted advice regarding this type of enemies on a separate page called How to kill wolves?.
2. Hostile animals should focus on Henry - you don't have to worry about Voyta's fate. After their extermination, approach the painter from behind to free him. You will find out that Voyta was robbed and tied up by bandits. You can offer help in recovering stolen items - selflessly or with the promise of a reward.

Where to find bandits?

Related map marker: Vagrants (A Sketchy Situation DLC quest) @ Trosky

1. You will receive the coordinates for a probable vagabond hideout in the forest north of Slatego. This is a small camp.
2. You will meet 2 characters here - don't worry that they will automatically attack Henry. These are Yura and Kuba Four-leaf Clovis - you can talk with each of these people.

How to recover the painter's set of brushes?

Yura has the painter's set of brushes. The main ways to recover them are:

1. Using persuasion - You can lie that Voyta was eaten alive by wolves and that the bandits can be executed by hanging.
2. Winning the archery tournament - You must have your own bow and score more points than Yura.
3. Using pickpocketing - This option is done best after dusk.
4. Stunning or killing Yura - You can then search his body to find the brushes.

How to recover the painter's dice?

Kuba Four-leaf Clovis has the painter's dice - specifically the R painter's die, the painter's die G, and the painter's die B. Acquiring the dice is an optional goal. The most important methods are: The most important ways are:

1. Winning a dice game - You can't persuade Kuba to voluntarily hand over the dice, even if you use persuasion on him or offer him payment.
2. Pickpocketing - As mentioned above, wait until nighttime.
3. Stunning or killing Kuba - Be sure to take all 3 painter's dice (each of them is a separate quest item).

How to return the painter his belongings?

1. The last objective unlocks after you retrieve the brushes. Head to Trosky Castle, which is north of the vagabonds' camp.
2. Voyta is in the western part of the castle, on one of the upper floors. He is in one of the rooms adjacent to the scribe's room in the castle. You can tell the truth or lie about the way you got the painter's belongings back.
3. The unique reward for completing the quest is unlocking the shield painting mechanic. We described this new feature on a separate page of the guide. You can also ask Voyta about another task and unlock the next quest, Source of Inspiration.

See also:

1. Game guide
2. For Whom the Bell Tolls
3. How to play dice?

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