W
e’re approaching the endgame now.
Two targets remain, Duke Luca Abele
of Serkonos, and the Usurper herself,
Delilah Copperspoon. Thanks to largely
staying my blade last time, I managed
to nudge my overall Chaos rating down to Low. This
means I’m free to judge and, if needed, execute the
citizens of Karnaca once again. I’m only just under
the threshold, however, so I’ll need to be exacting in
my final judgements, or else it might spell disaster
forthewholeEmpire.Tonight,however,webringdownaduke.Abeleis
holedupinhisGrandPalace,asprawlingmodernist
structuremadeofshardsofwhitemarblewhichvaguely
resemblesadroppedpavlova.Meagandropsmeoffin
thenearbydistrict,letting
mevisittheBlackMarket,
andprovidingthe
opportunityforalittle
judgementalongtheway.Thesafehouse
Icrossthemainboulevard
andheadtoanarrower
streetfurtherupthehill.
There’sagaggleofguards
patrollingdownthefar
end,soIusemyopticalzoomtofocustheHeartonthem.
Theofficergrewupasastreeturchinandnowwearshis
uniformproudly,whichisniceforhim,Iguess.Oneofhis
subordinatesislesspleasant,however.“Hestoleanentire
caseofpottedwhalemeatonthewaytothechildren’s
home,agiftfromtheEmpress.”
Whataprizegit.I’mtempted,butthisisonlya
middlingmoraloutrageinKarnaca.Ileavehimbeand
insteaddecidetoexplorethenearbysafeshop.This,
incidentally,isashopthatsellssafes,ratherthanashop
thatissafe.Indeedit’srathertheoppositefortheowner,
ashe’scurrentlybeingthreatenedbyaguard.
I’mdeliberatinghowIfeelaboutextortionwhenthe
guardmakesthedecisionforme.“Nooneknowswho
startedthatfire,”hesays,referringtoanotheroutletofthe
storechain,withtheunsubtleinferencethathestartedit.
“Ourbrotherdiedinthatfire,”theownerresponds.
Dingdingding!Wehaveawinnerfolks!
Isneakupbehindtheguardandslithisthroat.You’d
thinktheownerwouldbethankfulformesolvingthis
problemforhim.Butforsomereasonthesightofa
maskedkillerthrowshimintoapanic,andherushesout
oftheshopscreamingforhelp.ThetwoguardsIspotted
beforerushin.Iknockoutthewhale-meatthief,anduse
mynewwind-blastpowertoknocktheofficeroffhisfeet,
givinghimakicktothetempleasheattemptstostand.As I depart, I notice that the meat thief is apparently
also dead. My wind-blast must have slammed him into a
wall, breaking something vital. Oh well, no point crying
over spilled whale-meat. I move on.
I head to an apartment-block up the street. On the roof
is a wind-turbine powering a wall-of-light which blocks
the entrance to the Grand Palace. I disable this without
the guards noticing, and then drop into a bloodfly-infested
apartment below to grab a rune. As I burn the bloodfly-
nests, a nest-keeper shambles into the room. I don’t have
anysleepdarts,soIuseahowlingbolttotemporarily
blindhim,andthengrabhimaroundthenecktoknock
himout.AsIdothis,however,thebloodfliesdescend, and
stingtheirownnest-keepertodeath.
Twothings:1)includingpreviousruns,I’veplayed this
gameforover 40 hoursandit’sstillfindingwaysto
surpriseme,and2) fucking
hellDishonored!Is there no
limittohowgrimyou can
get?Giventheguy was
basicallyazombie,
technicallyit’samercy,
althoughthatdoesn’t stop
mefromfeelingmore than
alittlesick.DoublejeoparDy
IpressontotheGrand
Palace.Herethedukeandhiscroniesliveinaperpetual
stateofdebaucheryanddepravity.Iexperiencethis
first-handwhenIfindagroupofaristocratsthrowing
knivesattwoservantsstrappedtogianttargets.Both
servantsarequiteclearlydead,whileoneofthenobles
remarks,“Whatwasityousaid?Thatyoucouldhit him in
thehead,oravoidhittinghiminthehead?”
Absolutemonsters.Islowtime,rushin,anddrop a
springrazorinbetweenthem.Iwatchwithadeep sense
ofsatisfactionasthey’retornapartinslowmotion. Good
riddance.Thearistosaren’ttheonlydeeplyrepugnant
individualsIdiscoverlurkinginthepalace.InwhatThebloodflIes
descend, And sTIng
TheIR own nesT
keePeR To deATh
TheruLes
1
Judge the actions of
every NPC in
Dishonored II using
clues from the
environment and
game mechanics.
2
Only kill NPCs with
clear evidence of
wrongdoing. “Innocent”
livesmustbespared.
3
High Chaos must
be avoided AT
ALL COSTS.
EXTRA LIFE
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Changing the past at Stilton’s mansion
gave Meagan back her eye and arm.
The least-safe safe shop
in all of Serkonos.