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Red Rivers
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Red Rivers

Follow the Red Rivers quest in Vampyr, from finding Jonathan's mother's brooch to confronting a mysterious vampire. Includes lore locations and trophy tips.

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Follow the Red Rivers quest in Vampyr, from finding Jonathan's mother's brooch to confronting a mysterious vampire. Includes lore locations and trophy tips.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Leave Sean's office and go outside to find the Paxton sisters and Ichabod Throgmorton over a corpse.
  2. 2
    Question the witnesses if you wish.
  3. 3
    Examine the corpse to obtain a brooch belonging to Jonathan's mother and an address for the victim.
  4. 4
    Rodney Grader will have moved to the courtyard where Martin Nightingale sits.
  5. 5
    Speak to Martin Nightingale and select "Your life in London?" / "About this part of town?" to unlock another hint.
  6. 6
    Select "About the local figures?" to unlock a fourth hint.
  7. 7
    This opens up a thread under "Personal questions", "Tell me about your friend Jack?" / "You only ignited a war about to start" which unlocks his final hint, allowing you to exhaust his remaining conversation topics.
  8. 8
    If you speak to Martin Nightingale and ask to trade, you will find that the Small Pocket Watch is in his inventory whether you gave it to him or not.
  9. 9
    Return to Edwina Cox, who should have three more Good Trigger Parts for sale.
  10. 10
    If you have bought all available Good Trigger Parts and have two Silver Mirrors (one from rescuing Archer Woodbead and one from giving the watch to Martin Nightingale), you can upgrade one firearm to "Perfect", unlocking the Solid Metal Gear trophy. Breaking down the Silver Mirrors yields six Rivets for a further damage upgrade.
  11. 11
    At Pembroke Hospital, Lady Ashbury and Dr. Swansea will have new dialogue. Buy a Good Trigger Part from Milton.
  12. 12
    Hsiao Shun will have moved back to Whitechapel, near where you witnessed the altercation between Albert and Benjamin Palmer.
  13. 13
    Speak to her and select "Personal questions" / "How do you feel now?" / "It's a wise attitude" to unlock her final hint.
  14. 14
    Buy Barrett Lewis's stock of Good Trigger Parts.
  15. 15
    With Mesmerise level 3, head into Old Whitechapel east of the church, approximately halfway to Stonebridge Cemetery, to find steps leading to a courtyard.
  16. 16
    Inside, you'll find a Blinker Skal and a Rogue Skal around a campfire. Defeat the Blinker Skal from a distance, as three more Skals will descend.
  17. 17
    Dash up to the ledge above and knock on Mason Swanborough's door.
  18. 18
    Before speaking to him, search a drawer cabinet in his bedroom for the lore piece, Vampires Feed on Our Soul! (17/30).
  19. 19
    On the table in his living room, find Loretta's Letter to unlock a hint about Loretta Swanborough.
  20. 20
    Speak to Mason and select "Do you know Braille?" to advance the Occult Oculus investigation.
  21. 21
    You can give him the two other pages you've found. Cure his Migraine before leaving.
  22. 22
    Back outside, observe him for a few minutes and eavesdrop on him in his laboratory to unlock his second hint.
  23. 23
    Go back inside Mason's house and select "Personal questions" / "Is your sister using you?" to unlock his final hint.
  24. 24
    Return to Loretta Swanborough in Whitechapel and select "Personal questions" / "Why feel so guilty about your brother?" / "Easing your own remorse?" to unlock her final hint.
  25. 25
    Rest at the Whitechapel Hideout to refresh Barrett and Milton's stocks, allowing you to upgrade your other firearm.
  26. 26
    Go to Pembroke Hospital, down to the canal, and use the barge to cross to the West End district of Finbury Gate.
  27. 27
    Go up the stairs and turn left towards the quest marker. In a courtyard, look up to spot a teleport ledge.
  28. 28
    Head up into the flat and loot the building.
  29. 29
    Follow the blood trail west, encountering two level 20+ Priwen guards.
  30. 30
    Continue to a small park area with three more Priwen guards, including a level 22 Chaplain.
  31. 31
    After defeating them, look up to spot the entrance to a Hideout.
  32. 32
    Search the table inside for the lore piece, The Vampire Club (18/30).
  33. 33
    Examine the woman's body nailed to the tree outside to update the quest.
  34. 34
    Searching her pockets gives you a choice to take a watch or leave it; this only affects dialogue later.
  35. 35
    As you back out, look up to the scaffolding to find a teleport location and follow the mysterious figure.
  36. 36
    Leap from ledge to ledge, drop into a building, and head onto a balcony.
  37. 37
    Use the crane to get to the other side of the canal and follow the figure.
  38. 38
    You will emerge near Stonebridge Cemetery.
  39. 39
    Kill the Priwen guards and enter the cemetery.
  40. 40
    Follow the trail of dead bodies towards the quest marker, avoiding the perimeter path to skip fighting Skals.
  41. 41
    When you hear the mysterious voice again, equip yourself for a boss fight. Back up your save, especially for a no-embrace playthrough, to avoid accidentally draining Joseph Larrabee.
  42. 42
    Equip your pistol in your offhand and continue to where your sister Mary was buried.
  43. 43
    Go forward to the monument in the center of the area where Joseph Larrabee is tied.
  44. 44
    A lengthy scene will play with your undead sister, Mary Reid.
  45. 45
    Warning: If on a no-embrace playthrough, do not accidentally chew on Joseph Larrabee during the fight. Kill Mary before she uses him to restore her health.
Tips
  • The Small Pocket Watch is always in Martin Nightingale's inventory when trading, regardless of whether you gave it to him previously.
  • Upgrading firearms to "Perfect" requires enough Good Trigger Parts and potentially Rivets obtained from Silver Mirrors.
  • Mesmerise level 3 is required to meet Mason Swanborough.
  • The lore piece Vampires Feed on Our Soul! is found in a drawer cabinet in Mason Swanborough's bedroom.
  • Loretta's Letter is on a table in Mason Swanborough's living room.
  • Speaking to Mason about Braille advances the Occult Oculus investigation.
  • Cure Mason Swanborough's Migraine before leaving his house.
  • Eavesdropping on Mason in his laboratory unlocks his second hint.
  • Speaking to Loretta about her guilt regarding her brother unlocks her final hint.
  • Resting at the Whitechapel Hideout refreshes shop stocks.
  • The teleport ledge to the man's flat is in a courtyard in the West End district of Finbury Gate.
  • The lore piece The Vampire Club is on a table inside a Hideout found after following a blood trail.
  • The choice to take the watch from the woman's body only affects dialogue.
  • Follow the mysterious figure by leaping across ledges and using a crane.
  • In Stonebridge Cemetery, follow the trail of bodies and prepare for a boss fight.
  • Equip your pistol in your offhand for the boss fight.

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