Bar the Truth in Gothic 1 Remake: Free Arlin and Reach the Rogues’ Camp

Bar the Truth is an optional side quest in Gothic 1 Remake tied to your push toward the Rogues’ Camp. A bandit named Brannok blocks the cave passage into the camp and will only stand aside once you track down his man Arlin, who is locked in the Old Camp dungeons. The whole task runs in five log steps, from finding Arlin to interrogating him and reporting the outcome back to Brannok.

Quick answer: Reach Brannok in the cave north of the Old Camp, pick the calm dialogue to accept his job, climb down into the Old Camp dungeons past Thorus, free Arlin from his cell, then return to Brannok to gain entry to the Rogues’ Camp.

How to start Bar the Truth and find Brannok

The quest is connected to the Rogues’ Camp questline, so you meet Brannok while trying to enter that camp through a hidden cave. He guards the passage and treats every newcomer as a threat, which means your dialogue choices decide whether he hires you or fights you.

Cross the bridge north of the Old Camp and head into the forest. Push past the two groups of Snappers along the way until you spot a small flight of stairs.

Take the path to the right at the stairs, which leads into a cave. Follow it forward until you reach Brannok blocking the door into the camp.

Avoid any dialogue options that provoke a fight. Pick “I’m just exploring this cave,” then follow it with “I really want to go through that door.” Brannok responds by offering you the job of finding Arlin, which logs the quest.

Find Arlin in the Old Camp dungeons

Arlin sits in the prison area beneath the Old Camp. Getting there means slipping past the main castle area and dropping down into the cells below, where a locked door and a guard stand between you and his cage.

Travel back to the Old Camp and move past Thorus. Take the path on your right and follow it to the end.

Look to your left for a ladder leading down. Climb down and pick the lock on the door at the bottom to enter the prison.

Search the cells inside until you find Arlin. His cell is the one you need for the interrogation step in your log.

Interrogate Arlin and free him from his cell

Brannok wants to know whether Arlin betrayed his crew. Talking to him first satisfies the interrogation objective, and freeing him afterward gives you the full report Brannok is waiting for.

Speak to Arlin through the cell to interrogate him and hear his side of the story.

Open the cell using one of two methods. Either pick the lock on the door directly, or take the cell key from the nearby guard.

With Arlin free, talk to him once more to wrap up the conversation before you leave the dungeon.

Objective	What to do
Find Arlin	Reach the cells below the Old Camp past Thorus
Interrogate Arlin	Speak to him through the cell door
Get the cell key	Pick the lock or take the key from the guard
Free Arlin	Open the cell, then talk to him again
Report back	Return to Brannok in the cave

Report back to Brannok and unlock the Rogues’ Camp

The final step sends you back through the cave to Brannok. Telling him what happened with Arlin closes out the quest and removes the gate he was guarding.

You know it worked when Brannok accepts your report and grants access to the Rogues’ Camp. The quest log marks Bar the Truth as complete, and the passage he blocked now lets you walk straight through. From there you can carry on with the wider Rogues’ Camp objectives in the Old Camp region.