Bakir’s court has three pillory activities, and all of them follow the same shape. Coen walks up to a man locked in a pillory, tells the guards to stand down, kills them, and cuts the prisoner loose. What changes is who is in the pillory and what happens afterwards, and one of the three ends with Coen killing the man he just saved.
Quick answer: Complete Out of Love in Svartrau City, Familiar Face in Parlina, and Old Hand in front of Lunar Manor near The Slit. Each one costs 3 time segments and pays out 19 XP, 1 Skill Point, and loot once the captive is freed.
Bakir’s Pillories locations and captives
| Activity | Where it is | Captive and outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Out of Love | Middle of Svartrau City, in a backyard by the Curious House | Nelu. Survives and hands Coen an order to collect from the merchant Vicho in Altenmarkt. |
| Familiar Face | Village of Parlina, on the main road, marked by a yellow “!” icon | Vasil, an acquaintance from the starting village. Coen feeds on him and kills him. |
| Old Hand | In front of Lunar Manor, by The Slit south of Svartrau City | Baltzer of Trier. Survives and can become a Swordmastery Teacher. |
Requirements before you start
Bakir’s region is tuned for level 20 and up, so these are best tackled after Ambrus. Every pillory spends 3 time segments out of your 30 in-game days, which is the standard cost for a court activity.
None of the three appear on the map on their own. They sit in the Court menu as “Unknown Activity” until you physically find them, so climbing the towers nearby is the fastest way to mark them with white question marks. Once discovered, the objective shows up in your journal like any other quest.
Bakir’s Pillories: Out of Love (Svartrau City)
The activity closes out immediately after that conversation. Loot the bodies for Denarius (10), Broken Armour, a Regenerative Salve, and a Bounty Announcement before you leave.
Bakir’s Pillories: Familiar Face (Parlina)
Note: Vasil’s death is part of the scene, not a choice you make at the pillory. Sweep the area afterwards for Brencis’s Insignia, a Bandit’s Bottle Gutter, Ribwort Plantain, and the Letter of Regimond.
Bakir’s Pillories: Old Hand (Lunar Manor)
Rewards and loot from all three pillories
| Activity | Fixed reward | Loot on the ground |
|---|---|---|
| Out of Love | 19 XP, 1 Skill Point | Denarius (10), Broken Armour, Regenerative Salve, Bounty Announcement |
| Familiar Face | 19 XP, 1 Skill Point, Feral Hunger trophy | Brencis’s Insignia, Bandit’s Bottle Gutter, Ribwort Plantain, Letter of Regimond |
| Old Hand | 19 XP, 1 Skill Point, Catalin’s Tutor sub-quest | One-and-a-Half Mead, Denarius (7), Broken Boots, Vial of Human Blood |
How to confirm each pillory counted
Completion is confirmed by the reward screen. The activity name is struck through, 19 XP and a Skill Point are awarded, and the entry fills in on Bakir’s panel in the Court menu with his Anger Level ticking upward.
If nothing registers, the usual reason is that the fight never started. Killing the guards is not enough on its own either, because the activity only closes once you interact with the pillory and release the man inside. And the pillories alone will not draw Bakir out. They are three entries among his rebel hunters, payoff transports, distilleries, and the hidden Uriash village activity, and you need to clear roughly three quarters of that list before his duel quest appears.
Worth planning around: two of the three leave you with something beyond the XP. Nelu’s errand sends you toward Vicho in Altenmarkt, and Baltzer turns into a permanent Swordmastery Teacher if you defend him from the crowd and win his duel. Familiar Face gives you a trophy and a corpse, and there is no version of it where Vasil walks away.
