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Friendly Goliath

Friendly Goliath

You learned everything there was to know about Lans Thuliaga, the goliath warrior.

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How to unlock the Friendly Goliath achievement in Neverwinter - Definitive Guide

This achievement is very miss-able, but parts are repeatable fortunately. Also, it will require you to have unlocked the Maze Engine campaign up to Chapter 11 before it can be completed which will take quite a few weeks!

You get the first 3 lore from each of the first 3 chapters in the Maze Engine campaign.
The 2nd and 3rd Chapters have a problem currently--if you aren't careful and/or in a group, someone else can activate the character's dialog that continues the Chapter and you won't get credit for the lore, AND have to redo that chapter again!! Make sure you are the one to activate the lore dialog choices, which are WHITE not dark orange. If you don't then the lore might not count for you and you'll have to replay the mission!

In general, the lore found in Chapters requires you to have found ALL the previous lore.

To see which lore you have or don't have, go here: cn_start, "Quests", "Journal", "Lore", "Featured Quest: Maze Engine". They will be listed alphabetically starting with "Lans".

Here are the lore locations:
1. "Lans Thuliaga - Warrior" : Chapter 1, after defeating Lans Thuliaga for the first time, right behind him near the edge are two emblems you can activate.
2. "Lans Thuliaga - Lord's Alliance" : Remember to make sure it counts for you! Chapter 2, after finishing the boss in Fiery Pit - Cultist Assault, talk to Lucas Shaneway III and choose the WHITE dialog options first!
3. "Lans Thuliaga - Hero" : Chapter 3, there will be a place a little while into the Chapter where you have to enter a door and then talk to Lans himself to continue the Chapter; in this dialog, choose the WHITE options!

After getting the first 3 Lore's, Sergeant Knox will have a piece of white dialog about Lans when you talk to him; it's recommended that you go to the Dread Ring to talk to Knox as the next lore is right nearby!

4. "Lans Thuliaga - Survivor" : Speak to Sergeant Knox in Dread Ring or Protector's Enclave and select the WHITE dialog about Lans Thuliaga.
5. "Lans Thuliaga - Unlucky" : Speak to Makos in the Dread Ring or at the start of Chapter 4 for this lore. To find Makus in the Dread Ring, look just to the right of the Gauntlet Forging area near the entrance to Dread Ring. Makus is standing at a table facing the Gauntlet Forge. See screenshot:

6. "Lans Thuliaga - Slave" : Go to Whispering Caverns, and find a sword floating right above a rock 'sky-bridge' in the NE corner area of the map. These are the coordinates of the location: 1798, 1011. To get here easily, take ALL the right turn pathways leaving the spawn location until you come out at the bridge. See screenshot of bridge(sword is just above target on screen):

7. "Lans Thuliaga - Baphomet's Pawn" : Chapter 9, after the boss battle, examine the dagger Lans dropped. Coordinates: 422, 225. It's right next to the little pond there. See screenshot:

8. Final Lore : Chapter 11, talk to Lans Thuliaga after defeating him!
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08 May 2016 07:26

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Fantastic! I think I have to reply some missions because I missed a piece or two but I can do now before the new chapter is available!
Thanks smile
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By Moliitov on 11 May 2016 07:47
dance
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 11 May 2016 14:05
TY just need to wait 15 days for the last piece lmao
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By B1llyriz on 16 May 2016 12:43
How do you know already what exactly to do and did not unlock it yet? Just curious...
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By MISS DAYUM on 16 May 2016 12:59
Alright did all the step prior chapter 11, hope this unlocks in 15 days when we get access to it.
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By MISS DAYUM on 16 May 2016 15:10
I was getting everything up to the first part, then started looking around because it wasn't done yet :-) The PC has had this out for a long time now so the PC's been completeable.
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 16 May 2016 19:00
I stumbled on the Dread Ring/Whispering Caverns lore this weekend. Nice to see that I'll get the rest through the campaign, was afraid I missed something in those mind flayer areas.
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By The Globalizer on 23 May 2016 17:15
Just unlocked it, all good. Thanks again! clap
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By MISS DAYUM on 30 May 2016 12:56
toast
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 31 May 2016 05:46
FYI, it appears you may need all previous Lore to get the Lore from Chapter 11. I spoke to him after the boss fight and didn't get Lore, but realized later that I had missed a prior Lore.
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By The Globalizer on 02 Jun 2016 14:56
"In general, the lore found in Chapters requires you to have found the previous lore." wink I might have to make that more obvious... as it's easy to miss in the solution.
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 02 Jun 2016 18:02
Haha, yeah, noticed it there. FYI, you also need to get the "Slave" lore before you can even get the "Baphomet's Pawn" lore. The dagger will be laying there but you can't interact with it.
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By The Globalizer on 19 Jun 2016 16:31
smile I had to use my own solution for my 2nd character.. lol.
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 19 Jun 2016 16:59
Yeah, I'm running it with my 2nd right now. Btw, not critiquing the solution, just confirming specifics! Thanks for posting it.
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By The Globalizer on 19 Jun 2016 17:11
Just did all this got the lore and the titles but no achievement :(
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By WoodsMonk on 09 Aug 2016 22:10
I had an achievement glitch on my yesterday? Maybe there's something going on with it currently.
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 09 Aug 2016 22:51
Got the achievement in-game and not the xbox achievement. Theres no way im doing this on another character.
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By Frankies Back on 10 Aug 2016 20:00
There are issues with achievements currently apparently--keep an eye on it, it might well still trigger.
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 10 Aug 2016 20:22
Just tried this on my 2nd character and it still won't unlock!!!! angry The Friendly Goliath title unlocks but not the achievement!

Glitched on my main character in 09 Aug 16 (as posted above)
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By WoodsMonk on 31 Jan 2017 17:05
That's terrible. Wow. Ouch...... I'm going to see when it was last unlocked...
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 31 Jan 2017 20:08
People are unlocking it consistently--it sounds like it's glitched. Hmm... I'm going to do a google search and see if anyone else had it happen
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 31 Jan 2017 20:15
Just a note to anyone attempting this. You must do chapter 1-3 lore first and in order. If you miss one from either of these chapters you will not be able to move on to grab the other lore. Spent about 3 hours trying to figure out what was wrong till I found the quest -> lore -> maze engine.

Still a thumbs up to solution since it was the idiot behind the controller that messed up :D
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By Golden Sequence on 28 Jun 2020 02:38
I don’t think this achv is doable any longer.
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By Epic Joe Smash on 12 Jan 2022 00:16
This achievement is still obtainable. I completed the Maze Engine content, but I was able to go back and get the lore as described in the solution.

-Go to Mantol-Derith to replay Chapters 1-3 and get lore #1-3
-Go to Dread Ring and get lore #4-5
-Go to Whispering Caverns and pick up lore #6
-Go to Mantol-Derith to replay Chapters 9 and 11 and get lore #7-8
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By Dyssident on 03 Apr 2022 20:12
That's good to know!
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By Shadow 00 Fox on 14 Apr 2022 22:08
Going through it again for a 3rd time facepalm Just finished chapter 5 - now the wait until Chapter 6 roll

Edit It's finally unlocked!!! clap
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By WoodsMonk on 01 Mar 2017 16:09
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Lans is our misunderstood antagonist, you'll see what I mean. You will have multiple encounters with Lans across the campaign. Learning about him will range from dropped lore, speaking with him and others, and fighting him. If you miss a lore entry, you won't be able to do the subsequent entries. The entire Lans Thuliaga questline must be done in chronological order.

Chapter 1: Lore - Warrior: 3483, 435 (red banner behind the fire after the boss fight)
Chapter 2: Lore - Lords' Alliance: Once you save Lucas Shaneway III at the end of the chapter; speak with him and select the 2nd speech option that reads: "Do you know about a warrior named Lans Thuliaga?"
Chapter 3: Lore - Hero: You will speak with Lans as part of the questline. Once you do, choose the 2nd speech option which reads "Is this is a trick? You just fought me in the Underdark". Lans protests your claim and you should again choose the 2nd speech option; "Linu, can you tell if Lans is telling the truth?". The next screen you'll get the speech option "Before we go Lans, why did you travel to the Underdark with the Order of the Gauntlet?" Lans will give new dialogue here, then select "No, I wasn't. Very well, you're with us, Lans. Let's go deeper." The mission will continue from here.
After Ch. 3: Lore - Survivor: Talk to Sergeant Knox in Protector's Enclave or Dread Ring. There should be a "Do you know about a man named Lans Thuliaga?" speech option. Knox will elaborate that Lans was captured by Drow. Knox will mention he was with Makos.
Chapter 4: Lore - Unlucky: Talk to Makos in the Dread Ring or at the start of Chapter 4 in Mantol-Derith, if you still need to complete the campaign mission. There should be a "Do you know anything about a man named Lans Thuliaga?" speech option. Makos will elaborate about Lans capture and escape; and will mention Mind Flayers which leads you to the Whispering Caverns.
After Ch. 4: Lore - Slave: Examine the Rusted Greatsword on the high bridge in the Crucible area of the Whispering Caverns at coordinates: 1799, 1013. If you find yourself near the coordinates with a stone pillar in your way...look up!
Chapter 9: Lore - Baphomet's Pawn: Shortly after you dispatch 7 groups of demons, you'll encounter our friend (or foe) Lans at coordinates 437, 154. During the cutscene, Lans will escape by jumping off a ledge. Return to this ledge and examine the Dropped Dagger at coordinates: 417, 223.
Chapter 11: After you defeat Lans again you'll have the option to speak with him. Do so and your final conversation should look like this. If you've missed something you will only see the speech option that reads "Take your time and rest, Lans. You'll be better one day."
If you've gotten all the lore entries to this point then you should see an orange text speech option that reads, "The Lans I know wasn't a monster. All he wanted to do was save a group of slaves in the Underdark. You were being used by Baphomet...it wasn't your fault."
Lans will protest your claim and you'll see the next speech option that reads, "I've gone to great lengths to find out everything I could about you, Lans. You weren't a bad person...and you can still come back."
Lans will begin to remember the life he previously had and he'll thank you for your deeds. You final speech option will read, "That's good, Lans. Take your time and recover."

Once you exit the conversation the achievement and title will unlock.

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The quest starts with Chapter 1 In Defense of Goltgrim.
1. Examine the piece of clothing thrown by Lance after the battle with him in Chapter 1. (there will be a red bandage lying around, you need to interact with it)
2. Talk about Lance with Lucas Shaneway III at the end of Chapter 2.
3. Talk to Lance in Chapter 3.
4. Talk to Sergeant Knox about Lance (in the Protectorate or the Dread Ring).
5. Talk to Makos about Lance (in Chapter 4 or the Ring of Terror).
6. Examine the two-handed sword sticking out of the ground on the 2nd tier on the bridge in the Whispering Caves, near the duergar forges (see screenshot).



7. Examine the blade thrown by Lance after the battle with him in Chapter 9.
8. Talk to Lance in Chapter 11.

Do everything in order without skipping anything. If you missed something, you can replay the chapters in the dialogue with the gnome Bruenor.
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Let me add that the two-handed sword, from the sixth item on the list of conditions, can be studied during the completion of the fourth chapter. Once you have accepted the quest and talked to Makos about Lance, first go to the Whispering Caves to get the sword. And after that you continue with the fourth chapter.
If this is not done immediately, then the sword will be inactive. For this reason, you will not be able to fulfill further conditions to receive this trophy and will have to replay the chapter.
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By Fijik on 19 Jan 2017 12:12
on point 6: what are these “low settings” on consoles? You should at least read the text before copying it.
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By XLeks on 07 Sep 2016 01:59
> 6. Examine the two-handed sword sticking out of the ground on the 2nd tier on the bridge in the Whispering Caves, near the duergar forges (see screenshot).
Coordinates: (1799, 1012)
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25 Oct 2016 06:34