Pentiment

Pentiment

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The Cornish Patient

The Cornish Patient

Get Aedoc his medicine.

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How to unlock the The Cornish Patient achievement in Pentiment - Definitive Guide

During act II, after the monks
go and see Brother Aedoc (entry level leant against some bookcases) There will be some dialogue about his health and finding something to help! Go and see Brother Florian (a floor or two up) who will tell you Sister Gertrude (inside the shrine of moritz) may be able to help!

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WARNING: This quest may bug out if you ask Gertrude about the illness and the flower Caspar picks up (from the murderer) at the same time. DO NOT mention the flower tied to the murder until AFTER you've given Aedoc the medicine - as noted by No and G2ThaUNiT in the comments]

She will tell you to go and find some yellow flowers from the waterfall in the forest, get them to her, you’ll now have to wait for a time skip (I did it just before lunch time, had lunch with someone and was told to go back (quest updates)

Pick up the medicine and go give it to Aedoc to get the achievement (there is dialogue to not give it to him so beware that you may lock yourself out?)

My background and hobby choices were businessman, logician and medicine.
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20 Nov 2022 18:04

6 Comments
I figured this problem out. When you talk to Gertrude, DO NOT mention the flower you found in the forest of the figure who ran past you. It will lock the quest to get the flower for Aedoc. You'll see the flower needed for Aedoc by the waterfall, but you will not be able to interact with it, and your journal entry will never update. You'll only be able to interact with the flower that's needed for the investigation if you bring up both flowers at the same time to Gertrude.

Even when you bring the flower to Gertrude, still DO NOT mention the flower tied to the murder until AFTER you've given Aedoc the medicine. You'll end up writing in your journal that she needs to prepare the medicine, but you'll never get the update that it's ready and you won't be able to interact with Gertrude for the remainder of the Act.

The latter was the mistake I made and ended up needing to do a 3rd playthrough because of this bug. It was the only achievement remaining for me too lol. Hopefully this quest gets patched.
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By G2ThaUNiT on 30 Nov 2022 22:56
I don't know why. I asked Sister Gertrude about Aedoc, she said something about the flower. But the journal never update, it keeps saying ask Sister Gertrude. I have Medicine background, examined all the flowers in Forest but it does not progress. Talked with her but she just does not progress the conversation, just God bless you.
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By Noctics on 21 Nov 2022 14:55
That's odd, did you go to Florian first? I'm just starting act II again so I'm going back to check the options as I have noticed a few occasions where seemingly innocent or helpful replies will lock you out of certain conversations!
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By Lost in Limbo on 21 Nov 2022 17:12
Yeah I wonder if this quest is bugged. I go to the waterfall, I'm able to interact with some red flowers directly next to the falls, and these pink flowers by the old salt mine. I see the golden flowers, but it's not an interactable object :(
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By G2ThaUNiT on 22 Nov 2022 21:57
Had the issue with the quest not updating as well (and inability to pick the yellow flower by the waterfall), but may have found some useful info. I reloaded my oldest available save and did two things differently:

- Talked to Cecilia to sneak the nuns into the library to bring the monks food before talking to Aedoc (instead of just sneaking into the library through the crypt myself)
- When talking to Gertrude, I only asked about Aedoc's illness, and left the conversation before inquiring about the flower that Caspar picked up

After doing the above, my quest updated properly and I was able to pick the flower. Note that my Andreas does NOT have the Heavens and Earth ability on this playthrough.
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By No on 23 Nov 2022 04:04
As I never knew about sneaking the nuns in on either time I did it, I think the problem comes from asking Gertrude about the illness and the flower!
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By Lost in Limbo on 23 Nov 2022 14:34
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During act II, after the monks
go and see Brother Aedoc (entry level leant against some bookcases) There will be some dialogue about his health and finding something to help! Go and see Brother Florian (a floor or two up) who will tell you Sister Gertrude (inside the shrine of moritz) may be able to help!

[EDIT -
WARNING: This quest may bug out if you ask Gertrude about the illness and the flower Caspar picks up (from the murderer) at the same time. DO NOT mention the flower tied to the murder until AFTER you've given Aedoc the medicine - as noted by No and G2ThaUNiT in the comments]

She will tell you to go and find some yellow flowers from the waterfall in the forest, get them to her, you’ll now have to wait for a time skip (I did it just before lunch time, had lunch with someone and was told to go back (quest updates)

Pick up the medicine and go give it to Aedoc to get the achievement (there is dialogue to not give it to him so beware that you may lock yourself out?)

My background and hobby choices were businessman, logician and medicine.
6
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20 Nov 2022 18:04

6 Comments
I don't know why. I asked Sister Gertrude about Aedoc, she said something about the flower. But the journal never update, it keeps saying ask Sister Gertrude. I have Medicine background, examined all the flowers in Forest but it does not progress. Talked with her but she just does not progress the conversation, just God bless you.
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By Noctics on 21 Nov 2022 14:55
That's odd, did you go to Florian first? I'm just starting act II again so I'm going back to check the options as I have noticed a few occasions where seemingly innocent or helpful replies will lock you out of certain conversations!
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By Lost in Limbo on 21 Nov 2022 17:12
Yeah I wonder if this quest is bugged. I go to the waterfall, I'm able to interact with some red flowers directly next to the falls, and these pink flowers by the old salt mine. I see the golden flowers, but it's not an interactable object :(
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By G2ThaUNiT on 22 Nov 2022 21:57
Had the issue with the quest not updating as well (and inability to pick the yellow flower by the waterfall), but may have found some useful info. I reloaded my oldest available save and did two things differently:

- Talked to Cecilia to sneak the nuns into the library to bring the monks food before talking to Aedoc (instead of just sneaking into the library through the crypt myself)
- When talking to Gertrude, I only asked about Aedoc's illness, and left the conversation before inquiring about the flower that Caspar picked up

After doing the above, my quest updated properly and I was able to pick the flower. Note that my Andreas does NOT have the Heavens and Earth ability on this playthrough.
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By No on 23 Nov 2022 04:04
As I never knew about sneaking the nuns in on either time I did it, I think the problem comes from asking Gertrude about the illness and the flower!
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By Lost in Limbo on 23 Nov 2022 14:34
I figured this problem out. When you talk to Gertrude, DO NOT mention the flower you found in the forest of the figure who ran past you. It will lock the quest to get the flower for Aedoc. You'll see the flower needed for Aedoc by the waterfall, but you will not be able to interact with it, and your journal entry will never update. You'll only be able to interact with the flower that's needed for the investigation if you bring up both flowers at the same time to Gertrude.

Even when you bring the flower to Gertrude, still DO NOT mention the flower tied to the murder until AFTER you've given Aedoc the medicine. You'll end up writing in your journal that she needs to prepare the medicine, but you'll never get the update that it's ready and you won't be able to interact with Gertrude for the remainder of the Act.

The latter was the mistake I made and ended up needing to do a 3rd playthrough because of this bug. It was the only achievement remaining for me too lol. Hopefully this quest gets patched.
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By G2ThaUNiT on 30 Nov 2022 22:56
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After visiting the monks in the Library and talking to Florian, talk to Gertrude in the monastery garden. Search the shrine of Saint Santia in the forest to find a yellow gentian. Return it to Gertrude and after some time has passed, take the medicine from her and deliver it to Aedok in the Library.
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25 Feb 2024 11:43