Online:Princess Rescuer

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ON-icon-achievement-Princess Rescuer.png Princess Rescuer
Type Jester's Festival Achievements
Points 5
Needed for Royal Jester
Rescue Jester King Jorunn's visiting princess without being spotted by the Butcher.

Princess Rescuer is awarded for leading Princess the pig back to Jester Skald-King Jorunn at the Jester's Camp south of Ebonheart without being caught by her owner.

Note that you must go through the city. Attempting to go around it by swimming or teleporting to a wayshrine or owned property will not work. There are a few routes:

  • The easiest route seems to be taking the stairs on the east side of Ebonheart (left as you're heading south from feeding Princess) and skirting the inner walls behind The Ebony Flask to reach the gate. You can either go behind the two southern houses or directly in front of them.
  • Another option from the eastern stairs is to cut behind the Fighters Guild pavilion, then head south-west to the plaza, avoiding both The Ebony Flask and the town hall, to reach the gate.
  • Alternatively, you can take the western route. This requires leaving the path just after passing the mud barricade to avoid the butcher once, watching out for the butcher again in the middle of the stairs, and then cutting past the alchemy and enchanting stations to the plaza and out the gate.
  • Another western route is to head south (and slightly west) from the top of the stairs to the southern wall and go behind the two buildings there.

Once you've passed the southern gate, you're pretty much in the clear. Head straight for the bridge south of the city and back to the jester.

It may be difficult to complete this achievement if you have a bounty on your head, as interference by guards may be a problem, so if you were caught stealing the Mudcrab Apples in the first part of the quest (very common, as the special apple basket seems to break stealth), you should probably deal with your resulting bounty before attempting the escort. If you are spotted by the Butcher at any point, you will earn a bounty and be unable to complete the achievement (even if you complete the quest). If you want another chance, you must abandon the quest, clear your bounty, and start over, or wait until the next day (assuming it is not the last day of the festival).

If you're still having trouble, the Nightblade's Shadow Cloak spell, a potion of Invisibility, or a Monk's Disguise can help avoid detection.