Risen 2 Dark Waters Walkthrough Part 12: Meeting Steelbeard

Now that you have found the pirate hideout, it is your job to meet up with their leader, Steelbeard, and negotiate usage of the weapon against the Kraken. Of course, this is all far easier said than done. At least finding Steelbeard won’t be too hard. He will never leave the pirate stronghold, which gives you a pretty small area in which to search. More specifically, you can find him hanging out on the ship docked in port at the pirate camp. When you reach the gangway, Patty will meet up with her father and introduce the two of you. When the cutscene is over, speak with Steelbeard. Bring up the weapon, and you will complete your current quest and move into the next phase of the overarching quest.

Note that after your introductions, Patty will leave your party. For this reason, if you still aren’t comfortable enough with the combat, or high enough of a level to handle yourself, you might want to wait a bit before handing her over to her father. She can be incredibly helpful, especially when dealing with tougher enemies like the deadly spider in the caves by the carved-out stone face, or the jaguar roaming the forests.

Also note that even if Patty isn’t in your party at the time because of the Kitchen Help quest, she will still find a way to show up for this critical moment. At this point, everything will play out just as it did before, with her introducing you to Steelbeard and staying behind to let you complete the rest of the journey on your own.

After you reintroduce father and daughter and get Steelbeard’s attention with talk of the Titan weapon, you will receive a whopping 200 Glory points for completing this phase of the quest. Now that you have introduced yourself to the pirates, you will have to gain their trust and use them to help you defeat the Kraken.