Escaped Prisoner is a recurring side quest in Brightwall in Fable III. It becomes available after Samuel requests that you gain more support from the people of the village. The quest can be used to help your hero gain money and morality, but its main purpose is in fulfilling augment requirements found on certain legendary weapons.

WalkthroughEdit

Talk to the highlighted town guard Nigel by Ye Quill and Quandry to start this quest. Follow the glowing trail to the escaped convict who will flee from you until you get close enough to touch him. Once he stops simply grab his hand and drag him back to the guard to receive your reward.

DescriptionEdit

A criminal is on the run in Brightwall Village. Bring him in!

ConclusionEdit

Brightwall Village has been cleaned up. Well done!

RewardEdit

• Between 1000 and 3000 gold, based on the difficulty level.
• Morality +10

GlitchesEdit

• When you catch the convict, he may just stand there with his hands up. At this point you are unable to hold his hand, but he will not run away. You can try moving away from him and returning to him, which may fix this. Otherwise, this effectively breaks the quest for the rest of the game, because as a quest NPC you can not kill him either.
• The glowing trail may occasionally lead to Brightwall Academy's doors, as if requiring you to go inside for the crook. Once inside, the glowing trail leads right back outside. There will be no criminal to nab in either location, so the quest becomes broken.
  • Workaround: In some instances it is the golden trail that is broken and not the quest. Look for a male villager you cannot interact with (only 'LT' will appear above his head), press the left trigger and he should surrender. Most of the time he'll be hiding inside one of the shops, and he usually doesn't run.