Ryker

Story and background

Who they are

Ryker is a powerful elven necromancer, Sourcerer, and official caretaker of the Stonegarden cemetery on Reaper's Coast, residing in his estate known as Ryker's Rest. Beneath his public role, he is a deadly assassin affiliated with the Lone Wolves mercenary order and is Sworn to the God King of the Void. Seeking freedom from his covenant, he schemes to obtain the schematic for the Swornbreaker weapon to sever his binding. Within his luxurious mansion, he enslaves souls using Source, binding them into enthralled masked servants, while keeping exotic pets such as the fire salamander Xiuh.

History with the Godwoken

Ryker has no prior personal relationship with the Godwoken protagonist before their arrival on Reaper's Coast, though companion Ifan ben-Mezd knows him by reputation through their mutual Lone Wolf ties. Unbeknownst to the party, Ryker possesses an active Lone Wolf hit contract recovered from Roost Anlon targeting all Godwoken. Their encounter begins strictly as a transactional arrangement, with Ryker offering his mentorship as a Source master while secretly planning to sacrifice the protagonist to the God King.

Role in the story

During Act II, Ryker acts as an optional Source Master for the main quest "Powerful Awakening." He offers the quest "A Generous Offer," tasking the party with entering the Ancient Temple in the Blackpits Mines to retrieve an ancient stone tablet containing the Swornbreaker recipe. Concurrently, the cemetery spirit Farimah asks the party to assassinate him in "The Reluctant Servants." When the tablet is returned to his private basement chamber, Ryker performs a Source ritual to expand the Godwoken's Source capacity, immediately after which he betrays them to claim their soul for the God King.

Possible fates

Ryker's primary outcome is death in his basement ritual chamber, where he inevitably attacks the party after completing the Source ritual and is slain alongside his masked servants. Alternatively, the player can attack him on sight in his study, execute him on Farimah's orders, or refuse to hand over the tablet, leading to his premature demise without receiving the ritual reward. If the player never visits Ryker's Rest or departs Reaper's Coast on The Lady Vengeance without confronting him or turning in the tablet, Ryker remains alive in his mansion, eternally bound in servitude to the God King.

Gameplay

Quest steps

The ancient stone tablet is located inside a chest next to the sarcophagus of the Eternal Aetera in the Ancient Temple, deep within the Blackpits Mines. You can complete Ryker's quest first, kill him when he attacks, and loot the tablet back from his corpse to deliver to Almira. You can complete Almira's quest first and pickpocket the tablet back from her to give to Ryker.

Combat

You can instantly kill Ryker's masked servants by activating Spirit Vision and casting Source Vampirism or using a Purging Wand on their tethered spirits.