InDragon’s Dogma 2, you play as the Arisen, the chosen hero who is fated to defeat the dragon and save the world. In the capital city of Vernworth, the Arisen is the defacto head of state, and is given great authority over the city and its people.

Shortly after arriving in Vernworth to prove your identity as the true Arisen, you will help Captain Brant by completing errands to improve public opinion of yourself as the true Arisen. Of course, your deeds don’t go unnoticed by the opposition, and you soon notice someone spying on you. Below, we’ll take a look at how to find this spy and what you should do with them in The Arisen’s Shadow quest.

The Arisen speaks with Brant about Disa’s Plot, Monster Culling, and The Magistrate.

How To Start The Arisen’s Shadow Quest

The Arisen’s Shadowquest will automatically begin aftercompleting certain objectives for Captain Brantafter you arrive in Vernworth. Most likely, this will be after you finish the threeMonster Culling requestsand report your results to Brant.

If the quest still doesn’t start, trycompleting more of Brant’s requests, orspend more time in Vernworth.

bermudo caught by the arisen in the arisen’s shadow quest

How To Complete The Arisen’s Shadow Quest

The first step to completing this quest is tolocate the person trailing you. You can do this atany time of the day in Vernworth. Occasionally, while running around, your Pawns may comment something about how there are eyes upon you, or they feel like they’re being watched. When this dialogue triggers, stop and take a look around.

You’re looking for a person named Bermudo wearingbrown leather clotheswith ahood covering his head. Sometimes, he might run past you. If you stop and watch carefully, you should be able to spot him.

the arisen deciding to refuse bermudo’s offer or demand compensation after capturing him

You may have to get creative to find and catch Bermudo. Try waiting for himdown a long alley, orjumping on him from a second story.

Now that you’ve seen Bermudo, you’ll need tochase after him and grab himto pin him to the ground.

Should You Apprehend Or Release Bermudo?

Once you’ve grabbed Bermudo, you will be given two options:refuse to let himgo, ordemand compensationfirst. If you refuse to let Bermudo go,afight will ensue. Similarly, if you demand money, and then refuse once Bermudo offers you gold, you’ll have tofight him.

On the other hand, you canaccept his offer, take the gold, andlet him go. This will reward you with5000 gold.

If you fight Bermudo, you need tobe sure not to kill him. After a few moments,Captain Brant will appearand break up the fight. At this point, you will speak with Brant, who will tell you that Bermudo is a spy from Battahl. Brant will tell you towait for a few daysfor him to get more information out of the spy.

After waiting a few days,return to Brant and the quest will be complete, rewarding you with4000 gold. However, Brant will also tell you that they are keeping Bermudo in custody and that he’ll let you know if he learns anything else. You can then return to Brant on occasion to get updates.