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i have a problem with a girl named maria or something, she wont talk to me. i solved this quest i another saved game with restore her reputation. but now she wont talk to me. yes i have the latest patch any other things to do.

one more thing i cant find the dagger(holy). i read it shall be in robs room but where is this room is it in the hatch in ducal in where finnigan is. is it behind that noob challenge me on lockpicking plz hel.


and a last question. im now fighting with an axe that i found in the catacombs in the beginning. is there no place there i can buy a better or find. i tried geoffs hardware store but his weapons is useless. am i supposed to fight with thw same weap0on all game through or what. isn there any other shops after left rivellon.

About Maria:

If you solved the quest like you said you did, it's normal that you have no more speech options. If I remember this correctly, when you want to talk to her after restoring her reputation, she will just thank you and you won't be able to ask her anything, except once: when you want her to recommend you to Trevor so you can buy a house.

About the Holy Dagger:

To get to it you must join the Thieves' Guild, which apparently you did because you are in the Guild's lair. On this map the location of the dagger is indicated. It is hidden within a book.

About the axes:

The axes you find in the dungeon beneath Aleroth are some of the best ones in the game, so yes, maybe you'll play this game with the first weapon you found if you chose to play with axes. There are some other powerful ones though. The Vulcan Axe for instance.

yes but about maria. i have not solved the quest in this game. i did it when i played with another carachter. but this time i cant even open a conversation with her, she is just standing there is this a bug and can i solve this bug in any way.

and about the dagger(holy) im quite good in the assain kiss skill because i played with a dagger the first part of the game when i wasn't enough strong for wearing the axe. so if i sacrifice the other to so i get the dagger is this a better weapon then the axe i have with full in assain kiss. i think its better because i want to have the dragon shield later in the game and i cant have it now because its a two handed axe. plz answer this one too.

Sounds like a bug and you say you have installed the patch so that won't solve anything. I'm sorry to say that I'm not very good with technical problems, so advise you to wait for other members of the forum to answer. In the meantime you can try to search the forum: perhaps someone has had this problem before.



It's probably neither better nor worse: it all depends on your gaming-style. The dagger has the advantage that you can wear a shield, which in case of the Dragon Shield is a great advantage. On the other hand, the two handed axe will probably do a lot more damage. You can switch between the two of course, depending on the situation you are in.
What class are you playing by the way? It goes without saying that as a survivor, the whole backstabbing thing will go better than when you are playing with a warrior who will naturally prefer an big axe or sword.

Did you talk to Malcom in the merchant's guild in Verdistis and agree to kill Maria to join the guild? If so, Maria will not talk to you.

The smith in the dwarven halls in the dark forest would also be a good one to check for axes, though he may not have anything better than the Ars Magicana smith.
There is a merchant in the area at the end of the game that may sell axes, as well as a couple potentially good axes consistently in the same places (don't recall if they are one or two handed).

Even with Assassin's Kiss maxed, I think you can do more damage with a sword than dagger. Save the game before completing the holy item quest, and you will be able to check out the stats on the holy dagger and sword. You may also want to consider the holy amulet, potentially the best amulet in the game, since there are other powerful swords consistently in the game (including one that can be found in the final area, which is potentially the best sword in the game).

If you are playing a fighter type character and mostly buy spell books rather than invest in mage spells, then you should have lots of spare skill points, and can afford multiple weapon expertise.
Free skills, and spell books you can buy (spoilers)

Two two-handed-sword's is "Blade of chaos" and in the "goodies cave"
you can get a one handed sword after maid the divine ritual.

yes i got the holy dagger yesterday and found out that the damage caused sucked. my axe was much better in damage and killed many enemies with one hit. but the dagger killed them slowly but because of the frost they could not attack me under this slowly killing.i think it was a good idea with switching weapon depending on the situations i are in because the shield is very good and i want it sometimes. but i think that the axe will be better if there is 10 enemies attacking me on the same time. what do you think.

just pick the weapon(s) that you like the best. later on in the game you will find better items, and if lucky, will find the possibly best weapon in the game.

is there any way to restore Maria's reputation and kill her? Because i said i would kill her but then exposed Malcolm to Trevor. Now i completed the 'restore marias rep.' quest but failed the 'kill maria' one.

No, you can not both kill Maria and restore her reputation; they are two conflicting ways to join the merchant's guild.

There are several such pairs of quests in the game, where you must choose to help one NPC or another (or neither, in one case).