Where to take Vostatek for the Lackey Quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

If you head west out of Tachov, you’ll come to a house before the two lakes with a woman who is distraught about her missing husband. This will start the Lackey Quest, which tasks you with bringing him back home. Here is where to take Vostatek for the Lackey Quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Find Vostatek hiding in the tree

Vostatek’s wife Zlata will indicate that her son, Vitek, probably knows where Vostatek went. Head behind the house and you’ll find Vitek, who you can persuade to tell you the whereabouts of Vostatek.

He will explain that he can be found north along the grotto, more than likely blacked out drunk. Head north and follow the road and then continue along the grotto and eventually, you will hear some screaming from none other than Vostatek.

As you get closer you’ll see Vostatek is up in a tree, trying to fend off a pack of wolves that are trying to get to him. Take out the wolves one by one—even though there are three of them, they are a piece of cake—and then return to the tree.

Vostatek will jump out of the tree but as a result, injure his food, and no longer be able to walk. He will then beg you to carry him to his nearby hideout where he left his horse, thus continuing the Lackey questline.

Carry Vostatek to the Fallen Tree

Hold the ‘F’ key by default to pick up Vostatek and carry him on your back. Of course, you’ll be moving much more slowly and unable to sprint with Vostatek on your back.

Vostatek indicates that the first spot he wants you to take him is a fallen tree with moss growing on it. This will update and place a general location marker for the Lackey quest on your map, but you can just continue north alongside the west side of the grotto.

It’s hard to miss the fallen tree, but just look around the indicated quest market and you will find it lying on its side with moss grown on it.

Carry Vostatek to the Anthill

After reaching the fallen tree, Vostatek will indicate the next location to take him to is an Anthill, just further north of your current location. If just keep heading alongside the western side of the grotto, you’ll eventually see it. It looks like a big pile of hay or dry grass, and as you get closer, you’ll see a ton of ants crawling all over it.

In his drunken stupor, Vostatek will claim he no longer wants to go to his hideout but would rather you take him to the tavern in Tachov. If you open your map and look, well…Tachov is very far away. Not only would it be a pain to take him there, but you also still need to rescue Vostatek’s horse at his hideout!

Here is where a lot of players get confused. You can actually hold the ‘Q’ key, by default, to respond to Vostatek. Choose the first option which is to tell him you’re not taking him to the tavern, and that he has to get to his hideout.

Vostatek will remember he needs to save his horse and then agrees to head to his hideout. If you ignore this and take him to the tavern, it will be a very long walk, only to bring an end to this questline without saving the horse.

Carry Vostatek to the Birch Tree

This should be no surprise, but you must continue north. Just keep following alongside the west side of the grotto, and you will see a birch tree split into two. That is your destination.

Upon reaching the Birch Tree, Vostatek will demand you take him to the next spot: a marked tree next to a pile of stones.

Carry Vostatek to the Marked Tree and Pile of Stones

Continue north into the woods with Vostatek on your back. He will start yelling for his horse, Pepik. You can reply asking what Pepik looks like, though he doesn’t provide any useful information.

Keep going north until you find a small stream running through the woods. On the other side of this stream, you will see the marked tree with the pile of stones.

Vostatek will mention that his hideout is just a little further north and that you can put him down there.

Find Vostatek’s Hideout

Follow the dirt path north and then to the east and you will find the Hunter’s Camp Hideout. Vostatek will tell you to put him down here at this camp, which you should, as it progresses the quest.

Now it’s time to find Pepik. Speak with Vostatek who will mention he needs water. Interact with the barrel in the corner of the camp to fill up Vostatek’s waterskin, and then return to him. Ask him where Pepik is, and he will comment that based on the footprints nearby it looks as though four thieves might have taken him.

Make sure you are prepared for combat, then follow the dirt path southeast out of Vostatek’s hideout to look for Pepik.

Track down and rescue Pepik

Just keep following the path southeast. Along the way, you’ll find various pieces of evidence on the ground that indicate you’re going the right away.

Eventually, you’ll come across the bandit’s hideout. There are four bandits in total and you will need to fight all four at once, which can be tricky. If you have a ranged weapon like a Crossbow you can try and take out a few of them at ranged before engaging in melee.

The best strategy is to focus on one at a time and play very defensively. Keep blocking and following up with a counterattack. Do this until all of the bandits are defeated, and you can finally rescue Pepik for Vostatek, thus completing the Lackey quest.