Saving or abandoning this shady individual is one of the first choices you’ll make in the Living Lands Shortly after being attacked and stranded on an island, you’ll already find yourself deciding the fates of others in Avowed's Living Lands—let’s hope the Envoy didn’t bang their head in the carnage before washing up on the beach a shady individual locked in a prison cell who you can either free or leave behind when escaping The trustworthy Garryck will be by your side during these opening moments While Ilora tries to convince you to find the key to free her from captivity Garryck is adamant that she can’t be trusted Ilora was in her cell before chaos broke out on the island The decision to free or leave Ilora behind has only minor consequences which are felt almost immediately she’ll fight by your side against the infected Steadman Ralke she'll escape and fight against you during the boss she'll also appear in the Escape Plan sidequest in Dawnshore Ilora vouches for you and the smugglers will help the couple for no extra cost Since Ilora isn’t a key character in the story though it's best to free Ilora to make the fight against Steadman Ralke easier you’ll have a much easier time dealing damage and staying alive against Ralke Garryck has a habit of running off to fight Ilora instead if you choose to betray her generally leaving you fending for yourself against the boss you can loot a note from Ilora's body bidding farewell to her crew and providing some extra backstory you'll need to climb into the hatch in the prison roof using the pile of boxes behind you as you enter the room Head through the hatch to drop down in the jailor's office You can then grab the jail key off the hanger by the door before unbarring it and opening Ilora’s cell Whether you free Ilora or leave her behind you'll use her boat to escape the island and reach Dawnshore you can chat with both her and Garryck at the Claviger’s Landing docks before moving on If your morals are getting in the way of freeing this supposed criminal It sounds as though the guards at this fort (and the Living Lands more widely) are rather corrupt Ilora is a simple smuggler who was caught before reaching Paradis and her contraband is likely something mundane since the empire restricts many basic items (like contraceptives) Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Guides WriterRory has made the fatal error of playing way too many live service games at once and somehow still finding time for everything in between He’s even sunk 1,000 hours into The Elder Scrolls Online over the years At least he put all those hours spent grinding challenges to good use over the years as a freelancer and guides editor often breaking down the environmental design of his favourite games he’s probably lost in a cave with a bunch of dwarves shouting “rock and stone” to no end These are the consequences if you choose to release Ilora from Fort Northreach Jail in Avowed or leave her behind Should you free Ilora from the Fort Northreach Jail in Avowed? This is the first choice that the game springs on you but it still has both immediate and lasting consequences. It's clear that Ilora is one of many NPCs in Avowed who has no love for the colonizing Aedyrans but given that she knows about a boat that can take you off the fortress island she might be your only ticket to the Living Lands here's what happens if you free Ilora in Avowed or leave them in the Fort Northreach Jail and what we think the best choice is you can agree to help Ilora or threaten to leave them in the Fort Northreach Jail though you'll have an opportunity to change your mind you'll still have to actually find the key and unlock the door to free her – more on that below While the consequences of this choice aren't immediately obvious they do have an effect quite soon afterwards If you free Ilora from the Fort Northreach Jail in Avowed then she will stay true to her word and guide you towards her ship Ilora will also assist you in the boss fight against Steadman Ralke before you reach the boat and she reappears in the later 'Escape Plan' side quest if you leave Ilora locked in the cell then she will escape anyway and turn up during the Steadman Ralke boss fight becoming an additional enemy and shooting you with her pistol though you can loot her body afterwards to get her Common Pistol which is a one-handed ranged weapon – these aren't rare and you can easily pick one up elsewhere and naturally this approach means Ilora won't be seen again in any later quests So to summarize the outcomes of this choice: you need to climb up the wooden crates found in the corner of Fort Northreach Jail go through the hole in the wall then turn right to find a breakable floor by the body of an Aedyran Soldier Smash that to drop down into a room that was previous inaccessible behind a barred door Inside this room you'll find the Fort Northreach Jail Key hanging from a shelf so grab that then unbar the door next to it so you can return to the main area You can then approach the cell and interact with the door to unlock it if you want to free Ilora in Avowed Personally I would recommend you do this as it means there's one less person to fight before moving on to join GamesRadar in 2013 as Guides Editor He is better known to many as ‘Mr Trophy’ due to his slightly unhealthy obsession with amassing intangible PlayStation silverware and he now has over 750 Platinum pots weighing down the shelves of his virtual award cabinet you will then be prompted to enter your display name This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page User login In recent years, flamenco saetas have formed part of the Easter programme Leading flamenco singers will accompany some processions with their art (Maundy Thursday to Easter Saturday) with recitals from the balconies of some of the most emblematic buildings in Madrid from 17 to 19 April The saetas programme kicks off on 17 April (Maundy Thursday) with two performances from the balconies of the Real Casa de Correos and the Plaza de la Villa These two saetas will be accompanied by Morenito de Íllora Hijo and Moisés Vargas.  On the second day, 18 April (Good Friday) there will be saetas from the Real Casa de Correos, the Plaza de la Villa and the balcony of the Four Seasons Madrid Hotel with performances by Manuel de la Tomasa on 19 April (Easter Saturday) the Saeta of Our Lady of Solitude and the Dead Christ will be presented from the balcony of the Plaza de la Villa accompanied with music by Rocío Luna From the Balcony of the Real Casa de Correos: From the Balcony of the Plaza de la Villa:: From the Balcony of the Four Seasons Madrid Hotel: From the Balcony of the Plaza de la Villa: traditional tablaos (flamenco clubs)… When in Madrid Discover the best spots in the city to enjoy Spain’s artistic expression par excellence The city’s new official sightseeing and tourist travel pass Our online store (in Spanish) sells artisan souvenirs Madrid’s grand central square is found in the heart of Hapsburg Madrid WHAT: Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda dress, vintage stole WHERE: Alejandro Santo Domingo and Lady Charlotte Wellseley wedding, Illora, Spain Photo: Joe Schildhorn / BFA.com3/10WHO: Ruby Aldridge WHERE: Chanel Fine Jewelry dinner, New York City Photo: Getty Images4/10WHO: Lady Charlotte Wellesley Photo: David X. Prutting / BFA.com5/10WHO: Leelee Sobieski There will be an olive harvest in Spain this winter good news that follows two disastrous seasons in which production suffered a 50% drop in the case of Granada province due to the drought with the price of olive oil set to go down as a result however experts warned the consumer will still need to pay high prices until at least Christmas the price is decreasing from record highs with a litre of extra virgin olive oil now costing 7.80 euros at source This is almost one euro less than the price at the beginning of the year which is a bit more expensive in the supermarket Experts believe the price of oil will continue to fall until the end of the year "The link with the previous season is very tight although the season is starting earlier until November the market cannot be supplied with oil on a large scale so we are going to pay dearly until Christmas," Rafael Almirón said the manager of the Cooperativa San Sebastián de Benalúa de las Villas said the price of oil will fall more sharply from September onwards "We have an accumulated oil stock of less than 230 million kilos in four months we will be producing new oil and the price adjustment will come The best news for everyone would be if it were not drastic The reasonable thing would be for the litre that is now at eight euros to go down to six," Valverde said the price of oil will not drop again to the extremes of 2019 and 2020 "Several years will have to pass with continual good harvests which will allow us to fill the oil cellars and leave a stock that is not temporary but permanent for the price to fall so much again," he added Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados The estate was given to the first Duke of Wellington by the Spanish royal family (Action Press) Spare a thought for the Duke of Wellington The Spanish gave his illustrious ancestor a vast estate near Granada as a reward for help in ridding the country of Napoleon including Prince Charles and the late Queen Mother resentment has grown in one of the poorest corners of Spain at the spectacle of los ingleses living it up while locals go unemployed Spurred by peasant activists and a local historian is planning to make a legal claim for part of the 2,000-acre estate “This is something that could change our history,” said Domene referring to plans to expropriate some of the duke’s rich agricultural land for impoverished farmers to the first Duke of Wellington in 1813 as a token of gratitude for booting out Napoleon famed for his victory over Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 a historian who is advising the Illora mayor “Many noblemen took advantage of the slovenliness of the administration of royal land and arbitrarily expanded their boundaries,” said Espejo The first duke’s will made no mention of the Molino del Rey farm but the second duke’s did along with a mention of “certain problems” relating to registration of the land Espejo is scouring state archives for proof that the land belongs to the Illora municipality The estate is used mostly as a hunting lodge Prince Charles attended shoots there in the 1970s when he was courting Jane Wellesley Princess of Wales complained about Charles’s infidelity with Camilla Parker Bowles the latter sought refuge there from the media Domene says he has had no contact with the duke but describes the town’s dealings with the estate as “inauspicious” In 2008 a group of trade unionists staged a symbolic occupation of the property “This is one of the last bloodstained bastions of medieval privilege in one of the poorest regions of Granada and the dukes merely use it as a hunting lodge for their wealthy aristocratic European friends,” said one activist When 200 children recently tried to plant poplar trees along the estate border as part of a school project the duke’s major-domo told them to go away because they were trespassing Access for a mountain bike competition was refused and a request from a local museum to put two of the estate’s ancient boundary stones on display was rebuffed His son and heir goes by the title Marquess of Douro — another gift from the Spanish comes from a remote hill of Rangamati in the Chittagong Hill Tracts “It takes about two days to travel from my house to Rangamati town From the town you first have to take a bus then cross a river by a boat and lastly a four-hour climb up the hills,” says Nation it became almost impossible for him to continue education after the primary level “There is no secondary school at our locality and traveling to the town daily from that place is almost impossible I did not even have the money to pay my school fees,” he adds “I took admission at Moanoghar at class-six,” Nation says “The school was not only free but also provided free accommodation and food Even after I have joined college they have allowed me to stay at the school hostel so that I can continue my education at Rangamati College from here.” Besides receives a travel allowance for attending classes in the college in return for tutoring the junior students of the school and helping in maintaining the school facilities Moanoghar has brought the light of education to thousands of ethnic children from the three hill districts of Chittagong – Rangamati joint secretary of Moanoghar's executive committee says “Those who come to Moanoghar usually live in remote areas of the three hill districts like Thanchi and Ruma where there are no schools and classes cannot be held during the rainy season You would find children from almost 10-11 ethnic communities here – Chakma Santal and even Monipuris from the hills of Sylhet.” Moanoghar started off in 1974 as an orphanage for children who had lost their parents during the Liberation War of Bangladesh “There was a Birangana camp at the place where the Rangamati Orphanage now stands From our temple we could hear the cries of helpless women and children who had been tortured by the military We were SSC (Secondary School Certificate) examinees at that time – Bimal and Praggananda and I We began to think that something must be done to help these children,” says Ssraddha Lankar Mahathero which is situated in the Rangapani area of Rangamati He says that besides the orphans of the War there was an army of vulnerable children among the ethnic communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts whose parents had lost their home and occupation because of the construction of Kaptai Dam and the settlement of Bengalis in the Hill districts the three young Buddhist monks began to plan the opening of a school for the orphans war-children and underprivileged children of the hill districts “The temporary shaft that hill people build in their fields on the hills to store the harvest of vegetables cultivated along with rice is called Moanoghar They use it for six months and after harvest they go back to their villages with the crops for the next six months where children will come and cultivate their minds through general as well as technical education and go back to their homes or workplace with the light of knowledge,” Mahathero says the Buddhist monks received donations from the locals in the form of land musti (alms) and voluntary work but as the number of children grew from the initial 30 it became almost impossible to run the school on alms Help came from a French humanitarian organisation named Partage in 1982-83 that provided fund to build the necessary infrastructures and acquire more land in Rangapani when Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affair was formed after the Peace Accord of 1997 Partage stopped funding as the ministry took over some of the financial responsibilities of the school With the student population exceeding 1000 the school began to face dire financial crisis we began to take fees from a portion of the students who could afford it through the Rotary Club of Karwan Bazaar came with a 3-year-long scholarship programme 'Promotion of Secondary Level Education Among Minorities' sponsoring 50 students from class eight to secondary school level,” Buddha says one of the three full-time hostel-supers of Bishakha Bhaban the only girl's hostel that houses 189 girls informs,“Orphans are now admitted only if a sponsor can be found The imposition of fees is affecting the drop-out rate and admission rate as many cannot even afford the nominal fee of Tk 1800 a year that the school now charges.” “At present the school receives Tk 1 lac grant from the Social Welfare Ministry but it is not enough to cover even the daily meals of the 500 residential students or the salary of the 80 full time staff of the school,” says Buddha “The quality of food is very poor and the menu is without variation–rice lentil and vegetable with perhaps a meat dish once a month,” admits Buddha who claims that Moanoghar cannot afford to improve the current diet under their present fund “The 12 boy's hostel and 1 girl's hostel are in dilapidated condition We cannot even provide bed to all the residential students,” he adds ex-president and project coordinator of the scholarship programme thinks that providing support to a school like Moanoghar is very important to promote peace and development in the hinterlands of the Chittagong Hill Tracts “The ethnic communities do not have adequate opportunities to pursue mid-level education Moanoghar being a residential school can attract different ethnic groups from distant areas,” he says Tucked in the lush green hills of Rangamati Moanoghar has all the possibilities to become a prestigious educational institution with its acres of land support of the local community and above all promising students All it needs is proper funding and a strong professional management to run the facilities and continue its task of kindling the light of knowledge among ethnic tribal communities of Bangladesh Avowed’s main story is kickstarted with an escape from Fort Northreach after a devastating shipwreck it also features a moral choice that affects the later game so they’re not to be taken lightly As you make your way through Fort Northreach for the first time, you’ll be faced with aggressive creatures to deal with. You’ll also pick up your first bits of gear and get to grips with the combat systems of the game and your chosen class About halfway through the introductory mission who is clearly angling to be freed by you before you move on So should you track down the keys and set her loose you should let Illora out of prison as it’ll save you a fight later on and will aid you in a side-quest once you get to Paradis adding one extra combatant to your early-game fights which is handy when you’re learning the ropes If you decide to go with merciful and benevolent as your character arc letting Ilora free actually turns out to be a very useful option with the conversation being considerably more friendly than your first The real plus comes later when you pick up the side quest Escape Plan you’ll be told of two citizens who need to escape the city after enemies hunting them discover they live there Avowed Ancient Soil guide: Should you accept Sapadal’s power offer? After collecting some items to facilitate their departure, the couple will inform you that the smugglers who were supposed to get them out of town are extorting them for more money After heading over to discuss it with the smugglers She’ll advocate for your position and save a pretty penny that either you or the couple would have to pay It’s a significant saving and makes the whole exchange a lot easier and more civil than it would otherwise have been it’s possible to leave Ilora behind in her cell though the game will give you several opportunities not to throughout your conversation Once you’ve told her that you’re leaving (and stealing her boat) you can proceed through the next few areas Once you arrive at the final area of the quest you’ll be faced with a disease-ridden member of your crew That’s Steadman Ralke and he’ll serve as the first boss you’ll need to take on in Avowed because Ilora has picked the lock on her cell door and escaped so you’ll have to dispatch both foes before progressing you’ll begin the main story quest On Strange Shores instead of in Dawnshore as they were supposed to They’ll meet a few characters along the way and while it’s primarily a tutorial/introduction quest there is something important that could impact your gameplay: The NPC Ilora You’ll come across this smuggler in the jail of the outpost in Avowed’s On Strange Shores quest you don’t have to help her — you could just leave her in jail Note: This features spoilers for On Strange Shores in Avowed There are so many objectives to complete On Strange Shores in Avowed and the game will show you exactly what to do A lot of the objectives are pretty self-explanatory and it will be something you’ll do to uncover secrets throughout the game Once the opening cutscene is over in Avowed and answer however you’d like — I chose to be cordial and helpful There’s a sword right nearby for you to pick up There’s also a Health Potion among the rubble to pick up and then break through the simple wooden wall with your sword following the quest marker in Avowed’s On Strange Shores Climb up the nearby rocks and pass through a brief tunnel Defeating the Xaurips is a pretty simple affair Slash through these enemies and you’ll be ready to move on be careful as you’re also about to learn about traps There’s a tripwire that fires darts at you nearby Get close and interact with one of the wooden poles to disable it then climb the ladder to get back on the path to the Outpost and it’s a really grim scene with dead soldiers littered everywhere you’ll find the Fort Northreach Storage key on one of the bodies in the fort Look for glowing orange floating off the corpse This leads you to a Common Breastplate found in a treasure chest Follow the quest marker out of this building and you’ll drop down into another clearing which is where the game teaches you about blocking incoming attacks there’s also a health potion for you to grab Follow the path again and open the huge doors to go back into Fort Northreach you’ll meet Ilora after opening the next door You don’t have to deal with Ilora at all - you can certainly leave her here for Avowed’s On Strange Shores does not trust her at all but ignore them and agree to help You’ll find a door that’s barred but there’s another way The first step is to get the key to help her out Climb these up and jump across the nearby gap and swing your sword at the wooden floor to break through Jump down twice to get into the room you couldn’t enter There’s a key on the wall and a treasure chest to open Unbear the door and free Ilora from her jail cell She’ll agree to go with you and be able to use her boat to get off the island You’re now faced with some brambles that you need to burn and climb up the wooden platforms you just used Jump across again and instead of going right head left for this part of Avowed’s On Strange Shores That will clear away the brambles and let you proceed The next room has a few Xaurips to deal with; this might be a good time to practice using the bow to deal with them from a distance Try to dodge the javelins they throw as well Take the nearby platforms to jump across a series of rocks This gives you yet another series of rocks to jump across Sneak attack the Xaurip and then dip back into the tall grass to stealth once again Resume following the path after combat’s over and you should level up at this point You’ll get to pick your first ability — Charge or Minor Missiles; pick whichever suits your playstyle and follow the path over the river and up the nearby rocks You’ll find a corpse here with an Essence Potion This teaches you another way to burn the brambles - casting fire magic Do so and you can proceed in Avowed’s On Strange Shores It’s now time to fight even more Xaurips - this is also a great time to practice magic and see if it’s right for you There are three or four Xaurips in this area with grass to crouch in and a large rock pillar to hide behind Pick up the Health Potion and keep going down the only route you can - into the water Make sure you take the time to save here because you’re about to fight a boss - Steadman Ralke There’s no way to avoid this fight that we could see This was when I realized how powerful magic is Steadman Ralke uses a devastating two-handed hammer If you dodge and simply zap him with magic He has a dash swing that hits incredibly hard which he follows up with a secondary attack Steadman Ralke has another hammer attack that can knock you down and a large AOE stomp you must avoid standing in he’ll start doing a charging hammer smash that also has a large AOE around it It’s quite important to dodge these or just be nowhere near them there are a few treasures you can loot - a treasure chest directly ahead you can jump across some rocks to loot a backpack Go through the door whenever you’re ready to proceed Before sailing to Dawnshore in Avowed’s On Strange Shores you’ll find a huge piece of green Adra in the nearby room that you can interact with all you have to do is go outside and sail to Dawnshore The real question is — should you save Ilora in Avowed’s On Strange Shores and there’s no real penalty in the main story for doing so there’s a side quest she makes much easier in Dawnshore - Escape Plan She’ll convince the smugglers to not rip off the NPCs you’re helping as a one-time favor Avowed launches on February 18, 2025, on PC and Xbox Series X|S. 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