There's a lot for Lara Croft to accomplish in Shadow of the Tomb Raider to prevent the Mayan apocalypse from destroying the world. Along the way are a number of individuals she can help to provide her with better gear moving forward.

In the Hidden City are a number of lucrative and beneficial side quests to complete. Some quests are more complicated than others and not all rewards are created equal. Here is a general overview of what is expected and what will be rewarded for helping the citizens of Paititi.

Stay Of Execution

This quest is really simple and rewards the player with 400 gold pieces. To begin this quest the player needs to talk to a little girl named Kayara on the central eastern side of the Hidden City. She'll task the player to release Hakan.

To do this the player needs to talk to three men identified by markers before speaking to the cave guards. They'll allow Lara inside and promptly lock her in, to escape she needs to knock out two sections of the wall freeing both her and Hakan.

Freedom

This quest will reward the player with the Ch'amaka's Greaves which grants bonus experience for non-stealth kills. Slightly northwest where the player found Kayara is a man named Poma living in a cave. He charges Lara with freeing four prisoners around Hidden City.

This is the easiest part of the quest as the player wont face many obstacles and the map puts markets above each prisoners. Once the player frees all of the prisoners they'll be given the next phase of the mission.

Freedom Part 2

After the prisoners are freed Lara will need to find a man named Colgni. He'll be located inside of a cave which will be an ambush by a large number of enemies. It's important to properly prepare for this phase by stocking up on ammo and other supplies to ensure the player can kill the wave of enemies.

It's also important to note that stealth kills will not be an option as the enemy will ambush Lara. Interestingly it's this type of combat that makes Ch'amaka's Greaves so useful. Once the last enemy is dead the mission will end and Lara will have the Greaves.

Dice With The Dead

Dice With The Dead is an easy mission to complete, but the player will need the Serpent Guard outfit to do it. The player will get one automatically when they return to Paititi after Cenotes. Once the outfit is on the player needs to talk to a boy waiting near the bridge in the center of the city.

After talking to the boy Lara needs to talk to Pisco who tells her a story. This story then needs to be repeated to five people around the city and that's it. This quest doesn't have a direct reward but it does unlock the merchant Moraekah who sells the Ascender and Lockpick.

Widow's Tears

This quest will reward the player with the upper piece of Yaway's Battle Tunic which grants fire resistance, knock down resistance, and increased endurance herb effects. Lara will need to be wearing the Serpent Guard outfit once again and meet with a man in the south-west corner of the city.

The man is a guard who will tell the player about a murder that has been committed. The player is then directed to the nearby crime scene for the second part of this quest.

Widow's Tears Part 2

Initially the player is not permitted to enter the crime scene, to gain access they'll need to go down a set of stairs into a cave where there is a man holding a shell. Talking to this man will give Lara permission to go inside.

Once inside the player needs to talk to everyone located at the crime scene. Once completed the player needs to go outside and on a slope to the right is Anka who the player needs to talk to. After that the player needs to find another crime scene with the murder weapon. Taking the hidden knife to Taruc will resolve the questline.

Ancient Studies

This mission rewards the player with the Heart of the Eagle bow, a powerful weapon. This quests starts by talking to Awil and Mayn located on a small island in the river in the northern part of the City. The player is then sent to find three murals located across the city.

The first is nearby in the north-west corner of the City, the second is along the wall against the jungle heading south, and the last is against that same wall, but in the south-west corner of the city. Once the murals are found the player returns to Mayn who sends the player to free a little girl from enemies in the Abandoned Village. Freeing the girl ends the quest.

Hearts And Minds – The King's Horn

This is the most complicated side quest in the Hidden City. For completing this quest the player will receive a piece to the Manko outfit which gives bonus experience to non-stealth kills. The first step is to locate The King's Horn.

This is started by talking to Uchu in a cave in the north-east corner of the City. This will send the player to Kabil, then a woman in the Market, then a guard standing outside a cell, and a boy will tell Lara to get a knife. Once the knife is found the player must then free him from the cell and run back up the chain to Uchu and end this phase.

Hearts And Minds – The Savior's Amulet

In this phase Lara needs to acquire the Savior's Amulet from a sarcophagus hidden in the City. It's to the north-west part of the City outside the walls. The player will be sent to a cave filled with traps. They'll find a bricked up section that can be opened with the axe.

The player will then proceed through this mostly linear area before coming across a bridge that collapses. Under the water is a machine to fill the area with water letting her reach the sarcophagus. After getting the amulet the player must find a barricaded section underwater to break down and escape through before taking the amulet to Uchu.

Hearts And Minds – The Champion's Bow

The player should know that the last part of this mission is only possible if they have previously completed the main quest Last Emperor. Once this is completed Lara will be able to access the cave she needs.

In Nahual's hideout the player will encounter the masked individual who will ambush her as part of a quick time event. Once successfully completed the player will need to pepper him with arrows until he flees back into his hole. Afterward Lara will remove his mask and take the bow from his body. This bow must be taken back to Uchu to complete the quest.

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