Pavel, nicknamed Pious for his priest training and known temporarily as Brother Antonius, is a supporting character in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. He was a bandit leader, but after taking part in the Neuhof massacre, he went to the Sasau Monastery to take his vows and become a monk.
Stats[]
Biography[]
At some point, Pious was training to become a priest, but instead became a bandit leader, with his gang consisting of Reeky of Ledetchko, Timmy and Limpy Lubosh. They were hired to take part in what they thought was a robbery at the Neuhof stud farm, but once the attack began, they were horrified when Runt and his gang began to slaughter the horses, and even the people, including Smil. Henry would later investigate the massacre in The Hunt Begins, which would lead him to unravel a massive conspiracy that threatened everyone in Sasau.
After the massacre, Pious had an epiphany, realizing "his life is worth shit", and decided to repent for his sins. To this end, he went to the Sasau Monastery and took the vows as Novice Antonius, along with Novice Lucas, Novice Siskin, and Novice Jodok.
Meanwhile, Henry is given a test by the bandit Kozliek in order to prove he was worthy of joining their gang - kill Pious. To this end, he begins A Needle in a Haystack, where he infiltrates the monastery to find the former bandit. Henry manages to infiltrate the monastic order by posing as a novice, and speak to Antonius, who tells Henry that he's there for the books and education.
At first, Brother Antonius is friendly with 'Brother Gregor', telling him a cover story that he grew up in Vlaschim, but decided not to follow his father's profession and become a merchant. During Nasty Habits, Henry would discover that the circators have been sneaking down to the cellars to drink, which is against Monastic rules, and Antonius would advise him that interfering in the senior monks' business would not end well.
During The Abbot's List, Henry learns that the Abbot has been making discrete inquiries into Antonius's backstory, and evidently does not believe his tale. Not only that, but as part of The Trials of a Novice, Lucas will confide that he knows Antonius' backstory is a lie. The final nail in the coffin is a dagger that Henry finds in Antonius's chest.
It soon becomes obvious to Henry who Pious truly is, and he confronts him. If he does not arrest or murder him straight away, Pious attempts to poison Henry's food. However, he survives, and a repentant Pious offers to collaborate. Henry can agree to a deception, either killing one of the other novices or acquiring fake blood to pretend it was Pious. As well as killing Pious outright still being an option. If he lives, Pious will either be arrested after a fistfight with Henry and then taken to the Bailiff in Rattay or flee from the Skalitz-Sasau region, giving Henry his strange die and promising never to return.
Inventory[]
- 4.9
- Monk's habit
- Slippers
Quests[]
- The Hunt Begins
- Ginger in a Pickle
- If You Can't Beat 'em
- A Needle in a Haystack
- Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
- The Die is Cast
Notes[]
- Pious' strange die can normally only be obtained by killing or letting him go free. But if the player wishes not to be a murderer nor let a criminal elude justice. When he is arrested and goes to the Rattay jail, the player can lockpick his jail cell door and pickpocket the die from him.