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Ill-Gotten Gains Walkthrough and Rewards

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Ill-Gotten Gains Walkthrough and Rewards
Ill-Gotten Gains is one of the Mysteries in Hell is Us. Check out the complete guide on how to solve Ill-Gotten Gains, as well as how to unlock it and its rewards!

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Ill-Gotten Gains Walkthrough

  1. Find the Key in a Cave at Marastan
  2. Use the Key in the Graveyard at Marastan

1. Find the Key in a Cave at Marastan

1.1
Ill-Gotten Gains - Head up the Hill and up the stairs past the graveyard then head to the houses on the right
Head up the hill and up the stairs until you are past the graveyard. Then turn to the right side of the neighborhood and head straight ahead to the house at the end of the street.
1.2
Ill-Gotten Gains - Use the basement of the house to travel to the other side
When you get to a house filled with refugees, climb down the ladder and use their basement to get to the other side.
1.3
Ill-Gotten Gains - Jump down the ledge and head inside the cave
Head up the hill and then to the right. Jump down the ledge and find the nearby cave. Pick up the Key from a corpse in a cavern straight ahead.

2. Use the Key in the Graveyard at Marastan

Ill-Gotten Gains - Use the Key on the Locked Door in the Catacombs in Marastan

While Searching for the Keystone of Terror, head back to the graveyard you passed by earlier and turn all the eagles to face the east. Use the compass to check if they are facing the right direction. When done, a secret passageway will open, and inside will lead into a locked door. Use the key to open it, and the Mystery will be resolved.

Ill-Gotten Gains Rewards

All Quest Rewards

Rewards: • Wooden Horse Figurine
Bracelet of Grief - Depression Bracelet of Grief - Depression

These are the list of rewards you can obtain upon completing the Ill-Gotten Gains Mystery.

How to Unlock Ill-Gotten Gains

Pick Up the Key at a Cave in Marastan

Picking up the key in the cave will trigger the beginning of a new Mystery.

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3 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

nevermind the graveyard is part of the main story

2 Anonymous Anonymous 3 months

or is it the direction that the blood queen is facing?

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