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How to Begin the Stop the Presses Quest
When you finally reach the Lower City, head south of the Basilisk Gate Ancient Sigil Circle to spot New Hawker Luan and, standing next to him, Estra Stir. Speak with her, and she’ll tell a story about you that is about to be published (if you fought the fake Dribbles at the circus), and it won’t paint you in the best light.
Stop the Presses Walkthrough
Talk to the Editor of the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette
To prevent this, you’ll need to head to Baldur’s Mouth and sneak into the basement through the door at the bottom of the stairs on the bottom level where the editor is. A guard is in the way, so it’s best to ungroup your party, turn yourself invisible, and walk past her.
After that, lockpick the door and then group your party back up before heading through.
In the basement, head through the wooden door to be thrown into combat against two Steel Watchers. If you want to deal extra damage to them, use some Thunder-based attacks. They also explode when their health gets low, so get out of the blast radius.
Once they are taken care of, head to the southwestern room to find the printing press. If you have Dolly the Fairy in Act II, the press will help you by ejecting the bad story. You’ll need to find a different one if we are to fool the editor.
Make your way to the most northwestern room and locate the three wooden shelves aligned along the wall next to a stack of crates. You’ll find the “Cutest Cat You’ve Ever Seen” article on one of them. Grab and load it into the printing press. You can then exit the basement by taking up the elevator, allowing you to travel quickly.
Check the Next Edition of the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette
Now, you need to take a long rest for the article to print. After it does, grab a copy from New Hawker Luan and read it.
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