The quest “The Caged Magistrate” is one of the main questline objectives you get from Brant, alongside the Masquerade quest, among others. The challenging part of quests in Dragon’s Dogma 2 is that often it is not obvious what to do or where to go next.
If you speak to Brant for additional information about this “place with lots of books” that the prisoner Waldhar wants to flee to, he will mention that Kendrick of the Gracious Hand may be of help.
A video of all of the following steps is available here, with the full playthrough. If you’d rather read the steps, continue past the video for the written instructions:
1. Speak with Kendrick and Find The Boy Malcolm First
Before you’re able to progress with the quest to find the place with lots of books for the prisoner to flee to, you will need to help Kendrick in the Slums of Vernworth to find a boy named Malcolm. You are asked to question the children to see if any of them know where to find Malcolm.
Kendrick will lead you to the rubble area and clear a path for the two of you to follow down into the vaults. Continue exploring the vaults until you come across Malcolm in a room full of books on bookshelves.
2. An Unsettling Encounter Quest
Next, you must complete the quest called “An Unsettling Encounter”. You will need to return to the castle in Vernworth and find Allard’s Chambers. You will only be able to complete this quest at night, so do the following:
After completing these steps and exiting the room, there will be guards that fight you and eventually take you into custody. You will wake up in the prison where you can use the Gaol Prison key to leave your cell, head back to the prisoner’s cell, unlock his cell and speak with him.
3. Guide the Prisoner Out (The Caged Magistrate)
Now that you know where to find such a place, when you speak with the prisoner Waldhar, you now have the option to guide him out of the prison and send him on his way.
Simply speak with him and head back out of the prison. He will walk very slowly, but you can keep moving and he will eventually catch up. Once Waldhar has made it outside with you, he will be on his way and your quest is finally complete.
