Gallows Brothers

Gallows Brothers is a side quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance. This quest is given by Andrew the Innkeeper of the Inn in the Glade immediately after starting the side quest A Rock and a Hard Place, with which it is heavily intertwined.

This quest must be completed before beginning The Die is Cast, or it will automatically fail.

Background

All my life I´ve been asking myself one thing: "Who to pin the blame on?".

Simple walkthrough

• (Optional) Snitch to Sir Robard about the quarry robbery.
  • Go to the quarry and watch the robbery.
  • The lads mustn't get away with the robbery!
    • Go and see Andrew.
• (Optional) Tell Matthew about everything.
  • Get a sack that's being used for the Talmberg quarry coin. (0/1)
    • Put the empty bag by the barrels in the Tavern in the Glade.
      • Go and snitch to Robard.
        • Go and take a look at the crossroad by the Tavern in the Glade.

Detailed walkthrough

The quest will begin after Henry investigates why Andrew refused to assist Matthew and Fritz in their plan for A Rock and a Hard Place. Andrew will confide in Henry that he believes Matthew and Fritz have gone off the deep end, and that there is far too much that could go wrong with their heist. Unfortunately, Matthew and Fritz are set on their path, so Andrew suggests that Henry inform Captain Robard of the impending robbery. With any luck, he will drastically increase the guard detail and dissuade Matthew and Fritz from going through once they see their opposition.

Andrew's plan

To side with Andrew, head to Talmberg and inform Robard that a robbery is being planned. He will muster the men to protect the coin, which is due to go to the quarry five days from starting A Rock and a Hard Place.

Andrew offers free lodging as his condolences

At this point, Henry may optionally spectate his friends' attempted heist the night the money arrives. At the quarry, Matthew and Fritz will attempt to reach the center of the quarrymen's camp, even attacking any unarmed innocents they encounter. Once they start battling the guards however, they will refuse to back down and will be easily defeated.

Once his childhood friends are dead, Henry will return to Andrew and sadly tell him about what happened. Andrew will express his regret, and as compensation offers Henry free food and lodging at his inn, as well as 525 on top.

Betraying Andrew

Planting the evidence to frame Andrew

At any point after receiving Andrew's suggestion however, the player may inform Matthew about Andrew's plan to snitch to Robard. Matthew will be furious, but Henry can prpose his own plan to steal the groschen, take the empty sack used to carry it, and plant it at the inn to frame Andrew for the theft.

The empty sack will be automatically added to the player's inventory once they steal the quarrymen's wages as part of A Rock and a Hard Place. Afterwards, the player must plant the sack on a stack of barrels in the Inn in the Glade's cellar. This may be done before or after splitting the plunder with Matthew and Fritz in that quest.

Once the evidence has been planted, return to Talmberg and tell Robard about who is responsible for the robbery. Lay the blame squarely on Andrew, and Robard will immediately set off for the Inn in the Glade to arrest him. The next time the player arrives there, they will see Andrew's strung up corpse, and Robard will confirm that Henry was right about the evidence.

Andrew after Henry's betrayal

Betraying all parties

When reporting the planted evidence to Robard, the player can also choose to betray Matthew and Fritz alongside Andrew. As before, Robard will immediately head to the Inn in the Glade, but this time he will arrest all three. The next time the player arrives there, they will see all three corpses strung up, and Robard will recount them flying into a violent rage and turning on each other when confronted.

Strategies

Chest with wages before they are transported

• As in A Rock and a Hard Place, the player may steal the quarrymen's money before the five days have passed and it is transported to the quarry. Up to that point, the money is instead stored in a Hard locked chest in one of Talmberg's guard towers.
• If the player wishes to spare all three of Matthew, Fritz, and Andrew, they must steal the quarrymen's wages before the heist is started while also not starting this quest.

Notes

• Stealing the coin and framing all three of Andrew, Matthew and Fritz will unlock the Judas achievement. This requires some dialogue from Gallows Brothers while mostly following the quest chain of A Rock and a Hard Place.
• Killing Andrew will make the quests Sheep in Wolf's Clothing, Emergency Supply and Delicacies unavailable, while also failing any of these currently in progress.
• There is no way to fail this quest if the player steals the money except for completing The Die is Cast.