Learn How to Craft Fever Tonic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

In "For Whom the Bell Tolls," a pivotal quest in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Hans once again seeks your assistance, this time at Trosky Castle. To progress, you'll need to harness the art of alchemy to save a life by crafting Fever Tonic. Here's your comprehensive guide on how to locate the recipe and brew this essential potion.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Fever Tonic Recipe Location

The recipe for Fever Tonic can be found in the Surgeon's Workshop within Trosky's Castle. You have two primary methods to access this workshop:

1. Sneak In: Stealthily make your way into the workshop without drawing attention.
2. Convince the Chamberlain: If you prefer a more diplomatic approach, you can help the chamberlain with his stomach issues by offering to make a digestive potion. This act of kindness will grant you access to the Surgeon's Workshop.

For those opting not to sneak, you can progress through the "For Whom the Bell Tolls" quest by delivering the horseshoe. After this, return to the forge and speak with Cook Fanka. Offer your assistance with her locked chest, and she will lead you to the noble's kitchen. Upon entering, you'll find the chamberlain in distress. Engage him about his health and succeed in the skill checks to earn access to the workshop. If you craft and present both the digestive potion and the Fever Tonic to the chamberlain, you'll gain his trust and be allowed to meet Thomas.

Should your skill checks fail, you'll need to resort to stealth. Steal some food from the kitchen and exit to the courtyard. Locate the stairs on the opposite side leading to a door on your right, which opens into another kitchen where a guard stands. Offer him the stolen food to clear the area, then sneak upstairs to the Surgeon's Workshop. Inside, you'll find the physician's journal on a bookshelf. Read it and use the station to brew your potions.

How to Brew Fever Tonic

Brewing the Fever Tonic is straightforward with the herbs already set up at the surgeon's station. Here’s how to do it:

1. Pour wine into the cauldron.
2. Add 3 handfuls of Feverfew.
3. Lower the cauldron and boil for 2 turns of the sandglass.
4. Grind a handful of Elderberry Leaves with the mortar and pestle.
5. Add the ground Elderberry Leaves.
6. Add 2 handfuls of Ginger.
7. Grab a phial from the bottom left shelf of the station, under the wine.
8. Distill the tonic using the Still.

Don't fret if you don't succeed on your first attempt; there are ample herbs available, and more can be found in the chest within the room. Given your prior experience with potion-making, crafting the Fever Tonic should be manageable.

Once you've crafted the Fever Tonic, you're ready to aid Thomas. If you've earned the chamberlain's trust by also crafting a digestive potion, return to him with both. Otherwise, use the noble's kitchen to sneak to the chapel where you'll find Thomas and his sister, Adele. Converse with Adele to complete the quest.

This guide should help you navigate the challenges of "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and successfully brew the Fever Tonic in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.