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Wyndham Village is the smallest region in Atomfall, only consisting of a quaint village and some cliffs on the outskirts. The village still has plenty to see and do, though, as you can meet NPCs, head down to the bar, barter with traders, and solve a murder. If you enter St. Katherines Church on the east side of Wyndham Village, youll come across the Vicar standing over a dead womans body in the back office.Naturally, you might try to investigate the scene but the Vicar is adamant that he doesnt want you poking your nose around the murder. Of course, that cant stop you, and this begins the Murder in the Church investigation in Atomfall. To see how to complete the quest, check out the full walkthrough below. Speak with the Vicar and Pamela ShawAfter examining the womans murdered body, youll discover she was a church-goer named Maisie who apparently didn't have a run-in with anyone in the village. The Vicar implores you to not go and tell any soldiers about the incident, as hes worried theyll shut the church down and have him extradited from the village.Against the Vicars wishes, you can speak to Pamela Shaw, the other person in the room with the body, and she will tell you more about Maisie after you convince her to. Shaw confesses that Maisie was seen skulking around a cellar outside of the village just before her death, so thats where your first stop is. Exploring the CellarTrack the Murder in the Church investigation from the menu in Atomfall to see your new quest marker. Its located on the outskirts of the town to the north of the church. Once you get there, be careful, as there are rat swarm nests nearby that can deal some serious damage to you. Simply go into the cellar to avoid them.Inside the cellar, you can loot a few items, like the recipe for Molotov Cocktails and a BARD crate. Youll also discover a note sitting on a candle-lit table thats called Kill the one they call Maisie. In the note, you learn that there was a hit out on Maisie for prying into affairs that she had no business knowing about.The letter was addressed to a man named Morris Wick, who was ordered to kill Maisie, or the Vicars Spy as they call her. You can now go and confront Morris, but you also have another option. You can go directly to the Vicar to tell him about Morris plans, which can slightly alter the outcome of the quest.Below, well go over both outcomes depending on who you choose to tell about the letter. Confronting Morris WickIf you choose to go and speak with Morris Wick, you can find him inside the Wyndham Village traders shop west of the church. Inside, Morris is standing behind the cash register and engages in some friendly conversation at first.You can then turn up the heat and ask him about the note you found that instructed him to kill Maisie. Morris is clearly guilty, but he goes over his reasons for doing what he did. Apparently, Morris is in league with some pagans in the Woods, and hes trying to spread that religion in the village. Maisie caught on to this plot and was going to tell the Vicar all about it, but she was murdered by Morris before she got the chance.While Morris is clearly guilty, you have a couple of options about what to do with him. After getting through enough dialogue with Morris, you can choose to either accept a bribe from him and sweep the murder under the rug, make him leave the village, or threaten to tell the captain of the village. No matter how hard you press, Morris wont willingly leave the village. If you threaten Morris, he will attack you in the shop, and youll be forced to kill him.However, if you accept a bribe, youll earn a Crafting Training Manual and the ability to keep trading with Morris. Traders are pretty rare in Atomfall, so its nice to have an easily accessible option.Once you deal with Morris, you can return to the Vicar and tell him what truthfully happened or lie about it, depending on what choice you made. This completes the Murder in the Church Investigation. Telling the Vicar about Morris and MaisieOn the flip side, you can opt to run straight to the Vicar at the church and tell him everything that youve learned about Maisies death. Surprisingly, the Vicar has a curious response upon learning that Morris is responsible for the murder.He asks you to deal with Morris in any way that you can. This essentially means the Vicar wants you to kill Morris. After your dialogue with the Vicar is over, you can head over to the village shop where Morris works and go through the same dialogue that we covered in the section talking about confronting him.In the end, if you choose to accept a bribe from Morris and return to the Vicar with that news, the Vicar will shun you, and you wont be able to talk to him again. However, if you kill Morris, hell be overjoyed and reward you for your efforts.Murder in the Church has a couple of different outcomes that can affect the rest of Atomfall. If you choose to kill Morris, youll keep the Vicar on your side, but you lose access to a trader and dont receive the bribed Crafting Training Manual. Alternatively, sparing Morris means you cant speak to the Vicar again in Atomfall, which will be reflected in your ending.
