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The inscrutable Mother Jago lives inAtomfall’s Casterfell Woods, and she’s one of the few people in that region who won’t attack you on sight. In fact, if you talk to her for a few minutes, she’ll even give you a quest that can lead to more clues about the mystery at the heart of the Quarantine Zone.
Mother Jago’s Herbalism Book is somewhere in the old castle that the druids use as a base, but that doesn’t give you much to go on - the castle is pretty big, after all, and the druids don’t take kindly to trespassers.
How To Find Mother Jago
In the Casterfell Woods, you’ll findseveral hints to Mother Jago’s presence.She leaves notes on phone boxes advertising her services as a trader, and if you infiltrate druid territory before meeting her, you’ll find several notes alluding to her connection to the cult and the Voice In The Soil.
Mother Jago lives at the Old Mine, located at27.2E, 92.2Nin Casterfell Woods. That places her near the northeast corner of the map, andjust north of the Garden Centre, a fairly dangerous druid encampment full of swarming wasp nests.
Even if you don’t take the quest, Mother Jago can stilltrade for Antidotes and vegetables, and she also has the Antidote crafting recipe available so that you can make more in the field.
Where Is Mother Jago’s Book?
The castle is on thecomplete opposite side of the Casterfell Woods, in the southwest corner. you may sneak or fight your way in through the courtyard; either way, you’ll need toreach the main doors at the top of the hill.
If you don’t mind dodging arrows bymoving left and right as you run, you can usually make it to the castle doors by just sprinting straight through. It’s probably best if you at least try to be stealthy first, though.
Once you’re inside the castle,go to the storeroom on the leftto get the Castle Key from the counter, then use in on thesecret panel in the wall behind the throne.Inside the secret passage,go rightto find the herbalists' workshop.
Beware of patrolling druids, but don’t worry too much if you take damage; the feast hall and surrounding rooms haveplenty of food that you can heal withif needed.
The table on the left in the apothecary has the recipe forStrange Tonic, which helps fight off infection, as well as some Spores that can be used for crafting your first batch. Mother Jago’s book ison the center table. It takes up an inventory slot, so be sure you have room to carry it back to her.
If you’re feeling brave, you canget the Castle Key from the left side of the castleand open the secret passage behind the throne.Killing the High Priestessat the bottom of the caves yields an Atom Battery, and behind her pulpit is a secret exit that you may use to slip out into the woods with less trouble from the gate guards.
Quest Reward
Returning the book to Mother Jago opens a second, optional quest if you present yourself as open to Mother Jago’s spiritual ideas. She’ll give you anOffering, which makes druids non-violent toward you while you carry it, so long as you don’t attack them first.
If you bring the Offering to the Speaking Cave between the castle and the Sewer Tunnels, andplace it at the feet of the idol inside, Mother Jago will meet you at the entrance when you leave. Keep going along with her ideas (even if you don’t plan to follow through) and she’ll give you more leads about the Interchange and how to reach it.
