Wherefore Art Thou, Mercurio?

Wherefore Art Thou, Mercurio? is a quest available in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines.

Walkthrough[]

Brief[]

Read the email on the computer provided
Enter the 24 Main Street apartments, right next to the player's haven
Enter room #4
Speak with Mercurio ^{( +1 Exp)}
Quest Complete

Detailed[]

After witnessing the beheading of the fledgling's Sire, and the outburst from Nines Rodriguez, Prince LaCroix sends the fledgling to Santa Monica, wherein they will meet an agent of his named Mercurio. The player is provided with their first haven above Trip's Pawnshop. Before leaving the apartment, there is a note next to the computer which will trigger the side quest The Regent's Riddle.

Once the email has been read, pick up the:

$100 in the desk drawer
Watch on the bathroom floor
Pill bottle in the medicine cabinet
Three Blood Packs in the refrigerator. (If you're a Ventrue they will be blue blood packs.)

After leaving the room, examine the newspaper down the hall. This will activate the Carnival of Death questline. Once outside, a short cutscene will show an injured Mercurio crawling into his apartment building. Enter the building.

A trail of blood leads the fledgling to apartment #4, where they'll find Mercurio lying broken and battered on his couch. Speak with him to learn that he was jumped by some thugs down by the beach while trying to purchase some Astrolite explosive. He'll then ask the fledgling to retrieve both the explosive and his money, which will trigger the Surf's Up quest. Speaking with him further, specifically about his injuries, will trigger the side quest The Pain of Being Mercurio.

Quest Log[]

Log Entry

Update: Upon receiving quest:

Prince LaCroix has dictated that you are to meet with an agent of his named Mercurio in Santa Monica, who will provide you with the details of your assignment.

Update: Upon completion:

You have located Mercurio, Prince LaCroix's agent in Santa Monica.

Quest Complete

Items[]

Normal Watch
Pill Bottle
Money
Blood Packs or Blue Blood Packs

Notes[]

n/a

Navigation[]

Quests

Main Quests

Jyhad for Beginners • Wherefore Art Thou, Mercurio? • Surf's Up • Explosive Beginning • The Ghost Haunts at Midnight • Slashterpiece • Bad Blood • Sibling Rivalry • Elizabethan Rendezvous • Calling Dr. Grout • Patron of the Ancient Arts • The Epic of the Ankaran Sarcophagus • Dead Ex • Snuff Is Enough • Going the Way of Kings • I Spy Barabus • Kikinapped • Original Gangster • Dragon's Tail • Come Into My Parlor • Italian Dinner • Society for the Preservation of Professors • Hell at the Hallowbrook Hotel • The Enemy of My Enemy • Out for Blood • Ming Must Die! • Royal Flush

Side Quests

The Regent's Riddle • Carnival of Death • The Pain of Being Mercurio • Drug Trip • Trick or Treatment • Daydream Believer • Thinned Blood • Replanting a Lily • The Hunted Hunter • A Bounty for the Hunter • Jumpin' the Bail • Bloody Mess • Spiritual Release • Mudd Hunt • Missing Data • Traffik • A Plague for the Angels • Fun With Pestilence • Attention Whore • More Fun With Pestilence • Necromantic • A Confession • And Her Name Was Venus • Venucide • Occultish Personality • Night at the Library • Ash to Ashes • Hot Stripper Assassin Action! • B-Rated Writer • Hunters Hunting • You Only Die Once a Night • Pimpin' for Romero • A Dish Best Served Cold • Gargoyle Removal Service • A Tangled Web • Model Citizen • Cover Girl • Poster Session • Gone Fishin' • Eye Gouge Hell • Bad Luck Farmer • The Hitman Impasse • Dirty Dishes