Details You Might Have Missed in The Grand Palace

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• If Paolo has been killed previously, his wanted posters will be marked with red Xs. Same goes for Mindy Blanchard's.
• There is a Howler named Allison who ambushes you along with other Howlers if you have robbed more than one black markets. But if you have robbed only one black market so far, she can be seen lounging in a nearby alley, and in high chaos, will tell another Howler that she helped out and befriended an old lady. This lady invited Allison into her apartment and cook for her once a week. This apartment is actually in a nearby building and you can steal the key from Allison. Allison also hinted at stealing from the old lady later on.

• According to Harvey Smith, Luca Abele ordered a thousand-year old umberwood tree in front of the palace cut down to improve the view. The trunk can still be seen in the front yard. Interestingly, a worker in the mission The Royal Conservatory mentioned that the old Duke Theodanis Abele outlawed umberwood export to protect the trees, which clearly shows the contrast between the father and the son

• Remember Elias, the guy who stole the Duke's fruits and delivered them to Campo Seta Dockyard back in Mission 2? He was caught and was strung up on a targeting board as a punishment according to this note. It was meant to be a humiliation but the nobles who threw things at him eventually killed the poor guy.

• The Grand Palace was built on the ground of the old palace, which also doubles as a prison. The flooded basement leading to the Duke's vault was part of the dungeon of the old palace. You can find prison cells, beds, and chains there.
• The locations of the Duke and his body double are randomized. In one of the scenarios, Luca Abele can be in the private garden, trying and failing to paint a wolfhound. Frustrated, he promptly kills the dog.
• In a similar scenario, Armando also does the same thing but produces a much better painting.

Unfinished wolfhound painting by Armando.

Luca Abele's rendition of the wolfhound.

• If mesmerized, Luca Abele will say the following:
  • "You're from - over there..."
  • "Don't - don't look at me..."
  • "Yes... yes... of course."
  • "It's so cold... so many years... I just couldn't..."
  • "Let me go... please..."
  • "It's you, isn't it?"
  • "You know I'd be - nothing, without her..."
  • "Ooh... did she send you?..."
• And if Armando is mesmerized, we will say:
  • "Oh, but I wish [he] would choke on the fish tonight. And wind up in this cold dark place, alone forever. He deserves worse."
  • "This feels. Familiar. Like when Delilah lived here in the Palace, with those other women, her cult. They did things that made me feel like this."
  • "I just can't stop staring at this. There's a sound. Almost a wishper, coming from somewhere far away."
  • "No, no, that's not my name. I will never forget who I am. My face is not his face, my voice is not his voice. No one will remember me."

• After you trap Delilah's spirit in the heart, part of the heart will be blackened as if tainted by ink.

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