r/reddeadmysteries • u/healz4daze • 8d ago
Investigation Pagan Ritual Site/Mask + Ornate Dagger + "Witch" Raven
Not a veteran at the game and new to this community so sorry if this has been suggested before but I could not find any suggestion of this combination online and was wondering if anyone has been able to try this?
From things I've read online, no one has been able to really figure out uses for things like the ornate dagger from killing the vampire, the witch's cauldron, etc. I doubt anything will come of this since I'm sure people have tried everything over the years. I haven't tested this specific combination myself but was curious if anyone has or think it's worth trying...
I've read some theories of people trying to hogtie the vampire and bring him to the pagan site pentagram or something and sacrifice him to see if that resulted in anything. I've seen people try goats, the mad preacher, etc.
I stumbled upon the witch's cauldron and got curious. Of course people have noted the raven that sits there unafraid, theorizing it's the witch itself.
I also started thinking about witch lore and thought about the "witching hour" and maybe there being a specific time to perform said actions? From what I've read most consensus is this time being between 3AM-4AM, or right past midnight itself.
My thought process was potentially being able to touch the raven at the cauldron site ("the witch") to preserve the 3 star rating (that shooting it would break). Not sure if 3 star would be necessary but why not.
Then stowing that carcass away and bringing it to the pagan site, wearing the mask, and using the ornate dagger on the raven ("the witch") during the "witching hour".
I know it's just probably a bunch of fun little easter eggs or cut content and I doubt anything would come of this. This is my first contribution as I've recently go into the game but I figured it seemed like a logical attempt at making something happen?
Edit: I got the thought of the vampire/ornate dagger and the witch cauldron being linked since the vampire also drops 2 bat wings with no known uses and I figured 2 bat wings could be part of this “mysterious/miraculous potion” in the cauldron. And of course the obvious link of witches and paganism. Again, probably cut content and I believe someone confirmed the bat wings to be cut trinket content. But still felt they were linked somehow.
Edit 2: If the items mentioned aren't linked, I still feel like there might be something to the "witching hour" thought process and maybe there's specific actions to perform and then drinking the "mysterious potion" during the "witching hour"?
Edit 3: I was able to try my first test. I was not able to make any sort of save/load after getting the raven stowed on my horse nor fast travel as the raven would disappear. Rode from the cauldron to the pagan site. Lit the candles with fire arrows, as well as the corpse in the middle that's already there just to see what would happen. Start of the video is after that and I'm waiting for the time to be between 3AM-4AM. I started noticing these really weird zombie-like growls in the distance that started about 11:30-midnight or so and stopped between 2-3AM. I have never heard this noise playing the game (again, not a veteran), but after searching I've seen people mention this noise at this site and the indian burial ground. However, one thing I found really interesting that you catch in the video is when I leave the circle to go towards the noise I was hearing, as I was turning back you can hear something fall to the ground and now that corpse that was in the middle was now just sitting on the ground. I have no idea what happened? Video is unedited and this was my first and only attempt so far but will continue testing just for funsies. Any ideas what the noise is and what could have caused the corpse to drop when I was not even near it? I triple checked the footage and arthur isnt even close to it when I go to check the noise so I didn't accidentally knock it over. I also hear rustling in a bush right after if you listen closely and ignore arthur's footsteps. Could easily just be an animal I guess and the corpse a bug or just a reaction over time from a fire arrow? Not sure... but this sure did peak my interest more!
See video: (again unedited, not much to see after seeing me turn around other than my failed attempt at using the "witch"/raven + ornate dagger + fire arrow combo. Main purpose was to see what people thought happened when I turned around and didn't want people to think I edited anything. IMO @ the 10 second mark it almost sounds like a goat crying (different than the other noise)
https://reddit.com/link/1hi5gu5/video/4mxbr6q1yx7e1/player
Trying to figure out if anyone has had this experience before and I ran across a 6 year old random comment on this thread linking to this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TIvUSG-jjM of someone being freaked out they saw the corpse rotating in their game. This can't just be a coincidence right? To have this happen in such an eerie place in the map...
Also should go without saying I don't condone whatever paganism ritual BS is going on here lol... just purely trying to figure out if there's more unsolved in this game
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u/PropertyNo593 8d ago
Nice post op
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u/healz4daze 8d ago
Thank you... I plan on trying it myself hopefully soon and updating results. I just wanted to put the thought process on paper and get some insight/feedback as I still think it's really cool people are still digging through this game all these years later
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u/Isaac_Morgan_1886 8d ago
I've often wondered if it's got anything to do with butchers creek and that glowing pentagram.
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u/zivisch 7d ago
Im pretty sure most "staged" body parts revert to regular body physics once you leave the area, which would make the corpse fall since theres no npc body stake physics.