How to solve the Strange Little Verse riddles in Kingdom Come 2

After completing the side task, Master Schindel's Toys, you're left with a rather particular letter called Strange Little Verse I. The note includes a riddle, and following it leads you on a scavenger hunt around Kuttenberg. Here's how to solve the Strange Little Verse riddles in Kingdom Come 2.

There are five Strange Little Verse riddles to solve in Kingdom Come 2. The first one is rewarded to you by completing Master Schindel's Toys, a side quest you can unlock during the story mission Into the Underworld. Each riddle contains clues to follow, eventually leading you to a spot where you can find the subsequent riddle, ultimately resulting in a reward.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse riddles in Kingdom Come 2

The Strange Little Verses take you on a tour of Kuttenberg, allowing you to use your knowledge of the city to your advantage. If you don't know Kuttenberg enough, well, thankfully you have this guide.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse I riddle

The first riddle goes:

A Proper Scholar is Curious!

On Vintner's Street there stand Two Marys tall and grand.

The first to the south is gazing,

The second to the east is facing.

But neither is aware

They are not on dry land there.

In one pipe take a peek

For the wet beads that you seek.

Unfortunately, the in-game map for Kuttenberg doesn't reveal the names of the streets. But if you have explored the city thoroughly, you may be able to find out where to go.

Some of the riddles point to places of interest. In this case, you should look on the southwestern side of the city for the Fountain on Vintner's Street.

Head to the fountain and look around the area to solve the riddle's clues: it mentions two tall Marys, one facing east and the other south. High on the corner of a building are two niches with the Virgin Mary, each pointing in the respective directions. This is the right spot!

Go to the fountain in the center of the area. Look for the pipe furthest away from the Mary statues. You'll know you found the correct one when the Loot option appears. Loot the pipe for Strange Little Verse II.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse II riddle

The second riddle goes:

A Proper Scholar Guards His Sources of Inspiration

Here on the north wall top

Sir Knight Pail von Bucket

Guarded the growing hops.

Now a shaft is all he can look at.

It doesn't exactly rhyme all the way through, does it? Anyway, the riddle points to the northern wall of the city where we can find this Sir Knight Pail von Bucket. Head up that way now.

Instead of leaving the city via the bridge to the northern farmland, take a right just before it and enter the door leading to the section between the walls.

Standing against the wall, across the way from the farm growing hops, is the Protector of Kuttenberg: a straw knight with a bucket on its head and an arrow in one of its eyes (the shaft, I presume).

Approach the knight and choose "Search the figure" to find Strange Little Verse III.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse III riddle

The third riddle reads:

A Proper Scholar is Aware of Time.

Grinding by day and by night

In winter dark and summer bright.

With his golden needle, Eden

scratches at the sixth, you'll see then

where the knowledge tree rises from the ground.

There your virtues can be found.

The clues of the third riddle point to time, Eden, and a knowledge tree. We can conclude that Time refers to a clock, and there is one near the market stalls in the eastern part of the city.

The large clock's spire may refer to the golden needle.

When the clock strikes 6 p.m., the shadow casts the point of the spire on the side of a building across the way where you can find a mural of Adam and Eve standing next to the Tree of Knowledge in Eden.

Look around to the other side for a metal hatch. Open it to find Strange Little Verse IV.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse IV riddle

The fourth riddle reads:

A Proper Scholar Honours the Imperial Majesty.

The imperial crown,

Without a doubt

Cannot a bird's nest be.

For everyone will wonder, 

What's this for majesty?
But when there's nowhere left to try

And birds much build their nests on high

Let it at least a kingfisher's be.

A sparrow's is not what we want to see. 

The clues of the riddle point to majesty (or kings/emperors) and a bird nest on high. This can be a tough riddle, mostly because I know of only one bird nest in Kuttenberg and it's hard to spot on the map.

On the western side of the city is The Emperor Charles Tavern. Looking at it on the map, you may not be able to easily see the icon for a bird nest, but it's there.

Head to the tavern and go inside. Follow the stairs all the way up until you reach the attic.

Look for the bird nest in the window that points to the street in front of the tavern. Crouch down, aim, and dislodge it with a rock by pressing the G key on the keyboard, the LB button on an Xbox controller, or L1 on a PlayStation pad. You should also be able to knock it down with an arrow or bolt.

The nest falls to the street. Go back to the front of the building and search the nest for Strange Little Verse V.

How to solve the Strange Little Verse V riddle

The fifth and final Strange Little Verse goes:

A proper scholar knows his Saints!

St. George has struck with his deadly spear,

The dragon bleeds and writhes in fear. 

But St. George is not done yet. 

Beneath his helm he turns his head.

He fixes his gaze towards the east

Where there spawns another beast. 

This dragon though from rock is made.

In its throat a window will come to your aid. 

Your clues include St. George, who attacks a dragon with his spear, a stone dragon to the east, and a window where you will find your reward.

Like with Strange Little Verse III and the clock tower, it pays to keep your eyes open for the particular marker to help you solve the riddle. In this case, you must look for a painting of St. George attacking a dragon.

There are multiple buildings with large paintings or murals, but only one bearing a St. George hunting a dragon. To find it, head to the northern section of town on the street with multiple armorer shops.

The painting of St. George can be found high on the pale, yellow building belonging to one of the armorers.

To the right is a stone building with green paint. If you squint, the two windows above an arch sorta resemble a dragon.

Go under the mouth arch and search the small window near the doorway.

Inside, you'll find your reward for solving the riddles:

• Master's Studies IV
• On the Composition of Alchemy IV

The books increase your Scholarship and Alchemy skills, respectively, after you get both to the minimum level of 15.

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