Welcome to the Into Indie Games walkthrough of The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian, Chapter 4, The Creed.
The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian is a narrative role-playing game that tells the story of the crown prince, Jerian. You play as Jerian from the time he is a baby and shape his path to becoming the ruler of the Blessed Arknian Empire. For more information, check out the game’s Steam page.
In this game, there are a lot of choices to make, and they can be very challenging at times. So, in this guide, we will provide you with a complete walkthrough of Chapter 4, The Creed.
Disclaimer
As The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian features a large number of choices and branching paths, this Chapter 4 walkthrough is based entirely on the decisions we made during our own playthrough. Your choices may differ from ours, which means you could experience different outcomes or encounter events that never appeared in our playthrough. Likewise, some events and decisions covered in this guide will only be available if you closely follow the same choices we made, so keep that in mind while using this walkthrough.
Table of contents
Important Note
Make sure your Council Obedience is at least 3 but no higher than 7. You must also avoid triggering Human Tyranny, Arknian Tyranny, or Tyranny of the Tempests. Additionally, Aegerius Monrogue must not have the Power in the Council status and must be displeased with the Creed. Then, and only then, you can unlock the Jerian’s Creed event.
21 Years Old – A Farewell to Gaius
Once you start Chapter 4, a new feature, The Creed of the Blessed Arknian Empire, will become available. It can be checked from the right side of the screen under the Empire option. It shows the matters that the council needs to vote on, and there will be three options for each of them.
That said, as Jerian turns 21, the first book, A Farewell to Gaius, begins. In this book, you will learn that Gaius has been asked by the council to move to Magra, but he wants you to give him an army. There are going to be three options to choose from.
The first option improves your relationship with the Distinguished Arknians, reduces the Power of the Tempests, and reduces the Council Obedience value. It also increases your relationship with Gaius and gives him the title of Commander of the Legion, but weakens your relationship with Ovidius.
The second option improves Council Obedience, adds a point in Diplomacy, but weakens your relationship with Gaius. If you choose the third option, Rebellion will increase by one, while the Power of the Tempests and Council Obedience will both be reduced by one. It will have the same effect on Gaius as the first option.
We went with the second option.
Fratricide & Arknian Unity
In this book, you will learn more about some of your ancestors thanks to the Blood Tide. You need to make a decision on whether to accept the legacy of Appius or protect Dion.
There are going to be three options. The first option adds 15 points to your Legacy of the Tempests, the second option adds a point in Logic, and the last option removes five points from the Legacy of the Tempests while adding a point in Love and making Dion Tempests grateful.
We went with the second option.
The next book will be Arknian Unity, where you will have to make an important choice. There are going to be four options to choose from. The first option will replace the functionaries appointed by Cornelius with new ones. This will reduce Equality by one point and add one point in Council Obedience.
It will also improve your relationship with Aegerius Monrogue and Ovidius Lucullus, but weaken your relationship with Lucius Daimant. The second option removes a point from Jurisprudence and Council Obedience. It improves your relationship with Terentius and Marcius but weakens your relationship with Gnaeus.
The third option adds a point in Progress but removes one point from Council Obedience. It improves your relationship with Lucius and Gnaeus but weakens your relationship with Ovidius. The last option removes one point from Equality.
We went with the last option.
The Gilded Cage & The Wrath of the Great Houses
This event will be triggered if your ties with Agatha are not severed. In this event, Agatha asks Jerian to release her from the palace. There are going to be only two options to choose from. The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses but improves Love and your relationship with Agatha. Do note that this option has the Lock of Sanity and will only be unlocked if you have seven or fewer points in Blood.
The second option adds five points to the Legacy of the Tempests, removes one point from Will, adds that point to Blood, and all ties with Agatha will be severed.
With this decision, our relationship with the Great Houses reached six, so a new event, The Wrath of the Great Houses, was triggered. In this event, you will learn that some Arknians from the Great Houses have been tarnishing the Tempests in public and are plotting against you.
There are going to be three options to choose from. The first option removes three points from your relationship with the Great Houses, adds a point in Jurisprudence, and removes one point from the Power of the Tempests.
The second option strengthens your relationship with the Great Houses but weakens it with the Human Nobility. It also increases Progress by one point and adds one point in Rebellion. The third option strengthens your relationship with the Great Houses but also increases Rebellion.
We went with the first option.
The Unspoken Committee & Harder Than Diamond
In this event, you will be introduced to the Unspoken Committee, who want their bills to be presented to the Imperial Council. There are going to be four options to choose from.
The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses but improves your relationship with the Human Nobility and Commoners. It also adds a point in Progress and Equality, removes one point from Council Obedience, and makes Arkwright your ally.
The second option improves your relationship with the Commoners, adds a point in Equality, and makes Arkwright your ally. The third option weakens your relationship with Lucius, and the last option improves your relationship with the Great Houses but weakens your relationship with the Human Nobility and Commoners.
It also removes one point from Equality while reducing Rebellion by one point. This option will also cause Arkwright to be arrested and weaken your relationship with Lucius.
We went with the second option.
Then, in the next event, Harder Than Diamond, a duel between two Arknians, Ovidius and Aegerius, is about to begin. You have four options to choose from.
The first option adds a point in Progress and Council Obedience while also improving your relationship with Aegerius. The second option improves your relationship with Ovidius but weakens your relationship with Lucius. The third option does the opposite of the second option.
The last option removes one point from Progress and one point from Council Obedience.
We went with the second option.
Night of the Ancestors & The Pontiff’s Word
This is going to be a tradition where you have to make a decision on whether you want a mask or not. The first option adds five points to the Legacy of the Tempests but removes two points from Love and improves your relationship with Lucretia. The second option does the same, except it removes two points from Will instead of Love.
The third option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and Lucretia but adds a point in Will.
We went with the first option.
Then the next event, The Pontiff’s Word, will be triggered, where you may have to make a compromise and agree with Orgrif to prevent the rebellion of the Old Faith. There will be two options.
The first option removes three points from your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy and adds two points to your relationship with the New Faith Clergy. It also adds a point in Jurisprudence and Logic but weakens your relationship with Orgrif.
The second option improves your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy but weakens it with the New Faith Clergy. It also removes a point from Jurisprudence and Love but improves your relationship with Orgrif.
We went with the second option.
Article I: “On Religion”
Now, the decision in this part matters, as the Creed page shows further consequences. The first option adds a point in Council Obedience, improves your relationship with Orgrif, but weakens it with Gnaeus. The second option removes a point from Council Obedience, weakens your relationship with Orgrif, but improves it with Gnaeus.
If you choose the third option, one point from Council Obedience will be removed, and your relationship with Orgrif will weaken. It will also strengthen your relationship with Ovidius. The last option adds two points in Council Obedience but weakens your relationship with Aegerius and Orgrif.
We went with the second option.
22 Years Old – Selecting the Project & Deal
For the project, we went with the Restoration of the Crypt. Then the next event, Deal, will be triggered, which will only occur if you did not arrest Arkwright.
You now have to proceed with the deal with them, so there are going to be four options. The first option improves your relationship with the Human Nobility as well as the Commoners. It also adds a point in Progress. If you choose the second option, most of the effects will be the same, but the improvement in Progress will be greater, and a point in Jurisprudence will also be added.
The third option weakens your relationship with the Commoners. If you choose the last option, it will weaken your relationship with the Human Nobility and the Commoners. It will also remove a point from Equality, weaken your relationship with Lucius, but improve it with Marcius.
We went with the first option.
Triumph of Progress & Shadows of the Ancient Gods
This event is triggered when you have eight points in Progress. Now that you have more points in Progress, more requests from the College will appear. You have three options.
The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and the Old Faith Clergy but improves it with the Human Nobility and the Commoners. It also adds a point in Progress and Logic. The second option weakens your relationship with the Commoners but also removes a point from Rebellion.
The last option improves your relationship with the Human Nobility but weakens it with the Commoners. It also removes two points from Progress while reducing Rebellion and Logic by one point each.
We went with the second option by using one Sanity, but it seemed necessary. Then, in the Fractured event, we chose the Logic option.
Then the next event will begin. There are three options to choose from in this event. The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses but improves it with the Old Faith Clergy. It also removes two points from Jurisprudence, adds a point in Council Obedience, and improves your relationship with Orgrif.
The second option improves your relationship with the Great Houses but weakens your relationship with the New and Old Faith Clergies. It also improves your Diplomacy skill but weakens your relationship with Orgrif. The last option does the same but adds two points in Jurisprudence, removes one point from Council Obedience, and adds a point in Management.
We went with the second option. Then a Sermon event will be triggered, where choosing the first option will be wise.
People’s Tribune
This event will be about the rebels, and there will be four options to choose from. The first one weakens your relationship with the Distinguished Arknians, improves Equality and Jurisprudence, but reduces one point from Council Obedience. It also adds a point in Logic, weakens your relationship with Orgrif and Marcius, while improving it with Gnaeus.
The second option weakens your relationship with the Commoners and Orgrif but improves it with Gnaeus and Marcius. It also adds a point in Jurisprudence. The third option weakens your relationship with the New Faith Clergy and Marcius but improves it with Gnaeus and Orgrif. It also adds a point in Jurisprudence.
The last option weakens your relationship with the New Faith Clergy, the Commoners, Orgrif, and Marcius. It also weakens your relationship with Gnaeus and adds a point in Council Obedience and Diplomacy.
We chose the third option but had to use the five points from the Legacy of the Tempests.
Article II: “On the Rights of Arknians”
Then Article II will begin, and the best Creed to select here is the third option.
Arkwright will be displeased with options one, two, and four, while Aegerius Monrogue will only be displeased with the third Creed.
We went with the third option.
23 Years Old – A Restless Spirit & Union of Two Hearts
For the project option, we went with the Personal Library. Then the next event will begin. You can either support Orgrif, support Flavius, or leave.
The first option removes a point from Love and adds one to Law. It also improves your Scholarship skill and your relationship with Orgrif but weakens it with Flavius. The second option adds five points to the Legacy of the Tempests, removes a point from Logic, adds a point in Diplomacy, and improves your relationship with Flavius while weakening it with Orgrif.
The third option simply adds a point in Management and a point in Will.
We went with the second option.
Then the next event will begin, where you will be given three options. The first option improves the Legacy of the Tempests by 10 points but removes three points from Will and adds them to Blood. It also weakens your relationship with Uther.
The second option adds a point in Love and improves your relationship with Uther. The third option removes five points from the Legacy of the Tempests, adds a point in Will, and increases Diplomacy by one point.
We went with the second option.
An Unannounced Audit & Holy Order
The first option in An Unannounced Audit removes a point from Council Obedience, improves your relationship with Lucretia, but weakens it with Marcius. The second option improves your relationship with Marcius. If you choose the third option, the Power of the Tempests increases by one along with Logic, but your relationship with both of them weakens.
The last option adds a point in Council Obedience and a point in the Management skill.
We went with the second option.
Then the next event, Holy Order, will begin. In this event, the first option weakens your relationship with the New Faith Clergy by a lot but improves it with the Old Faith Clergy. It also improves your relationship with Orgrif but weakens it with Gnaeus.
The second option weakens your relationship with the New and Old Faith Clergies but improves it with the Human Nobility. It also adds a point to the Power of the Tempests and your Management skill.
The third option weakens your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy, Orgrif, and Marcius but improves it with the New Faith Clergy and Gnaeus. It also adds a point in Equality.
We went with the second option.
Dangerous Liaisons & The Emperor’s Seal
In this event, a fight between Uther and Servilia will break out. The first option improves your relationship with the Great Houses, adds a point in Logic, but weakens your relationship with Uther and Gnaeus. The second option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses, Arknians, and the Human Nobility.
It also adds a point in Rebellion and your Management skill. Ultimately, it will exile Servilia. The last option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and the Arknians. It also adds a point in Will and Management.
We went with the first option.
In the next event, a debate about the Seal of the Emperor will begin. The first option removes a point from Progress, adds a point in Management, and weakens your relationship with Lucullus. The second option adds a point in Council Obedience and improves your relationship with Ovidius and Aegerius.
If you choose the third option, your relationship with the Human Nobility, the Arknians, and Uther will strengthen, but it will weaken with Monrogue. It will also remove a point from Council Obedience.
We went with the first option.
Article III: “On Human Rights”
Then the third article will begin, and you will have four options to choose from. The first option adds two points in Council Obedience and improves your relationship with Monrogue. The second option removes two points from Council Obedience, improves your relationship with Lucius, but weakens it with Monrogue.
The third option removes two points from Council Obedience, improves your relationship with Gnaeus, but weakens it with Monrogue.
The last option removes one point from Council Obedience and weakens your relationship with both Marcius and Monrogue.
We went with the second option.
24 Years Old – The Metropolitan Legate
We chose Disputes and Debates as the personal project. Then the event, Metropolitan Legate, will begin. In this event, you will be given four choices.
The first choice weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and Lucullus but improves it with the Human Nobility. It also adds a point in Progress and Equality. It also adds two points in the Power of the Tempests but reduces a point from Council Obedience.
The second option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses, improves it with the Human Nobility, and adds a point in Progress. If you choose the third option, it will weaken your relationship with the Human Nobility but improve it with Lucullus.
The last option weakens your relationship with the Human Nobility and the Commoners, reduces a point from Progress, adds a point in Council Obedience, and improves your relationship with Lucullus.
We went with the third option.
A Knot of Snakes & Sandstorm
In this event, taking Flavius’ side does not seem like a good choice, as he is in the wrong. The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses, removes two points from the Power of the Tempests, but improves your relationship with Flavius.
The second option reduces the Legacy of the Tempests by 10 points and weakens your relationship with Flavius. The third option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and Flavius. The last option weakens your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy but improves it with Flavius.
We went with the last option.
Then the next event, Sandstorm, will be triggered, where Camille and Gaius will have a fight. You will have three options. The first option weakens your relationship with the Arknians and Gaius. It also removes a point from Logic and Will and makes Camille your soulmate.
The second option removes a point from Will and improves your relationship with Gaius. It will also sever ties with Camille. The last option adds a point in Logic and causes your ties with Camille to be severed.
We chose the second option.
The Grapes of Wrath & The La-Tari Circle
In this event, Arkwright will start a rebellion, so you will have four options. The first option weakens your relationship with the Human Nobility and the Commoners by a lot and removes a point from Jurisprudence. It also adds a point in Rebellion and removes two points from the Power of the Tempests.
The second option weakens your relationship with the Human Nobility and the Commoners. It also removes a point from Equality. The third option weakens your relationship with both of them again, but only by one point. Arkwright also gets arrested.
The last option weakens your relationship with the Human Nobility and the Commoners, adds a point in Equality, adds two points in Rebellion, and severs your ties with Arkwright and Gunter. Your relationship with Marcius will also weaken.
We went with the third option.
Then a Blood Tide event, The La-Tari Circle, will begin. There will be three options. If you choose the first option, the Legacy of the Tempests will increase by 10 points, and Logic will be reduced by three points. The second option adds a point in Will. The third option removes five points from the Legacy of the Tempests, adds three points in Logic, and adds a point in your Management, Scholarship, and Diplomacy skills.
We went with the third option.
The Tribunal
This event features some of the harshest choices, and the consequences are quite severe. The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and significantly weakens it with the New Faith Clergy but improves it with the Old Faith Clergy. It also removes a point from Jurisprudence, weakens your relationship with Lucius, and improves it with Orgrif.
The second option improves your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy and significantly weakens it with the New Faith Clergy. It also removes two points from Jurisprudence and improves your relationship with Orgrif. The third option weakens your relationship with both of them.
If you choose the last option, it will weaken your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy but improve it with the New Faith Clergy. It also adds a point in Jurisprudence but weakens your relationship with Orgrif and Marcius.
We went with the third option.
Rebellion of the Old Faith & Cracks in the Window
If your relationship with the Old Faith Clergy drops to zero, this event will be triggered. No matter which option you choose, Rebellion is going to increase. Select the first option for the best outcome, but Rebellion will still increase by two points.
Then the new event, Cracks in the Window, will begin, which is caused by Rebellion increasing to five points. There are going to be just two options. The first option reduces Rebellion by one point but also reduces the Power of the Tempests by two points.
The second option improves your relationship with the Arknians, the Commoners, and the Human Nobility. It also adds a point in Diplomacy but weakens your relationship with Marcius.
We went with the second option.
Article IV: “On the Forms of Government”
Now, in this article, you will have four options to choose from. The first option removes a point from Council Obedience but improves your relationship with Orgrif. The second option does nothing except assign the Creed.
If you choose the third option, it will remove a point from Council Obedience, improve your relationship with Gnaeus, but weaken it with Orgrif. The last option adds a point in Council Obedience but weakens your relationship with Marcius.
We went with the second option.
25 Years Old – A Frank Conversation
For the project, we went with Inventory of Resources to increase the Power of the Tempests. Then the event, A Frank Conversation, will begin. You will then have three choices. The first one increases the Legacy of the Tempests by five points, removes a point from Will, improves your relationship with Lucretia, and also makes her your fiancee.
The second option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses and the Arknians. It also reduces your relationship with Lucretia. The third option simply weakens your relationship with Lucretia.
We went with the first option.
Article V: “On House Tempest” & A Premonition of the End
After that event, the last article will begin. Now, this is an important article, and there will be four options. The first option removes a point from Council Obedience and improves your relationship with Orgrif. The second option adds a point in Council Obedience and improves your relationship with Marcius.
If you choose the third option, it will weaken your relationship with Marcius but improve it with Gnaeus. The last option adds two points in Council Obedience but weakens your relationship with Orgrif and Marcius.
We went with the second option.
Then a new event will be triggered where you have to make a decision about the Creed. There will be three options. The first removes a point from Logic, the second adds a point in Logic and removes one from Will, and the third option adds a point in Will.
We went with the third option.
Triumph of Equality, The Wedding, & The Great Wife
Then a new event, Triumph of Equality, will begin. There are going to be three options to choose from in this event. The first option weakens your relationship with the Great Houses, the Commoners, and the Arknians but improves it with the New Faith Clergy. It also adds a point in Equality and Love.
The second option weakens your relationship with the New Faith Clergy but also removes a point from Rebellion. The last option weakens your relationship with the New Faith Clergy but strengthens it with the Commoners. It also reduces Rebellion but removes two points from Equality and one point from Love.
We went with the second option.
Then, in the next event, only the first option was available, so we chose that. It strengthened our relationship with the Great Houses and the Arknians.
After that, The Great Wife event will be triggered. Choosing the third option is the best choice here, as it increases the Power of the Tempests.
Now, if you have not triggered Human Tyranny, Arknian Tyranny, or Tyranny of the Tempests, and Council Obedience is 3 or more but no greater than 7, and Aegerius Monrogue is not the Power in the Council and is displeased with the Creed, then you should receive the event The Creeds of the Jerian Tempest.
With that, Chapter 4, The Creed, ends in The Life and Suffering of Prince Jerian.
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Obaid Ur Rehman is a lifelong gaming enthusiast with a deep passion for writing about video games. While he enjoys all genres, he specializes in RPGs and Soulslike titles. After tackling some of the toughest bosses, he often unwinds with a cozy game to relax. Outside of gaming, Obaid enjoys watching anime, bingeing TV series, or staying active at the gym.
