Side quest walkthrough

Gothic Remake Special Pieces Quest: Deed Location and Santino Turn-In

Finish Lester's prerequisite, search the collapsed mine by the Abandoned Mine, take the deed from the corpse near the blocked gate, then return to Santino after his schedule updates.

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Quest giverSantino
Key itemMine deed
ReviewedJuly 20, 2026
Official Gothic 1 Remake screenshot showing a guarded mine entrance in the Mining Colony
Official Steam screenshot from THQ Nordic. The quest objective is inside a separate collapsed mine near the Abandoned Mine, not at Santino's first work area.

Where are the Special Pieces in Gothic Remake?

The current Gothic 1 Remake version does not ask you to collect several loose trinkets. The decisive quest item is a deed found on a corpse inside a collapsed mine close to the Abandoned Mine, east of the Exchange Zone. Search the corpse near the collapsed wooden gate, take the deed, and return it to Santino.

Before Santino gives the quest, complete Lester's Medicine for the Diggers chain and let the involved NPC schedules update. This prerequisite explains why some players find Santino but receive no Special Pieces dialogue, or why he appears to leave the Old Mine before the journal is ready.

The safe route is: finish Lester's medicine task, talk to Santino, travel toward the Abandoned Mine, enter the nearby collapsed mine, loot the deed, and return after Santino relocates. Make a manual save before taking the deed and another before the hand-in because published guides disagree on the exact ore payout across builds, while the progression reward and Old Camp access document are consistently reported.

Spoiler-light checklist

Special Pieces quest steps at a glance

Use the journal state, not only the map marker, to confirm each transition.
StepActionWhat confirms progress
1Complete Medicine for the Diggers for Lester.Lester's delivery dialogue closes and Santino can change location.
2Speak with Santino and accept Special Pieces.The quest appears in the journal with a mine-related objective.
3Travel east of the Exchange Zone toward the Abandoned Mine.You reach a nearby collapsed mine entrance rather than the active Old Mine.
4Loot the corpse beside the collapsed wooden gate.The deed enters your inventory and the journal objective changes.
5Return to Santino at his updated position.A deed hand-in dialogue becomes available.
6Save, hand over the deed, and verify the reward.The quest closes and the Old Camp passage/access item is recorded.

Route: Old Mine prerequisite to the collapsed mine

Do not confuse three locations: the Old Mine, where Santino may appear during the prerequisite; the Abandoned Mine, which is the landmark used by several guides; and the smaller collapsed mine that contains the deed. The target cave is near the Abandoned Mine and east of the Exchange Zone.

Approach with healing items and a repaired weapon. The path can contain wildlife and scavengers depending on your chapter and prior clearing. If you are still learning the colony, use the Mining Colony map guide to group this trip with nearby objectives instead of making repeated dangerous runs.

Inside the cave, follow the accessible tunnel until the collapsed wooden gate blocks further progress. The quest corpse is near that blockage. You do not need to break through the cave-in; the deed is the objective, so inspect the body and nearby loot prompts carefully.

Editorial concept illustration of a route from a collapsed mine to an Old Camp trader
Editorial route illustration, not a gameplay screenshot: collapsed mine, return path and guarded camp hand-in shown as a visual planning aid.

Detailed walkthrough

How to complete Special Pieces without losing the quest state

The most common failures happen before the mine trip or during Santino's relocation.
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1. Finish Lester's medicine delivery first

Lester's Medicine for the Diggers task is the practical gate for Special Pieces. Complete the delivery and exhaust the closing dialogue. If Lester remains frozen at the hand-in location, walk away, wait or sleep until the next in-game period, then speak to him again.

Do not attack, shove, or lure either NPC to force movement. NPC schedules are used by the quest system, so a combat workaround can make the next dialogue harder to trigger. Keep a manual save from before the medicine hand-in.

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2. Find Santino after his schedule changes

Santino may first be associated with the Old Mine, but he does not necessarily remain at the same spot after the prerequisite. Recheck the mine entrance and the route toward the Old Camp, then inspect the merchant or trading area inside the camp if the journal tells you to return later.

If he has no Special Pieces dialogue, confirm that Medicine for the Diggers is completed rather than merely updated. Sleep once, reload the area, and speak to Lester before searching for Santino again.

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3. Loot the deed near the blocked gate

At the collapsed mine, clear enemies before searching. The corpse is positioned near the wooden obstruction deeper in the accessible section. Highlight interactable objects if you use that option, then check the body inventory for the deed.

Older or low-quality guides sometimes describe multiple lamps, iron bands, shark teeth or other bundles. Those instructions do not match the current post-release quest solution documented by recent walkthroughs. For this quest, the deed is the key journal item.

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4. Return only after the journal updates

After taking the deed, open the journal and confirm that the objective points back to Santino. If it still tells you to search the mine, inspect the corpse again, collect every quest-marked document in the area, and reload the save made before looting.

On the return trip, avoid advancing a major faction commitment or chapter event. Special Pieces is easier to verify while the surrounding NPC schedules remain close to the state in which the quest was accepted.

Official Gothic 1 Remake screenshot of traders and guards inside the Old Camp
Official Steam screenshot from THQ Nordic. Santino's updated schedule can take him away from the mine and toward the Old Camp's trading activity.

Where is Santino for the Special Pieces hand-in?

After the prerequisite, Santino can move from his earlier mine position. Search his normal route and the Old Camp trading area rather than waiting at the exact point where you first met him. Time of day matters: sleep until daylight and revisit the merchant area if he is absent at night.

Recent guides consistently report that returning the deed completes the quest and grants access-related paperwork for the Old Camp. The precise ore amount is reported as 500 or 1,000 ore by different walkthroughs, which may reflect patch, dialogue, or reporting differences. Save before the conversation and treat the reward shown in your own journal/inventory as authoritative for your build.

For broader sequencing, return to the Gothic Remake quest list. It explains why neutral jobs should usually be cleared before permanent faction decisions.

Quest fixes

Special Pieces bugs and missing-dialogue checks

Try schedule-safe fixes before replaying a large section.

Lester will not move

Exhaust his medicine dialogue, leave the area, sleep or wait for the next schedule block, and return. Reload the pre-hand-in save if the journal never closes the task.

Santino is missing

Check the Old Mine area, the travel route and the Old Camp merchant zone in daylight. Confirm the prerequisite is completed, then reload the area rather than forcing combat movement.

The deed does not update the journal

Inspect the corpse again, take every marked document, verify the item in inventory, and reload the save made before looting. Avoid advancing the chapter until the return objective appears.

Quick answers

Gothic Remake Special Pieces FAQ

Answers to the search questions that cause the most wasted travel.

The important item is the deed looted from a corpse near the collapsed wooden gate inside the collapsed mine by the Abandoned Mine.

Not for the current post-release Special Pieces solution documented by recent walkthroughs. Those item lists appear in older or inaccurate summaries; the deed is the quest item that advances the journal.

Complete Lester's Medicine for the Diggers chain, exhaust the closing dialogue, allow schedules to update, and speak to Santino again.

His schedule can move him away from the Old Mine toward the Old Camp and its trading area. Search in daylight after confirming the journal return objective.

Published guides currently disagree between 500 and 1,000 ore. The quest completion and Old Camp access document are the more consistent rewards, so save before hand-in and verify the amount in your own build.

It may remain available depending on your state, but the safest method is to finish neutral and camp-related side quests before major faction or chapter commitments.

Sources and verification notes

Quest steps were cross-checked against current post-release walkthroughs; official links verify the game and media rather than the community-discovered quest route.

Continue the same quest route

Use these guides for the broader map, quest order and camp commitment decisions around Special Pieces.

All quests and order

Track neutral, camp and chapter quests without missing hand-ins.

Map and locations

Plan the Abandoned Mine trip with nearby landmarks.

Beginner walkthrough

Survive the early route with fewer spoilers.

Factions and camps

Compare camps before making a permanent commitment.