Crake or Lacra? Choosing Your Ally Route
Quick answer: you do not actually have to choose — both questlines can be finished in one run, and both have achievements. The real question is which one you start first.
The comparison
| Lacra | Crake (Marat) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who | Old vrakhiri vampire, independent | Human leader of the Manumit rebels |
| Unlock | Via the Ambrus defeat thread / her early questline | Requires Infamy 4 |
| Final quest | Midnight Reckoning | Rise at Dawn (after Distant Shadows) |
| Ending | The Patricide | The Knyazmaker |
| Romance | Yes, resolved in her line | Yes, the only male option |
Can you do both in one run?
Yes. The two lines coexist: romances carry no jealousy penalty, and completing both before the finale is the standard way to unlock every full-ending option from one save. See the one-save plan.
So which first?
- Lacra first if you want the earlier unlock and an independent-ally story — her line can complete well before day 30.
- Crake first if your Infamy is already climbing — level 4 opens him, and his rebellion content runs alongside the Court route.
- Both is the completionist answer: schedule the gating quests (The Night of Horrors before Midnight Reckoning; Distant Shadows before Rise at Dawn) and you lose nothing.
The one real trap
Crake's line has the harder sequencing rule: starting Rise at Dawn before Distant Shadows can lock the romance. Lacra's line asks for The Night of Horrors before Midnight Reckoning. Handle those two orderings and the ally content is conflict-free.
FAQ
Common questions about this topic.
Do I have to choose between Crake and Lacra?
No — both questlines and both romances can be completed in one run; each opens its own ending option.
Which is easier to unlock?
Lacra's content opens early through her questline; Crake is gated behind Infamy 4.
Can I romance both?
Yes — launch-build findings say the romances do not conflict or punish each other.
Which ending does each unlock?
Lacra's line unlocks The Patricide; Crake's line unlocks The Knyazmaker.