Pyres Beach
Category: Main Route
Location: Area of Purification Fast travel: No |
▪ Lighter |
▪ Dave
▪ André |
▪ The Last Trial (continuation) |
The Pyres Beach is a pivotal landmark in Die Young. It's located north-west of The High Tower and it's where The Last Trial takes place. Although it can be reached before climbing up The Stone Pillars, there's not much to do until Daphne picks up the Walkie-Talkie on the top of the tower.
The beach has a sort of wooden enclosure decorated with plants, flowers and red banners with the Community's bull insignia. Two rows of benches face towards a central stage with three pyres. In one of those pyres, there's a burned body with a golden tooth that Daphne recognizes as Rachid's pusher. It's noteworthy that this place is quite close to where Daphne's group was captured, as their deflated dinghy can be found beyond the rocks to the north.
The Last Trial - Dave
After you got the Walkie-Talkie at the High Tower, Brother Number 1 will tell you to reach Pyres Beach. Once there, Daphne realizes that his friend Dave is tied to one of the pyres. Brother Number 1 then orders Daphne to pick up the Lighter in front of the stage and to burn Dave to fulfill the last trial. So, collect the Lighter (this will add the task "Fire Walk with Me") and examine the handcuffs on Dave's back. Unfortunately they're made of solid steel and they can't be forced open. Talk to Dave and ask him about what happened after the kidnapping. The dialogue is optional, but it gives you a better understanding of the events.
Killing or not killing Dave is all up to the player. If you decide to kill him, The Last Trial will be considered completed and Brother Number 1 will invite you go east and join the Community in The Village (the task "Join the Community" will be added on your To-Do List). This is one of the two ways to unlock the Village Ending (the other being killing André later in the game, see below). If you don't want to kill him, just pick up the Lighter, ignore Brother Number 1's order and head nord-east to The Monumental Tombs.
Trivia: Dave can be killed in four ways: with a Torch igniting the pyre, with a Melee Weapon hitting him to death, with a Poison Needle and with a Crossbow. This will trigger different reactions. Also, if you kill Dave before Brother Number 1 gives you the order to do so, this will trigger a praising line in Brother Number 1's speech.