so i accidentally started a fight with Mystic Carrion...

[TamTroll]

Entered his home, started stealing paintings in the first room because "lol no one is here to stop me", inadvertently opened a coffin, causing a mummy to pop up. it's passive, so i talk to it.

"Get away from here!" it says, and becomes hostile... as with everything else in the building, Mystic Carrion included. None of them say "Temporarily hostile".

I ran away, escaped to camp, and took a long rest before punching out for the night. What do you think the odds are that i'll be able to talk to Mystic Carrion to continue the painter's quest when i leave camp?

[northernwater]

I think you can get what you need from that quest by looting the place.

His body has some top tier loot. He is always one of my first priories in Act3.

[nightwalker83137]

You should be able continue it if he's dead! Thrumbo (whatever his namsae is) replaces him if he and all enemies die.

[seeker1]

Well, to kill him requires taking away the source of his immortality, which you can still figure out how to get to, without talking to him (though maybe with some outside help, if you haven't done this quest before).

[Dr.Abscondus]

Load a save from before you entered his house. Just go in and talk to him like a normal person and he will give you a quest. You can also trade with him. Later on when you've discovered the secret of his immortality you can kill him and loot whatever he's got left. You can buy most of his stuff.

[TamTroll]

Originally posted by Dr.Abscondus:

Load a save from before you entered his house. Just go in and talk to him like a normal person and he will give you a quest. You can also trade with him. Later on when you've discovered the secret of his immortality you can kill him and loot whatever he's got left. You can buy most of his stuff.

alas, honour mode. not an option.