Easiest way to get Higba out of Driftwood

[DomEReapeR]

So I was trying to sneak Higba out of Driftwood, but I kept screwing up the timing with the guard patrols. Finally realized you can actually take direct control of him and figured that might make it a bit easier, didn't realize how easy it'd be.

Just run him out, that's it. The guards will exclaim ''There he is!'' etc. and start running after to start the conversation that triggers giving him up or attacking them, but they're trying to start it with your main party, you can just keep running with Higba.

Ran him straight out of town and down the road, the guards caught up and started battle mode for about a second before the conversation with Higba triggered that finished the mission, and the guard slowly sauntered back to Driftwood, and none of them are aggroed after it.

[Zehm]

I just killed the guards.

[SerraShaar]

I just teleported his ass on the other side...had to avoid 2 magister though . Then had to wait for him to get lost so I could do the quest on that spot lol

[TacoTaru]

Pyramids. We didn't even need to leave the barrel room. Woosh.

[Boink]

Or you can just walk along the docks avoiding the single patrolling guard and to the high platform where the man loses his ring in the water - once you're on that platform the game counts you as having left the town.

[Redbeard]

u can just travel to the next waypoint via instant travel ;D

[Rembhorn]

I found far easier way. And it's absolutely hilarious. Here's what you need to do:You need to laugh at his plight when he's in the barrel,he will tell you that he has a bomb. Then you go to a magister ''I tend to go to Barnes since he seems like an ok fella'' and tell him that he has a bomb. He will tell you to escort Higba out of town and then kill him where civilians will be safe. You can literally just walk out of town with him. All the magisters will be like ''Hey yo..oh I mean,carry on,citizen!''
Then you can double down on rewards etc and kill him after he rewards you for ''saving him''.

[晕眩的]

Theyve patched it in the definitive edition so you cant teleport him. With fast travel or with pyrimds... rip

[toucanbuzz]

It's a bit late, going into more detail than above. Post-patch escort: easiest way was to send the other 3 members of the party to kill the lone magister that does rounds outside the barrel room (he's easy and it affects nothing, unless again you're adverse to killing in this game; if you send your character with Higba, he thinks you've betrayed him and he becomes hostile).

Then, move to the edge of the pier near the shark where you can see children playing. Teleport Higba across the water, then it's an easy matter to sneak towards the front gates (there won't be any guards to avoid once you're past the docks) then North to the opening in the walls where there is a path across the river. Select your other 3 characters to follow, then click your main character's portrait (don't double click to send the map to him/her because then Higba will backtrack to you) and send them to the area as well. Once across the river, success!

[Seraguith]

Talk to the guards so they look in the other direction while you control Higba for sneaking. Take the route west of the docks, when Higba crosses the river the quest is done.