Duchesses and other Animals

Red Dead Redemption 2 Stranger missionDuchesses and other Animals
Given by	Algernon Wasp
Location	North of Saint Denis
Rewards	$760, Hat, Algernon's Revolver
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Duchesses and other Animals is a Stranger mission featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. The quest becomes available during Chapter 4.

Flower locations

Story

After being saved from choking on a nut at the party during The Gilded Cage story mission, the player can find Algernon at his greenhouse in Saint Denis and initiate the first part of the mission by talking to him.

Walkthrough

There are a total of 6 parts for this mission. Each part has you collecting various exotic plants and animals for Algernon.

Note: This stranger mission can take a while to complete, so to complete faster be sure to collect the bird plumes and alligator eggs first.

Part 1 - Simply talk to Algernon and he will give you the first list of items that he will need.

Part 2 - Towards the end of the cutscene, Algernon mentions that he needs 15 Egret plumes and 15 orchids. Once the cutscene ends, inspecting the list reveals that Algernon needs:

• 5 Little Egret Plumes
• 5 Reddish Egret Plumes
• 5 Snowy Egret Plumes
• 15 Lady of the Night Orchid

All of which can be found in Bayou Nwa.

Part 3 - Upon returning to Algernon, Arthur is given a second list of items. These include:

• 20 Heron Plumes (found in Bayou Nwa)
• 7 Lady Slipper Orchid (found in Big Valley)
• 10 Moccasin Orchid (found in Roanoke Ridge)

Part 4 - The third list of items include:

• 25 Gator Eggs
• 3 Acuna's Star Orchid
• 7 Cigar Orchid
• 5 Ghost Orchid

All can be found in and around Bayou Nwa.

Part 5 - You will need to find:

• 30 Spoonbill Plumes (found in Bayou Nwa)
• 10 Rat Tail Orchid (found in Bluewater Marsh and Bayou Nwa)
• 5 Spider Orchid (found in Bayou Nwa)
• 5 Night scented Orchid (found south of Braithwaite Manor)

Part 6 - For the final part of this mission, you will need to find:

• 5 Clam Shell Orchid (found east of Caliga Hall)
• 5 Queen's Orchid (found in Bayou Nwa)
• 10 Sparrow Egg Orchid (found in northern Roanoke Ridge near a Hermit location)
• 5 Dragon's Mouth Orchid (found in Grizzlies East)

Once you have returned the last items to Algernon, he will give the player an exotic hat and exotic revolver named Algernon's Revolver.

Video Walkthrough

Red Dead Redemption 2 All Exotics Locations Guide (Duchesses and Other Animals)

Trophies/Achievements

Completing this Stranger mission strand is associated with these trophies/achievements:

	WESTERN STRANGER 30 gamerscore Bronze bronze Complete 10 Stranger mission strands.

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	COLLECTOR'S ITEM 20 gamerscore Silver silver Complete one of the Collectible strands

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	BEST IN THE WEST 100 gamerscore Gold gold Attain 100% Completion.