Raedric's bounty on Kolsc

[Dan teh Man]

Hey guys! So according to the PoE Wiki site, there's a way to side with Raedric without first siding with Kolsc (long story short, I'm having the same problem Luckmann had with the Lord of a Barren Land quest from an RP perspective; here's the link to his post a few years back -- https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/78443-why-must-you-oppose-raedric-vii/page-1). Anyway, I've been doing some digging and apparently there's a way to avoid that awkwardness. Here's what I found on the Wiki site:

 

(from http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Raedric_VII)

 

If you avoided Kolsc and either infiltrated/fought your way through the hold he will act surprised to see you.

• If you infiltrated and made a deal with Osrya you may tell him that you are on his side.

(from http://pillarsofeternity.gamepedia.com/Kolsc)

• If you avoid him and have a Goldpact Knights background or Cruel disposition, you will be informed at Defiance Bay that Raedric VII put is a price on his head. Then you might hunt him at Magran's Fork.

 

Now I've tried both of these solutions, and neither seems to work. Even with a bad reputation in Gilded Vale, Kolsc always approaches me on my way to Raedric's Hold and dumps his quest on me (thus causing the awkward dialogue with Raedric that I'm trying to avoid as a Bleak Walker). I've also tried ignoring Esternwood completely and headed straight for Defiance Bay with a Cruel disposition, but I haven't heard anything about a bounty on Kolsc's head. Is this just bad info from the Wiki site, or am I doing something wrong?

 

P.S. - I know that this is hardly game-breaking or story-breaking, but I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me work around this. I can still side with Raedric either way, but it feels weird ignoring the Bleak Walker-specific dialogue that initiates combat with him.

 

EDIT: The copied and pasted content needed a bit of formatting.

Edited July 27, 2017 by Dan teh Man