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Shatterscarp Walkthrough

Looking for Thirborn

Enter the gates to Shatterscarp, Giatta will speak with you and is visibly confused and concerned. She has faith in Yatzli as she has knowledge on the unknown and the unknowable, she also thanks you for giving a second chance to Fior mes Iverno.

Make your way to Eagle's Reach, speak with Captain Wymgar and Rutaska, Rutaska does not seem pleased with your arrival. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Perception 7] The corpses are still fresh. The fight must have been recent.
• I wish we showed up earlier, we could have helped.
• You both look like Ondra's Mortar spat you out.
• Watch your tone. That's no way to speak to aedyr's envoy.

Choosing the Perception option will lead to Captain Wymgar and Rutaska speaking about the people they lost, so they have retreated to Eagle's Reach to wait for more reinforcements. Captain Wymgar suggests that you head back to Paradis for your safety, you will have the following dialogue options: 

• [Noble Scion] Trust me, the court back home isn't much safer.
• No part of the Living Lands is safe.
• I don't go where I'm safe, Captain. I go where I'm needed.
• Lodwyn asked me to deliver a missive to Temerti.
• I'm looking for Yatzli. I told her I'd meet her in Thirdborn.

Choosing the Noble Scion option will lead Rutaska to doubt your capabilities but Kai will have your back by saying you are capable and he knows his way around Shatterscarp.

 
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Thirdborn is located southeast of Shatterscarp, long the way you can go through Shrine to Wael, located west of Thirdborn, and speak to Ward of the Eye to obtain the quest Totem of Revelations. Once you reach Thirdborn you will have to take out the Dreamthrall enemies at the Thirdborn gates. Once you reach the gates, you will find Daran and Nuchako. They will be shocked to see Kai with you, Daran is hesitant to thank you but Nuchako thanks you for helping them slay the enemies, they let you pass through the gates.

Follow the quest marker to find Yatzli speaking with Temerti at the Fleet Master's Perch. Temerti will first be upset and question why you are at Thirdborn, Yatzli explains that you are there on her request, and Temerti will immediately apologize. You can choose to give Temerti the letter or not.

This walkthrough will show the outcome if you choose to give the letter.

You learn that Lodwyn wants the ruins of Naku Kubel or they will be attacked by the Steel Garrotes. However, Temerti is not able to give them up even if she wants to, so she suggests you find Ryngrim located east, past the Pargrunen ruins. This completes the Main Quest A Path to the Garden and begins Face Your Fears and Yatzli joins your party as a Companion.

Investigating Ryngrim's Domain

 
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Make your way to Ryngrim's Domain, look for the icy area located Northeast of Thirdborn. Once you reach the entrance, take out the enemies and approach the cave entrance. You will first be in a dialogue cutscene with Kai and Yatzli. Yatzli admires the environment, but Kai feels uneasy about the place. After the conversation, command Yatzli to perform Dispel Illusion to clear the entrance and travel to Ryngrim's Domain. You will go through thick fog so just follow the quest marker to make your way through it, You will find some lanterns on the sides that you can investigate. There is one lantern with a hut and a body outside on the left side where you can loot the Strangely-Marked Xaurip Spear and Raw Lashwing Meat. Eventually, you will reach a foggy entrance of a cave, once you enter, the fog will disappear.

Through the tunnel, you will find illusions of Ryngrim speaking to you about reaching her at the tower. Reach the cliff to overlook the tower, turn right, and head down the path, Sapadal will speak to you again. 

Head toward the path on the left and command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion to clear the path. Inside, you will find a chest that contains Corrupted Adra, Opal, Stelgaer Leather, Primal Flame, and White Steel Chunk. Head back to the path and continue onward and down the stairs leading out to a cemetery that contains enemies, take out the enemies to explore the area with ease.

In the cemetery, head over to the frozen statue. There you can see another illusion of Ryngrim, The Tale Of The Village by the Archmage Ryngrim, and interact with the statue to find that the head, the hand, and the heart is missing. It will bring you to a conversation with Yatzli and Kai, Kai is a bit confused with Ryngrim's intentions, and Yatzli believes that Ryngrim is trying to tell you something. Head left and up the stairs to find an open sarcophagus that contains an Exceptional Great Sword. Return to the frozen fountain, while your back is facing the statue, tale the stairs up directly to the right of the statue. On the corner, you will find a chest containing Silver Fenning, Petrified Wood Branch, Primal Rock, and White Steel Chunk. To the right of the chest, you can pick up an Exceptional Round Shield, an Exceptional Axe, and a Grenade. On a table to the left you can pick up a Health Potion, an Essence Potion, and a Lockbox that contains Silver Fenning and Stelgaer Leather. Return to the stairs where you came from, and find a gate to the left. Use an Eye of Rymrgand to freeze and break the gate, inside you can find a Health Potion to your left, Magran's Fury in the upper right corner, and a sarcophagus in the left corner containing some Silver Fenning, Petrified Wood Branch, Beetle Shell, and Stelgaer Leather. Return to the wall on the right to find a switch, interact with it to open the small door that leads back out.

Finding the Heart of the Statue

Now, follow the A quest marker to obtain the heart of the statue, you will be met with brambles to burn down. Before that, head to the left to pick up Magran's Fury. Burn down the brambles and jump through the hole into the water, head up the ledge, and continue onwards. To the right, you will find a crate that contains a Forgotten Soul Pod, further in the tunnel you will encounter some enemies.

 
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Once you have taken them out, head towards the waterfall to loot some Copper Skeyt and a Petrified Wood Branch on a skeleton. Head back out and climb up the ledge, on the right, you can toss a grenade to break the wall and hop through. You will be able to see the open area that will lead to the progression path, and some enemies will emerge. In the area, you can also pick up Magran's Fury, a Forgotten Soul Pod, and a backpack containing some Silver Fenning, Stelgaer Leather, Petrified Wood Branch, and a Common Wand. Head down the path where the quest marker points to a cave that glows red, continue towards the left and take out the enemies that spawned. By the blocked path, you can pick up a generous amount of Copper Skeyt on a skeleton. Command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion on the blockage and head through to return to the first area in the cave but by the waterfall. Hop over to the other side, and continue to the path to pick up the Adra Heart.

Finding the Head of the Statue

Head out to the cemetery and now follow the B quest marker to obtain the Head of the Statue. From the statue, head up the stairs to the left and burn down the brambles. Once you head in, take out the enemies to make exploring easier.

First, head up the path on the right up the ledges and have Yatzli use Dispel Illusion on the blocked path to reveal loot, you will be able to pick up some Silver Fenning, Petrified Wood Branch, Dank Spores, and White Steel Chunk. Head down to the path that progresses the quest and command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion.

This path requires you to swim through, there is a path straight ahead and a path to the left that leads to a cave with a red glow. For now, head straight which leads to loot. There is a chest that contains a Corrupted Adra, some Silver Fenning, Stelgaer Leather, Petrified Wood Branch, and Awakened Wood. Swim to the red glow and out towards the bottom, take out the enemies in the area and proceed to pick up an Exceptional Arquebus, a Health Potion, and an Essence Potion.

Head through the archway, and use a grenade on the wall on the left to reveal some loot. However, it is recommended to head through the progression route first as enemies will spawn in the open area, this will make taking out the enemies easier. Make your way back after and pick up Copper Skeyt and White Steel Chunk from a skeleton. Head back out and through the archway and up the stairs to the left to find a villager who also needs the Adra Head.

The villager explains that he will die without it, you will have to convince him that you need it. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Resolve 3] You can't keep it, but we can save others with your help.
• Unfortunately, I need it.
• I'll figure something else.

Choosing the Resolve option will lead to the Villager pleading with you and the conversation ends. Otherwise, you can pick it up after speaking with the villager and make your way back to the cemetery through the archway with the red symbols.

Finding the Hand of the Statue

Lastly, for the Hand of the Statue, head up the stairs to the right of the statue and burn down the brambles. Take out the enemies in the room and continue ahead up the ledges and pick up Admeth's Wyrt beside a statue. Pass the statue to a larger room with more enemies. Take them out and command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion on the wall to open the path to reveal a cave with a red glow, in this area, you can pick up some Magran's Fury. Head out the path on the right and hop over to the other side to pick up Statue Hand. Head through the path on the right, jump down the path and return to the statue and restore it.

Once you have restored the statue, you will be teleported to an ice cave with double doors at the end. The double doors will lead you to a large room, with an arena down the middle of the room. Before you approach the arena, head to the left corner of the room to pick up Ruminations on the Hand Occult and a Dusty Note. On the right corner of the room is a bookshelf, on the bookshelf you can pick up Peace and War, and you can find a switch at the back. Interact with it to open the hidden door on the wall to the left. Inside the hidden room, starting from the right, you can read a Letter from Tayn, and On the Saint's War. On the altar, you can read Aurochs-Skin Grimoire. On the cubby on the left, you can read Wicht Dreams, then on the table to the left of the cubby, the Brief Thoughts on Animancy.

When you're ready, approach the arena and Ryngrim will spawn a few waves of skeletons and other enemies, once you have defeated all the enemies, the animated wall will disappear and Ryngrim will appear. Head over and speak to her, she will begin to explain her challenge with the broken statue pieces, she also explain that she is interested in learning about the Dreamscourge. Ryngrim believes she can learn more about it in the ruins, and therefore, denies you access to Naku Kubel until she has figured it out. You can begin to tell her about Sapadal, she allows you to enter Naky Kubel and report your findings back to her. Use the Teleporter behind Ryngrim to leave the tower, once you leave, you will be in a conversation with your Companions where Yatzli will express her excitement. This ends the quest Face Your Fears and begins Shadows of the Past.

The Trials of the Tebary Sanakis

Fast travel to the Naku Kubel Beacon if you have it discovered and head west to the quest marker, or head northwest from the Shark's Teeth Party Camp.

Walk up to the green barrier and examine it, you will be in a conversation with your Companions. Yatzli will express her excitement to explore, and Kai will show his concern as there could be danger in the area, Sapadal will also show her concern about potential dangers in the area. After the conversation ends, wait until Yatzli dispels the barrier. Head through to the double doors to travel to Naku Kubel. 

Once you enter, there will be several enemies patrolling the area. Take them out to explore with ease. Once you have taken them out, you can pick up Admeth's Wyrt near the next archway in the tunnel. The next tunnel has a path up ahead and a blocked path on the left, go left for now.

Command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion on the wall to enter a small cave with loot. Inside, you can pick up Silver Fenning, Stelgaer Leather, Petrified Wood Branch, and Spider Leg on a skeleton. To the right is a bench where you can pick up a Health Potion, and an Essence Potion. Head back to the main path and head through the double doors to a large balcony circling around an Adra Pilar.

Head to the staircase on the left to find the spirit of Numena, speak to Numena and they will ask what your business is there. You can tell them that you are either trying to reach the Gardens or to stop the Dreamscourge, regardless of your answer, they will eventually introduce themselves as Tebary Sanakis and the guardian of the Ekida and the Living Lands. Numbena will begin to talk about what the maegfolc had done there, Sapadal will also express her trauma. You will have the following dialogue options towards Sapadal:

• [Perception 6] You've been hiding what you know about the Maegfolc from me. Why?
• Sapadal?
• That's not like you. What's made you so upset?
• Don't interrupt.

Choosing the Perception option will lead to Sapadal to tell you that remembering hurts them. Numena tells you about the Gardener and how much they were afraid, they continue to tell you to complete the Trials of the Tebary Sanakis to prove yourself to them, first a test of strength.

The Trial of Strength

After the conversation, head through the door behind her to enter a large room. Some skeletal enemies will spawn, take them out to explore the room with ease. On the first statue on the left is an Essence Potion you can pick up, and on the right is Admeth's Wyrt. Head through the wide double doors to a balcony overlooking a waterfall, directly to the left outside the double doors, you can drop down the the waterfall. Swim to the bottom of the waterfall to find a lockbox containing Golden Scelling, White Steel Chunk, Petrified Wood Branch, Vessel Bone, and Stelgaer Leather. Swim up behind the waterfall to discover a locked gate that can be unlocked with a lockpick, go in and head down the path and up the ledges. Cross the plank and drop down the ledge, continue on the path to find a Fine Great Sword, further on the path to the right you can pick up Silver Fenning, Common Plate Armor, Binding Copper, Essence Potion, and Health Potion on a skeleton. On the left, you can pick up Electric Lily Seed. Continue the path to the open area of more skeletal enemies. Drop down the ledge to the open path and pick up the Eye of Rymrgand on a table across, in the upper left corner from the table, you can pick up Admeth's Wyrt. Under the plank that you crossed, you can read Ekidan Documents. To the right of the document are stairs that lead to double doors that will take you back to the previous room. Make your way out the double doors and up the stairs, to the left after the first landing you can break the wall with a grenade. Go through and pick up Admeth's Wyrt, climb up the wooden platforms to a small tunnel that has a lockbox that contains Silver Fenning, Petrified Wood Branch, Stelgaer Leather, Awakened Wood, and White Steel Chunk. Continue down the tunnel to find a wall with a hidden door, interact with the switch on the left to open the door. Exit the door and walk on the wooden plank to reach a large room with a statue in the middle with some enemies as well. Once you have taken out the enemies, head out the double door.

The brambles on the right will disappear and you can pick up an Essence Potion, from the double doors, head left to pick up Star of Unbeing on a table. Head down and go up the stairs on the right and wait for the brambles to disappear, and for Tanusas to appear.

The Trial of Wisdom

Speak with Tanusas, he will ask you what your purpose is there, and speak about the maegfolc and the Gardener as well. Tanusas will give you the next rial which is the Trial of Wisdom, go through the double doors behind him to begin the trial. Through the double doors is a small room filled with liquid that will deal damage to you, to the right is a ledge where you can pick up a Health Potion and jump to get to the other side. The next set of double doors will lead you to Naku Kubel Exterior.

Head out and turn left to find a broken bridge with swinging blades that you need to cross, you will need to time your jumps and check the ground for scratches to look for a safe spot where you can stand at without getting hit by the blades. At the end there are two blades that swing horizontally, you will need to time your sprint to avoid getting hit by the blades.

At the end there is a path that splits at the bottom and on the top, the top is to progress through the trial while the bottom path leads to loot and a door that leads to the upper path, you will find a skeleton by a ledge that has Silver Fenning, Stelgaer Leather, Petrified Wood Branch, and Vessel Bone that you can pick up and a chest that contains White Steel Chunk, Petrified Wood Branch, and Beetle Shell. Go through the door and walk up the large trunk, on the second landing, you can pick up a Health Potion by a skeleton. Continue up to a walkway, there will be logs that will swing down to hit you so sprint towards the right where you can find a cracked wall. Wait until the logs stop swinging and use a grenade on the cracked wall, you can find a switch, interact with it to disarm the traps, and continue on past the flame walls. The next area is an L-shaped room that has a walkway with blades in the middle of the first section and darts that shoot out onto the next section. Past the darts there are cubbies you can hide in to avoid getting hit by the darts, the last cubby has a switch to disarm the traps. Head through the double doors back to Naku Kubel, and head through the second set of double doors to the room with the Adra Pillar.

On the rails to the right of the stairs, you can read the Ekidan List. Head down the path to the main area and head to the stairs behind the Adra Pillar and find Kutenrus.

The Final Trial

Speak to Kutenrus and he will say that they are beginning to have faith in you and will give you your last trial. Head through the double doors behind him to a room with a long drop, before you head down, break the vase on the left and pick up the Health Potion. Jump down when you are ready.

You will dive into the water below and you will be able to pick up a Pearl, Petrified Wood Branch, Stelgaer Leather, and a Common Brigandine Armor on a skeleton at the bottom of the water. Swim to the end and get up onto the ledge on the left and walk through the double doors to find Numena, Tanusas, and Kutenrus. Behind Tanusas, you can find the Godless Death Totem on a table, directly to the right of the double doors you came through, you can find an Ekidan Note. When you are ready, head through the double doors and you will reach a room where the three will stand before you. They will speak to you and to their shock, you survived the trials, but they also feel threatened that you have survived where other "worthier" ones have failed. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Might 3] Fine. Let's dance.
• Wait a damn minute. A calamity is already taking place. I'm here to stop it.
• I'm here at Sapada;s behest. They asked me to free them.
• I did everything you asked. What was the point if you're going to kill me?

Choosing the Might option will lead to a fight against the spirits immediately. Your last trial is to defeat the Ekidan Spirits. Once you've defeated all three, head over to the table in front of the mural to pick up the Ekidan Device. Yatzli will speak to you about the device, she says it's a map but it will take her some time to translate what it says. After the conversation, head to the cracked wall on the right and use a grenade to get through it. Go through the hole and crouch under the broken wall to reach a room with a skeleton that you can loot a Garnet, Binding Copper, Common Mail Hauberk. Leave this area and exit the room through the opened double doors, and wait for the brambles to disappear.

Once they have disappeared, head to the table on the left and open the lockbox that contains The Ranga's Clarity and a Corrupted Adra. Head through the disappeared brambles and approach the Adra Pillar and speak to it. Sapadal is aware the Tebary Sanakis are suspicious but they welcome you, but Sapadal seems to be hiding something, or can't seem to remember something. She will offer you a gift, you can choose to accept it or reject it.

• If you choose to reject it, she will not give you anything.
• Will need further confirm what she gives if you choose to accept her gift.

She will then warn you about intruders. When you wake up, you will speak with your companions. They will tell you that the Adra started to shake while you were speaking with Sapadal. Yatzli is able to translate the map and she warns you that there are Dreamthralls flooding the place. She will then warn you about intruders. When you wake up, you will speak with your companions. They will tell you that the Adra started to shake while you were speaking with Sapadal. Yatzli is able to translate the map and she warns you that the Dreamthralls entered Naku Kubel. The platform will begin to rise to the balcony where you first were when you entered, it will be filled with Dreamthrall enemies. You will need to follow the quest marker and run away, take out the enemies that are in your way to make it more easier for you.

Once you make it out of the structure, there will still be enemies outside. Continue following the quest marker to escape. Eventually, you will reach a camp where you find Ryngrim and Inquisitor Lodwyn. Speak to them, you find out that Lodwyn kept tabs on you this whole time, you will have the following dialogue options:

• [Perception 9] You've been keeping tabs on me.
• I learn something new about my godlike heritage, in fact.
• What I found was a horde of Dreamthralls crawling out of those ruins. Thirdborn's in danger.
• I didn't expect to find you in Shatterscarp, Lodwyn. Are you here for business, or pleasure?
• [Lie] Nothing in there but cobwebs and unhelpful skeletons.

Choosing the Perception option will lead to Lodwyn explaining that she has eyes on you everywhere and explains that the rot spreads in Shatterscarp, as it does in Fior mes Iverno. She asks that you join her side to take down the Dreamscourge and Sapadal. Lodwyn and Ryngrim begin to argue and the three of you, along with your Companions join in the discussion to on what to do about the Dreamscourge. After Ryngrim explains her plan, you will have the following dialogue options:

• [Perception 3] I'm reminded of a certain parable about a statue...
• What does Ryngrim mean mean, Yatzli?
• Well, it's better than Shatterscarp falling to the Dreamscourge.
• What do you mean by a few deaths?
• You've got to be joking. That's the best you can do? Ryangrim?

Choosing the perception option pleases Ryngrim but confuses you, so you continue to discuss it with your Companions. Ryngrim will try to convince you to go with her plan as Lodwyn's plan will cause more casualties. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Perception 7] Assuming we don't find another way to end the Dreamscourge in the meantime.
• [Intellect 6] ------
• Ending the Dreamscourge is all that counts - no matter the cost.
• Explain. In detail.
• You can't possibly know that!

Choosing the Perception option leads to Ryngrim confirming that there is no other way, she would have suggested one otherwise.

Lodwyn begins to show you her true form and warns you about Sapadal, she also encourages you to make a decision based on your own judgment. At this moment, you can choose to destroy the ruins or to end the spread of Dreamscourge in Shatterscarp. You can choose to consult your companions and hear them out more on their plans but you will need to choose one.

This walkthrough will show the outcome if you choose to end the spread of Dreamscourge in Shatterscarp.

Yatzli and Ryngrim will begin to perform their ritual. If you have not obtained the Godlike's Will Godlike Ability during the Main quest Ancient Soil, you will obtain it here. Speak with Ryngrim after to learn that she is pleased with you and your choices. She also asks Yatzli to be her apprentice, Yatzli will consult you whether she should join Ryngrim or not, you can choose to answer her another time as well. Once you are done here, return to Thirdborn and speak with Temerti. She will tell you that several people died suddenly and ask if you are the cause of it, she is visibly upset with you, and you will have the following dialogue options:

• [Perception 2] You're afflicted with the Dreamscourge, Temerti. You need to rest.
• No... please tell me this is a joke, Temerti.
• What is happening to you, Temerti?
• Are you all right?

Choosing the Perception option will lead Temerti to stammer and stutter in her words, and allows you to go to Galawain's Tusk anyway. This completes the Shadows of the Past main quest, and begins Our Dreams Divide Us Still. Head up northwest from Shark's Teeth to reach the Galawai'ns Tusk Gatehouse, when you approach the bridge, you will be brought into a conversation with Daiko, Silent Shizu, and Kauka where he complains that you have kicked him out of Thirdborn. You can either speak with him or attack him, Shizu and Kauka will warn Daiko not to attack, and he complies and lets you go.

Galawain's Tusks Walkthrough

Entering Galwain's Tusks

Once you've crossed the bridge to Galawain's Tusk, you will begin a conversation with your Companions at camp. If you have chosen to end the spread of Dreamscourge in Shatterscarp in the previous quest Shadows of the Past, Kai will ask you why you chose it and will show that he is upset by your decision. While the rest seem to understand why you chose it and that it was a difficult decision to make. Once that argument is over, you all begin to talk about the next course of action. The quest marker is located far east from the entrance of Galawain's Tusks.

Speak with the Steel Garrote soldiers and take them out, loot the area and when you are ready, you can make your way to the tower. Cross the bridge and head into the tower, to the right, you can find a chest that contains Balarok Skin, Vessel Flesh, and Blackwood Branch. Straight ahead, you can pick up Nandry's Journal. After reading it, you will be in a conversation with your companions, Yatzli will say that there is a hidden path to the Garden, you then conclude to head to Solace Keep to learn more from the wardens. Exit the tower and cross the bridge, make your way up north from the tower to Solace Keep.

Inside Solas Keep

Approach the Warden Kosmin and speak to him, he will not let you into Solace Keep unless you are escorted by a warden,Yatzli will suggest to try bring Marius. If Marius is not in your party, head back to camp to have him and Yatzli join your party. Speak to the warden again and they will try to shoo you off until Marius speaks to them. the warden will be visibly upset, thinking Marius had died since he had disappeared. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Noble Scion] This is how you speak to a fellow Warden? Show some respect.
• [Perception 4] You missed him, didn't you?
• I take it you two know each other.
• Marius had his reasons for leaving.
• Marius warned us we wouldn't be welcome here.

Choosing the Perception option will lead to Marius and Kosmin speaking about their friendship. With enough convincing, he will lower the bridge for you. Directly to the right after entering, you can pick up 2 Common Swords, a Common Bow, 3 Common Wands, 2 Common Round Shields, 2 Common Daggers, a Common Great Hammer, a Common Mace.

 
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On the left, you can pick up 2 Raw Rusksnout Meat, and find a hidden chest that contains Copper Skeyt and Living Iron Chunk. Another chest can be found on the right side of the group of people talking in the middle that contains Copper Skeyt, and Balarok Skin. Once you're ready, head to the end of the aisle and interact with the lever to travel to Solace Keep.

Once you reach a room with tall double doors, turn to the right and right again so that you are directly to the left of the elevator and pick up a Topaz and Pargrun Ale on a table. Turn around to find Warden Enunta standing in between a bulletin board and the tall double doors. On the bulletin board, you can read the note Help Wanted - Repair the Godless Aqueducts and obtain the Boundaries of Antiquity Quest. When you're ready, head through the double doors to reach the Main Hall.

Directly to the left upon entering the main hall, you can open a door that leads to the Basalt Quarter. There is a table directly to the left where you can pick up Pargrun Ale. In the far left corner of the room, you can find a lockbox that contains 49 Silver Fenning and Balarok Skin. On the shelf on the wall to the right, you can find an Essence Potion and Fruitful Wine.

Exit the room and head up the stairs directly to the right of the room. Head down the left side to enter another room, directly to the right, there is a chest that contains 47 Silver Fenning and Balarok Skin. In a cabinet at the upper right corner, you can pick up a Health Potion. On the table to the left, you can pick up a Pargrun Ale. On the left nightstand, you can pick up an Unfinished Poetry.

Exit this room and head to the right side of the landing to find a locked door that can be opened with 3 lockpicks or Petru's Key. Petru's Key can be found under the scaffolding to the left of the stairs above the forge. Inside this room you can find a locked chest directly to the left that can be unlocked with 3 lockpicks, the chest contains 68 Silver Fenning, an Opal, 2 Cave Coral, 3 Balarok Skin, 2 Living Iron Chunk, and a Spirit Residue. On the right side of the room, there is another locked chest that can be opened with 5 lockpicks, this chest contains 37 Golden Scelling, a Ta Ondra Tara, 3 Cave Coral, 2 Blackwood Branch, Living Iron Chunk, Balarok Skin, Common Grimoire of Distant Death. On the table at the upper right corner of the room, you can pick up an Exceptional Dagger.

Exit the room and head down the stairs, on the right, there is a room with Captain Geofri inside. Speak to him to obtain the Homecoming side quest. In the upper left corner of the room, you can pick up the Exceptional Round Shield Exit the room and explore the right side of the main hall called the Mess Hall. There is a bounty board by Bounty Master Sulwin where you can pick up the following Quests: 

• Bounty: Destul
• Bounty: Congasar and Crusta
• Bounty: Beetle Matriarch
• Bounty: The Sporeking
• Bounty: Mater Mare
• Bounty: Urvolnau

Speak to Bounty Master Sulwin to obtain Mapping the Living Lands: Galawain's Tusks. In the Mess Hall, you can pick up 4 mugs of Pargrun Ale at the bar. On the right side of the Mess Hall, you can find Chef Kimitru who you can purchase the Unique Accessory, Gourmand's Delight from. On the far left side of Mess Hall, you can find Quartermaster Yorgu where you can purchase the Quest Item Fragments of the Spoils to unlock the quest Totem of Perseverance and Unique Shield  Sun of Black Heaven. 

In between the stairs behind the statue is the Forge, where you can speak with Forgemaster Dela who you can purchase the Unique Armor Faith and Conviction, Adra Ban, Unique Armor Gauntlets of Devotion, and Corrupted Adra. If you give Dela the Fragment of Starmetal, you can choose to have a sword or an arquebus. If you choose the sword, he will give you the Meteor Blade. If you choose the arquebus, he will give you Moonstrike. Head behind the anvil statue to find a chest that contains 193 Copper Skeyt and Blackwood Branch. 

Once you have completed exploring the ground floor of the Main Hall, head up the stairs above the Forge to the first landing, head towards the edge of the landing where you find a small table, jump to the left to the scaffolding, and pick up the Old Hammer Quest Item. Beside the elevator, you can find stairs. For now, head up the staircase on the right to the Shrine to Woedica. There you can find Bulti, from whom you can purchase Adra Ban, and Treasure Map - The Blade that Hungers from. Continue further on this floor to find several mugs of Pargrun Ale on the tables, go around to the other side to find a door to the Obsidian Quarter, there you can pick up Fruitful Wine, Pargrun Ale, Beetle Jerky, Spiced Beetle Sausage, and a Drafted Letter on the table in the middle. By the stairs, you can find a chest that contains 47 Silver Fenning and Living Iron Chunk. Head up the stairs to find Grog on a shelf, and crawl through it to pick up the Exceptional Grimoire of Elements. Exit the room turn left and continue down the hall to the Fountains. There you can pick up several Items such as Burned Lady and Cave Coral, you can also find Chief Engineer Gabral who is relevant to the quest Boundaries of Antiquity.

Once you have completed exploring the Main Hall, head into the elevator to make your way to the Warden Council. Speak with Komendant Mihala and Councilor Kostya, they are shocked to see Marius because they believe he has died. Tell them that you are in danger, they won't believe you nor trust you after what they heard you did in Shatterscarp, but they choose to listen to you. If you ask for their help with the Dreamscourge, they will insist that they are not in great danger as the soul of Nandru protects their land. When you ask for the path to the Garden, they will explain that the bridge has been broken down for years. If you bring up Nandru's journal mentioning another path, they won't believe you and they are not aware of it. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Intellect 4] If there really is no way in, why bother protecting it?
• Could you at least tell us where we might look?
• So we came here for nothing?
• I don't believe you.

Choosing the Intellect option will lead Mihala to inform you that they protect the Garden regardless because it is their duty to do so. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Noble Scion] If you stand against me, you stand against the empire.
• I won't stop searching for a way to the Garden.
• Stand around all you like. I'm leaving.

Choosing the Noble Scion option will lead to Kostya questioning you and your emperor as there is only you and your two companions while there are hundreds of them there to protect what needs to be protected. The councilor asks you to follow him after the conversation ends.

The councilor asks you to follow him after the conversation ends. To the left is Mihala's office where you can find a locked chest that can only be opened with Mihala's Key, next to a chest on a small table, you can pick up Beetle Jerky. On her desk, you can pick up Silver Fenning and Beetle Jerky. On the right side of the Council Chamber, you can find the Councilor's office. There you can loot the Superb Arquebus. Once you are ready, head out to the hall to meet Councilor Kostya.

He apologizes to you and expresses his concern for his people and is aware of how stubborn Mihala is. He brings up that he wants to leave the Keep in exchange for other things. You will have the following dialogue options:                    

• [Noble Scion] I know backroom dealing when I hear it. You want to forge an alliance with Aedyr?
• What do you want from me, exactly?
• Whatever you're angling for, I'm not interested.

Choosing the Noble Scion option will lead to Kostya explaining his plans further. He also tells you that he knows someone who might know a path to the Garden, which led the conversation to talk about how he knew about the Steel Garrote and is willing to give up Solace Keep in exchange for a future for his people. You will have the following dialogue option:

• [Noble Scion] The empire always has need of new outposts.
• I knew you were a snake.
• I'm sure Mihala would love to hear this.
• You have a point. Hopefully, Mihala will see it.

Choosing the third option leads to Kostya saying that Mihala already knows what his plans are but does not care. The conversation ends here.

Finding Inquisitor Lodwyn

Head to Mt. Foija, located west of Solace Keep, to find an infected Captain Aelfyr, she doesn't respond to you properly and begins to attack you. After defeating Captain Aelfyr, you can loot the Death Knight Gloves, a Ruby, a Sapphire, a Superb Scale Armor, and a Superb Great Sword. Follow the quest marker through Mt. Foija Quarry to look for Inquisitor Lodwyn.

Head through the double doors that will lead to the Mt. Forja Mines. Once you enter, you can pick up 2 Cave Coral on the left. Follow the tracks to where it breaks off into a larger area with enemies. Drop down and walk ahead to find a lamp, to the left, you can pick up Fresh Water and Pargrun Ale. On the right, there is a chest that contains 46 Silver Fenning and a Balarok Skin. By the second lamp post on the right, you can pick up an Essence Potion.

Continue following the quest marker into the lava-filled cave with several enemies. This area carries several loot so after taking out the enemies, follow the tracks to find a ledge that has superb loot. For now, backtrack to a small opening on the left wall to several ledges you'd have to climb up. Before that, you can find a chest that contains a Topaz, Blackwood Branch, and a Common Dagger. Climb up the ledges and crawl through the hole to the next area, and drop down. Next, follow the tracks to a body that has Stew. Climb up the ledge to reach the wooden bridge.

Head towards the lava cave and hop to the stone pillars on the right to pick up Madran's Blessing, continue on to reach the Miner on the ledge that contains 50 Golden Scelling, Balarok Skin, Living Iron Chunk, Primal Wind, and Blackwood Branch. Hop back to the pillar and across, head up to find a chest that contains Lava-Forged Plate. Head back to the wooden bridge to find more enemies. Take them out and cross the wooden bridge, there is a chest on the left that contains 156 Copper Skeyt and Balarok Skin. To the right of the chest, you can find an Exceptional Arquebus, an Exceptional Axe, and an Exceptional Dagger. Above the weapons is another chest that needs to be unlocked with 3 lockpicks, unlock it to obtain 80 Silver Fenning, Opal, Cave Coral, Living Iron Chunk, and Common Leather Cuirass. Continue down the path to find more weapons on a stand on the right, you can pick up an Exceptional Mace, an Exceptional Great Hammer, an Exceptional Dagger, and an Exceptional Pistol. Continue to the quest marker and drop down to reach a table with a map and several tents around. Your companions will speak to you about the Steel Garrote circling Solace Keep on their map and leaving without packing, they speculate that the Garden might be under the Keep. On the table, you can pick up an Exceptional Great Axe, Fresh Water, and a Health Potion. Follow the quest marker to exit the mines and enter Mt. Forja Summit.

Head towards the left corner to find a lockbox that contains 79 Silver Fenning, Living Iron Chunk, Beetle Shell, and Blackwood Branch. Head to the summit to find Inquisitor Lodwyn kicking a warden and planting a flag onto the ground. Sapadal screams, causing a wave that takes out Lodwyns paladins and causes the volcano to erupt. Lodwyn will try to convince you that Sapadal is the one causing Dreamscourge and should be defeated. At the end of the conversation, Inquisitor Lodwyn begins to attack you. Once you have defeated Inquisitor Lodwyn, you can pick up a Diamond, Ta Ondra Tara, a Large Stack of Silver Fennings, a Coin Purse, a Superb Great Sword, a Forgotten Soul Pod, an Essence Potion, a Superb Plate Armor. You will also get into a conversation with Marius, he feels that Lodwyn is right about Sapadal and feels uneasy.  Head to interact with the Adra Pillar to speak with Sapadal, you can confront her about turning the paladins into Dreamthralls or calm her down to properly talk to her. Eventually, she admits that she was the cause of the Dreamscourge due to their pain and suffering, Sapadal promises to fix the problem with your help. She will offer you her power and you can choose to accept or reject it, if you reject it, she will wait patiently for you to free her, and you will gain Godlike's Will.

Return to Solace Keep and head to the entrance of the Forge to speak with Mihala, she informs you that the volcano has erupted and need to evacuate the area as it will be flooded, you try to squeeze out information about the Garden from her. Mihala still doesn't think there is a second entrance until you inform her that the Steel Garrotes knew there was because Kostya had told them. Mihala will ask you to stop Kostya.

Follow the quest marker to the forge and go to the hole in the wall behind the statue, go through the double doors to the Lava Tubes. Head down the stairs and on the table on the right you can pick up a Grenade and an Essence Potion, on the left of the table you can find a chest that contains 40 Silver Fenning and a Blackwood Branch.

Turn left into the large open area, and first head right to the cliffs to pick up 136 Copper Keyt and Balraok Skin on a skeleton, and 2 Cave Coral. Head to the wooden platforms on the left and use a grenade on the cracked wall, through the hole in the wall you can find a chest that contains 36 Gold Scelling, 2 Balarok Skin, Living Iron Chunk, and a Common Mail Hauberk. On a barrel, you can pick up Stew. Exit the hole and return to the quest progression path, you will find a small ledge on the left of the progression path that has a chest that contains 42 Silver Fenning and Balarok Skin, to the left of the chest you can pick up a Health Potion, an Eye of Rymrgrand on the ground, and another Eye of Rymrgrand in a breakable box. Exit this hole and continue on the path.

Drop down the ledge to find beetle enemies in the next area, take out the beetles, and pick up the Cave Coral on the right. Climb up the platforms and head up the stairs, up the second set of stairs, you will find a table where you can pick up a Health Potion and 2 Grenades. Continue through the path and crawl through the hole to reach a room with boulders and double doors. Head through the double doors and pick up 46 Silver Fenning and Balarok Skin on the skeleton. Head down the path on the right, drop down the first ledge, and pick up the Exceptional Round Shield.

Continue down until you reach the lava pool, pick up the Burned Lady ahead, and turn left. Hop across the lava and pick up 140 Copper Skeyt, and Blackwood Branch on a skeleton. Next to it is another skeleton that has 46 Silver Fenning, a Common Robe, and a Balarok Skin. In between the skeletons, you can pick up 3 Diamonds. To the right, you can pick up All's-Leaf Tea and a backpack that contains 55 Silver Fenning, a Common Grimoire of Distant Death, and a Primal Wind. Hop back to the other side, break the wall, and drop down the ledge.

In this long room, you will encounter some enemies. Take out the enemies and open the chest on the left side and pick up 50 Silver Fenning and Balarok Skin. By the hole in the wall, you can pick up a Vessel Bone on a skeleton. On the table at the end of the room, you can pick up an Exceptional Dagger.

Head through the hole in the wall and drop down the ledge, head down the path, climb up the ledge, and pick up 48 Silver Feninng, and a Living Iron Chunk on a skeleton, and Burned Lady next to it. Hop across the lava to the next platform and pick up Cave Coral and 40 Gold Scelling, Blackwood Branch, Balarok Skin, and a Vessel Bone on a skeleton. Hop back across and cross the makeshift bridge.

Slowly drop down the hole, and take out the enemies in this room. Once that's done, pick up 43 Silver Fenning, and a Blackwood Branch on a skeleton. To the right of the skeleton, you can pick up a Forgotten Soul Pod, the Maxims of the Pargrunen VI, and an Essence Potion. Turn around and head through the double doors, in the next room you can pick up the Records of Old Solace, Part 4 on a table.

Continue going around the room for now through the path next to the progression path. You can pick up a Health Potion on a table, and further into the room, you can pick up an Exceptional Round Shield on the next table. Continue up the ledges to find a chest that contains a Balarok Skin. Head back down and head through the quest progression path. The right path leads you directly to fight against Sibelius, the left path will lead to some loot then you can proceed to Sibelius. On the left path, you will find a chest that contains a Living Iron Chunk, and you can pick up 2 Grenades by the stairs. Head down and take out the enemies, once you have done that, proceed to defeat Sibelius.

Once defeated, head to the middle of the arena to loot the lockbox that contains an Adra Ban, 50 Golden Scelling, a Beetle Shell, and 3 Balarok Skin. Break the wall nearby and be careful of the trap when opening the chest, the chest contains a Balarok Skin, Primal Wind, and 2 Living Iron Chunks. Head up the stairs, from the left, there is a locked door that can be unlocked with 5 lockpicks. Inside this room contains the Ancient Alacrity, 2 Magran's Fury, and a Health Potion next to the door. In the middle room, you can pick up an Electric Lily Seed, and an Essence Potion. In the last room on the right, you can loot a chest that contains a Blackwood Branch, Primal Rock, and Balarok Skin.

Follow the quest markerup the stairs and up the ledges, after the first ledge, head out to the left to find a chest that contains a Living Iron Chunk. Climb up the second ledge and cross the narrow path on the right across the lava river to get across and take out the enemies. Head down the stairs next to the gazebom go under it and pick up the Exceptional Spear. Exit the gazebo and open the double doors. On the table you can read the Records of Old Solace, Part 5, and pick up an Essence Potion. Next to the table is a chest that contains an Adra Ban, 2 Balarok Skin, a Blackwood Branch, Primal Water, and a Living Iron Chunk. Exit the room and continue to the right side through the tunnel. Drop down the ledge and through the cliff on the left, you ca pick off the enemies by the stairs and take out the smaller enemies to make it easier to go against Borodin. Once defeated, you can loot an Emerald, a Superb Arquebus, and Durable Greaves. By the ledge before the bridge, you ca pick up 46 Silver Fenning, 2 Balarok Skin, a Living Iron Chunk, and a Common Spear.

Cross the bridge and before you head up the stairs, head to the left to pick up 32 Golden Scelling, a Balarok Skin, Blackwood Branch, and Binding Copper on a skeleton, next to the skeleton, you can find a chest that contains a Blackwood Branch. To the right of the tairs is another set of stairs, go up and burn the brambles. Enter the room to find a chest that contains an Opal, 3 Balarok Skin, a Living Iron Chunk, Blackwood Branch, a Common Great Axe, and a Common Mail Hauberk. Head down the stairs and climb the main stairs to the tower to find, yet again, another set of stairs that spiral down.

Head down the stairs, through the hallway and drop down into the water from the ledge. At the bottom of the water, you can pick up Soulsponge and an Exceptional Great Sword, and a skeleton that contains 48 Golden Scelling, a Living Iron Chunk, Balarok Skin, Awakened Wood, and Blackwood Branch. Swim up and out to the Adra Pillar.

Interact with the Adra Pillar and speak with the Trapped Spirit, he asks you how you found him. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Noble Scion] You are too familiar with me, spirit. How did you end up here?
• I didn't. I stumbled onto you.
• Who are you?
• This can't be real.

Choosing the Noble Scion option will lead to the spirit saying he did not wish to be found, especially not by Sapadal. You learn that the spirit is Nandru. He tells you to head to the garden and kill the Gardener. Head to the small cave behind the pillar to find a chest that contains 20 Gold Scelling, a Blackwood Branch, Balarok Skin, and Spirit Residue. Climb up the stone ledges on the sides to a tunnel that leads to ruins, by the entrance, you can pick up an Essence Potion.

Ahead, you can open a lockbox and pick up 43 Silver Fenning and a Living Iron Chunk. Continue down the path and up the stairs, on the first landing, you can pick up a Health Potion. Continue up the stairs through the door to find Councilor Kostya. He tells you that he wishes to destroy the keep, during this dialogue, you can choose to help Kostya, or fight him. If you fight him, he will become a boss. After defeating Councilor Kostya, you can loot the Councilor's Garb and Councilor's Shoes from him, you can choose to open the Sluice Gates to save Solace or Destroy the Winch Gears to destroy Solace. To the right of the lever to save Solace, is a locked chest that can be unlocked with 5 lockpicks and contains Adra Ban, Ta Ondra Tara, 46 Golden Scelling, 83 Silver Fenning, 3 Cave Coral, 2 Balarok Skin, 2 Blackwood Branch, Superb Brigandine Armor, Vessel Bone, and 3 Living Iron Chunk.

This walkthrough will show the outcome if you choose to save Solace Keep.

When you open the Sluice Gates, you choose to save Solace Keep. Go through the door to the right of the stairs and take the ladder up to travel to Galawain's Tusks. Under the beacon, you can find a lockbox that contains 26 Golden Scelling, 3 Balarok Skin, and a Common Dagger. At this point, you can head back to Solace Keep and speak with Mihala, she will thank you and rewards you with the Bastion of Solace. Return to the Path to Garden Beacon, head forward to pick up Cave Coral. A Large root will disappear and reveal the door to the Garden Cave. This ends the main quest Our Dreams Divide Us Still and begins the next quest, The Heart of the Living Lands in The Garden.

The Garden Walkthrough

Entering the Garden

When you reach the Garden, you will reach a broken bridge, several boulders will float towards you to create a bridge. Hop over to the other side and follow the path. On the right side of the path, you will be able to pick up 2 Bloodwrithe Toadstool. Exit the tunnel, the left path leads to loot while the right path leads to the quest progress. For now, walk ahead to pick up a Diamond, and Glasswood Branch from a skeleton. To the left, you can pick up Bloodwrithe Toadstool. Head back to the path on the right, and pick up the Bloodwrithe Toadstool along the way.

Continue down the path, you will find a bridge, for now, continue on the right and pick up a Letter from Tayn. Cross the bridge down to encounter several enemies and a Dreamthrall Elder Black Bear, after taking out the enemies, pick up the Bloodwrithe Toadstool on the right and Forgotten Soul Pod on the left. Head to the broken bridge on the right and pick up a Superb Great Sword. For now, turn around and burn the brambles, crawl under the wall to find a chest that contains a Sapphire, 2 Living Steel Chunks, 2 Dragon Hide, and a Superb Gambeson. Exit the small cave and climb up the stone ledges above the small cave to pick up 2 Bloodwrithe Toadstool, a Topaz, Dragon Hide, Maegfolc Orison II, and Hunt's Hair. Go back to the broken bridge and jump down.

When you dive into the water, you can swim under the waterfall on the right that leads to a path blocked by brambles. For now, swim up to shore to reach the Enclosed Grove Camp. 

From here, there are two ways to progress through the quest. Either go through the double doors at the camp which acts like a shortcut or through the caves where you can explore the area and reach the other side of the double doors. The next section of the walkthrough will show the long route to the progress path. Going through the door will lead to a cutscene where you speak to Wordica through a totem.

Turn back to the waterfall on the right to find a small alcove and an Eye of Rymrgand below it, shoot it to freeze the water below it to climb up onto the alcove. There you can find a lockbox that contains a Diamond and a Glasswood Branch. Command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion on the wall to reveal a larger cave with water in between you and a higher ledge, toss some Eye of Rymrgrand to get across, crawl through the hole to reach the Godless Shrine and pick up a Bloodwrithe Toadstool, turn left to pick up Slagheart Melon. In the upper right corner, there is a chest containing the Wildwalker Armor. Head up the stairs and pick up the Electric Lily Seed on the right, and drop back down to the camp. Now you can return under the waterfall on the right that leads to a path blocked by brambles, you can command Kai to burn the brambles.

Climb up but be prepared to fight some enemies. After taking out the enemies, you can pick up 2 Bloodwrithe Toadstool in the middle of what looks like a fairy circle. Directly to the right of where you climbed out of, is a chest that contains a Ruby, 2 Dragon Hide, Living Steel Chunk,  and an Awakened Wood. On the left side, you can pick up the Maegfolc Orison VI on a skeleton by a fallen pillar. For now, explore the left side of this area and walk past the pillar to the gazebo to find Marius, Iancu will appear to speak to Marius and explain that the dead go to the Garden. Doing so will update the quest Pulling Back the Veil. From the gazebo, head left and head through the archway, on the left, you can pick up a Health Potion, and head down the stairs on the right. Directly to the left of the stairs, you can pick up a Health Potion and a Superb Spear, there is a sarcophagus that contains Adra Ban, 2 Sapphire, and a Superb Plate Armor. In the right corner of this area, you can pick up Thornfruit, and on the left corner, you can find a chest that contains an Emerald, Dragon Hide, Glasswood Branch, and Vessel Flesh. You will also encounter a Damaged Maegfolc, and defeat it to obtain Adra Ban, Dragon Hide, Binding Copper, and Living Steel Chunk.

Return to the open area and go to the right side where the quest marker points, you will encounter a Damaged Margfolc. By the stone pillar on the right, you can find a lockbox that contains the Ring of Amplification. As for the door, you will need to activate two panels. One can be found to the left of the door while walking on the large root. The next one can be found on a wall to the right of the door.

 
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The front door will open once both panels have been activated, however, there is a back entrance to the building. Walk the path on the left, along the way you can pick up a Superb Great Axe and Slagheart Melon. Continue up the path to reach a small hut on the right. Head there and speak with Kai, he sees someone he once knew lying on the bed. Doing so will update the quest Pulling Back the Veil. Exit the hut and go to the path to the left of the hut to enter the back entrance of the building.

For now, climb up the stairs, hop over to the ledge on the right, and pick up a Health Potion, hop over to the roots to pick up a Superb Spear. Follow the roots to the left, at the end of the balcony, you can pick up an Electric Lily Seed, on this balcony is a window where you can command Yatzli to use Dispel Illusion to clear the brambles. Look through the branches toward the left to find a panel that you can activate.

Drop down the balcony, on a table, you can pick up the Maegfolc Orison VII, and pick up an Electric Lily Seed on the left of the table and opposite of it. There is a wide set of double doors that needs 3 panels to be activated. On a table to the left of the door, you can find a lockbox that contains a Ruby, an Opal, 3 Dragon Hides, a Glasswood Branch, 2 Cave Corals, and a Superb Pistol. Next to the table, you can command Kai to burn the webs. In this little area you can find a lockbox that contains a Ruby, Dragon Hide, a Superb Dagger, and 2 Glasswood Branches.

 
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The second panel can be found if you stand to the right of the double doors and look through the wider hole, you can activate the panel from there. The third panel can also be found in the same room, if you look through the hole towards the right side, you can find the panel. Activate it to unlock the door. This room has a sarcophagus that contains the Wayfinder, and a lockbox on the table to the left that can be unlocked with a lockpick and contains an Emerald, a Moonstone, 2 Glasswood Branches, 2 Dragon Hide, Cave Coral, and Primal Water. Pass the double doors and head to the right side, burn the webs to enter the next area to encounter some enemies. Once you've taken out the enemies, head to the right alcove of the room to find a chest that contains an Adra Ban, an Emerald, Glasswood Branch, Primal Water, and Living Steel Chunk. Leave this alcove, go through the archway and swim under.

Once you've come up again, go towards the left side and up the ledges. Shoot the Eye of Rymrgand and burn the brambles and get across. go through the tunnel and pick up a Sarcophagus Key, 3 Sapphires, 2 Living Steel Chunks, a Glasswood Branch, a Superb Grimoire of Embers, a Superb Mail Hauberk, Primal Rock, and 2 Dragon Hide on a skeleton.

Drop down and activate the panel ahead to unlock the door, enter the room to find Giatta with remnants of what lies in her basement. Inside the room, you can also find a chest that contains a Ta Ondra Tara, and Living Steel Chunk. Speak to Giatta about the illusions she's seeing, doing so will update the quest Pulling Back the Veil. Behind Giatta, is a large archway. Hop onto the first ledge and activate the switch to reveal a secret room that has a chest that contains the Charm of Bones. Climbing up the stairs and hopping out of the tunnel will lead you back to the campsite.

Exit Giatta's room and turn right into the field of the Broken Aqueduct. There will be enemies there so take them out to explore with ease. Once you have taken them out, go behind the broken bridge and swim on the right area of the pond, you can swim all the way to the bottom to pick up the Unmaker. Towards the left side, you can command Kai to burn the webs and climb out to find a chest containing an Adra Ban, 3 Sapphire, 2 Living Steel Chunk, Dragon Hide, a Superb Grimoire of Embers, a Superb Breastplate, a Primal Rock, and Glasswood Branch. Beside the Broken Aqueduct, you can climb up a set of ledges and pick up the Inevitability Unique Weapon. Drop down to the side where you see double doors, and enter the area to encounter an Ancient Memory. Interact with the memory to receive the Remembrance of Sapadal.

Continue following the quest marker up the broken bridge and the floating boulders. Before jumping onto the round platform, there are roots that branch out on the right. Hop over and pick up the Health Potion. At the end of the roots, there is a lockbox that contains the Wildwalker Ring. Hop across to the ledge and onto the next root with a skeleton at the edge, you can loot an Emerald, Glasswood Branch, Living Steel Chunk, and a Superb Grimoire of Defense. Hop back to the main path and continue your way up and along the platforms, after jumping through the platforms, walk up the slope and head to the path on the right for now. Follow the roots down to find a chest that contains a Ruby, Dragon Hide, Living Steel Chunk, and a Superb Great Hammer. Continue down the path and hop up the ledges, after the second ledge, turn around and continue up to a room with a waterfall and a chest behind it. Get across by climbing up the ledge on the left, the chest contains Wildwalker Boots. Head back up on the main path and go up the path on the left, pick up a Health Potion and a Superb Sword along the way. Once you reach the top, you will find several enemies that you will need to kill. Take them out and head through the double doors on the right for now, cross the bridge, and up the stairs to another set of double doors. Climb down the stairs and speak with Yatzli about this location and about the Librarian. Doing so will complete the quest Pulling Back the Veil. Exit this area and return to the main path, cross the bridge to the Northern Islands. 

There, you will find the Maegfolc Orison VIII and a Health Potion on the table, on the far right side is a panel you can activate to deactivate the first two swinging blades in the tunnel ahead. There are more panels inside the tunnel to shoot at to deactivate the blades. In the middle of the tunnel, there is a crack in the ground. Fall through the crack to find a chest that contains the Brooch of Spreading Flame. Head back up and make your way through to the other side. Here you will find more platforms you have to hop onto to get through the other side. Drop down the open field to reach the Overlook Camp.

Make your way right, and find the Maegfolc Orison IV on the table, continue going down to reach the Inner Complex where you find a glowing door. and a laser pointing above the door. To the right of the giant door is a smaller set of double doors. Head in and go up the ledges to an area infested with enemies. Take out the enemies and go around to the other side up a platform to reach a tunnel. While on the root bridge, you can find a panel to the right to stop a set of swinging blades. The set of swinging blades will still be active on the left side, but from the root bridge, you can hop down and swim through the tunnel to reach land. Bring your health back up and the water will deal damage to you. You can find a chest in this area that contains 3 Sapphires, 2 Living Steel Chunks, 2 Dragon Hides, a Glasswood Btanch, a Superb Brigandine Armor, an Awakened Wood, and a Superb Mace. Head up the stairs on the right to reach a large area to fight the Pristine Maegfolc. Head over to the other side of the room and walk up the stairs through the door. Go through the tunnel and up the stairs to a device that has a lever to turn the barrier off. Head back down the the main area and take out the Damaged Maegfolc and other smaller enemies. Clear the wave of enemies and make your way through the large archway.

Walk up the slope and you will reach Sapadals Prison, where you find two laser beams shooting toward the next large door. Take out the enemies here, and take the Severed Maegfolc Arm. Head to the device in the middle of the arena and use the Severed Margfolc arm as a lever to deactivate the lasers. You will watch a cutscene where you reach the Adra Pillar and speak with Sapadal, she warns you of something that's happening but is vague about it. Here, you can choose to free Sapadal or leave her in her prison. If you choose to free Sapadal, she will gift you Sapadal's Fury and open a portal for you to return to Dawnshore. If you choose to leave her in her prison, she will gift you Woedica's Call and you will open a portal to Dawnshore yourself.

The Return to Dawnshore

The conversation between you and your Companions will differ depending on your choice to free Sapadal or leave her in her prison back at the Garden during the quest The Heart of the Living Lands. After walking through the portal, you return to Dawnshore only with more giant roots intertwined everywhere. Speak with your Companions to discuss the current situation, once the conversation ends, head down the hill to follow the quest marker.

This conversation will show the outcome if you chose to free Sapadal from her prison in the Garden.

Giatta will be shocked and expresses that it was Sapadal's power that could transport them to Dawnshore. The rest of your Companions will discuss about the current situation of Dawnshore with the large overgrown roots and vines. Yatzli will announce that Ryngrim is there, while Marius announces that so are the Wardens. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Noble Scion] I hate to be left out of a duel. We should make some trouble.
• We're too late.
• I wonder who struck first.
• Ambassador Hylgard must know something about this.

Choosing the Noble Scion will lead to Kai and Marius agreeing with you, they will begin to discuss what happened back at The Garden. when you tell them that you have freed Sapadal, they will be glad that the Dreamscourge is over but unsure about Sapadal, in the end, they agree to try keep her calm throughout the fight.

This walkthrough will show the outcome if you chose to leave Sapadal in her prison in the Garden.

Speak to your Companions after reaching Dawnshore, Giatta will express her amazement at your new power. The dialogue is the same as what you would get from choosing to free Sapadal until you explain what had happened at The Garden. Marius will show some concerns about killing a god, Giatta and Yatzli are impressed with your power to have taken the Dreamscourge and Sapadal out.

Head down the slope to find Sanza seated by a large root, you can speak with him and look at his wares. Towards the hill to the right, you can find Ryngrim. She will reveal that Inquisitor Lodwyn is alive and in battle.

Head to the wooden platform to speak with the leaders, Ambassador Falscen Hylgard, Komendant Mihala, Temerti, and Pere Quilicci. You and your companions tell the leaders everything about Sapadal and your trip to the Garden, the leaders inform you that Inquisitor Lodwyn is in Dawnshore as well. During the conversation about killing Lowdyn, you can choose to stop her and discuss a plan to do so. When asked about the grefam, Ambassador Hylgard will explain that it will be the emperor's decision, which is you. You will have the following dialogue options:

• [Noble Scion] Wealth? Power? You can't offer me what is already mine.
• But Sapadal's dead, along with any claim over the Living Lands I had.
• I was hoping you'd say that.
• This is a lot to take in.
• I don't want to rule anybody!

Choosing the Noble Scion option will lead to Ambassador Hylgard explaining that you could shape the future of the island. The other leaders will voice out what they can offer as well.

Alternatively, you can choose to help her but your companions and the leaders will disagree with you, eventually, you can convince them that being under the colony of Aedyr is the better option. Otherwise, they will still push to kill Lodwyn. In the end, you can choose to attempt a grefram, fight for the Living Lands, stand with Lodwyn, or go with what the leaders vote for.

Once you have completed speaking with the leaders and your companions, follow the quest marker to the city. You will encounter several Steel Garrote enemies, take them out as you make your way to the city. Interact with the lever to open the city gates, go through to fight off more enemies. Once you have taken the enemies out at the Eastern Gate, make your way to the Main plaza. Continue taking out the enemies and looting the area as you make your way to the main plaza, once you reach the Administration District, you will find another wave of enemies.

Once you have taken them out, the brambles will disappear which will open a path for you to reach Inquisitor Lowdyn. Confront her and fight her for the second time.

Once you have defeated Inquisitor Lodwyn, there will be a cutscene showing her death, and the end of the game.