Chapter

Chapter 

6 

Faction Quests 

The Faction Quests contain some of the real highlights 

of the game. From the magical Scholia Arcana 

to the honor of the Warsworn, each of these quests 

is a complete adventure in its own right. Completing 

each Faction Quest will also reward you with 

some of the very best items to be had. This huge 

chapter will take you through every one of them in 

Faction quests: 

House of ballads 

full, including the bonus Faction, House of Valor.

Unlock Requirements 

Speak to Hallam the White 

Quest Giver 

Hallam the White 

The House of BALLADS 

The House of Ballads is a place where Fae heroes come to train before performing feats 

that make them into legends. These feats are stories written in song, which are given to 

each hero. The main goal for the House of Ballads is to repeat the past for the good of 

the coming future. 

05 MAP B 

Make your way to the starting point where 

you met Pledge Ficon, and the vine-covered 

door will now be open. Advance down this 

path, but just before you enter the room 

in which the Grave Thresh resides, there is 

a hidden door to the left. This secret door 

room contains a few Boggart Tumblers, 

some Reagents, Dive Points and a chest. 

06 MAP B 

MAP B 

Gorguath 

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D 

Quest Giver Location 

House of Ballads, Odarath 

Objectives 

A Go to Gorguath 

B Kill the Heartvines 

C Defeat the Grave Thresh 

D Retrieve Sir Sagrell’s Ring 

E Defeat the Threshes 

F Return the Hallam the White 

Mission 01 

Song of Sir Sagrell 

01 

MAP A 

Odarath 

Move on to the Grave Thresh and begin the 

battle. Take out the Boggarts that are there 

first, and then take on the Grave Thresh. The 

Grave Thresh has a variety of very powerful 

projectile attacks that can be very difficult to 

avoid at range. It’s vital you stay close to the 

Grave Thresh, so you will be able to interrupt 

most of its attacks. Once the Grave Thresh 

is down, advance north. On the way there is 

a Gorguath Stone. [a 1] 

07 MAP B 

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B 

C 

B 

04 

Areas Traversed 


Gorguath, Dalentarth 

Key Locations 

House of Ballads 

Gorguath 

Key Characters 


Galin 

Key Items 

House of Ballads Ring 

Quest Specific Enemies 

Name 

Page Ref. 

Grave Thresh 172 

Boggart Tumbler 147 

Boggart Plaguebearer 147 

Pestilent Brownie 153 

Additional Rewards 

Ballads Signet Ring 

01 MAP A 

This Faction’s quest line begins with talking to Hallam the White at the House of Ballads. He 

will tell you that Sir Sagrell, the previous leader of the House of Ballads, has died. Then he 

instructs you to defeat a Thresh and recover Sagrell’s Ring to take his seat in the House of 

Ballads. Tell him that you wish to fill the seat, and thus your journey begins. 

02 MAP A 

Make your way into Gorguath cave in Odarath. Keep advancing until you come to a group of 

Fae. One of them will approach you with an aggressive tone. Tell him you wish to help, and 

he will let you know about the Thresh and his tactics on how to kill it. Now there are two 

possible routes you can take, either of which is fine as you go around in a circle. Going west 

will net you some extra goodies, so it’s best to do that first. Continue on the western pathway 

and you will come into contact with a group of Boggart Tumblers and Boggart Plaguebearers 

that are easy pickings. With them out of the way, advance picking up any Reagents 

you see on the way. Pull on the first Heartvine you will come to and continue along the path. 

03 MAP B 

02 

You will soon come into contact with more Boggart Plaguebearers. After killing them loot the 

chest in the area. To the left of this chest is a secret door, which leads to a Gorguath Stone. 

On the western side of the main area is a hidden lootable Pile of Rocks. Make your way 

back to the area with the secret door and continue advancing to the area with the second 

Heartvine. Pull it and proceed to the eastern path. 

Loot the body once you come into a vast 

open spaced room to retrieve some Faeblades, 

but more importantly, the Ballads 

Signet Ring. Pledge Ficon will talk to you. 

He seems confused and will state that 

somebody has changed the song of Sir 

Sagrell. Once the dialogue is over, you will 

enter battle once again. Two Threshes will 

spawn; they are weaker versions of the 

Grave Thresh and you should use the same 

tactics you did on that, while focusing on 

one of them at a time. 

Some Boggart Tumblers and Plaguebearers 

are also in the area and will get aggravated 

by your fight with the Threshes. Try to keep 

the Thresh you are engaging between you 

and the Boggarts, so they cannot interfere 

too much. After killing the Threshes you can 

finish off the Boggarts, and then explore the 

rest of the side rooms, which predominantly 

contain Reagents and two bodies that can 

be looted. Make your way out of Gorguath 

and return to the House of Ballads once you 

are ready to continue. 

tip 

To make this battle slightly easier, you 

may want to consider going into the 

two side rooms to dispatch the Boggarts 

before picking up the ring. That 

way you do not have to fight them at 

the same time as the two Threshes. 

08 MAP C 

Odarath 

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08 

House of Ballads Grounds 

MAP C Court of Enchantment 

04 MAP B 

You will soon be greeted by some Pestilent Brownies. Again, these are easy pickings, so 

make quick work of them. This area has a hidden Pile of Rocks towards the northern corner, 

and a chest that can both be looted. Continue on the southern path to make your way to the 

third and final Heartvine. After pulling on the Heartvine, go to the next area, which contains 

a few more Pestilent Brownies. You will find Reagents and a chest here. Keep going south 

to be confronted by more Pestilent Brownies. It is possible to sneak attack one of them. 

The path forks off into two here: the eastern path containing a Gorguath Stone and a chest, 

while the western path continues towards the objective. 

Back in the House of Ballads, you can use 

the Ballads Signet Ring to gain entry into the 

Court of Enchantments, where you will find 

Hallam the White waiting for you. Impressed 

with your actions, he will grant you the Seat 

of Sir Sagrell and full membership into the 

Court of Enchantments. He will then tell you 

that the King has asked for you, as another 

incident has occurred. Choosing the “I’m 

ready now” option will begin the next quest. 

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Chapter 6 – Faction Quests – The House of Ballads 02 – Ballad of bloody bones 

Mission 02 

Ballad of bloody bones 

and continue north to get to the fifth and 

final cell. This room has a group of Sprites 

and another Arcane Barghest. Loot the 

chest and open the final cell after taking 

care of the enemies. 


Complete “Song of Sir Sagrell” 

Quest Giver 




Objectives 

A Meet King Wencen 

B Find Sir Farrara 

C Free the prisoners 

D Speak to Bloody Bones 

E Kill Bloody Bones 

F Resurrect Sir Farrara 

G Return to King Wencen 


Ettinmere 

Ballads Oratory 

Uduath 

Key Locations 



Uduath 



King Wencen 

Sir Farrara 

Bloody Bones 

01 MAP B 

Hallam the White will send you on your way to the Ballads Oratory and give you a Resurrection 

Potion, which you will need to complete your quest. Make your way to the Ballads 

Oratory, which is located in the south of Ettinmere. You will need the Ballads Signet Ring to 

unlock the entrance, but you do not have to have it equipped. Talk to King Wencen; he will be 

impressed you have taken the Seat of Sagrell and ask you to aid Sir Farrara in the Ballad of 

Bloody Bones. [a 1] 

02 MAP A 

Make your way to Uduath, which is the northernmost point in Ettinmere. In the cave, follow 

the path around to the left and make your way to the objective point. Sir Farrara will be confronted 

by a group of Sprites. Kill them and talk to him. He thinks the King is playing a joke 

sending a human. Ask him what you should do, and he will state that Bloody Bones has not 

followed his ballad and wishes to change it. Your objective now is to free the prisoners who 

are locked into cells. 

One of the cells is in the same room as you met Sir Farrara. Move on to the western path, 

where you will be greeted by a group of enemies. After killing them, open the cell and loot 

the two chests (one in the cell and the other to the left of the advancing pathway). In the 

next section there is another group of enemies, and depending on their configuration, you 

can often get a sneak attack on one of them, gaining an early advantage in the battle, if you 

approach them stealthily. Open the third cell and loot the hidden Pile of Rocks once you have 

taken care of the opponents. [a 2] 

Continue on the northern path until you come to another group of enemies; take them out 

in your preferred manner, then loot the chest and open the fourth cell. Take the eastern path 

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03 MAP A 

Take the eastern exit and speak to Bloody 

Bones. He asks you to leave in return for 

knowledge. If you stay, he will threaten to 

kill you. There is a speech challenge you 

can get some bonus experience of. But 

regardless of which option you choose, you 

will have to kill Bloody Bones. Once the 

battle begins a group of Sprites will spawn. 

Take them out first then switch your focus 

to Bloody Bones. Bloody Bones is a Fae 

that uses magic; so try to stay close to him, 

which will limit his use of magic, because 

you can interrupt most of his spells. [a 3] 

If you are close enough while he is casting 

his magic, try getting in a few melee attacks. 

If you are far away from him, just block and 

advance towards him. After killing Bloody 

Bones, if Sir Farrara has died, resurrect him. 

He will congratulate you and tell you that 

you must return to King Wencen. Explore 

the room to find a chest and a Fae Cache. 

Take the southern pathway to get to a Jump 

Point and make your way out of Uduath. 

[a 4] 

04 MAP C 

Return to the House of Ballads and talk to 

King Wencen to complete the quest. King 

Wencen will be in disbelief about what happened 

to Sagrell and Bones. He will tell you 

that you must travel to the Librarian. Choose 

“I’m ready” to start your next quest. 

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MAP B 


A 

01 

Ettinmere 

MAP C 

G 

Court of Enchantment 

04 


Key Items 


Resurrection Potion 


Name 

Page Ref. 

Sprite 149 

C 

D 

F 

E 

Sprite Storm Champion 150 

Barghest 161 

Arcane Barghest 162 

C 

2 

4 

Pestilent Brownie 153 


None 

C 

02 

B 

Ettinmere 

MAP A 

Uduath 

C 

3 

5 

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Mission 03 

Two Knights and a troll 

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B 


Complete “Ballad of Bloody Bones” 

Quest Giver 

King Wencen 


Court of Enchantments 

01 MAP D 

King Wencen will tell you to travel to a cottage in the north of Haxhi, where the Librarian 

resides. He wishes for you to retrieve a ballad from her collection of Fae Cairns called “The 

Hero and the Maid”. Travel to the Library, unlock the door with the Ballads Signet Ring, enter 

and speak with Tenhwa, the Librarian, inside. 

MAP B 

Sundur Caverns 

04 

Objectives 

A Speak to Tenhwa 

B Recover the Fae Cairns 

C Find the last Fae Cairn 

D Return to Tenhwa 

E Use the Echo Stone 

F Recite the counter spell 

G Return to King Wencen 

H Speak to Hallam the White 

She tells you that the Maid of Windemere has left her in a sticky situation and that your mortal 

ingenuity will prevail over Fae’s. There is a magical barrier surrounding her, which keeps 

her from moving and anyone getting close. If you try you will take a small amount of damage 

and be repelled backwards. Ask her what has happened to learn that the Maid and Nix the 

Troll have stolen all her Cairns that contain the counter spell. Without them she will not be 

able to recite it. After the talk with Tenhwa, you will set out to recover the Fae Cairns. 

tip 

There is a Cairn unrelated to this ballad sitting on a desk in the Library. If you take it to 

the Echostone you can open up a new side quest by reciting its ballad. 

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Haxhi 

Ballads Library 


Key Locations 



Sundur Carverns 


Tenhwa 

Sir Airmer 

Sir Creth 

Maid of Windemere 

Key Items 


Five Fae Cairns 


Name 

Page Ref. 

Barghest 161 

Sprite 149 


Nix the Troll 176 


None 

02 MAP A 

Make your way to the Sundur Caverns, which are located in Haxhi. Do not enter the Caverns 

just yet; instead go south of the mines to find the first Cairn on the side of a small cliff edge. 

Now go back to the Caverns and a group of Sprites will spawn; you can either fight them or 

just run right into the Caverns. 

03 MAP B 

Advancing into the Caverns, you will meet Sir Airmer. Talk to him to learn that the Maid of 

Windemere is nowhere to be found, and then tell him you are looking for the Cairns. He will 

tell you that he has managed to find one of the Cairns, and that the Maid has left the area. 

She did, however, leave behind her companion, Nix the Troll, and Airmer wants you to join 

him in the battle against the beast. In this same area there is a hidden Pile of Rocks that you 

MAP A 

A 

Haxhi 


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C 

B 

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MAP C 

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can loot. Take the western route until you 

can go either north or south: going south will 

net you another hidden Pile of Rocks, and 

north will lead you deeper in the Caverns. 

You will soon come across some Bears that 

are not too difficult to take out with the 

help of your two new companions. Loot 

the chest to the west and continue north. 

Before long you will run into a group of Barghest. 

Pick them off one by one and make 

sure to grab the third Cairn before leaving 

the area along the eastern path. 

A short distance along this path there will be 

a branching path leading to the north where 

you can fight some optional enemies if you 

wish. Otherwise continue following Airmer 

along the main route. A group of Sprites will 

ambush you as the path turns to the south, 

appearing in front and behind you, so make 

sure you are ready to face them. After repelling 

the first Sprite ambush, continue along 

the Cavern a short distance where, just as 

the path turns back to the east, another 

one awaits. Once these ambushers have 

been defeated, continue on to the east and 

retrieve the fourth Cairn. 

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04 MAP B 

The fifth and final Cairn is located deeper 

in the Caverns, so follow the objective 

marker to the next area, where you will be 

confronted by the beast holding it: Nix the 

Troll. A group of Sprites will spawn with Nix, 

so take them out first, lest they become 

a nuisance later. Nix uses the same basic 

attacks as most Trolls, meaning that most of 

them are slow and can be blocked or evaded 

relatively easily. Stay up close to Nix and 

keep your Shield up at all times. Once you 

block or evade an attack, counter with a few 

of your own, repeating this process until Nix 

has been defeated. 

Sir Airmer will talk to you once Nix has 

fallen: he will question why Nix was a part 

of this ballad and tell you he will meet up 

with you later. Now that you have the final 

Cairn, make your way out of the Caverns by 

taking the western pathway and jumping 

down when prompted. 

05 MAP D 

A 

05 

Haxhi 

MAP D 

Travel back to the Ballads Library and talk 

to Tenhwa. She will tell you a little about 

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F 


Haxhi 

the Cairns. Ask her how to use them and 

she will inform you that you need to use an 

Echostone to listen to them. Head to the 

Echostone and listen to the Cairns. Go back 

to Tenhwa and recite the counter spell. The 

correct counter spell is, “You are human 

now! Go!” If you choose the wrong option 

you will become cursed. Once Tenhwa is 

free she tells you that somehow the Maid is 

using a new kind of magic that can change 

ballads, and that you need to warn the 

House of Ballads. You must now return to 

King Wencen and tell him what you know. 

06 MAP E 

MAP E 

G 

Court of Enchantment 


06 

Return to the House of Ballads and talk to 

King Wencen in the Court of Enchantments. 

You will be greeted by the Maid of Windemere, 

who will tell you that the King is nowhere 

in the kingdom. Go back outside and 

talk to Hallam the White. He will tell you that 

in his absence the Maid has taken the King, 

and that the ballad called “The Hero and the 

Maid” was not recovered. Hallam asks you 

if you continue to stand by the House of 

Ballads in these troubled times. Ask “What’s 

next?” to advance to the next quest. 

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MAP D 

St. Eadric‘s Bunkhouse 

H 


Complete “Two Knights and a Troll” 

Quest Giver 




Objectives 

A Find Etair the Alchemist 

B Speak to the Monks 

C Search Etair’s study 

D Descend the Mission Well 

E Find the missing crystals 

F Kill Brother Wulf 

G Loot Wulf’s body 

H Use the Whistle 

I Return to Hallam the White 

J Speak to Hallam the White 


St. Eadric’s Mission 

The Sidhe 

St. Eadric’s Well 

Key Locations 

St. Eadric’s Mission 



Brother Wulf 


Key Items 

Storage Case 

5 Crystals 

Whistle 

Enemies 

Name 

Page Ref. 

Kobold 156 

Kobold Rouge 157 

Kobold Nightblade 157 

Brother Wulf (if you do not 

Dispel his curse) 

137-142 


None 

Mission 04 

What Lies Beneath 

01 MAP A 

Hallam asks you to seek out Father Etair, who is an alchemist and a trusted friend. Etair will 

have the answers that are needed. Make your way over to St. Eadric’s Mission, which is located 

in the northwestern region of The Sidhe. If you haven’t been there before, simply follow 

the path connecting Haxhi to The Sidhe and you will come across it. Once there, enter the 

Bunkhouse and go upstairs to find Father Etair dead. Return outside and speak to the Monk. 

He will tell you that Etair mostly spends his time indoors working on his research. [a 1] 

Tell him Etair was murdered, and he will tell you that Etair was arguing with somebody. Ask 

him who he was arguing with, to be told it was with one of his apprentices, Brother Wulf. 

He will tell you to search the Bunkhouse for any clues. Go back into the Bunkhouse and 

search the drawers near the entrance. They are locked (Very Hard), but once you get inside 

them, take the storage case and descend the well, which is located outside. 

tip 

If you have picked the lock on the desk, go down to the basement of the Bunkhouse 

and open the chest in the room to the north, where you will find the key. 

02 MAP B 

Once inside the well your objective will change to Find the Missing Crystals. To the east is 

a chest you can loot. Follow the western path around to the north. Before long you will run 

into a group of Kobold Rouges; take them out one by one and loot the chests. Continue 

north until you come across some Tripwires; you can either disarm the Tripwire or roll across 

it to avoid taking damage from the Arrow Launcher Trap. There will also be a Bear Trap on the 

floor and a group of Kobolds and Kobold Nightblades. 

Try leading one of them over the Bear Trap for some extra damage, and then take them out 

one by one. Continue heading north, looting any Reagents on the way but be cautious of 

one more Tripwire. You will come to a pack of Kobolds again: one of them will be holding the 

first Crystal. If you are spotted, the one with the Crystal will run away to another location. 

You can easily take out the Kobolds one by one with the vast open space making it easy to 

avoid the bombs they throw. After killing them all you should have your first Crystal. If not 

you can follow the objective marker to locate the Kobold who has it. Loot the chest they 

were guarding and advance north to the Jump Point. 

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Bunkhouse 

MAP A 

B 

01 

The Sidhe 

St. Eadric’s Chapel 

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03 MAP B 

E 

02 

The Sidhe 

03 

MAP B 

Jumping down you will land on one of three 

conveniently laid Bear Traps. A group of Kobolds 

will be waiting here in ambush to. You 

can easily take them out one by one, using 

the corner of the wall to block any bombs 

they throw at you whilst damaging the others. 

Unlock the chest they were guarding 

and then head west. You will come to some 

water that you can swim in; search for some 

Dive Points for extra loot. 

Soon you will come across another pack 

of Kobolds and the second Crystal courier. 

After killing all the Kobolds, unlock the chest 

and continue north where you will come to 

another fork in the path. The western route 

leads to another chest, and once you have 

looted its contents, take the eastern path 

to continue through the cave. Once again 

you will soon run into Kobolds. You can get 

a free sneak attack if you have Daggers/ 

Faeblades equipped, if not, take out the 

Kobold Nightblades first as their bombs can 

disrupt a lot of your attacks. Once this group 

is dead, loot their bodies to retrieve the third 

Crystal and open the nearby chest. 

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E 

04 

St Eadric‘s Well 

E F G 

04 MAP B 

MAP C 

Now head north into the second water area 

where you can search around for more Dive 

Points to loot. Go onto the small platform to 

find Brother Wulf lying on the floor. He tells 

you to stay back and will not give you his 

Crystals. He will also tell you that he killed 

Father Etair because he tried to destroy the 

Crystals. Then he will talk about a strange 

woman who had told him about the Crystals’ 

power. You can question Wulf if you 

wish to find out more, but you will ultimately 

be faced with two options, both of which 

will lead to you having to fight Brother Wulf. 

tip 

If you have a high enough Dispelling 

Skill, you get a third option during the 

dialogue with Brother Wulf that allows 

you to break the hold the mysterious 

woman has on him, and return him to 

normal without a fight. Upon doing so 

he will simply hand over the Whistle 

you need to complete the quest. 


I 

He is a very easy fight because he has such 

low health, so just relentlessly attack him 

and take him down before he can launch an 

attack of his own. When he has been defeated, 

check his body to retrieve a Whistle. 

Head north to the small patch of ground just 

south of the exit. Use the Whistle to make 

the final Crystal appear nearby. Once you 

have it, head north again, and then exit the 

well. [a 2] 

05 MAP C 

A 

The Sidhe 

05 

Odarath 

Back at the House of Ballads talk to Hallam 

the White. Before getting to Hallam, however, 

the Maid of Windemere will appear 

and tell you that you will regret joining the 

House of Ballads. You can question her to 

find out more about her, and then ask where 

King Wencen is. She will tell you that if you 

want the King back, the House of Ballads 

must send its greatest warrior (you). Talk 

to Hallam after she disappears, and he will 

explain that you have caught the Maid’s 

interest and give you your next quest. 

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Chapter 6 – Faction Quests – The House of Ballads 05 – The Champions 

Mission 05 

The Champions 

but the Crudoks will eventually come in. Try killing the Champion 

first and then focus on the Crudoks. After having taken care of 

them, loot the Champion’s body and equip the House of Ballads 

armor you acquire, so that you can advance through the nearby 

Wall of Thorns. 

realizing that he died. Tell him you need to kill him and prepare for a 

battle. Sir Elswin is a mage that uses all the basic mage attacks, so 

this fight shouldn’t be too problematic, because of the narrow gorge 

you are in. Just stay up close and don’t give him an opening; he will 

drop in no time. That done, make your way back up to the Weeping 

Gorge and cross it. [a 3] 


Complete “What Lies Beneath” 

Quest Giver 




Objectives 

A Enter Windemere 

B Locate House of Ballads Armor 

C Choose your opponent 

D Defeat your opponent 

E Loot and Equip Ballads Armor 

F Pass the Wall of Thorns 

G Cross the Gorge 

H Find Sir Elswin’s Corpse 

I Resurrect Sir Elswin 

J Defeat Sir Elswin 

K Cross the Weeping Gorge 

L Defeat the New Champion 

M Find King Wencen 

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03 MAP A 

Once through the Wall of Thorns you can unequip the House of Ballads 

armor if you wish, since it is no longer required, and the objective 

will be updated to Cross the Gorge. Head towards the objective 

marker, but before you get too far a Troll will emerge. You can either 

fight it or run away and continue with the objective. It has the basic 

move set of other Trolls so it won’t be too hard a fight if you choose 

to engage it. At top of the Gorge the Maid will appear. She will tell 

you that the Weeping Gorge is the second challenge, and that to 

raise the bridge you must kill Sir Elswin, who is already dead. Good 

thing you have a Resurrection Potion. 

04 MAP A 

Return down the slope, step into the river and follow it along until you 

come to the body of Sir Elswin. Use the potion on him to bring him 

back to life. Once he is resurrected, talk to him. He will be confused 

about you not being the same opponent he was fighting, before 

05 MAP A 

After crossing the Gorge, you will find whichever of the potential 

Champions you did not kill outside of the Wall of Thorns (either Airmer 

or Creth), who will tell you that he believes he is the true Champion. 

Regardless of the speech option you choose, it will result in battle. 

This time you will be battling the Champion and a Thresh. The Thresh 

makes an annoying opponent with its use of long-range magical attacks. 

If you have Abilities/weapons of a fire type use it on the Thresh. 

Take the Thresh out first by creating space between the Thresh and 

the Champion. You will then be able to hit the Thresh for free damage 

after it has rooted itself to the ground and sent out four shockwaves 

of its roots without fear of the Champion attacking you. Once the 

Thresh is down, take care of the Champion who only uses a melee 

assault. Stay up close to the Champion, block his attacks, and then 

punish accordingly. After he is dead, advance into Summer’s End to 

complete this quest. [a 4] 


Windemere 

Key Locations 

Windemere 

3 4 



Sir Airmer 

Sir Creth 

Sir Elswin 


2 

MAP A 

Windemere 

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I 

H 

K 

L 

M 

Summer’s End 

Key Items 

Resurrection Potion 

House of Ballads Armor 


Name 

Page Ref. 

Sir Airmer 138 

Sir Creth 137 

Sir Elswin 140 

Crudok 184 

Thresh 172 

Troll 176-178 

01 MAP A 

Hallam the White informs you that you are the last knight of the House of Ballads and there 

is little you can do to prepare. He will give you a Resurrection Potion and tell you that the 

rest is up to you. Make your way to Windemere by foot, which is northeast of the House of 

Ballads. Once you enter, the Maid will greet you. She will tell you that it is her realm and 

people who set foot in Windemere must face her challenges, the first challenge being the 

Wall of Thorns. Her only hint is that you need specific armor. Continue on the pathway taking 

out enemies as you go until you eventually come to Sir Airmer in the north. [a 1] 

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G 

05 


None 

02 MAP A 

From Sir Airmer you learn that there can only be one Champion and it will be him. Tell him 

you need his armor. He will think you are joking and say that you can help choose between 

the two who would make the best Champion. Continue the conversation and you will be 

able to choose either of the two characters to duel for their armor. Once you have chosen 

whom you will fight, two Crudoks will spawn. This will be an annoying fight: the two Crudoks 

have a lot of health and a bothersome move set so now is a good time to make use 

of Reckoning Mode if you have it available. [a 2] 

B C D E 

04 

It does not matter whether you choose to fight Airmer or Creth: your reward will be the 

same. Both opponents have a similar move set consisting of melee attacks; the only difference 

is one uses a Lance and the other uses a Sword. Have your Shield up at all times, 

since the Crudoks tend to be very aggressive and have some powerful attacks. You can try 

to lead the Champion you are fighting into the log you entered in for some quick damage, 

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Chapter 6 – Faction Quests – The House of Ballads 06 – Cursed Kingdom 


Complete “The Champions” 

Quest Giver 




Mission 06 

Cursed Kingdom 

03 MAP A 

Go back outside and use the Whistle. All of the Crystals will appear 

for a short period of time and then disappear again, so you will have 

to remember their locations or use the Whistle again. Once you are 

next to a Crystal, attack it to destroy it. Don’t worry if the Crystals 

disappear as they always spawn in the same location. After destroying 

all five Crystals, the creatures in this area will turn hostile. Run 

back to the Sagrell in the Chantry; kill enemies along the way if you 

wish. Sagrell tells you that the Maid will be a more formidable foe. 

You should ask him how to get into the castle. Sound again is the 

way in, so he will give you a Talisman and the Bell Tower Key, which 

opens the village Bell House. [a 3-5] 

04 MAP B 

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Objectives 

A Find King Wencen 

B Speak to the Chancellor 

C Use the Whistle 

D Find and destroy the Crystals 

E Return to Sir Sagrell 

F Ring the village bell 

G Enter Castle Windemere 



Key Locations 

Bell Tower 

The Chantry 


01 

MAP A 

A 

Windemere 

Summer‘s End 

D 

Windemere Castle 

C 

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Bell Tower 

The Chantry 

G 

D 

D 

Go back outside and head north towards Bell Tower. Unlock it with the 

key and head upstairs to pull the Bell Rope. Take a look around to find 

some Reagents and chests to loot. Head back outside and go into the 

Castle to the north. Once you walk along the pathway in the Castle 

the quest will be completed. 

MAP B 


Bell Tower 

04 

F 

2 



Sir Sagrell 

Key Items 

Whistle 

Bell Tower Key 

D 

3 


Name 

Page Ref. 

Sprite 149 

D 


Brownie 152 

Rock Troll 176 


None 

01 MAP A 

The Maid of Windemere will talk to you once you have advanced a short distance into Summer’s 

End. She will be in disbelief of you making it this far and ask you to join her. Answer 

however you wish, and then she will continue to talk and tell you where King Wencen is. The 

creatures in Summer’s End are all docile for the moment as they are also under the spell of the 

Maiden, so you can freely wander around without worrying about getting into battles. [a 1] 

02 MAP C 

MAP C 

The Chantry 

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Make your way to the objective marker and enter a building called the Chantry. There is a 

chest next to it that you can loot too. Once inside, talk to Sagrell. He will talk of the Maid’s 

plans and how ludicrous they are. Tell him that you are the Sagrell, and he will say that he 

used to be Sagrell and that the Maid uses the Crystals to create a calm and peaceful illusion 

on the land. He will go on to say that the Crystals are hidden around the village and only appear 

when summoned by a musical tone. Time to get blowing on your Whistle! [a 2] 


02 

B 

E 

tip 

You’ll need to use the Whistle a number of times during this section, so it is worth 

mapping it to your Quick Select area, otherwise you would have to keep going into 

the menu to access it. 

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Chapter 6 – Faction Quests – The House of Ballads 07 – The Hero and the Maid 


Complete “Cursed Kingdom” 

Mission 07 

The Hero and the Maid 

01 MAP A 

tip 

If you are having trouble battling the Queen and the Lady at 

the same time, there is a trick you can use to separate them. 

When you approach the entrance to the room, the Queen will 

start walking towards you, and the conversation (and following 

battle) will not start until she is close to you. As soon as you see 

her start walking towards you, retreat out of the main room, 

back to the smaller one you passed through on the way there. 

Once the Bog Thresh is down, revert back to the Maid. The Maid 

will now have another move in which she casts a ring of fire 

around her. If you stand in the ring of fire you will take damage 

over time so try to either interrupt the spell before she casts it, or 

back away and switch to long range attacks to keep safe while it is 

active. Once the battle is over, the Maid will speak to you and give 

you three options: 

Quest Giver 

– 


– 

Objectives 

A Find the Maid of Windemere 

B Rescue the Court of Enchantments 

C Pass through the barrier 

D Confront the Maid 

E Defeat the Maid of Windemere 

F Return to the House of Ballads 



Castle Windemere 

Key Locations 

Castle Windemere 



King Wencen 

Queen Belmaid 

Sir Farrara 

Lady Oleyn 

Key Items 

– 

Enemies 

Name 

Page Ref. 

Maid of Windemere – 

King Wencen – 

Queen Belmaid 

(if not Dispelled) 

140-142 

Sir Farrara (if not Dispelled) 137-139 

Lady Oleyn (if not Dispelled) 140-142 

Sprite 149 


Ancient Leanshe 168 

Bog Thresh 172 

Boggart Zealot 148 


“Iconoclast” Twist of Fate 

As you advance, the Maid will appear, welcoming you to her home. Ask where the King is, 

and she will tell you that he is here along with his Court of Enchantments. She states that 

it’s time for a new start and to write a new ballad for the House. Once the dialogue has 

finished, head north to meet Sir Farrara, looting any Reagents on the way. 

02 MAP A 

If you have high enough Dispel Skill you can Dispel the curse that haunts Sir Farrara, if not, 

you will have to fight him regardless of which speech option you choose. As soon as you 

cease talking to him, a group of Sprites will appear; take them out first. Sir Farrara will use 

melee attacks only, so he won’t be too much of a problem, just block/parry and punish. After 

you have killed Sir Farrara, look around for any Reagents to pick up and continue going north. 

Watch out for the two Venus Fly Traps that will bite you if you get too close. To avoid their 

attack, roll past them, and then continue north into the next area. [a 1] 

03 MAP A 

This area contains a group of Boggart Zealots. These enemies pack a nasty attack in which 

they blow themselves up when on very low health. Take them out one by one to avoid this. 

Try to make sure you are well clear of the Sewer Rot after defeating the first group of enemies, 

as a larger group of reinforcements will follow shortly, and if they surround you it can 

be difficulty to get clear. Once you have cleared them all out, take the northwest pathway to 

the next objective marker. Along the way you will come across another small group of Boggarts, 

which again will be followed up by a much larger group once they have been killed. 

Run through the Sewer Rot to find King Wencen. Talk to him to hear about the Maid and 

how she has become corrupt by the Crystals’ power. Tell him that you wish to finish this, 

and then King Wencen will help you with the other objectives. Make sure to loot the chest 

behind him before going to the northern room for more loot inside chests. Just watch out for 

the Venus Fly Traps behind the doorway, and then return back the way you came. 

04 MAP A 

Take the southeast pathway and follow the objective markers. Dispatch the two Ancient 

Leanshes with the help of the King. Using an ice weapon on these will speed up the process. 

Keep following the path and soon you will come across Queen Belmaid. The Queen 

also seems to be under the influence of the Maid, and again you can Dispel her and the 

Lady to avoid a confrontation. If you can’t Dispel them, however, you will have to fight both. 

As soon as the fight starts two Ancient Leanshes will spawn. Take them out first by leading 

them up the stairs on the side, so you can avoid the Queen and Lady’s magic. Both the 

Queen and Lady use the exact same magic, but with the help of the King you can focus on 

one without too many problems arising. Stay up close and personal and you can interrupt 

their magic. After killing them both make your way back to the large central Sewer Rot pool. 

01 

A 

B 

B 

02 

03 

C 

D 

04 

05 

B 

E 

B 

Odarath 

MAP A 

Castle Windmere 

The Queen will follow you to this location, so you can set the 

area with Traps if you wish. When she is close, the fight will 

begin as normal, but you will only have to battle the Queen 

alone. Once she has been defeated, go back to the main room 

to finish off the Lady, which will be considerably easier without 

having to deal with the Queen at the same time. If you are 

using this method for the fight you will probably not need to 

use your Reckoning Mode if you had it, which means you can 

use it in the upcoming decisive battle. [a 2] 

In front of the magical barrier, King Wencen will stop you and warn 

you of what has happened in previous meetings with the Maid. 

He will tell you that the story is now yours and give you the King’s 

Token. Advance towards the magical barrier and keep going north 

until you come to a door, open it, and use an evade to get past the 

Venus Fly Trap before confronting the Maid. 

05 MAP A 

The Maid will say that you and her are the same, that you challenge 

the past and strive to rewrite the future. When she has stopped talking 

you will engage in battle with her. As soon as the battle starts a 

Sprite and an Ancient Leanshe will spawn. Take them out first so you 

can have a one on one with the Maid. Be careful of your surroundings, 

as there are Venus Fly Traps near the walls, and if you knock enemies 

back too close to them you will not be able to continue attacking. 

The Maid will mainly use one spell at the start of the battle, in 

which she slowly casts a powerful projectile; try to keep close to 

her so that you can interrupt her casting action and keep her from 

attacking. Once the Maid has only 70% health remaining, a group 

of Sprites will spawn, and you should try to kill them quickly before 

resuming to focus on the Maid. The Maid will often use a regeneration 

spell on the enemies so that they regenerate their health if 

left alone. This makes it imperative that once you start attacking an 

enemy you finish it off, so that it does not get its health back. 

It would be sensible to keep the Maid in sight whilst fighting any 

other enemies, so that you can see her channel her spells and 

evade out of the way easier. At 50% health the Maid will gain a 

new attack, where she charges up a bright green projectile, so keep 

an eye open for this new motion. At 30% health remaining a Bog 

Thresh will spawn, so again make this your top priority instead of 

the Maid. Try to pressure the Thresh with attacks to keep interrupting 

it before it can fire its projectiles, but also make sure to keep 

circling it so that it does not get too close to the Fly Traps. 

tip 

If you got here with a full Fate gauge you are much better 

off handling the battle in a different manner. Ignore all of the 

smaller enemies that get summoned during the fight, and 

constantly focus on the Maid, attacking her from an angle 

that pushes her into one of the small alcoves away from the 

Venus Fly Traps. Getting her away from the Fly Traps means 

that you can keep attacking her without having to worry about 

them, and if you are in the alcove you can use the walls to 

shield yourself from the attacks of the smaller enemies. Once 

you have the Maid down to about 50% of her health, enter 

Reckoning Mode and try to finish her off quickly before she 

can summon some of the more powerful enemies. [a 3] 

A Rule together with her – you let the Maid live, and she will appear 

in the Court of Enchantments by herself and all the Faes you had 

Dispelled will not be in the Court of Enchantments. 

B Ignore her – will lead you to finishing her off by killing her with a 

Fateshift. Go back to Hallam the White at the House of Ballads, 

where he will tell you that you are now King of the House of Ballads. 

Any characters you had Dispelled will appear in the Court of 

Enchantments. 

C Kill her – same result as B. 

Having then spoken to Hallam the White you have completed this 

Faction’s quest line and be rewarded with a new Twist of Fate called 

Iconoclast. 

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