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The Firebrand
The Firebrand opens Crake's questline. Coen follows Vladimir's trail to a mill and a military post in Briar Sloughs, and it has a hard four-day deadline you need to watch.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Briar Sloughs
- Rewards
- XP for each step
Found in
- Carpathian MountainsThe Carpathian Mountains are the range that surrounds Vale Sangora. You never leave the valley, but the peaks frame every view and hide places like the Uriash village.
Stoneward PostStoneward Post is a military post with a tower you can climb, where Mert the miller is held during The Firebrand. Getting him out starts Under Watchful Eyes.- Vale SangoraVale Sangora is the valley in the Carpathian Mountains where the game takes place. Brencis's vampires rule it, and you have 30 days to free your family from them.
Good to know
- Guards leave the house of a woman named Rena.
- Coen can deal with the main guard by force.
- Coen sneaks into a prison.
- It starts on its own when you approach Vladimir's hut in Briar Sloughs after Smoke and Ashes.
- You have four days to reach the miller Mert at Stoneward Post, or he is hanged.
- If Mert dies, his wedding ring is the catalyst that makes his corpse talk.
What you do
Search Vladimir's hut, then go to Mert's mill. Return by day to learn more from Rena, then head to Stoneward Post and get past Overseer Friedo to speak with Mert.
Objectives
1. Search Vladimir's hut. 2. Go to Mert's mill. 3. Return during the day (optional). 4. Kill the soldiers at Rena's hut (optional). 5. Go to Stoneward Post. 6. Speak to Overseer Friedo. 7. Speak with Mert.
Tips
Give a false name at the mill at night if you want to avoid a fight. Friedo takes a 100 denarius bribe, or you can confront him about his theft ring. The merchant Yenno may matter later.
What happensSpoilerShow
Vladimir has been smuggling silver arrowheads with Mert's help. Mert was tortured and his wife threatened, and he points you to a meeting place southeast of the woods bridge.
- MertMert is a man held prisoner at Stoneward Post for working with the Manumits. Reach him in time during The Firebrand or he is executed, and freeing him opens the rebel storyline.
- RenaRena is the woman at the mill who points Coen toward Stoneward Post in The Firebrand. Play along and she quietly tells you Mert is held there for working with the Manumits.
- VladimirVladimir is a friend of Coen and Pieter from Laslea and a member of the Manumits. In the prologue he plans to strike back at Brencis, and the rebel storyline picks up from his hut.
Related missions
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStorylinePrologue
The prologue is the opening part of the story. It is set in Laslea, before the open world unlocks. Every side quest here is missable, so do them before the Blood Mass.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoActivityMilitary Checkpoints
Military checkpoints are guarded soldier posts on the roads of Vale Sangora. They get in your way once Brencis's men start watching for you, so it pays to know when to fight and when to slip past.
- Story
A Lone Wolf's Hunt
A Lone Wolf's Hunt is the ending you get by storming Greifberg Castle on your own, without Crake's or Lacra's help. It ends in the final fight with Brencis, so save before you go in.
- Other
A Mother's Heart
A Mother's Heart is a quest the wiki lists for Vale Sangora, built around a fight and the conversation that follows it. Guide sites have not covered it under this name yet, so details are thin.