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Withering Away
Withering Away is the second main quest of the prologue. Coen fetches herbs from Anca for his sick mother, and how you brew them decides Esme's fate later, so follow the recipe.
- Type
- Story
- Region
- Laslea Glen
- Rewards
- 600 XP
Good to know
- Coen finds a note in the mines.
- It starts right after All Good Things.
- Anca asks 50 denarius, but you can pay her the usual 25 or promise to pay later.
- Use hot water and exactly three spoonfuls of herbs. Any other mix fails the quest.
- Agreeing to stay with Anca during the storm costs an extra time segment and starts Page-turner.
- The dry vegetable patch and empty water barrel hint that Anca went to the river.
What you do
Do the morning chores for Pieter, grab your sword and walk to Anca's house. She is not home, so you track her down by the river. Then you bring the herbs back and read the recipe.
Objectives
1. Split logs. 2. Take clothes from the chest (optional). 3. Add firewood to the stove. 4. Pick up your sword. 5. Get herbs from Anca. 6. Look for Anca. 7. Follow Anca. 8. Bring the herbs to Pieter.
What happensSpoilerShow
A wrong brew makes Esme react badly at the Blood Mass, and Brencis judges her blood too weak. The vrakhiri kill her there.
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 NamcoStorySmoke and Ashes
Smoke and Ashes is the last main quest of the prologue. Coen returns to a sacked Laslea with Anca and learns his first hex, Compel Soul, which you will use for the rest of the game.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStoryA Deal with the Devil
A Deal with the Devil is the final main quest, where Brencis asks you to parley at Shrike's Crag. Your choices here decide which ending you get, so make a manual save before you go.
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStory
All Good Things
All Good Things is the opening quest, where you chase Lunka through a canyon and learn the basics of combat. It teaches parrying, vampire form and Shadowstep before the story proper begins.