The Purification of Windrest
Chapter 2 of S1: Soul Hunt.
Overview
- Chapter
- 2
- Main tasks
- 26
- Side tasks
- 11
- Opens at Fate Chart stage
- Warning
- Follows
- The Path Unveiled
Fate Chart stage: Warning
Full Fate Chart →The Web of Fate trembles, sounding a dire warning: Within Hallowgrove and Brandrgarde, the soul experiments of the Velgr are flaring back to life. More and more living creatures are being warped into grotesque Cocoon Puppets, wandering aimlessly across the land. The Soul Harvest gameplay is now available.
- ›All Gyldhunters must collectively accumulate 1,000,000,000 progress to unlock the next stage.
When the stage ends
The Gyldhunters have successfully contained the spread of the Soul Harvest. A portion of the exiled souls can now return peacefully to the Web of Fate.
Season Task Chapters 3 and 4 are now available.
Camp buildings unlocked at this stage
Stage repeatables
Repeatable contribution tasks available while Warning is active.
Repeatable: Successfully extract with 5,000 Gyldenblod
Repeatable: Kill 1 Einherjar Mist Lord(s)
Repeatable: Complete 1 Soul Harvest(s)
Repeatable: Complete 1 in-match task(s) in Chaos or Cataclysm mode
Main tasks
The chapter's story chain, in order.
- 1
Dew's Warning
When the time is right, report the findings that you and Stinger deciphered together to Dew.
- ›Talk to Dew
Dew senses something wrong with Harald. As the guardian of Brandrgarde, his soul lacks the resolve it should possess. The Mistchasers entering his fortress might be playing right into his hands.
Requires: The Path Unveiled
- 2
Into Brandrgarde
The Mistchasers' footprints lead into the depths of Brandrgarde. Continue your investigation—perhaps you can find out what ultimately befell them.
- ›Investigate the Mistchasers' camp in Brandrgarde
You carefully inspect the area, yet you find no clues left behind by the Mistchasers. It is unnervingly clean, as if someone deliberately wiped the place clean.
Requires: Dew's Warning
Gold200 - 3
The Roadblock
If anyone knows where the Mistchasers went, it's the patrol captains stationed here. They might be your best lead.
- ›Defeat the Brandrgarde Captain 1 time(s)
You have defeated the Brandrgarde Captains, but these poor souls corrupted by Gyldening can no longer provide any valuable information.
Requires: Into Brandrgarde
- 4
A New Theory
The Mistchasers went missing somewhere within Brandrgarde. You need to inform Stinger of this news as soon as possible.
- ›Talk to Stinger
The complete lack of traces at the Mistchasers' camp makes Stinger realize that the Mistchasers were never stationed at the refuge. Harald took them elsewhere, and the Sorcerer's Tower is currently the most suspicious location.
Requires: The Roadblock
- 5
Tower Secrets
You need to head near the Sorcerer's Tower and look for any signs that the Mistchasers passed through.
- ›Investigate the area near the Spirit Tower in Brandrgarde
- ›Successfully extract from Brandrgarde 1 time(s)
You discover a large amount of recently used soul experiment apparatus inside the tower. They're strewn across the tables in disarray, with the lingering aura of the Mistchasers still trapped within.
Requires: A New Theory
- 6
Path of Escape
The clues inside the Sorcerer's Tower are telling, but they are not yet complete. Continue gathering more clues inside Brandrgarde, then escape alive with what you find.
- ›Complete 2 exploration task(s) in Brandrgarde
- ›Successfully extract 1 time(s) via a Returner Woodling in Brandrgarde
You have ventured deeper into Brandrgarde and gathered more clues regarding the Mistchasers.
Requires: Tower Secrets
- 7
Crime of Opportunity
The soul experiment apparatus contains a wealth of high-value materials. Bringing back the remnants might help Dew and Stinger further assess the current situation.
- ›Successfully extract with 5 material(s) of Legendary rarity or higher
You have brought back enough high-value materials.
Requires: Path of Escape
- 8
Shattered Soul
Report your findings to Dew.
- ›Talk to Dew
Dew confirms the worst-case scenario—the Mistchasers have fallen victim to the soul experiments. Fortunately, as long as their scattered soul fragments remain, there is still a chance to return them to the Web of Fate.
Requires: Crime of Opportunity
- 9
Fighting Fire with Fire
Some of the Mistchasers' soul fragments are sealed inside the Tyrannical Executioner. Defeat it and reclaim those imprisoned fragments. The Tyrannical Executioner is a chilling sight—it keeps its face hidden beneath a hood at all times, and moves with a slow, oppressive gait, dragging an enormous shackle behind it.
- ›Defeat 3 Tyrannical Executioner(s)
You have reclaimed a portion of the soul fragments from the Tyrannical Executioner. Those shattered wills still bear the faint scent of the Mistchasers.
Requires: Shattered Soul
- 10
Echoes in the Stone
The cores of the Twinblade Warrior Statues also contain sealed soul fragments of the Mistchasers. Only by shattering them can the fragments be released. The Twinblade Warrior Statues loom large, imposing, and stern, remaining as silent and still as ordinary sculptures until provoked.
- ›Defeat 3 Twinblade Warrior Statue(s)
You have shattered the statues and recovered more soul fragments. The silhouettes of those souls are gradually beginning to take shape.
Requires: Fighting Fire with Fire
- 11
Heart of the Mist
Dew senses that the final and most complete soul fragment is trapped inside a Mist Lord. You must defeat it to recover the last remnants of the Mistchasers' will.
- ›Defeat 3 Mist Lord(s)
You have retrieved the final soul fragment from within the Mist Lord. At this point, the majority of the missing Mistchasers' soul fragments have finally been gathered.
Requires: Echoes in the Stone
- 12
The Final Fragment
After much searching, you have retrieved some of the Mistchasers' soul fragments. Deliver this "good news" to Stinger.
- ›Talk to Stinger
The soul fragments of two Mistchasers have been recovered, yet there is still no word of Harvey. Stinger cracks jokes to brush it off, but he cannot hide the unease in his heart.
Requires: Heart of the Mist
- 13
Raging Wrath
Stinger suspects that Harvey's final traces may have fallen into the hands of other Gyldhunters. Into the fray—someone out there might have picked up something that was never theirs to take.
- ›On any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm Enter a match with a [Deft] affix level of ≥ 7 Participate in defeating 3 Gyldhunter(s)
From the clashes with other Gyldhunters, you confirm that traces of Harvey did indeed circulate during the chaos.
Requires: The Final Fragment
Gold500 - 14
All or Nothing
If Harvey is still alive, he must be doing his best to evade capture. Ditch your heavy gear, move light and unseen like a true Mistchaser, and track his trail.
- ›On any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm Enter a match with a total equipped gear value of less than 1,200 Participate in defeating 3 Gyldhunter(s)
Following the trail through the chaos, you discover that Harvey did try to shake off his pursuers, leaving behind a fragmented escape route.
Requires: Raging Wrath
- 15
Battlefield Salvage
Harvey is accustomed to hiding vital clues in secretive, unremarkable places. Rummage through the most easily overlooked corners—you might just find his remaining belongings.
- ›On any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm Open 3 sealed chest(s)
You have found some of Harvey's belongings. He was here, and he stayed much longer than expected.
Requires: All or Nothing
- 16
Hearts of Flesh
Dew senses that the lingering ripples of Harvey's soul are entangled with the mutated Strawers. Among them is the Strawer Chief, possessing human-like intelligence. It often unleashes a sudden, ruthless lashing upon passersby, dealing massive damage.
- ›On any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm Defeat 3 Strawer Chief(s)
You have defeated the Strawers and recovered the last remaining fragment of Harvey's soul. With this, all the lost Mistchasers' scattered souls are finally completely gathered.
Requires: Battlefield Salvage
- 17
Lest We Forget
You have recovered the soul fragments of the final Mistchaser. It is time to tell Stinger what you've found.
- ›Talk to Stinger
Harvey's soul fragments have also been recovered. At last, all the lost Mistchasers are reunited. Now, only the final leg of the journey remains—sending them back to the Web of Fate.
Requires: Hearts of Flesh
- 18
The Laying to Rest
The opportunity to return them to the Web of Fate has arrived. Go speak with Dew.
- ›Talk to Dew
Dew explains that the Mistchasers' fates are torn too deeply for an ordinary ritual to mend. Only a complete purification ritual held in Windrest can break them free from the "soul-amalgam" curse brought about by the Velgr's soul experiments.
Requires: Lest We Forget
- 19
Remnants of the Old Gods
Hallowgrove was once a land blessed by the gods. Within the remaining divine relics, enough power may still linger to sustain the purification prayer.
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos: Investigate the designated location in Hallowgrove
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos: Successfully extract from Hallowgrove using a Returning Chime 1 time(s)
From the divine relics remaining in Hallowgrove, you have gathered the residual divine power required for the purification ritual.
Requires: The Laying to Rest
Gold200 - 20
Cleansing Fate
Dew needs a steady flow of fate energy to guide the shattered souls back to order. Only the threads of fate reclaimed through life-and-death combat can bear this responsibility.
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm: Participate in defeating 3 Gyldhunter(s)
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm: Successfully extract from any map 1 time(s)
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm: Extract with total earnings greater than 10,000
You have brought back sufficiently powerful fate energy. The echoes of fate, wrested from life-and-death combat, will serve as a vital guide for the ritual.
Requires: Remnants of the Old Gods
- 21
The Hearth of Return
Brandrgarde once basked in the favor of the gods. The residual divine power lingering within the ancient rituals might just be the key to completing the purification ritual.
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Cataclysm: Investigate the designated location in Brandrgarde
- ›Defeat 1 Twinblade Warrior Statue
- ›Successfully extract from Brandrgarde 1 time
From the divine relics remaining in Brandrgarde, you have gathered a portion of residual divine power, where ancient divinity still lingers within.
Requires: Cleansing Fate
Gold200 - 22
Pursuit
Preparations for the purification are essentially complete. Now only one final, complete Soul Harvest remains before it can truly begin.
- ›Requires a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm: Complete 1 Soul Harvest(s) while staying alive
You have completed a full Soul Harvest and gathered enough experience.
Requires: The Hearth of Return
- 23
Ritual Implements
Dew still needs the final ritual medium. Relics that once bore testimony to fate, war, and divinity will become an indispensable part of the purification ritual in Windrest.
- ›Submit unbound Ritual Severed Dagger x2
- ›Submit unbound Dragonslayer's Banner x2
- ›Submit unbound Ornamental Orb x2
- ›Submit unbound Hallowgrove Codex x2
- ›Submit unbound Arcane Dragon Leather x1
- ›Submit unbound Supreme Runestone x1
All ritual mediums are in place. Now, everything is set.
Requires: Pursuit
- 24
Return to the Web of Fate
You and Stinger have completed the preparations for the purification ritual in Windrest. You are about to witness the souls of the Mistchasers being returned to the Web of Fate. Go speak with Dew.
- ›Talk to Dew and witness the purification ritual.
The purification ritual is complete, and the souls of the Mistchasers are about to return to the Web of Fate. Before they depart, however, they seem to have final words left for Stinger.
Requires: Ritual Implements
- 25
The Final Farewell
Find the silent Stinger and allow him to say a true final farewell to his fallen Mistchaser comrades.
- ›Talk to Stinger
Witnessed by the Web of Fate, Stinger bids a final farewell to his long-lost comrades. At last, this search spanning from Hallowgrove to Brandrgarde has reached its end.
Requires: Return to the Web of Fate
- 26
Mistchaser
Stinger is still heavy-hearted with worry. Speak with him once more.
- ›Talk to Stinger
Stinger has finally made his last goodbyes to his comrades. The search is over, but for him, the pain and the memories will still take time to process.
Requires: The Final Farewell
Side tasks
Optional objectives available during the chapter.
The Vanished Mistchasers
Stinger is still nursing his injuries and cannot move for the time being. He seems to have something important to tell you.
- ›Talk to Stinger
Stinger tells you the story of the Northern squad, hoping you can assist him in finding them. Head to Hallowgrove and investigate.
Requires: Remnants of the Old Gods
Tracking Through Hallowgrove
Stinger has provided a new direction for the pursuit. Head into Hallowgrove to find the tracks of the missing Mistchasers.
- ›Participate in defeating 3 Eeryl(s)
- ›Investigate the designated location in Hallowgrove
You have discovered traces of Messenger Bugs in Hallowgrove, pointing toward Brandrgarde. Head there and investigate.
Requires: The Vanished Mistchasers
Deep into Brandrgarde
The clues lead deeper into the heart of Brandrgarde. Press onward and uncover the truth.
- ›Participate in defeating 3 Berserker(s)
- ›Investigate the designated location in Brandrgarde
You have found a logbook in Brandrgarde—it may have been left behind by the Northern squad. Bring it to Stinger.
Requires: Tracking Through Hallowgrove
Clandestine Experiments
Stinger is awaiting your report. The missing clues might just unlock the secrets behind the experiments.
- ›Talk to Stinger
It turns out the disappearance of the Northern squad is tied to the Velgr's soul experiments. Now, you must locate the Soulgnawer to obtain the next clue.
Requires: Deep into Brandrgarde
The Serpent's Shadow
An eerie serpentine shadow has appeared deep within Hallowgrove. Hunt it down—it may hold the answers you seek.
- ›Defeat the Soulgnawer 1 time(s) on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
- ›Successfully extract 1 time(s) on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
You have finally defeated the Soulgnawer and escaped with your life, yet clues regarding the Mistchasers still elude you. Head to the Abyssal Reach to conduct a thorough search.
Requires: Clandestine Experiments
A Single Blow
During your investigation, you will encounter the ferocious Tyrannical Executioner. Deliver the killing blow!
- ›Defeat the Tyrannical Executioner 1 time(s) on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
- ›Successfully extract 1 time(s) from Brandrgarde in Chaos or Cataclysm mode
You have found several pages of notes inside the Abyssal Reach, likely left behind by the Mistchasers. Bring them to Stinger.
Requires: The Serpent's Shadow
Shadows of the Abyss
Stinger is waiting for your news from the Abyssal Reach; the anomalies there have him deeply concerned.
- ›Talk to Stinger
The tragic fate of the Northern squad evokes deep sympathy, and the choice made by the last surviving Mistchaser commands immense respect. Now, defeat Harald to secure more clues.
Requires: A Single Blow
Divide and Conquer
The forces of the Velgr are massing. We must weaken them one by one to force the true mastermind into the light.
- ›On any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm, enter a match with an equipped gear value of > 4,000 and an [Aegis] affix level of > 5: Participate in killing 2 Underlords or higher-tier monsters
- ›Successfully extract from Brandrgarde or Hallowgrove 1 time(s)
- ›Extract with total earnings greater than 8,000
You have found a token inside the Abyssal Reach that was likely left behind by the Mistchasers. Bring it to Stinger.
Requires: Shadows of the Abyss
Amidst the Mist
Stinger has pieced together more clues and is waiting to discuss the next move with you.
- ›Talk to Stinger
What fearless spirit it takes for a Mistchaser to leave behind information at the absolute precipice of death. It is time to hunt down the Mist Lord and settle the score.
Requires: Divide and Conquer
Facing the Mighty
All the clues have converged. It is time to face the lords ruling over the deep mist.
- ›Participate in killing Einherjar General Harald on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
- ›Participate in killing Einherjar Flesheater on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
- ›Participate in killing Einherjar Sálmar, the Cursed Moonwane on any map with a Gyldening Intensity of Chaos or Cataclysm
Having defeated the Mist Lord, you have obtained a few tokens. Bring them to Stinger.
Requires: Amidst the Mist
The North Wind Rises
The wind carries word of fresh disturbances. Stinger seems to have sensed something—go hear what he has discovered.
- ›Talk to Stinger
The Northern squad has clearly fallen into the clutches of the Velgr. Though consumed by rage, Stinger holds steadfast to his resolve to uncover the truth. Surely, fortune will favor these venerable Mistchasers in the end.
Requires: Facing the Mighty
