Circle of the Dead

Your next challenge begins as soon as you step into the large circle ahead. However, you might want to grab the Piercing Augmentation from the 10-Key Silver Key Chest first. When you’re ready, enter the light and prepare for an onslaught of Undead opponents. Stay inside the circle and smash everything that comes your way. Once the battle has ended, you’re awarded the distinctly shrivelled Undead Hand Trophy.

Return to the Heroes’ Guild

A new Gold Quest card is added to your collection once The Graveyard Path is complete. Before continuing, though, why not return to the Heroes’ Guild, spend your Experience, and try your hand at the Bounty Hunt quest?

Bounty Hunt—Boasts

There are several interesting Boasts to choose from prior to this quest. Perform Quickly adds a five-minute time limit to proceedings (still perfectly achievable) while Behead Leader is fairly self-explanatory—if gleefully messy.

Embarking on the Bounty Hunt

Get this quest underway by approaching Greatwood Entrance from Lookout Point. It seems some Bandits have been terrorising the locals. It’s your job to free any hostages and put things right.

First up, make your way through Greatwood Entrance toward Fisher Creek, where you can find the first of two hostages. Note that Bandits in this quest are a whole lot tougher than your standard Greatwood variety. They take a couple more blows to eliminate, for starters, and have no qualms when it comes to fighting back—be sure to block when their combos come raining down.

Once at Fisher Creek, approach the wooden jetty and prepare to be ambushed by Bandits from inside the hut. Finish them off then turn your attention to the Bandit Leader. When the area is cleared, the first hostage scarpers to safety, leaving you to hack and slice your way to Greatwood Lake, where the second hostage awaits.

Immediately on entering the area, deal with the Bandits that approach. When they’re out of the picture, start making your way up the hill toward the broken bridge. As you near the Bandit leader at the end, he warns you to keep your distance. He’s not joking either—get too close and the girl dies. That’s easy enough to get around, though—pull out your bow and launch an arrow right at his face. If your aim is sharp, you’ll knock his head clean off, completing the Behead Leader Boast in the process. Once he’s down, deal with any remaining enemies then accept Treasure Clue 1 from the girl to complete the quest.

Rescue Scarlet Robe

With another mission under your belt, it’s time to return to Lychfield Graveyard and prepare for a teary-eyed reunion with mother dearest herself. Once you’re there, wind back toward the Circle of the Dead then pass through the recently opened doorway to the north-west.