The Watcher of Dyrwood: Oldsong to Burial Isle

Part 1: Preparation for the Penitents

Main Quest: Council of Stars

Objective: Descend the pit in the Burial Isle to Breith Eaman

After choosing a god and exiting, you confront a spirit soldier and Iovara just outside Teir Evron (44). Thinking you are an assassin with your eye on Iovara, the soldier, Suros, strangles you but Iovara quickly dismisses him. Lie to her with the conversation options to keep her uninformed of your true quest. She quickly dissipates afterward.

Return to Oldsong, starting from the east entrance (53). Head northwest along the main dirt path, past the ruined arch of Hylea’s Shrine to the narrow set of stone steps leading north (55), with the Protector guarding.

Continue past these narrow steps and take the larger stone stairs to the left. Pass the large stone circle (where you see visions of people on torture racks) and work your way northwest to meet Dorvhal the boatman (57). He can provide safe passage to Burial Isle. Agree to the travel.

Quest Updated: Court of the Penitents

Objective: Find the Court of the Penitents

Part 2: Activities in Oldsong

Onwen and Casfath

Speak to the two wood elves at Hylea’s Shrine (54), which they set up after some incident with the dragon. They inform you that the dragon nest is perched atop the mountain in Northweald. An addendum will be added to the side quest “The Nest Above the Clouds” (if this quest is active). What appears to be a passageway at the shrine is impassable.

Access to Noonfrost and Burial Isle

There is only one way into both Noonfrost (56) and Burial Isle (57) and that’s through Oldsong.

Side Quest: Songs of the Wild

Speak to Delem (58) near the docks and he explains that he’s looking for three songbirds. Help him out and you start the “Songs of the Wild” side quest. For more information and the locations of these rare birds, see Act III Side Quests & Tasks.

Galawain’s Maw: A Side Quest Destination

Enter the Fangs’ hangout (60) inside the mouth of a wolf carved into rock. The side quest “The Old Queen and the New King” has you traveling to this destination. For more information, see Act III Side Quests & Tasks.

Urwa’s Goods

Talk to Urwa (61) on her large outdoor rug. She sells potions and ingredients.

Part 3 The Foul Haunters of Burial Isle

After disembarking (62), head west from the jetty. You receive a flash vision of the Apostate Iovara. She informs you who you were and your connection to the Leaden Key assassins. Answer her however you wish. After this revelation, she departs, allowing you to progress through the eerie isle. Head west, up the steps (63), and engage the group of Shades and Spectres by the ruined pillars. A vision of people burning on stakes occurs in a small ruin on the right as you continue forward.

Turn north, heading up more steps (64), and battle the Shades, Spectres and Will-O-Wisps here. Be prepared for more combat with spirits as you continue along the northernmost path (65). You can skip most fights by using the tower access that lies near the docks (protected by Menpwgra) and moving the rubble. Expect additional incursions from spirits (including a Cean Gwla) from the northwest as the path bends to the right (east). Another vision of people burning on stakes occurs in the hairpin turn of this pathway.

The path turns to the southeast. Follow it to access the grand but ruined entrance steps (66) up to the ceremonial pit. Some vicious Spectres and Cean Gwla guard it. Now climb the ceremonial stairs up to the obsidian darkness of the pit (67).

Part 4: Into the Pit

Quest Updated: Court of the Penitents

Objective: Leap into the pit

At the top of the pit, your progress is halted by a vision. Thaos appears, torturing his apostate Iovara. Through her screams, Thaos asks for knowledge of “the heretic,” but Iovara steadfastly refuses. After this vision of anguish fades, your fate is sealed. Jump into the pit. On the way down, the souls catch you, encasing you in an aura. But you are falling too quickly and start to drift near a wall.…

• [Athletics 7+] You can flip, directing yourself back to the center of the pit.
• [Resolve 16+] Take control of the souls to guide yourself to safety.
• [Brace Yourself] You hurt your shoulder and land with the grace of an Ogre attempting a pirouette.

If Hiravias is in your party, then another problem quickly arises during your fall. Hiravias plummets, flailing out of control. The ground is approaching fast. You can:

• Do nothing.
• Dive for your companion.
• [Resolve 18+] Command the souls holding your companion.

Whatever your landing trajectory, you finally find yourself in Breith Eaman, and both main quests conclude while Main Quest: Memories of the Ancients begins.