Chivalry Isn’t Dead

When you first arrive at the Tourney Grounds, usually when you’re trying to find Palmerin to take you to the Duchess after fighting the Bruxa at Corvo Bianco during Main Quest: The Beast of Toussaint, you may spot two knights having a conversation under a tree. Percival (who stands under a tree) and Bors (on horseback) chat about the latter’s journeys, and Bors mentions an isle floating on Lac Celavy, where destiny calls. He gallops off. You can’t talk to either fellow, but this starts the quest.

Within the Gorgon Foothills in west Toussaint, south of Chuchote Cave, is a lake of azure blue water. When you find Lac Celavy, be sure to take in the view of Beauclair to the south, and an odd, wooded island to explore on the lake itself. Swim across, and look for a smaller pond of vivid blue water within the island itself.

This pond has a few surprises, not least the fact you aren’t getting your feet wet! Sitting on the pond on an even smaller island is a ragged-clothed hermit. The hermit seems strangely powerful but benevolent. In fact, he has been here since time immemorial, and can testify to the extraordinary nature of the lake. He watches over a “sword most wondrous;” a blade only grasped by one who possesses the five chivalric virtues. The hermit then deems whether you have proved yourself worthy.

When the conversation with the Hermit concludes, earn some experience points by reading each of the five carved stones, and learn about each chivalric virtue. Then this open-ended quest continues: Within many the other Toussaint-related quests you undertake (or have already undertaken), your decisions reflect whether you prove yourself worthy of the sword or not. The following table shows which quests have an effect on this: