The Blood of Dawnwalker follows many time-sensitive quests, forcing the player to choose the quest and live with the consequences. And this happens right from the prologue itself, where the game offers many interesting and emotional questlines that delve deeper into the lore, culminating in difficult choices for the player.
The most genuine fear that was running in my head was the fear of missing out on good quests (and great rewards) before ending the prologue. Since you are short on time, I will help you track the quests I found important and interesting enough to take on before ending the prologue in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
What to do first in The Blood of Dawnwalker Prologue?
Here we go through all the best quests that can be done in the prologue before it ends. I will also be highlighting the starting time requirement, location, and the reward details for all prologue quests later down the article.
Tip: Failing the quest stops you from getting any rewards. Never start a quest with one time segment left, as many quests will have a more objective down the line that requires one more hour or time segment, which leads to failure if you don’t have any time to spend.
- Live Bait – Overall, this quest is about learning more about your family and spending time with your siblings. You can play tag with your sibling, but it will take away an extra hour.
- Dead Drop – This is a quick way to get some items found in a hole that you will find after following footsteps.
- Withering Away – Don’t skip out on this one, as this quest will introduce you to Anca and find a way to heal Coen’s mother.
- Enter Not – Enter the abandoned house through the roof, investigate the corpse on the bed, and take the statue.
- You can complete this quest after the prologue, but the statue will show up in the church; it will just cease to exist.
- If A Tree Falls – Inspect the fallen tree to find a dead Uriash, report the findings to Zdislav in the town to complete it.
- Deep Down (Highly Recommended) – Don’t miss out on this one. When you head to the Ancient Ruins as part of the quest, you will get the achievement “Antique Afficionado”. Besides the achievement, interact with all the murals and interact with the image that opens the stone coffin that has a good amount of loot. There is a boss fight at the end against the Forgotten Guardian.
- Blasphemy (Highly Recommended)– The quest starts off simply by helping Gremla find her lost banner. It devolves to investigation and questioning motives and making decisions along the way. Any of your decisions here will have a major influence after the prologue ends. Even if your decision to skip this quest will also have a huge effect on the overall game.
- Disturbed (Highly Recommended)– A deeply emotional quest of helping a mother with his dead son. This quest also offers choices that can easily bend the overall story of the quest, whether you should believe in one side or the other, right or wrong. I highly recommend taking this quest before the prologue.
If you are growing affection for Anca and want to learn more about it, then you can sacrifice some time by taking on the “Page Turner” quest. This quest helps you learn more about Anca, who is a potential love interest for Coen.
Other quests such as “On The Run“, “Someone Needs A Lesson“, and “Into the Den” can be taken after the prologue, so you can skip these ones.
All Prologue Quest Reward, Location, and Time Segment Details
Time segment quests will have a clock sign on the quest log. Each day and night, you will have 8 Time Segments; each quest might use one or two Time Segments to complete, and you will also find quests that use none.
Note: Getting caught stealing will consume four Time Segments. Learning skills at shrines will also consume time.
| Quest Name | Starting Point | Time Segment Required | Rewards |
| Withering Away | Automatic, from Pieter | 2 Time Segments | |
| Live Bait | Right in front of Coen’s house and north of Laslea Centre Shrine Talk to your sibling to trigger the quest | 1 Time Segment (2 Time Segments if you play tag) | * 250 XP |
| Blasphemy | Gremla, found southwest of the Laslea Centre | 1 Time Segment | * If you convince Premysl or say that you are not convinced – 250 XP * Telling Premysl that he may be right – 500 XP and Daylight Amulet * Telling Gremla about Premysl or if you convince Premysl – 325 XP and 25 Denarius * If you don’t tell Gremla about Premysl – 75 XP |
| Page-Turner | Anca during Withering Away | 1 Time Segment, but only if you stay when it rains | TBD |
| Someone Needs A Lesson | You must find Vasil running around town talking badly about you. | 1 Time Segment | 250 XP |
| Deep Down | Gavril, fields near Laslea Gate | 1 Time Segment | * Mireleaf Bracers (Rare) * 250 Experience * 50 Denarius from Gavril and Lazar |
| On The Run | Talk to Iorgu, found southwest of Laslea Centre | 2 Time Segment | * If you help slaughter the pig – 250 XP with 50 Denarius * Refuse to slaughter the pig – 50 Denarius, 250 XP * If you buy the pig – 250 XP and a pig at your house. |
| Enter Not | Abandoned house south of the Blackwater Hollow Shrine and investigate the grave located in front of the house. | None | 100 Experience |
| Dead Drop | Head west of Outlaw’s Gorge Shrine and inspect two yellow graves found in the cemetery using your Focus Mode. | None | * Broad Swing Manual * Hunter’s Trousers (Rare) * Polished Long Cleaver (Rare) * Minor Fortitude Paste (Recipe) * 100 Denarius found in a buried chest. |
| Disturbed | Talk to Crina, found in the graveyard right in front of the church. | 1 Time Segment, but it can cost 2 Time Segments if you decide to help refill the grave. | * 25 Denarius * 250 XP |
| If A Tree Falls In A Forest | Inspect the fallen tree found in the Northern Foothills shrine | None | 100 Experience |
| Into The Den | Bear den east of Northern Foothills Shrine | 1 Time Segment | Rebel’s Falchion * Artisan’s Tunic * Letter with a Tip – Hands out the information about the Silver Vendor NPC found in Svartrau City |
| Like Father, Like Son | Pieter, after completing Withering Away | 1 Time Segment | * Charge Manual * 100 Experience |
| Bandit’s Treasure Map – Laslea Glen Quest | Head east of Outlaw’s Gorge Shrine to the Bandit Camp | 2 Time Segment | * 100 Experience * 100 Denarius * I got Recipe Minor Fortitude Paste Recipe * Polished Long Cleaver * Golden Earrings |
