Act 1 | Required quest

Secrets in the Dark

Release the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls

Clearfell Encampment The Grelwood The Red Vale

NPCs: 3
Rewards: 2
Quest items: 0

Quest steps

Structured source

Start: Talk to Una
Objective: Release the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls
Completion: Talk to Una
Follow-up: The Mysterious Shade

Walkthrough

18 stages

1
Travel to the Grelwood
Travel through Clearfell to the Grelwood and search for any clues about the night the Count took his men out there.
- Travel through Clearfell to the Grelwood
2
Search the Grelwood
Search the Grelwood for any hint of what might have happened to the Count and his men that fateful night.
- Search the Grelwood for evidence of the Count's activities
3
Ask Una for help
You have found the Tree of Souls. An ancient entity hangs upon it. Summon Una and ask her for advice.
- Summon Una and ask her about the entity in the Tree
4
Find the Red Vale
To release the Hooded One, you must find the 3 runes in the Red Vale. Look for the Red Vale in the Grelwood.
- Find the entrance to the Red Vale in the Grelwood
- Search the Red Vale for Obelisks of Rust which contain Runes of Power
5
Search the Red Vale
This vale is littered with the debris of countless battles. Search it for anything that may still be useful.
- Search the Red Vale for Obelisks of Rust which contain Runes of Power
6
Investigate the Obelisks of Rust
Residual magic clearly still resides in the Red Vale. Investigate the Obelisks of Rust for the Runes of Power.
- Investigate the Obelisks of Rust
- Collect the Rune of Power
7
Defeat the Monsters
Destroy the monsters guarding the Rune of Power.
- Defeat the monsters guarding the Rune of Power
8
Collect Runes of Power
Collect all the Runes of Power in the Red Vale.
- Collect all 3 Runes of Power
- Collect the 2 remaining Runes of Power
9
Defeat the Monsters
Destroy the monsters guarding the Rune of Power.
- Defeat the monsters guarding the Rune of Power
10
Collect Runes of Power
Collect the last Rune of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.
- Collect the last Runes of Power
11
Defeat the Rust King
Destroy the Rust King guarding the final Rune of Power.
- Defeat the Rust King to obtain the final Rune of Power
12
Collect Runes of Power
Collect the last Rune of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.
- Collect the last Rune of Power
13
Bring the Runes to Renly
You have found the Runes of Power in the Red Vale. Take them to Renly for forging.
- Travel to Clearfell Encampment
14
Take the Rune Spikes from Renly
Renly has forged the Runes of Power from the Red Vale into spikes. Take them from him.
- Take the forged Runed Spikes from Renly
15
Use the Rune Spikes
Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.
- Travel to The Grelwood
- Stab the Rune Spikes into the Tree of Souls
- Stab the 2 remaining Rune Spikes into the tree of Souls
- Stab the last Rune Spike into the tree of Souls
16
Speak to Una
You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls. Speak to Una for more information.
- Speak to Una about what you have just witnessed
17
Meet Una in Clearfell
You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls. Return to Clearfell Encampment and speak to Una.
- Return to Clearfell Encampment and speak to Una
18
Quest Complete
You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls.