Gates of the Library | Mission 2: Faint Hope - main quests Heroes VI - Shades of Darkness Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Objective: find the library entrance and defeat 3 guardians; defeat the dark elves and cross the gate; complete the main mission "Void Breaches"; and defeat Yrris

Prize: 36000 XP, Kieran's Armor

Time to take care of the second main mission. Keep heading north until you meet Belketh (M1, 7). The angel will tell you that the entrance to the library is protected by three guardians. Your mission will be finding the Shadow Watchers (M1, 8) and defeating them. On your way you will also have to face the last group of Water Elementals (M1, 9), defending access to the nearby treasure (M1, 10). After defeating the guards, you will be able to use the descent (M2, X2) leading to the underground.

Begin the exploration of the underground with location (M3, 1). You can head west: by the first fork in the road you'll receive another- "Void Breaches". Speaking with the nearby Faceless (M3, 2) will give you an additional mission: "Fallen Librarians". Your targets are two dark elves cities: the northern (M3, 3) and southern one (M3, 4). As they are weakly protected and the enemy champions inexperienced, the battle should be very one-sided. I'd recommend using the nearby War Ancients to speed up your travel.

After defeating the dark elves you can move to upgrading your towns. I'd recommend placing each possible building used to recruit units and afterwards recruit all the creatures that have been waiting for you for weeks. Having such an army, the further part of the mission should be a piece of cake. Cross the gate (M3, 5).