Pillars Of Eternity 2: The Lantern of Gaun - Xoti's companion quest Walkthrough Pillars Of Eternity 2 Guide and Walkthrough

Last update: 20 November 2022

This section describes how to complete companion quest for Xoti, one of the characters that you can recruit to your team in Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire. It's a long quest that can be updated as you progress in the game and have conversations with Xoti. Complete this quest to improve your relations with Xoti, and obtain an upgrade for one of her pieces of equipment.

• Unlocking the quest and gathering souls by Xoti
• Spiritual cleansing in the Temple of Gaun
• Available endings
• Reward for completing Xoti's quest

Unlocking the quest and gathering souls by Xoti

The described quest should appear in your journal right after Xoti joins your team and you have your first true conversation with her. A quick reminder, you can recruit her in Port Maje harbor on Maje Island (M3, 2) or in the Temple of Gaun on Neketaka Island (M14, 7). You will find out from Xoti that she is trying to fulfill her obligation towards Gaun, and use the very Lantern of Gaun to guide lost souls.

Whenever you come across lost souls, and Xoti is on your team, you can absorb them yourself, or let her use the lantern to show them the way. The following list includes some of the places where you can help lost souls:

1. In Delver's Row (M8) on Maje Island - Xoti can also gather some souls; it's possible that she can gather additional souls after you visit the dungeon and locate Luminous Adra Column.
2. On Gorecci Street (M6) in Port Maje on Maje Island
3. On Vilario's Rest (M1) on Maje Island
4. In the Old City (M21) on Neketaka Island
5. In Delver's Row (M20) on Neketaka Island
6. In Arkemyr's Manor in Periki's Overlook (M15) on Neketaka Island

Remember - you don't have to visit all of the listed places. You will proceed to the most important part of the described quest once Xoti gathers enough souls with her lantern.

Spiritual cleansing in the Temple of Gaun

As you continue to collect more souls, you should be able to speak with Xoti - talk to her whenever she speaks and a dialogue icon appears by her avatar at the bottom of the screen. In one of the conversations, you will learn more about her prophetic dreams that will become nightmares over time. Furthermore, during certain conversations you will have an option to encourage Xoti to seek the light of the Lantern of Gaun or embrace the darkness.

At some point, Xoti's condition will go from bad to worse, and she will decide that she needs to perform a ritual that will help her with her nightmares. You must return to the Temple of Gaun in the Sacred Stair district on Neketaka Island (M14, 7). Reach the large statue of Gaun presented in the screenshot and interact with it.

Available endings

Once the ritual is over, you will need to wait for Xoti to speak with her again - in our case, it happened immediately. Once again, you can suggest Xoti to turn towards light or darkness. Furthermore, at the very end of the conversation, you can tell her how to behave - you can suggest finding Luminous Adra Column, meeting with animancers or absorbing souls she collected so far (an alternative option).

Now, it's a good idea to reach Spire of the Soul-Seers, located in Sacred Stair district in Neketake (M14, 4). Get to the top of that building. You can:

1. Speak with animancer Flaune Elette - animancers can help with creating the artificial process of rebirth.
2. Interact with Luminous Adra Pillar - it can help you set free gathered souls and rebirth them by gods of Hel.

1. Interact with Luminous Adra Pillar - it can help you set free gathered souls and rebirth them by gods of Hel.

Both options will result in the same "ritual". You can choose between making Xoti release the souls, keeping the souls, or stopping the ritual. Whether the selected option is successful or not, depends on the number of souls Xoti collected and your relations with her (your advice on embracing light or darkness.

Reward for completing Xoti's quest

Your reward for completing Xoti's quest is a unique item - Luminous Adra Mantle. You can check Xoti's inventory right away, enchant Xoti's Lantern and select the newly obtained artifact as the ingredient (you will also need to spend 3000 gold to improve the lantern). The enchanted item will unlock a new skill associated with the lantern - Threshing Aura. This aura increases all damage dealt by nearby allies - bonus increases with Xoti's Religion skill.