Achievements | Pillars of Eternity Pillars of Eternity Guide
Last update: 18 November 2021
On this page you will find a trophy guide to Pillars of Eternity. Each achievement contains a thorough description of requirements for obtaining it. In most cases we have added useful tips related to getting the achievement in easiest way possible. The trophy guide features all achievements available in PC and console versions of the game.
Most important information about the trophies in Pillars of Eternity
- The number of trophies varies depending on the platform. The PC version of the game features more achievements than other version - 48. This value includes the achievements from the main campaign and the achievements from the two parts of The White March expansion pack.
- The Complete Edition that was released on consoles features much less achievements. The PS4 version features 27 trophies. Xbox One version features 26 achievements to unlock (this version lacks an equivalent of the platinum trophy).
- Obtaining all achievements in the PC version of the game is very hard. Many of the achievements require you to complete the game under specific conditions. This might include high difficulty level, not letting any of your comrades die, playing alone without recruiting any party members.
- The trophy list in the console version is much simpler. It doesn't feature many of the very hard achievements that are present in the PC version. However, you will still need to invest much time into completing the game since the trophies are related to completing the content of the base game and both parts of The White March expansion.
- The two most troublesome trophies in PS4 and XONE versions of the game are Relative Pacifism and Super Murderer. These achievements are related to completing the whole campaign and they exclude each other. As a result, you must complete the main campaign at least twice. Each time, you must play the game differently in order to get one of these achievements.
Achievements available on PC and consoles
- Gather All Trophies
- =Completed Act I
- Completed Act II
- Completed Act III
- Victory!!! Won the Game!!!
- The Watcher With Eight Friends
- Enchanter
- Chef
- Scribe
- Alchemist
- Trappy
- Relative Pacifism
- Super Murderer
- 5 Upgrades in Stronghold
- All Upgrades in Stronghold
- From the Clouds to the Depths
- Appease All of the Gods
- Explorer
- Disposition
- The Storied Adventurer
- The Heir of Caed Nua
- Herald of the Old Flame
- Terror of the White March
- The Siege of Cragholdt
- Among the Moss and Peat
- A Voice from the Deep
- Called to Their Labor
Gather All Trophies
Achievement availability: PS4 (platinum).
How to unlock: Get all the trophies in the game.
Commentary: This trophy isn't available in the XONE and PC versions of the game.
=Completed Act I
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: You have completed Act I
Commentary: Act I of the main story plot ends when you reach the Defiance Bay - the first large city in the game. You reach the city from the Aedelwan Bridge. The description of this location can be found in our walkthrough.
Completed Act II
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: You have completed Act II
Commentary: Act II of the main story plot ends when you leave the burning Defiance Bay. This takes place after you participate in the events in Ducal Palace. More specifically, it mostly happens during the main quest The Hermit of Hadret House. The walkthrough for this quest can be found on a separate page of this guide.
Completed Act III
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: You have completed Act III.
Commentary: Act III of the main story plot ends when you enter the Abyss in the Burial Isle. This happens when you start exploring the final locations in the game. The Burial Isle is described in our walkthrough.
Victory!!! Won the Game!!!
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Congratulations! You have completed the game.
Commentary: What's important about this achievement is the fact that it is related only to the main campaign. It doesn't require you to play The White March expansion packs. You can beat the game on any difficulty level. Selecting the lowest difficulty will make obtaining the trophy much easier.
You will receive the trophy after you complete the final quest in the base campaign of the game - Memories of the Ancients. The walkthrough for that quest can be found in a separate chapter of our guide.
The Watcher With Eight Friends
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Recruit all companions (excluding those in The White March).
Commentary: As the description suggests, this achievement is related only to the companions encountered during the basic campaign. They are as follows:
- Aloth
- Eder
- Durance
- Kana
- Pallegina
- Sagani
- Hiravias
- Grieving Mother
The circumstances in which you can find and recruit the characters from the above list can be found on the page Recruitment of adventurers in the chapter Party members.
Important - This achievement doesn't count hired Adventurers as full-fledged adventurers. Recruiting them won't get you any closer to obtaining this trophy.
Enchanter
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Apply 5 or more different enchantments.
Commentary: Enchanting is one of the crafting mechanics available in Pillars of Eternity. You can use it to improve weapons and armor of your party members. In order to unlock this trophy you can enchant any items you want, providing them with new properties. You can read more about enchanting and crafting in the Crafting chapter of our guide.
Chef
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Create 5 or more different food items.
Commentary: Cooking is one of the crafting mechanics available in Pillars of Eternity. Each dish you cook provides temporary boost to statistics. There are 12 main types of dishes in the game:
- Casita Casserole
- Darkest Rauatai Cookies
- Dragon Egg Dish
- Dragon Meat Dish
- Duc's Own Beefloaf
- Farmer's Spread
- Ixamitl Ricepan
- Pearlwood Chicken
- Rauatai Sweet Pie
- Savory Pie
- Speckleback Jerky
- Stew
In order to win this trophy, select five dishes from the above list. Each dish requires different ingredients. In first order you should select meals that you can prepare without having to search for or buy ingredients. You can learn more about cooking and crafting from the Crafting chapter of our guide.
Scribe
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Create 3 or more different scrolls.
Commentary: Creating scrolls is one of the crafting mechanics available in Pillars of Eternity. The game features more than 30 types of scrolls. This gives you a great variety of options to choose from. However, remember that in addition to having specific ingredients, you might need to reach a certain character level for specific items. You can learn more about creating scrolls and about crafting from the Crafting chapter in our guide.
Alchemist
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Create 3 or more different potions.
Commentary: The alchemy is one of the crafting mechanics available in Pillars of Eternity. The game features several dozen types of potions that can be used in various ways (for example, for healing or for boosting statistics). You can freely choose between them for this trophy/achievement. However, remember that in addition to having specific ingredients, you might need to reach a certain character level for specific items. You can read more about alchemy and crafting in the Crafting chapter of our guide.
Trappy
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Place 5 or more trap items.
Commentary: This is a very simple achievement because it doesn't require the opponents to fall into your traps. The simple fact of planting a trap is enough. New traps can be easily found by thoroughly exploring areas - it isn't worth it to waste gold on buying them from merchants just so that you can get the trophy. Just remember to leave all the traps on the ground alone. Don't try to pick them back up.
Relative Pacifism
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete the game killing fewer than 175 creatures and NPCs.
Commentary: Important - Relative Pacifism and Super Murderer achievements exclude each other. Among the two mentioned trophies, the Relative Pacifism is much harder to get. You should focus on it during your second playthrough of the game.
You can obtain this trophy by completing the campaign in a very specific way - by avoiding all not mandatory battles. It is even possible to complete the game while performing less than 30 murders. This means that sometimes you can allow yourself to make a mistake or to play an optional battle (for example, in order to earn valuable experience points) and you will still have less than 175 kills at the end of the game. Here are some tips on how to get this achievement:
- Select the lowest difficulty level (Story Mode). This will make it much easier for you to survive the battles that are mandatory or very hard to avoid.
- Don't complete quests in which you must fight if they don't get you closer to beating the game. Playing quests which lack mandatory battles is strongly recommended. They will provide you with very needed XP.
- Develop the main character and the rest of the team to solve problems peacefully, through well conducted conversations. In many situations, you can encourage the attackers to change their minds and abandon their plans to attack your party.
- Save the game frequently. Thanks to that, you will be able to quickly fix any mistakes and you won't need to play the game for too long.
- Rely on stealth as much as possible. Take advantage of the fact that you already know the locations and the quests from your first playthrough. You should remember where your party can expect some potential threats. This will make it easier for you to bypass them. If you are noticed, you can try escaping and returning to hiding. You don't need to immediately load last save whenever that happens.
- Train your skills in lockpicking. In some locations (especially in dungeons) opening some doors might unlock a shortcut and enable you to sneak pass a location with enemies.
Super Murderer
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete the game killing 1200 or more creatures and NPCs
Commentary: Important - Relative Pacifism and Super Murderer achievements exclude each other. Among the two mentioned trophies, the Super Murderer is much easier to get. You should focus on it during your first playthrough of the game.
Unlike the trophy described above, in this case you don't need to do anything special while playing the game. However, remember three important things:
- Thoroughly explore all locations in the world map - including the optional ones. Travel through each newly discovered map - there are groups of monsters and bandits hiding in many of them.
- Explore all levels of the main dungeon in the game - the Endless Paths of Od Nua. There are plenty of optional battles to fight there.
- While completing quests, try choosing aggressive behavior patterns - ones that prefer fighting instead of solving matters peacefully.
5 Upgrades in Stronghold
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete at least 5 upgrades in the stronghold.
Commentary: Check the description of the trophy All Upgrades in Stronghold.
All Upgrades in Stronghold
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete all of the upgrades in the stronghold
Commentary: This trophy isn't very hard to achieve. However, you must be aware that completing all available upgrades will take many days in game's world (at least 52). It will also cost you plenty of gold (more than 30000 coins).
The option to upgrade Caed Nua Fortress becomes available after you complete main quest The Old Watcher, when you reach Caed Nua. The full list of projects for purchase can be found in the Keep upgrades page of our guide.
Additional info - If you want to get this achievement as early as possible, avoid spending gathered gold in shops. If possible, spend them mostly or exclusively on keep upgrades.
From the Clouds to the Depths
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Kill the sky dragon and adra dragon.
Commentary: This is a hard achievement related to dealing with two different, large dragons. The Sky Dragon can be found in The Temple of Hylea - it's one of the final locations of the main campaign and its description can be found in our walkthrough.
Adra Dragon can be found in the deepest, fifteenth level of the Endless Paths of Od Nua - this is definitely the biggest dungeon of all visited in the game world. The location is described in our walkthrough. It is recommended to enter the last level of the dungeon during the final phase of the campaign.
Additional information about the confrontations with the big dragons can also be found on a separate page in our guide - Giant dragons lairs.
Appease All of the Gods
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete all of the god appeasement quests.
Commentary: You will be taking care of the god appeasement quests during the main quest Court of the Penitents in the act III of the game. There are four quests to complete - one per each deity:
- Hylea - The Nest Above the Clouds
- Galawain - The Old Queen and the New King
- Berath - A Servant of Death
- Rymrgand - Into the White Void
Walkthrough for all mentioned quests can be found in the Gods quests in Elms' Reach chapter in our guide. These quests feature various choices. It doesn't matter what decisions you make. In order to get this achievement, all that matters is that you complete all four missions.
Explorer
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Visit every map (excluding those in The White March).
Commentary: Visiting all locations is a quite complicated process - simply reaching locations that appear on the world map isn't enough.
- The game will consider location as visited only once you discover all unique areas that are included in it. This includes areas like camps and shrines. As for the caves, you must also walk inside.
- Buildings are classified as visited only once you explored all rooms. Some rooms are closed by default and they will become available once you reach a certain point of the story or when you start a specific side quest.
- In case of the Endless Paths of Od Nua and other dungeons, don't forget to check all secret chambers. Our World map should be very helpful - all hidden rooms are marked on the maps available in our guide.
We advise you to follow our walkthrough - this will enable you to unlock all quests and optional areas related to some of them. Additionally, we recommend that you perform a manual game save before you reach the finale of the game (before you enter the Pit in the Burial Isle). This is the last point in the game where you can still return to previous locations.
Disposition
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Attain rank 3 in at least three Dispositions.
Commentary: In order to get this achievement, you must gather reputation points in various types of behavior during conversations with NPCs. These behaviors are related to the personality of the protagonist (for example, Diplomatic, Clever, Aggression, Rational). Choose a specific reaction until you reach rank 3 in it. Then, select another one and repeat the process. Finally, do the same with the third disposition.
More information about conducting conversations with NPCs can be found on the Dialogue, Reputation and Stealing page in our guide.
The Storied Adventurer
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (gold), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete a Minor, Average, Major, Grand, and Legendary stronghold adventure
Commentary: Adventures are related to the Caed Nua keep which you reach early in the campaign. These are events that occur randomly, offer random difficulty and random rules. If possible, you should react immediately whenever such event occurs, especially since many of them feature a time limit.
You can learn more about this topic in the Events and Quests page of our guide. Be prepared to probably get this trophy late in the game and only if you haven't ignored the adventures that were triggered during your playthrough. Remember to regularly recruit new party members. Thanks to that, at least one companion can remain in the Keep and react to new events.
The Heir of Caed Nua
Achievement availability: PC, PS4 (brown), XONE.
How to unlock: Defend your position as the master of Caed Nua
Commentary: This trophy is related to a set of quests that was added to the main campaign of Pillars of Eternity in the 3.0 update, when the second part of The White March expansion pack debuted.
You must return to Caed Nua after you visit the main city in the game's world - the Defiance Bay. You should receive a message from the messenger and an additional quest A Call to Court will begin. Complete it. You must also complete two other side quests from the same set of quests - A Return to Court and The Battle of Yenwood Field.
Herald of the Old Flame
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Restart the fabled White Forge
Commentary: This trophy is related to the first part of The White March expansion pack. In order to reignite the White Forge, you must complete the quest related to Durgan's Battery titled The White Forge - its description can be found in our guide to The White March expansion pack.
Terror of the White March
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Defeat the dragon that dwells in the White March
Commentary: This trophy is related to the Alpine Dragon you can face in combat during the first part of The White March expansion pack. The large dragon can be found in a cave in the Longwatch Walls location.
Check the Alpine Dragon page in our guide to The White March - the battle with this hard boss is thoroughly described there. Playing the game on easy difficulty makes obtaining this trophy much easier.
The Siege of Cragholdt
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Complete the Siege of Crägholdt quest.
Commentary: Siege of Cragholdt is a side quest that you can complete while playing the first part of The White March expansion pack. You can receive the quest from the Steward of Caed Nua. This will happen during a conversation that takes place in the quest Durgan's Battery. Walkthrough for the quest related to this achievement can be found in our guide to The White March, in the Starting the Adventure chapter.
Among the Moss and Peat
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Defeat the menace of Mowrghek len
Commentary: This achievement is related to The Phylactery's Promise side quest. You can play it during the second part of The White March expansion pack.
The quest begins in Stalwart Village, but you can't add it to your journal during your first visit in the settlement. It becomes available only after your return from the Iron Flail Fort, a location that you visit during The Iron Flail quest. Once in the village, the party must encounter the corpse shown in the above picture. In the Phylactery's Promise quest you must defeat three strong enemies in the Mowrghek Ien - Llengrath (a powerful mage) and two dragons who accompany him, Turisulfus and Gafonercos.
A Voice from the Deep
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Reach the reliquary in the Abbey of the Fallen Moon.
Commentary: You can enter the Reliquary during the side quest The Rising Tide. It's one of the side quests you can play in the second part of The White March expansion pack. The walkthrough for this mission can be found in our guide to The White March. There are a few choices to make during this quest. It doesn't matter how you behave in them.
Called to Their Labor
Achievement availability: PC (The White March expansion packs must be installed), PS4 (silver), XONE.
How to unlock: Stop the threat you saw in your dreams.
Commentary: This trophy is related to a side quest titled Lair of the Eyeless - it's the final quest of the second part of The White March expansion pack. The walkthrough for this quest can be found in our guide to The White March. You can unlock this achievement soon after dealing with the Kraken - the final boss of the expansion.
Achievements available only on PC
- Make An Adventurer
- Last Five Levels of Od Nua
- Bounty Hunter
- Soulbinder
- The Giftbearer
- Watcher at the Breach
- Fish Guts and Murder
- Kickstarter Backer
- Legendary Enchanter
- Path of the Damned
- Expert
- Zero Knockouts
- Solo
- Triple Crown
- Trial of Iron
- No Rest for the Pro
- Triple Crown SOLO
- Frozen Crown
- Frozen Crown Solo
- The Ultimate
Make An Adventurer
How to unlock: Create and hire an adventurer from the Adventurer's Hall.
Commentary: This achievement is related to the Adventurer's Halls you can find in inns across the game's world. In order to unlock this achievement, you must visit any inn or tavern.
Open the adventurer recruitment tab - it is shown in the above picture. Choose a character of any experience level. A character creator will open. You can pick any class and traits of the new character. All that matters is that you recruit a mercenary who can travel with your party. You can learn more about recruiting adventures in the Party Members page of the guide.
First Five Levels of Od Nua
How to unlock: Complete the first 5 levels of the Endless Paths of Od Nua.
Commentary: Check the description of the Last Five Levels of Nua achievement.
Middle Five Levels of Od Nua
How to unlock: Complete the middle 5 levels of the Endless Paths of Od Nua.
Commentary: Check the description of the Last Five Levels of Nua achievement.
Last Five Levels of Od Nua
How to unlock: Complete the last 5 levels of the Endless Paths of Od Nua.
Commentary: The Endless Paths of Od Nua is the largest dungeon you can visit during the main campaign of the game. The dungeon is located under the Caed Nua keep you visit during the main campaign of the game. In order to get this and two previously mentioned achievements, you must explore 15 levels of the dungeon.
Each floor features encounters with enemies, traps, riddles, and treasures. Check the Od Nua chapter in our guide. There, you can find general information about the Endless Paths of Od Nua and a detailed walkthrough for all levels of the dungeon. The description features a map for each of the fifteen floors.
Bounty Hunter
How to unlock: Complete at least four bounties offered at the Warden's Lodge or Stalwart.
Commentary: In order to get this achievement you must receive and complete tasks from the bounty hunter. During these tasks, you must find and defeat strong enemies. Once you kill the target, you must take its head as a proof that you completed the job (an example is shown in the picture). Each task received from a bounty hunter is awarded with large number of XP points and gold. In order to get this achievement, you must complete four contracts of your choosing. Bounties can be received in two locations in the game:
- Warden's Lodge in Caed Nua - this is a location related to the main campaign.
- Renengilda's house in Stalwart Village - you visit this location in the first part of The White March expansion pack.
Soulbinder
How to unlock: Unlock all the powers of a soulbound weapon.
Commentary: Soulbound weapons can be found during the campaign available in The White March expansion pack. An example unique Soulbound weapon is St. Ydwen's Redeemer. You can obtain it by defeating Urthal. You will encounter this opponent near Galvino's cabin in Durgan's Battery.
Once you obtain a Soulbound weapon, keep upgrading it until it reaches the maximum available level and all of its soul upgrades become available.
The Giftbearer
How to unlock: Recruit Maneha as a companion.
Commentary: Maneha is a potential new party member. You can recruit her during the second part of The White March expansion pack. The circumstances in which she can join your party are described on the Maneha - new companion page of the guide to The White March. You can meet her in Stalwart Village, near the Abydon Temple. Maneha will join your party after a short conversation.
Watcher at the Breach
How to unlock: Open the sealed doors of Durgan's Battery.
Commentary: Opening the door is the final step of the side quest Durgan's Battery which you can play during the first part of The White March expansion pack. Walkthrough for this side quest can be found in our guide to The White March.
Fish Guts and Murder
How to unlock: Recruit Zahua and the Devil of Caroc as companions.
Commentary: Zahua and the Devil of Caroc are potential new party members. You can recruit them during the first part of The White March expansion pack. Zahua can be encountered near the Fishery and the Devil of Caroc can be found in Galvino's cabin in Durgan's Battery. Check the page New companions in our guide to The White March - there you can find specific information about the circumstances in which both characters can join your party.
Kickstarter Backer
Commentary: This is an unique "achievement". It was given to people who backed the release of Pillars of Eternity via the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign.
Legendary Enchanter
How to unlock: Place the Legendary enchantment on one weapon or shield and one armor.
Commentary: this is a more complicated version of the Enchanter achievement. In order to perform a legendary enchantment, you need a Bog Dragon Scale. This ingredient can be obtained by playing The Phylactery's Promise - a side quest available in the second part of The White March expansion pack. This quest was described in our guide to The White March.
You can obtain the scale by completing the mentioned quest in a peaceful way - in that case you must deal with Llengrath and her two dragons.
Path of the Damned
How to unlock: Complete the game on Path of the Damned mode.
Commentary: Path of the Damned is the hardest difficulty level available in Pillars of Eternity. Because it is very challenging, don't attempt to complete it during your first playthrough. It is recommended to become familiar with combat mechanics and with the game world first. Thanks to that, you will know how to prepare for combat and how to avoid potential threats.
Expert
How to unlock: Complete the game on Expert mode.
Commentary: Expert is an additional difficulty level setting that makes the game more challenging. Some of the changes included in this mode are instant death of party members when they lose all HP, deactivation of all hints in combat, deactivation of hints in conversations, deactivation of information about enemy weaknesses, lack of information about the range of casted spells.
Zero Knockouts
How to unlock: Complete the game without any party members hitting 0 Endurance.
Commentary: The best way for securing yourself from losing this trophy is to save the game before each battle. Interrupt the battle and load the game whenever one of your party members becomes unconscious. Luckily, you don't have to worry about the pets - they don't count into this achievement.
Solo
How to unlock: Complete the game without taking any companions after Cilant Lis.
Commentary: The main problem with this achievement is the fact that it requires a separate playthrough. However, you can try to combine it with obtaining the No Rest for the Pro and Relative Pacifism achievements. We recommend getting this achievement on the lowest difficulty level. This will enable you to easily win all mandatory battles.
Triple Crown
How to unlock: Complete the game on Expert, Trial of Iron, and Path of the Damned modes.
Commentary: In addition to selecting the hardest difficulty level, you must also activate the Trial of Iron and Expert modifiers.
Trial of Iron
How to unlock: Complete the game on Trial of Iron mode.
Commentary: Trial of Iron is an additional difficulty setting that blocks the option to freely save the game. All progress is saved automatically. If your party is defeated, the saves are automatically deleted.
You can make playing the game in this mode easier by manually creating copies of the saves. Simply copy the save folder to a different folder on your hard drive from time to time. When you are defeated and the saves are deleted, just place the copied saves in place of the ones erased by the game.
No Rest for the Pro
How to unlock: Complete the game with fewer than 10 rests.
Commentary: The easiest way for obtaining this achievement is to play the campaign on the easiest difficulty level (Story Mode). This will enable you to completely ignore the necessity for sending the party to rest. Playthrough in which you are obtaining this achievement should be additionally combined with attempts at obtaining the Solo and Relative Pacifism (killing less than 175 enemies) achievements.
Triple Crown SOLO
How to unlock: Complete the game on Expert, Trial of Iron, and Path of the Damned modes without taking any companions after Cilant Lis.
Commentary: This is one of the achievements for the players who are looking for an ultimate challenge. For more details about the specific requirements, check the descriptions of the Triple Crown and Solo achievements.
Frozen Crown
How to unlock: Complete the White March and Pillars of Eternity on Expert, Trial of Iron, and Path of the Damned modes.
Commentary: This is a more extensive version of the Triple Crown achievement that was described above. In addition to completing the campaign from the basic version of the game, you must also complete all main quests of both parts of The White March expansion pack.
Frozen Crown Solo
How to unlock: Complete the White March and Pillars of Eternity on Expert, Trial of Iron, and Path of the Damned modes without taking any companions after Cilant Lis.
Commentary: This is one of the achievements for the players who are looking for an ultimate challenge. In addition to meeting the requirements for the Frozen Crown achievement, you must additionally play alone - as described in the section about the Solo achievement.
The Ultimate
How to unlock: Complete the White March and Pillars of Eternity, defeat all dragons, all bounties, and both archmagis on Expert, Trial of Iron, and Path of the Damned modes without taking any companions after Cilant Lis.
Commentary: This is one of the achievements for the players who are looking for an ultimate challenge. It combines the hardest requirements related to beating the game. The necessity to deal with the archmagis and the giant dragons is an additional complication - it will be an extremely challenging task for a single character.