Into the Maelstrom - main quest | Blade Grave Tyranny Guide
Last update: 05 December 2016
The following chapter contains a detailed description of gameplay in Tunon's Court and Iron Hearth locations, associated with the Into the Maelstrom main quest. Here you will find everything you need in order to complete the mentioned quest.
Certain aspects were described in separate sections.
Start the quest
The following quest will appear in the journal after completing a private conversation with Tunon, during the Voice of Kyros quest. In order to start the quest, you must head to the Iron Hearth location - the above screenshot represents the view you'll see after entering the said place. Head straight ahead and then turn towards the main square of the encampment. There you will find Graven Ashe, with whom you have to speak.
During the conversation you have to ask about future plans of the Disfavored. You will learn that Ashe's main concern is the Edict of Storms that you've announced years ago. You have to eliminate one of the rebels. The Edict will cease to function and the Disfavored will be able to go to war. When the conversation ends, the quest will start and a new location, Sentinel Stand, will be unlocked. Additionally, Ashe will ask you to look for his daughter, Amelia - he has his own reasons to believe that she might be in Sentinel Stand. Finally, Barik will join the conversation, asking to be allowed to take part in the expedition. Whether you will agree to his plea or turn him down is entirely up to you.
After the conversation ends, you can look around the location for hidden treasure - it was marked on a map found in a dedicated chapter of this guide. Additionally, you can speak with other NPCs that can be found in the camp in order to start some side quests and/or head to the Quartermaster to replenish your supplies. Head to Sentinel Stand when you're ready.
Ambush
Your journey to Sentinel Stand will be interrupted by an ambush in Forest of Stone. You will be blocked by a group of Beastwomen.
It appears that a Beastwoman named Kills-in-Shadow was looking for you since the moment of activation of Mountain Spire. She wants to join your party. You can force her to swear loyalty to you and abandon her brood. You can also propose a trial of combat, but given their durability and the amount of spells your potential enemies can use it might be a difficult encounter for your party.
Even if you attack her immediately, you will still have an opportunity to invite her to your party later on. If you agree, you can easily change the composition of your party. The character that you will remove from your party will be waiting for you at the base.
The above screenshot shows the locations in which you will be able to find treasure in this area. Collect everything and head towards any of the edges of the map to continue your journey to Sentinel Stand.
The Unbroken scout
After entering Sentinel Stand you might think that further passage is impossible, but you just have to head to the place marked on the above screenshot and travel underneath a wooden bridge. Go along the gorge and you should soon stumble upon a Disfavored scout - Rativek - who will give you some information about your quest. Afterwards, he will lead you to the entrance of the fortress. However, you won't be able to get inside because of the storm.
Additionally, your party will be attacked by a group of wraiths, but you shouldn't have any problems with them. Afterwards, you will learn that your encounter was observed by an Unbroken scout named Janos. You have to speak with the man to learn crucial information about the quest. Regardless of your choices during the conversation, Janos will eventually end the talk and get off the wall. There's a corpse of a Disfavored soldier located where he stood, with Amelia's (daughter of the Archon of War) Battle Standard lying next to it.
Barik will then mention Duskwatch Fort, the nearest base of operations of the Unbroken. Your journal and world map will be updated. Your task now is to rescue one of the Disfavored soldiers from the hands of the Unbroken. In order to do so, you have to travel to Duskwatch Fort and contact Osmios, a man responsible for leading the charge on the Unbroken base.
Duskwatch Fort
Here you will stumble upon one of the Disfavored who will lead you straight to Osmios. Follow him along the bottom edge of the map and you will soon meet with a group of Disfavored and their commander. Offer them your help in capturing the encampment.
The next step of the quest requires you to get to the other side of the encampment's palisade. Travelling along the said wall will allow you to find several points that can be interacted with and used to make a breach (required 38 Athletics) into the Unbroken camp. Regardless of your choice, you will soon be attacked by Unbroken soldiers. Thanks to the storm raging in the area their field of vision will be narrowed, allowing you to lure out and eliminate smaller groups of enemies.
Your task is to rescue one of the Disfavored soldiers - Callias. In order to do so, you have to eliminate all of the Unbroken soldiers located in the encampment. The best course of action is to get to the main gate of the camp to open it. This will allow the forces of the Disfavored to join the encounter, making the completion of this quest a lot easier. When you're done with the soldiers located at the gate, you have to travel to Agathon's tent. He is the leader of Unbroken who you have to defeat. Your forces will severely outnumber the enemy, so that shouldn't be too difficult.
After the last of the Unbroken is dead, Osmios will head towards the place where Callias is held. Follow him and speak with the prisoner to push the story forward. During the conversation you will learn that Amelia is alive and the Unbroken set off towards Rust Canyons in search of an artifact that will allow them to enter Sentinel Stand even during the Edict of Storms.
Collect all of the valuables in the area (you can find their locations marked on a map in a dedicated chapter of this guide) and travel to Iron Hearth to discuss future plans with the Disfavored Archon.
The ending of the quest
After arriving at Iron Hearth head directly to Graven Ashe. Discuss all of the information you've managed to collect during your journey and receive further instructions. Afterwards, the quest will be completed and a new mission will appear in the journal - That Which Remains - continuing the story of the Sentinel Stand. Finally, a new location will appear on the map - Rust Canyons.