The Firebrand Walkthrough – Blood of Dawnwalker

The Firebrand Quest Start

This quest starts automatically when approaching Vladimir’s house in the center of Laslea after separating from Anca in the Quest Smoke and Ashes.

1 – Search Vlad’s Hut

Mission Text:
“The manumits. I’ve heard this name before – they are a group of rebels who challenge Bencis’s rule in the valley. Elusive and secretive, they won’t be easy to find… But if I manage to do it, perhaps we can join forces against a common enemy. – I know Vlad joined the manumits. Maybe I can find some clues in his hut that will lead me to them.”

There is a traitor mark to investigate by the entrance. Inside, use Focus mode to distinguish between loot (white) and story related items (yellow).

Investigate all yellow items:
-> A green coat on the floor
-> Half-burnt letter from C (on the wood pile near the fire)
-> Half-burnt letter from M. (in the fire)
-> Burnt paper on the floor

In the next room investigate the red stain on the floor and the flour sack. Investigate the flour sack. Rotate it to look inside. The flour is riddles with silver arrowheads. Also look at the mark.

If you have killed Vlad in Bad Blood, you can loot him. Amongst his possessions is a letter, where “flour” is stressed out.

2 – Go to the Mill

Mission Text:
“It appears that the miller has been smuggling contraband for the manumits. I need to speak with him about this.”

The mill is quite far away in the south of Laslea. You have to complete Smoke and Ashes before continuing.

Going to the mill consumes one time slot on arrival, where a cutscene starts with Coen talking to Renna. She will ask him to fix the cart.

If you refuse to fix the cart, the soldiers inside the mill are alerted and come out, leaving Coen no choice but to fight them. Fix the cart instead and the pair talk by the cart rather than the shed. The conversation itself is identical either way.

Renna is distraught if you chose to fight the soldiers. They took her husband Mert, and she is sure they will kill him. Coen can answer reassuringly or hesitantly, and neither changes anything. The quest marker then moves to the military camp to the west.

Rewards

Reward:
75 XP

Loot:
Only when fighting the soldiers.

3 – Go to Stoneward Post

Mission Text:
“Soldiers are holding captured manumits at Stoneward Post. If I speak with the rebels there, I may learn where to find their leader.”

Stoneward Post is southwest of Mert’s Mill. Talking to the miller inside Stoneward Post first would cost two more time slots during the day, so head straight for the post’s tower instead and the whole quest stays at one time slot.

The easiest way in is the watchtower at the top of Stoneward Post. Run up the tower and drop down inside to fight the guard waiting there.

4 – Search the Guard Post for Any Rebel Allies

With the commander down, the guard post is yours to search for the captured manumits.

The prison keychain hangs on the shelf in the same room as the commander, right where you dropped in.

Use the keychain on the locked door in that room to reach the prison.

There is one more guard to defeat downstairs. Once he is down you can talk to Mert, having reached him without spending the two time slots the miller would have cost.