If a Tree Falls in a Forest… is a short side quest in the Prologue of The Blood of Dawnwalker, and it starts with an abandoned logging site in the Northern Foothills. Three of Brencis’s men are dead in the woods above the Peat Bogs, nothing obvious killed them, and the last body is carrying a witch’s pendant. You can complete it before Withering Away, or while your father is waiting during Like Father, Like Son.
Related Guides:
Like Father, Like Son
Withering Away
Deep Down
Enter Not
If a Tree Falls in a Forest… – Quest Start
Head north-west out of Laslea and keep going past the Peat Bogs into the Northern Foothills. There is a fast travel shrine up there with a fallen tree beside it, and the first body is pinned underneath. Use Focus Mode and investigate the tree to start the quest.
1 – Follow the Tracks
Mission Text:
“I have a feeling something bad has happened in the woods by the peat bogs. Maybe I should take a closer look? – The logging site is abandoned, and the tracks lead deeper into the forest… If I want to find out what happened here, I need to follow them.”
The logging site is empty and the tracks lead west, away from the camp. There is a pole beside the tracks that can be investigated on the way past.
The Second Body, the Shield & the Sword
Follow the path uphill to find the second body. A little further up, a shield has been left in the middle of the path, and there is a common sword nearby that you can pick up.
Witch’s Pendant on the Third Body
The tracks end at a shoe lying in the dirt, with the third body on the bank of the stream just beyond it. This one is carrying the item the quest actually turns on:
The victim carries:
-> Orders: Patrol (Quest item)
-> Witch’s Pendant
-> 2x Minor Fortitude Paste
What Killed the Soldiers
Nothing here tells you outright. There are no wounds worth calling wounds, no tracks from anything that hunts, and three armed men did not fall to a logging accident. The quest hands the problem to Zdislav rather than answering it.
2 – Report Your Findings to Zdislav
Mission Text:
“I found bodies of Brencis’s men – but I’m not sure what killed them. I need to report this to Zdislav – otherwise, the vrakhiri might pin these deaths on our village.”
Zdislav stands in the centre of the village, near the Blacksmith and the Food Vendor. Talk to him and report the dead soldiers. The point is not sympathy for Brencis’s men, it is getting ahead of the Vrakhiri before they decide Laslea did it.
Reward:
100 XP
About The Blood of Dawnwalker
Release: September 3rd, 2026
Developer: Rebel Wolves
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Official Website: https://dawnwalkergame.com/us/en/home
