Starting Point and Early Setup
- Finish the tutorial and speak with Vannaka, Doric and Zanik. You then arrive in Bramble Mead, where the wise Old Man asks you to build your first base.
- Know the progression path this route follows: spawning in Ashenfall, then Bramble Mead Valley, Fractured Plains, Bloodblight Swamp, StormTouched Highlands, Fellhollow, Dowdun Reach, and finally Umbral Sands.
- Expect quests to gate content. For example, you will need to complete The Wild Hunt quest in Fellhollow to access the mount even if you unlock customisation options.
- The game launched into Early Access in April 2025 with the first Dragon General, Velgar, and the first two regions, Brynmoor and Ghornfell, along with 9 unique skills to level up and 12 unique armour sets across 3 combat styles supported by weapons up to Iron tier.
Ordered Route Through the Questline
- Build your first base in Bramble Mead when the wise Old Man asks you to.
- Progress the Dragon Slayer quest by heading up to the Keeper Blue Flames. You fight a handful of goblins on the way, and they have a chance to drop the Goblin swing slash, a small upgrade over the bone Club if you get lucky.
- You do not need to farm that drop, but it is useful if it appears. Once you reach the top and meet Velgar for the first time, head back to base, repair your gear, and restock food, water and the like.
- Before following the main quest into the Whispering Swamp, check out the Temple Woods vault to the south.
- Build your first lodestone back at your base, then head out to the Whispering Swamp.
- The lodestone saves a lot of back and forth, gives you access to materials of the Whispering Swamp, and lets you get back to your base more easily.
- In the Whispering Swamp, the vault you need to access to progress the quest is on the east side.
- Complete the vault, speak to Spitfoot and progress the Dragon Slayer quest. Defeat the Rat King and make sure you pick up the two vault cores inside.
- Pick up the next set of base upgrades, which you will need very soon for the anti poison potions required for Velgar and also the Blightwood Swamp.
- Once that is done, Bryn Maw is complete, the Dragonslayer quest moves on to Gornfell, and you are ready for the next stage of the game.
- Upgrade your tannery and combine adhesive, which you can get from Whispering Swamp, with leather to produce hard leather.
- After defeating Immaru and completing the Withering Heights quest, speak with Death. This completes the quest and you receive the Dragon Curse Shield, unlocking your next Masterwork shield, before Death directs you towards Cathan and the entrance to Dowdun Reach.
- Dowdun Reach is where the game really starts to open up again. After defeating Immaru and completing the Withering Heights quest, speak to Kathan to begin the Black Knights Fortress quest and head into Dowdun Reach.
- The only thing left after that is preparing for the Scorned Wilderness.
Completion, Rewards, and Recovery Points
Dragon Slayer completes when Velgar falls. Speak to the wise Old Man outside the tower; as your reward you get the Dragonblight shield, giving you your second masterwork item.
The Withering Heights quest completes after Immaru has been defeated. Speak with Death to receive the Dragon Curse Shield and unlock your next Masterwork shield, then follow Death's direction towards Cathan and the entrance to Dowdun Reach.
If you feel stuck or under-geared, use the region order as your recovery map: Ashenfall, Bramble Mead Valley, Fractured Plains, Bloodblight Swamp, StormTouched Highlands, Fellhollow, Dowdun Reach, and finally Umbral Sands.
Mount access requires completing The Wild Hunt quest in Fellhollow, even after you unlock the customisation options.
Fellhollow also received monthly content drops adding quests, rewards and new decorations, plus repeatable content in the form of Spectral Platforming, Buried Treasures and Letters for the Dead, and quests including "Things That Go Boom In The Night", "Doric's Quest", "Letters for the Dead", "What Remains is Written" and "Mirror, Mirror".
In the Umbral Sands region you can form a fragile alliance with the scattered tribes of the Moon Garou, aided by the Jackal-headed God of the Underworld, Icthlarin. Complete quests for the Garou to earn access to new resources, rewards and cosmetics.
Once the main route is done, the remaining step is preparing for the Scorned Wilderness.