Chapter Summaries

The Tarnished crossed Castle Morne’s fallen courtyard and ramparts while fleeing the Misbegotten, collecting a Greatsword and fighting off pursuers. The Tarnished reached the beacon tower, where Edgar was still sitting in despair.

• The Tarnished killed two stray dogs on a courtyard platform and distracted the celebrating Misbegotten with a Fire Pot.
• The Tarnished raced over the corpse mound into an armory, hurled weapons at the pursuing Misbegotten, and found a Greatsword with Lion’s Claw.
• The Scaly Misbegotten charged the armory, but the Tarnished escaped through another doorway and kicked one pursuer off a cliff.
• The Tarnished climbed to the ramparts, killed a Misbegotten with a Straight Sword after missing with Lion’s Claw, and threw Kukris to kill two Winged Misbegotten.
• The Tarnished slipped past fighting soldiers, climbed the eastern wall to the beacon tower, and found Edgar sitting in despair.

The narrator learned from Edgar that a village north of Castle Morne had been afflicted by the frenzied flame, leading him to suspect another Tarnished was pursuing its questline and had killed Irina for that purpose. He decided not to interfere with the quest, reaffirmed his plan to save friendly NPCs, and told Edgar he knew where Morne’s stolen sword was.

• The narrator met Edgar at Castle Morne and learned that the servants had rebelled, though the uprising had begun only two days earlier.
• Edgar told the narrator that a mountain village north of the castle had suffered an illness that made people’s eyes feel as if they were burning.
• The narrator recognized the illness as frenzied flame sickness and suspected the other Tarnished had killed Irina to turn her into Hyetta and pursue the frenzied flame ending.
• The narrator considered killing Edgar to prevent the other Tarnished from obtaining an eye for Hyetta, then realized the quest could continue without Edgar and abandoned the idea.
• Edgar explained that he had stayed to protect Morne’s priceless sword, but someone had already taken it.
• The narrator told Edgar that he knew where the Grafted Blade Greatsword was.

Zero led Castellan Edgar and the remaining soldiers through a hidden route in Castle Morne to reach the Grafted Blade Greatsword. After a dangerous fall into the prison, they emerged near the shore, where the Leonine Misbegotten awaited them.

• Zero and Edgar rallied the surviving soldiers to recover the Grafted Blade Greatsword, and Zero led them down the castle’s cliffside route.
• Zero forced Edgar to jump from the cliff, then guided the soldiers past trembling Misbegotten and into the rear prison.
• Edgar freed Old Hopper, who died after warning them about the Misbegotten, and Zero shielded Edgar from a Depraved Perfumer Slime.
• The soldiers followed Zero down through the prison, but their combined weight snapped a beam and sent them crashing to the floor below.
• The group fought off rats and a Misbegotten, then left the prison and heard the Leonine Misbegotten roaring beyond a stone gate.

The narrator and Edgar’s soldiers confronted Lion, a former knight driven mad by the Frenzied Flame, on the Isle of Wailing. Edgar killed him in battle, and Lion apologized before turning to ash.

• The narrator, Edgar, and the soldiers crossed to the Isle of Wailing, where they found Lion destroying gravestones with the Grafted Blade Greatsword.
• Edgar explained that Lion had been his knight and had been sent to investigate the Sick Village, where he contracted the affliction.
• The narrator reasoned that the Frenzied Flame had exploited the peninsula’s sorrow and vengeance, driving Lion mad and causing Castle Morne’s destruction.
• Lion attacked the group, but the soldiers formed a shield wall while the narrator and Edgar countered his strikes.
• The narrator burned Lion with a Fire Pot, and Edgar pierced his heart with a spear.
• Lion thanked Edgar and apologized before turning to ash and smoke.

Zero was stranded on the Isle of Wailing after Edgar and his soldiers swam away, but Melina rescued him by teaching him to teleport between Sites of Grace. They arrived at the Bridge of Sacrifice, where Zero buried Irina’s handkerchief and prayed for her to rest in peace.

• Edgar recovered the Grafted Blade Greatsword, thanked Zero with a Sacrificial Twig and runes, and said he planned to go to Stormveil Castle to present the sword to Godrick.
• Edgar and his soldiers stripped off their gear and swam away from Castle Morne, leaving Zero stranded on the Isle of Wailing.
• Melina found Zero and explained that he could teleport through a Site of Grace, then helped him travel to the Bridge of Sacrifice.
• Zero became violently motion-sick after teleporting, and Melina apologized for not warning him to choose a closer Site of Grace.
• Zero buried Irina’s handkerchief near her grave and prayed for her to rest in peace before leaving with Melina.

After returning to Oridys's Rise, Zero questioned Melina about the Frenzied Flame and weighed his next steps against a rival Tarnished seeking the same resources. He decided to grow stronger before entering Stormveil and used his runes to raise his attributes, aiming to reach the castle within a week.

• Zero and Melina traveled to Oridys's Rise, where he discovered that grace dispelled his drowsiness.
• Zero asked whether Melina could sense the Frenzied Flame, and she explained that her earlier warning about Irina had come from information in the Erdtree's fallen leaves.
• Zero considered seeking the Wondrous Physick Flask and other resources, while Melina offered to take him to the Roundtable Hold.
• Zero declined to visit the Roundtable Hold for now and chose to scout Fort Haight, visit the Third Church of Marika, and explore beginner caves before heading to Stormveil.
• Melina helped Zero spend his runes to increase his strength and agility, and he resolved to reach Stormveil within a week and challenge Margit.

The Tarnished stole a glintstone staff for Teacher Sellen, then reached Fort Haight and found its soldiers hostile despite the fort appearing peaceful. To get past them, the Tarnished lured a Rune Bear into the fort and slipped inside amid the ensuing chaos.

• The Tarnished wrestled a glintstone staff from a Noble Sorcerer, escaped the Godrick Soldiers, and collected Golden Runes from an Open-Air Cemetery.
• The Tarnished activated a Site of Grace near Fort Haight and found barricades and a soldier guarding the entrance with a Repeating Crossbow.
• The fort soldier fired bolts at the Tarnished, who fled into Mistwood and attracted a Rune Bear by taunting it.
• The Tarnished led the Rune Bear toward Fort Haight, jumped over the barricades, and let it charge into the courtyard.
• The Rune Bear knocked the Haight Soldiers into the air while the Tarnished rode through Fort Haight's doors.

The Tarnished fought through Fort Haight and confronted the blood knight who had been using the Demi-Human Queen’s blood to tend roses for the Mohgwyn Dynasty. After luring him into explosive traps, the Tarnished defeated him and claimed the Bloody Slash Ash of War, leaving the fort ready to return to its rightful owner.

• The Tarnished reentered Fort Haight, fought giant rats and guards, and used Fire Pots to detonate powder barrels among the enemies.
• The Tarnished cleared the fort’s platforms, knocked the ballista operator down to join the battle, and climbed to the ramparts.
• The Tarnished found the knight captain watering red roses with blood and learned that he planned to bring them to the Mohgwyn Dynasty.
• The knight captain attacked with repeated Bloody Slashes, but the Tarnished retreated and lured him toward powder barrels before hitting him with Fire Pots.
• The knight captain collapsed from his own blood loss, and the Tarnished gained the Bloody Slash Ash of War.

Zero found that someone had already taken the loot at Fort Haight and the Wondrous Physick Flask from the Third Church of Marika. After Melina shared an Echo of Marika and Zero reassured her, Kenneth Haight appeared at the church.

• Zero discovered that the chest, Golden Phantom Tree, and their treasures at Fort Haight were gone, then rode to the Third Church of Marika.
• Zero found the basin empty, but Melina discovered a Sacred Tear and poured it into his Dewdrop Flask of Crimson Tears.
• Melina recited Queen Marika's words about stripping Godfrey and her warriors of grace and banishing them from the Lands Between.
• Zero praised Melina's guidance and gently patted her head, then worried when she began to disappear in blue motes of light.
• Kenneth Haight entered the church and surprised Zero.

Zero met Kenneth Haight at the Third Church of Marika and learned that a friendly Troll Giant had been helping him survive after he was driven from Fort Haight. After agreeing to escort Kenneth back the next day in exchange for the Wondrous Physick Flask, Zero shared a meal with him and the Troll, whom Kenneth named Howl.

• Zero met Kenneth Haight at the church, and a Troll Giant peacefully obeyed Kenneth and put away its sword.
• Kenneth explained that a blood-crazed knight captain had driven him from Fort Haight, and Zero revealed that he had defeated the captain.
• Zero used Bloody Slash to confirm his account, and Kenneth asked him to escort him back to the fort; they agreed to wait until morning because Mistwood was dangerous at night.
• The Troll brought back a giant crab, and Zero and Kenneth prepared its meat and made soup together.
• Kenneth offered Zero the Wondrous Physick Flask as a reward for escorting him to Fort Haight, and Kenneth named the praying Troll Howl.