Withering Away Quest Guide – The Blood of Dawnwalker

This comprehensive quest guide will walk you through the “Withering Away” quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Follow these steps to complete the quest successfully and unlock potential side quests in the starting area.

Starting the Quest: Visit Anker’s Hut

Your first objective is to travel to Anker’s hut. Once you arrive, you’ll discover that the character you’re looking for is not inside the hut. The game will forward time slightly as you begin your search.

Finding the Character by the River

The character has gone to water her vegetable patch and wants to inspect a barrel by the river. Head down to the river to find her there.

Dialogue Choices and Time Progression

When you reach the character, you’ll have dialogue options available. You can choose to pay her, though if you don’t have enough funds, this option won’t be available. Select “Gladly, I’ve missed it too” to progress. This choice will advance the time to evening and may trigger a side quest called “Page Turner,” though this is optional for the Withering Away quest.

Gathering Herbs and Returning Home

After the conversation, you need to bring the herbs back to complete the quest. Use the shrine to fast travel back to the house. Once you’ve returned and the cutscenes have finished, you’re ready for the next steps.

Preparing the Remedy: The Cooking Sequence

This is the critical part of the quest. You’ll need to prepare a remedy using hot water. Follow these exact steps:

Use hot water as your base ingredient

Stir the mixture three times

Add three spoonfuls of the herb mixture

Completing these steps correctly will finish the Withering Away quest.

Tracking Your Progress and Failed Objectives

If you advance the game to night time after completing the cooking steps, the game will show you which objectives you failed to complete. In some playthroughs, you may miss certain requirements like the “Deep Down” objective. Be aware that other quests like the Latin quest and the Farther Sun quest exist in this area.

Unlocking Side Quests

If you complete Withering Away with enough time remaining in the day, additional side quests will open up in the starting area. However, if time runs out before you finish, you’ll miss these opportunities. We recommend saving your game frequently after this quest to experiment with different approaches.

Planning Your Next Steps

After completing Withering Away, the main story opens up significantly. You’ll face an important decision: attempt to complete all available side quests in the world, or push forward to storm the castle within the 30-day time limit. Keep in mind that with only 30 days available, completing every objective may result in missing content or story events. Choose your playstyle wisely, and consider multiple playthroughs to experience different outcomes.

Conclusion

The Withering Away quest is a straightforward but important mission that sets up the larger narrative of The Blood of Dawnwalker. The time management system introduces an interesting layer of strategy to the game, forcing you to prioritize which quests and objectives matter most to you. We recommend taking saves before major story decisions so you can explore different paths without losing progress.

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