Step into the emotional world of Avowed and experience the "Cabin Fever" quest, a gripping story that forces you to make tough decisions about love, loyalty, and the boundaries between species. This walkthrough will guide you through every step of the quest, from the beginning to the choices that shape its outcome.
Quest Overview:
- Quest Name: Cabin Fever
- Starting Location: Dawnshore (the game's starting city)
- Quest Giver: Dehengen
- Main Objective: Investigate a mysterious cabin, confront the Xaurips, and help Dehengen decide whether to accept or reject her bond with a creature.
Step 1: Starting the Quest in Dawnshore
To begin the "Cabin Fever" quest, you’ll need to locate Dehengen, who can be found near the market area of Dawnshore. This is after you've progressed beyond the very beginning of the game and explored the initial area.
How to Trigger the Quest:
- Go to the market area near the docks in Dawnshore, where Dehengen can be found asking for help.
- Approach her and agree to assist with her problem. She will hand you a key to her cabin and explain the situation.
Step 2: Investigate the Cabin in the Fractured Shore
The cabin is located in the Fractured Shore area, which is accessible after heading west from Claviger's Landing. The path to the cabin is elevated and leads up from the bridge that connects Claviger’s Landing to the main city. You’ll notice a path just before the large encampment area—this is the route you need to take.
How to Get There:
- From Claviger's Landing, head west towards the elevated plateau before the large encampment area.
- Follow the path leading westward, which takes you to a higher elevation with the cabin on a plateau.
Once you arrive at the cabin, you’ll encounter some Xaurips. You can either engage them in combat or take a more stealthy route to avoid the fight.
Step 3: Examine the Mural and Journal
Inside the cabin, there’s a key element you need to inspect—a mural on the wall. The mural is of a human and a Xaurip together, suggesting a deeper, mysterious connection between them. This is a crucial clue about the nature of Dehengen’s relationship with the Xaurip leader.
Key Steps to Take:
- Examine the mural carefully to understand the connection between the human and Xaurip (this ties into the "soul twin" concept).
- Next, head to the bedroom where you will find Dehengen’s journal on a table.
- Read the journal to discover that the Xaurip leader is actually Dehengen’s soul twin, a powerful emotional bond that complicates her feelings.
Step 4: Decide Dehengen’s Fate
Once you’ve gathered all the information, return to Dehengen. She’ll ask for your advice on what to do about her connection with the Xaurip. At this point, you have two main options for how to proceed.
Dialogue Choices:
- Advise her to give up on the relationship: You can tell her that living with a Xaurip as a soulmate would be dangerous and ultimately not worth pursuing. This option leads to Dehengen rejecting the bond and potentially feeling heartbroken.
- Encourage her to pursue the relationship: If you support her choice to stay with the Xaurip leader, Dehengen will be grateful and decide to continue the relationship despite the challenges it presents.
Immediate Consequences:
- If you encourage her, you will receive a special reward: the Vindictive Band—a powerful ring that grants you poison damage on critical hits. It’s a great addition to any build focused on critical strikes or poison damage.
- If you advise against it, Dehengen will likely part ways with the Xaurip leader but be left with a sense of regret.
Step 5: Stealth Approach Option
If you prefer a non-violent route, there’s a way to sneak into the cabin without engaging in combat with the Xaurips. Instead of charging in through the front, go around to the back of the cabin.
Here, you’ll find a stack of crates. Break the crates to create a gap in the wall, and crouch through to avoid alerting the Xaurips. This allows you to retrieve the journal without fighting, but be warned: this approach means you miss out on the experience and loot that comes from defeating the enemies.
Consequences of Your Choices
The choices you make during the Cabin Fever quest affect Dehengen's future interactions, as well as the overarching narrative. While the impact may not be immediately visible, the emotional weight of your decisions carries through the game.
- Choosing to support Dehengen's relationship with the Xaurip might have repercussions on how the world views inter-species relationships. It could also affect Dehengen’s emotional state later in the game.
- Choosing to advise her against the relationship might close off future interactions with the Xaurip leader, but ensures Dehengen avoids potential harm.
Conclusion:
The Cabin Fever quest in Avowed offers players a unique and emotionally charged storyline, where your decisions matter and shape the outcome of a key character's life. Whether you choose to support Dehengen’s bond with the Xaurip or steer her away from it, your choices will have long-term effects. This quest challenges you to consider the complexity of relationships and how far you’re willing to go for another’s happiness.
Pro Tips:
- Maximize Loot: Don’t skip the combat unless you're truly looking for a stealthy run. Defeating the Xaurips will yield valuable loot and experience points.
- Stealth Tip: If you're aiming to avoid conflict, remember that while the stealth route keeps you safe, you’ll lose out on key rewards from the battle.
- Roleplay Tip: If you like to roleplay chaotic or morally neutral characters, supporting Dehengen’s unconventional relationship could align with your playstyle.
- Quest Implications: Keep an eye on how your choices impact Dehengen later on. It’s a small but significant part of the emotional weight in Avowed.
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