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Assassin's Creed Valhalla

The Abbot's Gambit Walkthrough

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This page is a walkthrough for The Abbot's Gambit Quest in Assassin's Creed Valhalla (AC Valhalla). Read on to learn more about the quest objectives, stealth routes, notables, and more!

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Starting Location

The Abbot

The quest starts in Ravensthorpe after pledging to Cent. This marks the beginning of The Instrument of The Ancients story arc.

Quest Walkthrough

No. Objectives Guide
1
The Abbot
Find and speak to Basim		 Travel to Saint Hadrian's Priory in Cent and approach Basim.
2
The Abbot
Follow Basim		 A short cutcene will play out after your walk with Basim.
Dialogue options during the cutscene are inconsequential to the story.
3
The Abbot
Reach Tonbridge Inn		 Ride south towards Tonnbridge Inn just outside its monastery.
4
The Abbot
Ask about the emissary		 Gather clues regarding the emissary's whereabouts by speaking to the locals.
TIPS:
You can finish this quest quickly by paying 165 silver to the person inside the house beside the stable.
You can attain this information from that same person for free if you have at least level three charisma.
5
The Abbot
Find and speak to the bard		 Head to the bridge located south of the inn and look for the bard.
TIP: Use Odin's Sight to determine his exact location.
6
The Abbot
Sober up the bard		 The bard is passed out somewhere under the bridge.
Carry him to the river and drop his body into the water to wake him up.
7
The Abbot
Speak to the bard		 Either pay the bard 165 silver or simply threaten him to get information about the emissary.
8
The Abbot
Find and get the message		 Travel to Dover Fortress and get King Aelfred's orders from the emissary.
You can either initiate a raid to fight through the fortress or sneak inside.
TIPS:
Use Odin's Sight to determine the exact location of the emissary inside Dover Fortress.
You can steal the orders from the emissary without killing him.
Approach the emissary from behind while crouched. A button prompt to steal the orders will pop up once within range.

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Prologue
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Prologue
Rygjafylke Quests
Honor Bound A Seer's Solace Family Matters
The Prodigal Prince Rude Awakening A Cruel Destiny
Birthrights The Seas of Fate
Ravensthorpe Quests
The Swan-Road Home Unwelcome Settling Down
A New Home The Alliance Map To Serve The Light
The Thousand Eyes Viking For Hire A Brief History of The Hidden Ones
Uninvited Guests Mane and Tail Carrying The Torch
Taken For Granted A Little Problem The Huntress
Have You Seen This Man? The Baker's Plaint Man of Mystery
A Rivalry for the Ages A Wise Friend In Dreams
Going Deeper Bound To Fate A Brewing Storm
Of All That Has Passed Blame and Sail Reap What Was Sown
The Road to Valhalla In a Strange Land Breaking The Order
The Poor Fellow-Soldier The Forge and The Flame
Ledecestrescire Quests
The Sons of Ragnar Bartering Rumors of Ledecestre
The Walls of Templebrough Tilting The Balance Heavy Is The Head
Hunted
Grantebridgescire Quests
The Great Scattered Army Orphans of The Fens Glory Regained
Razing Earnningstone Unholy Father Storming Ravensburg
The Stench of Treachery An Island of Eels
Lunden Quests
Walls and Shadows Firing The Arrow Bleeding The Leech
Smashing The Compass
East Anglia Quests
Kingmaker The Measure of a Norseman A Triumphant Return
Raising Iron A Fury from the Sea Wedding Horns
Oxenefordscire Quests
Brewing Rebellion Pilgrimage to St. Albanes Chipping Away
Blood From a Stone Fiery Ambush Ringing Cyne Belle
The Saga Stone
Sciropescire Quests
War Weary The Supply Line Ransacking Wenlocan
Bloody Path to Peace King Killer
Cent Quests
The Abbot's Gambit Puppets and Prisoners The Man Behind The Man
A Bloody Welcome
Suthsexe Quests
Reaver of the South Arrive Unexpected Let Them Eat Ashes
Scorched Earth Severing The Lines Storming The Walls
Essexe Quests
An Uncommon Proposition Old Wounds Childhood Sweetheart
Taken Twists and Turns
Lincolnscire Quests
A Noble Escort Homecoming In the Absence of an Ealdorman
Salve for a Fresh Wound The Thegn of Lincoln Where the Stone Falls
A Sword-Shower in Anecastre
Jorvik Quests
The Welcoming Party Burning The Firebrand Pricking The Needle
Closing The Vault
Eurvicscire Quests
War in the North Honor Has Two Edges Road To Hamartia
This Son of Jorvik Honor's Hubris Of Blood and Bonds
Lost Glory
Glowecestrescire Quests
The First Night of Samhain Clues and Riddles The Stolen King
A Love Betrayed The Gutted Lamb The Burning of the Wicker Man
Snotinghamscire Quests
Old Friends On Borrowed Time Rowdy Raiders
Adorning the Adorned Of Blood and Gods Under the Skin
Farewells and Legacies
Wincestre Quests
The Reeve of Wincestre Choking The Gallows Plucking The Quill
Impaling The Seax
Hordafylke Quests
Where Legends Are Born A Brother's Keeper
Hamtunscire Quests
Kingdom's End Holy Day
Asgard Quests
View Above All Well-Traveled Defensive Measures
Extended Family Forging a Bond A Feline's Footfall
Taking Root The Big Finish Binding Fate
Cheating Fate
Jotunheim Quests
Mistress of The Iron Wood The Lost Cauldron A Gift From The Past
A Feast to Remember The Price of Wisdom
Vinland Quests
The Hunting Grounds Hunter of Beasts Hunter's Repast
The Way of The Berserker (DLC)
The Mysterious Berserker The Ritual of The Berserker The Vengeance of The Berserker
The Legend of Beowulf (DLC)
A Fiend out of Hell Prey in the High Hall Ever As Fate Must
Wrath of the Druids (DLC)
Irish Trade Irish Adventure Blood Bond
Snaring Thorstein Rathdown Build Up Flann Over Ireland
A Show of Character War Efforts Gathering Strength
Foothold in Connacht Potion of Blood Into the Fog
The Northern Reach Courting the Kings The Mask of Diplomacy
The Wages of War A Scourging of Snakes The Cost of Betrayal
Dublin's Reach An Eye for an Eye Children of Danu
Amber Sun
Discovery Tour: Viking Age
Oath and Honour Through Faith and Fire Seaworthy
Into the West A Barter for Peace Aelfred's Legacy
New Life, New Lands Where Fates Align
Siege of Paris Quests
Strangers Bearing Gifts To Francia Warlord of Melun
Vive la Résistance The Rot in the Slums Majesty in the Dark
The Missing Queen Sister of Sorrow The Queen's Gambit
Honor and Enemies Royal Fox Hunt A Hidden Weakness
Fire From Heaven Dark Before Dawn Siege of Paris
The Count of Paris Skal! Fire and Faith
Madness of King Charles Victory Homecoming Quest
Dawn of Ragnarok Quests
Restless Dreams The Rescue Gift to the God
Seeking Shelter Crystal Cave Finding Fritjof
The Scholar and the Sunstone The Vault of the Ancients World's End
The Warlord's Daughter Cold Embers Dark Before Dawn
Blazing a Trail
Mastery Challenge
A Challenge From the Gods The Cryptic Tutelage of Hildiran

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