Ancient Soil is a main quest in Avowed. Read on for a complete walkthrough of Ancient Soil, the choices you can make, as well as the rewards for accepting Sapadal's power and rejecting it.

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Ancient Soil Walkthrough

List of Objectives
1	Travel to Naku Tedek with Giatta
2	Bring Giatta to the Animancy Equipment
3	Explore the Depths of Naku Tedek with Giatta
4	Bring Giatta to the Base of the Adra Pillar
5	Accept or Reject Sapadal's Power
	Option 1	Option 2
	Accept Sapadal's Power	Reject Sapadal's Offer
6	Return to Fior mes Iverno
	Path 1	Path 2
	Search For Survivors	Speak with Governor Vidarro
7	Relocate the Animancers
	Option 1	Option 2
	Choose Paradis	Choose Thirdborn

Travel to Naku Tedek with Giatta

Bring Giatta and go to Naku Tedek which is located at the southwest of Fior mes Iverno. It is located in the wilderness of Emerald Stair.

Giatta Best Abilities and Outfits

Bring Giatta to the Animancy Equipment

Interact with the Animancy Equipment inside the tower of Naku Tedek. Just keep following the objective marker to get to it.

You can choose any of the dialogues that will pop-up when talking to Giatta. Watch the cutscene that will happen afterwards that will show a door opening that will lead you to your next destination.

Explore the Depths of Naku Tedek with Giatta

#	Exploring the Depths of Naku Tedek
1	Just keep following the objective marker until you see a hole with a tree branch leading downwards. But before jumping down, go to the other side by jumping across and interact with what's stuck on the tree trunk to get the Eye of Rymrgand.
2	Finally, go down the hole and follow the objective marker until you see enemies like the Sporeling Corruptor and Sporeling Bruiser in a room. After defeating them, target the generator switch on the wall by using Giatta to open the door.
3	On the next room, you will see that the floor is filled with water that can damage you. First, use burn the branches to your left and jump towards it to open a chest that contains two Tanned Hides and Binding Copper. There's also Magran's Blessing on the wall.
4	From this part, freeze the water at the front of the wall sculpture to create a platform for you to jump on and then jump towards the wall where there's a safe section for you to land on (near the mushroom wall). Once on the safe section, go jump to the left to get to the next room where you have to fight Scourge Skeleton Chanter and Barbarian. You will have to be careful of the Scourge Skeleton Barbarian's attacks as they are the most dangerous one. Only attack it when it is open and then back off to a distance to avoid its attacks.
5	Open the door to your next destination and go down the stairs to see water with electricity. Use your ice again to make a platform to jump on. There should also be another Eye of Rymrgand on the wall. Use the ice platforms that you make and land on the safe sections (floor with mushrooms) to avoid getting electrocuted.
6	Once on the other side, activate another generator switch on the wall at the front of the table.
*	Optional: Go towards the next room and pick up the weapon, Giant's Slumber to activate an enemy event where you will have to fight Spectres and Greater Calamity Blight. This can be a difficult battle because of their AoE attacks and their ability to summon Skeleton enemies. We recommend using the Barrier ability for additional safety when dealing with these enemies.

Bring Giatta to the Base of the Adra Pillar

Go proceed to your next destination until you get to the final room where you have to fight the boss Cylia and its minions. Deal with Cylia's minions first but be alert to avoid their AoE attacks (indicated by red circle). Focus on the Xaurip Shaman first and then the others before dealing with the boss.

The effective strategy here is to play safe by attacking and then backing off after your attacks. Repeat this cycle until you defeat all the enemies.

Accept or Reject Sapadal's Power

Go to the end of the room for your next objective which is to talk to The Voice who will reveal herself as Sapadal.

During your conversation, you will have to choose between accepting Sapadal's power or rejecting it which will have different outcomes depending on your choice.

Choices
Accept	Reject

Should You Accept or Reject Sapadal's Offer?

Accept Sapadal's Power

Ability	Info
Thorn of Sapadal	Class: Godlike Type: Active Casting Cost: 30 Essence Duration: 3 Seconds Cooldown: 30 Seconds
Effect: Fires a thorn of energy that passes through multiple enemies, causing damage on impact and momentarily Rooting them in place.

Accepting Sapadal's Power will grant you the Thorn of Sapadal ability which fires a thorn of energy that passes through multiple enemies, causing damage and incapacitates enemies.

Reject Sapadal's Power

Ability	Info
Godlike's Will	Class: Godlike Type: Passive
Effect: Gain a bonus Ability Point to spend in the Fighter, Ranger, or Wizard Ability Trees.

Rejecting Sapadal's offer for power will give you the Godlike's Will ability which gives you a bonus ability point to spend on the Fighter, Ranger or Wizard ability trees.

Return to Fior mes Iverno

After the cutscenes and dialogue, you are now tasked to go back to Fior mes Iverno. However, once outside Naku Tedek, you will discover that the town is currently under attack.

Head towards Fior mes Iverno until your objective changes to Search for Survivors. You will not be able to enter the town anymore, since it is aflame.

However, if you killed all the Steel Garrote members at the Waterfall Cave before traveling to Naku Tedek, your objective changes to Speak with Governor Vidarro as you have saved Fior mes Iverno from burning.

Paths
Search for Survivors	Speak with Governor Vidarro

How to Save Fior mes Iverno

Search for Survivors

Go look for survivors by following the objective marker, which should lead you to the Abandoned Farms. Along the way, you will encounter Steel Garrote Soldiers and other survivors lying down on the ground. You can choose to fight them or loot items if you want.

Just keep following the objective until you get into the Abandoned Farms where you will meet majority of the survivors. Talk to Yatzli, Pere and Ignasi and ask about the sudden attack.

Speak with Governor Vidarro

Go inside the Fior mes Iverno by following the objective marker, which should lead you to take the Fior Southern entrance gate. Along the way, you will encounter Lieutenant Bodeg and Ranger Tezallo. You can choose to execute Lieutenant Bodeg or show him mercy.

After dealing with Lieutenant Bodeg, head inside the Fior mes Iverno. Talk to Governor Vidarro about the attack and explain your research about the Dreamscourge.

Should You Execute Lieutenant Bodeg?

Relocate the Animancers

Choices
Paradis	Thirdborn

After talking to the people, you will have to choose between Paradis and Thirdborn to transfer them for their safety which can affect the game's ending later.

Should You Take the Animancers to Thirdborn or Paradis?

Choose Paradis

During the conversation, Governor Ignasi Vidarro will recommend for the survivors to go to Paradis. The place is controlled by Aedyrans but Ignasi believes that hiding in plain sight might be their best option for survival by letting Aedyrans believe that the people of Fior mes Iverno are beaten.

Choose Thirdborn

Meanwhile, Pere will want for the survivors to relocate to Thirdborn, believing that while the Dreamscourge will destroy the island, they can at least practice Animancy on his wanted location.

Ancient Soil Rewards

Obtain Thorn of Sapadal or Godlike's Will

During the quest, you will have to choose between accepting Sapadal's power or rejecting it. Accepting it will give you Thorn of Sapadal ability, but rejecting it will give you Godlike's Will.

Ancient Soil Overview

Location and Mission Info

Ancient Soil Quest Info
Quest Type	Main Quest
Starting Location	Naku Tedek, Emerald Stair
Quest Giver	Giatta
Mission Description
Giatta wants to study the Dreamscourge at Naku Tedek, an old ruin west of Fior mes Ivèrno. The adra pillar will help her locate the unusual affliction.

Avowed Related Guides

List of All Main Quests

All Main Quests

	List of All Main Quests
1	On Strange Shores
2	Message from Afar
3	An Untimely End
4	The Animancy Method
5	Ancient Soil
6	A Path to the Garden
7	Face Your Fears
8	Shadows of the Past
9	Our Dreams Divide Us Still
10	The Heart of the Living Lands
	Pulling Back the Veil
11	The Siege of Paradis