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Ashen Steps Walkthrough

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This is an Ashen Steps walkthrough for Crimson Desert. Learn how to complete Ashen Steps and its quest rewards in this guide!

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Time to Face Justice

Ashen Steps Walkthrough

  1. Healing Pailune
  2. A Bond
  3. Ritual Preparations
  4. Where the Wind Guides You

1. Healing Pailune

1.1 Meet Torstein
Plan the next set of actions with Torstein. Speak with him by the gate and listen as you follow him to the river.

2. A Bond

2.1 Read the Letter
Read the letter from White Crow to progress. It will indicate a location that you must visit.
2.2 Go to the Location Indicated in the Letter
Go to the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang. You must light up the stone lanterns there to summon Maegu the Witch.

3. Ritual Preparations

3.1 Read the Memories of the Shipwreck
Go to the Shipwreck Shore to read the memories there. Enemies roam the area, so prepare for combat once you get there.
3.2 Retrieve the Items Maegu Requested
You must collect 3 items requested by Maegu in the shipwreck. These items are the purple icons on the minimap.

1. Talisman - Can be found on the sand near the broken sail.
2. Bells - Located on the sand behind the shipwreck.
3. Censer - Located under the shipwreck. Use Nature's Grasp to lift the shipwreck.

4. Where the Wind Guides You

4.1 Return to the Altar
Go back to the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang after collecting all the items and start the ritual.
4.2 Find the Fortress on the Hill
Head to the Fort Ironclad located northeast of your current position. It is currently occupied by enemies and Gregor the Halberd of Carnage, so prepare to be chased by them.

You can ignore them and focus on the objective for now.
4.3 Find Woosa
Infiltrate the fortress and head inside the main castle to find Woosa. Gregor will stop you once you find Woosa.
4.4 Defeat Gregor the Halberd of Carnage
You must defeat Gregor to rescue Woosa safely. Gregor has a surprisingly slow attack speed, and you can exploit that to land perfect parries and counters to beat him fast.

You can pick up an Abyss Artifact and get his Golden Vanguard Halberd from Gregor after defeating him.
4.5 Take Woosa to Maegu
Escort Woosa to the Bamboo Forest Seonangdang. Shadow Harpies will target her but you can defend her by using Blinding Flash to the harpies. Enemy soldiers will also come after the both of you so make sure to defeat them as well.

After getting out of the castle, call your horse and make your way to the forest with Woosa.

Ashen Steps Rewards

Abyss Artifact x1
・Golden Vanguard x1
・Radiant Necklace x1

Crimson Desert Related Guides

Crimson Desert - Walkthrough

Story Walkthrough and List of Chapters

All Chapters and Quests

Chapter Quests
Prologue: Dead of the Night Ambush
Unknown Space
Chapter 1: The First Encounter Trials of Kindness
Traces
Polar Opposites
Abyss Without Balance
Chapter 2: Golden Greed Unexpected Gift
Reunion
Hernand in Chaos
Trial After Trial
The Man Trapped in the Mire
Secrets Hidden in the Dark
The End of Greed
Chapter 3: Howling Hill Homestead
Familiar Curses
The Face Behind the Mask
Seed of Unease
Pioneering
Bustling Hill
Chapter 4: The Price of Knowledge Mysterious Pot
Kiln Repair
Daily Life
Forbidden Knowledge
The Words of Alustin
Chapter 5: Guest Unbidden Uninvited Guest
Black and White
The Missing Seal
Chapter 6: Cracks in the Shield Blazing Beacon
Below the Banners
Turning Tides
In Ashes
Hidden Fangs
The Unyielding Shields
Chapter 7: Homecoming Morning Mist:
Ashes of Treachery
Trust Lost
Bared Fang
Rekindled Hope
Podium of Resolve
Dawn:
Shadows Over Pailune
Driving Out the Shadows
Lurking Wolves
Reclamation
Lonely Jackals
Resolution
Decisive Battle:
The Counterattack
Unleashed Fury
The Final Bridge
Broken Claws
Chapter 8: Blood Coronation Ashen Steps
Demeniss Bound
Traitor
Chapter 9: The Sage of the Desert The Calling:
An Unknown Voice
Cloister of Enlightenment
Shattered Ties:
Mark of the Scar
Shackles of Fate
Chapter 10: Counterattack Secret Weapon
Greater Firepower

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