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Foal of the Dead Side Quest Walkthrough

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Foal of the Dead is one of the side quests in Hogwarts Legacy. Read on to see a detailed walkthrough, rewards, location, and tips on how to unlock and how to complete this side quest!

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Foal of the Dead Overview

General Info

Foal of the Dead
Quest Giver Deek

Foal of the Dead Rewards

Completion Rewards
180 XP, Breeding Pen

How to Unlock Foal of the Dead and Location

Complete Charles Rookwood's Trial

To unlock Foal of the Dead, you need to complete the main quest Charles Rookwood's Trial. Afterward, the game will transition to the winter setting and you'll receive a message from Professor Weasley telling you to meet Deek in the Room of Requirement.

Additonally, you'll need to complete the previous Deek side quest The Plight of the House-Elf before this becomes available.

The Plight of the House-Elf Side Quest Walkthrough

Location

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Hogwarts Legacy Plight of the House-Elf Quest Location
Foal of the Dead World View

Foal of the Dead Walkthrough

Objectives
1
Foal of the Dead World View
Talk to Deek in the Room of Requirement.
▶︎ How to Fast Travel to Map Chamber and Room of Requirement
2
Foal of the Dead Step 2
Rescue a male and female Thestral.
The place to find Thestrals is the Giant Purple Toad Den, marked north of the East North Ford Bog Floo Flame fast travel point. Head there via fast travel or broom.
2a
Foal of the Dead Step 2a
Equip the nab-sack and rescue a male (♂) and female (♀) Thestral.
▶︎ How to Get Beasts
3
Foal of the Dead Step 3
Purchase a breeding pen spellcraft.
Speak to Thomas Brown in the Tomes and Scrolls shop to purchase the Breeding Pen Spellcraft. This costs 1,000 Gold.
4
Foal of the Dead Step 4
Return to Deek in the Room of Requirement
Tell Deek that you've rescued the Thestrals and bought the spellcraft for the pen.
5
Foal of the Dead Step 5
Conjure a breeding pen.
Use the Conjuring Spell inside the new Thestral Vivarium and conjure the Breeding Pen (located under Beast Items). This costs 15 Moonstones.
6
Foal of the Dead Step 6
Use the breeding pen to breed the Thestrals.
Interact with the stand outside the Breeding Pen and select Manage Beasts. Select the male (♂) and female (♀) Thestrals that you caught.

Interact with the stand again and under Choose a Species, select Thestral to breed an offspring.
6a
Foal of the Dead Step 6a
The pen will close once you choose an offspring to breed. The Thestral offspring will gestate for 30 minutes of real-world time. Come back and 30 minutes and you'll find that you have a new Thestral Offspring in the Manage Beasts section.
7
Foal of the Dead Step 7
Groom and feed the Thestral Offspring.
Find the Thestral Offspring in the Vivarium and Interact with it.
8
Foal of the Dead Step 8
Speak with Deek.
Talk to Deek in the Room of Requirement to complete the quest.

Foal of the Dead Tips and Strategies

Do Beast Farming if Short on Gold

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If you're lacking Gold funds to buy the Breeding Pen Spellcraft, you could take on the beast farming route in the Forbidden Forest to rescue lots of beasts to sell. This route should give you much more than 1,000 Gold in just under 20 minutes.

Gold Farming Guide

Hogwarts Legacy Related Guides

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List of Side Quests

All Side Quests

Hogwarts Castle Side Quests
Like a Moth to a Frame Crossed Wands: Round 1
Flying Off The Shelves Gobs of Gobstones
Cache in the Castle The Daedalian Keys
Crossed Wands: Round 2 Spell Combination Practice 1
Venomous Valour Crossed Wands: Round 3
Spell Combination Practice 2 Dissending for Sweets
Summoner's Court: Match 1 Interior Decorating
Mer-Ky Depths The Man Behind the Moons
Summoner's Court: Match 2 The Tale of Rowland Oakes
The Hall of Herodiana The Plight of the House-Elf
Summoner's Court: Match 3 Foal of the Dead
Beeting a Curse All's Well that Ends Bell
Summoner's Court: Match 4 Phoenix Rising
History of Magic Class Summoner's Court: Match 5
South Hogwarts Side Quests
The Lost Astrolabe Carted Away
Absconder Encounter Well, Well, Well
Hogsmeade Side Quests
Follow the Butterflies Flight Test
A Demanding Delivery A Friend in Deed
Sweeping the Competition Venemous Revenge
Take the Biscuit Spot Removal
Tangled Web Minding Your Own Business
The Sky is the Limit The Unique Unicorn
Portrait in a Pickle -
Hogsmeade Valley Side Quests
Breaking Camp Brother's Keeper
Forbidden Forest Side Quests
Ghost of Our Love -
Hogwarts Valley Quests
Kidnapped Cabbage Troll Control
Feldcroft Region Quests
E-Vase-Ive Manoeuvre A Thief in the Night
Poidsear Coast Side Quests
The Hippogriff Marks the Spot -
Marunweem Lake Side Quests
Birds of a Feather -
Manor Cape Side Quests
Cursed Tomb Treasure Rescuing Rococo
Solved by the Bell -
Cragcroftshire Side Quests
Sacking Selwyn -

All Relationship Quests

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In the Shadow of the Bloodline In the Shadow of the Study
In the Shadow of Discovery In the Shadow of Time
In the Shadow of Distance In the Shadow of Hope
In the Shadow of the Relic In the Shadow of Fate
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Natsai Onai Questline
The Lost Child Mum's the Word
A Basis for Blackmail Grief and Vengeance
Finding Focus Harlow's Last Stand
Acting on Instinct
Poppy Sweeting Questline
A Dragon Debrief Poached Egg
The Poacher's House Call Surprise Meeting
The Centaur and the Stone It's in the Stars
A Bird in the Hand Poppy Blooms

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