Hogwarts Legacy

Absconder Encounter Side Quest Walkthrough

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Absconder Encounter 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!

Absconder Encounter Overview

General Info

Absconder Encounter
Quest Giver Edgar Adley
Description A vendor in Aranshire seems to need help with something.

Absconder Encounter Rewards

Completion Rewards
180 XP, Checkerboard - Brown, 300 Gold (optional)

How to Unlock Absconder Encounter and Location

Visit Aranshire

The Absconder Encounter side quest becomes available upon visiting Aranshire for the first time. Since Aranshire is located a bit far from Hogwarts Castle, you can only easily visit there once you get your broom and are able to fly across the map.

How to Get and Use a Broom

Location

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South Hogwarts Region

Aranshire

Absconder Encounter Walkthrough

Objectives
1 Talk with Edgar Adley.
Edgar Adley runs a stall in Aranshire.
2 Find the Absconder's Cave.
The entrance to the cave is located in the Forbidden Forest, south of the North Ford Bog Entrance Floo Flame fast travel point. Marked on the map, the entrance is rocky area covered with spider webs.
2a Keep heading northwest through the maze's tunnels, defeating the spiders you encounter along the way, and you'll arrive at the cave where the Absconder is.
3 Defeat the Absconder.
Keep your distance and focus on dispatching the Absconder. No need to defeat the smaller spiders, unless they get close to you.
▶︎ The Absconder Boss Fight Guide
4 Find the heirloom Milo left behind.
Go to the western cavern behind the cobweb. Collect the Heirloom Pocket Watch past the spider eggs and in front of the treasure chest.
5 Return the heirloom to Edgar.
Edgar Adley is back in Aranshire, at the same stall you initially spoke to him in.
Note that if you ask him for money, he will stop selling you items! So weigh your options whether 300 Gold Galleons is worth it.

Absconder Encounter Tips and Strategies

Keep Your Distance from the Absconder

The giant spider will be quite overleveled, but only has 1 attack wherein it slams its body forward. Just keep yourself at a distance and use high damaging spells.

The Absconder Boss Fight Guide

Asking for Gold Has a Consequence

When returning the heirloom, you can select the dialogue option I'd like a reward. to earn 300 Gold as a reward (on top of the base 500 payment).

However, asking for a reward will make Edgar Adley refusr your business in the future. You won't be able to buy or sell at his shop any more. If you're willing to risk his animosity towards you, this isn't too grave of a consequence, since he doesn't sell any unique items and you can just sell your own items at Hogsmeade shops anyway.

Gold Farming Guide: How to Earn Gold Fast

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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
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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 -

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