Prologue Walkthrough: The Hardships of Seafaring
Welcome to your first steps in Of Ash and Steel. The prologue serves as a tutorial but doesn't hold your hand. Here is a step-by-step guide to completing all tasks in the starting area.
1. Awakening at the Shore
You start at .
Provisions in Danger
- Quest Giver: Chump (near the boat)
- Task: Kill 3 bugs on the path to the healer.
- Walkthrough: Head towards the medical camp. The bugs are weak. Use this to practice your light attacks.
Break Time
- Quest Giver: Squid (shoreline)
- Task: Deliver brandy to Emmett.
- Walkthrough: Loot the chest near Chump's boat to find the brandy. Take it to Emmett in the medical camp.
Fish Steak
- Quest Giver: Fish (path to brandy)
- Task: Find a "stick" (Chump's false leg).
- Walkthrough: The "stick" is Chump's leg. Grab it and return to Fish for a sparring match. This is your combat tutorial.
What Use is a Cartographer
- Quest Giver: Sirdar
- Task: Speak to everyone.
- Walkthrough: Talk to Sirdar, then Murray (Medical Camp), then Gellert (Shoreline). This introduces you to the lore and key characters.
2. Moving to Forgotten Reach
Follow the path to .
Debt Paid in Kind
- Quest Giver: Nerest
- Task: Complete chores.
- Sub-tasks:
- Pull Up Weeds: Clear the garden Map: Nerest's Garden.
- Move The Barrels: Move 2 barrels to the backyard.
- House Search: Find empty bottles inside Nerest's house.
3. Exploration & Side Quests
Before leaving for the city, explore the surroundings.
Knee-Deep in Earth (Requires Agility 7)
- Quest Giver: Miks at Map: Miks' Ruins.
- Task: Find 3 hidden chests.
- Chest 1: Cave in gorge with treehouses Map: Mix's Treehouse Crevice.
- Chest 2: At the Mill.
- Chest 3: Behind Logging Camp ruins.
Bad Neighborhood
- Quest Giver: Radim at Map: Radim's Bridge.
- Task: Find 4 wheels.
- Locations: Outside ruin, Hobster camp, collapsed bridge, and Map: Hermit's Hut (Graveyard).
4. The Long Road Home
- Quest Giver: Nerest (after chores).
- Task: Travel to Grayshaft City.
- Directions: "Follow the path past the , straight through the ravine, until you see the guard tower."
- Encounter: You will meet Fox along the way.
Ready for the next chapter? Check out our Exploring Grayshaft guide!