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Anca
Anca is a former nun and herbalist living near Laslea. She taught Coen to read Latin, and after Laslea falls she teaches him blood magic, starting with the hex Compel Soul.
- Role
- Supporting
- Affiliation
- Saint Tyna Convent (formerly)
Good to know
- She is about twice Coen's age, roughly 39.
- She was exiled from the Saint Tyna convent for practicing magic.
- She sells you the herbs for Esme's brew, and you can haggle the price down.
- She is voiced by Helen Keeley.
- You first meet her in the prologue, when you buy herbs for Esme.
- She is one of three romance options, along with Lacra and Crake.
Who they are
As a girl Anca was sent to the Saint Tyna Convent, where she loved old myths and plants. She found forbidden books there and began carving spells into her skin. Her best friend Leonica reported her, and she was exiled and settled near Laslea.
Where you meet them
You visit her in the prologue to buy herbs for your mother. After Laslea falls she finds the injured Coen, heals him and teaches him his first hex, warning that he may curse her one day for it.
Role in the story
Anca leads Coen back to the Saint Tyna convent to search its library for vampire weaknesses. Later the two of them dig into the real story of Saint Mihai and the valley's first people.
What happened at the conventSpoilerShow
Leonica used magic to raise the plague-dead nuns, who came back undead. Coen and Anca must kill her, and Anca blames herself for showing Leonica the books.
FateSpoilerShow
Anca can wash away her magic at a fountain once used by the ancient Arimaspians, if you let her drink. She then either stays in the valley as an herbalist or leaves to find another way to forgive herself.
Page-turnerPage-turner is a short prologue side quest where Coen stays at Anca's house for a Latin lesson during a storm. It is easy to miss, because it only starts if you agree to stay during Withering Away.- PrologueThe prologue is the opening part of the story. It is set in Laslea, before the open world unlocks. Every side quest here is missable, so do them before the Blood Mass.
- Stronger Than AchillesStronger Than Achilles is Anca's final quest, a run through ancient ruins in search of the Font of Life. Its last choice is permanent, and one option is the only way to get a unique health perk.
- Where Old Devils LieWhere Old Devils Lie is the Anca quest where you solve an old riddle and track down the ruins of the Font of Life. It leads straight into her finale, Stronger Than Achilles, so leave room in your day.
Related characters
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoProtagonistCoen
Coen is the main character you play. A young farmer from Laslea, he becomes a Dawnwalker, human by day and vampire by night, and has 30 days to save his captive family from Brencis.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSupportingEsme
Esme is Coen's mother. Grief and illness have left her barely able to eat or leave her bed, and getting her through the next Blood Mass is what drives the prologue.
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoMinor
Mirto
Mirto is Coen's younger brother, eight years old. Once a quiet boy, he has grown restless as his parents drifted away, and he is taken with the family after Laslea's uprising.
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSupporting
Pieter
Pieter is Coen's father, a retired sellsword turned silver miner. He taught Coen to fight, and he is taken with the rest of the family after Laslea's failed uprising.