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A Monk and a Saint
In A Monk and a Saint, Coen searches Svartrau for clues to a sword said to be hidden in the city's crypts. It ends in a tough boss fight and gives you the broken sword you need for Forge It Anew.
- Type
- Side
- Region
- Svartrau City
- Rewards
- Broken Sword of St. Mihai, 1,000 XP, 1 skill point
Found in
Svartrau CathedralSvartrau Cathedral is the large church in the capital, richly decorated with art, stained glass and tapestries. It holds the tallest city scouting tower, a key fresco and a phial of Xanthe's blood nearby.
The MiddensThe Middens is an area with buildings, a scaffolded tower and a group of bandits. You can talk your way into a fight here, so decide early how you want it to go.
Good to know
- Objectives include going to Svartrau Cathedral and checking its frescoes from the scaffolding.
- Brencis has ordered the cathedral's ceiling frescoes covered up.
- Coen must return at night to reach the high scaffolding.
- He also looks for Mihai's chalice and visits Mihai's grave.
- A deacon asks Coen about Xanthe's whereabouts.
- It starts after Night Terrors, or from a letter you get at Infamy level 4. The two routes lock each other out.
- The right grave is the second from the right of the five in the courtyard.
- Level 25 or higher is recommended for the boss.
How it starts
There are two routes. Finishing Night Terrors starts it straight away. Otherwise a letter arrives at Infamy level 4, from Anca or a random courier, and you start by finding the monk Albertus in the Middens. Both routes end in the same place.
What you do
Get into Svartrau Cathedral and find Saint Mihai's symbol, either on the fresco from the scaffolding at night or through the cathedral library and pulpit. The Treasury Key leads to the chalice, which shows the symbol and skips ahead. Then open the right grave and dig into the crypt.
XantheSpoilerShow
At night Xanthe waits in the cathedral with three Blood Guards. She fights Coen once the guards fall, and the fight can be won early on.
What happensSpoilerShow
In the crypt you fight Mihai, Patron of the Cathedral. Afterwards he points you to a Uriashi blacksmith who can reforge his sword. Loot the Broken Chains and Worn Sheath in the boss room.
Rewards
You get the Broken Sword of St. Mihai, 1,000 XP and a skill point. The timed answers after the fight do not change the reward. Reforging the sword in Forge It Anew earns Arbiter's Blade.
CoenCoen 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.- FlorinFather Florin is the priest of Brencis's church, the Blood Covenant. He was once the old Knyaz's confessor and now explains away every vampire atrocity to his flock.
Saint MihaiSaint Mihai is a revered saint of Vale Sangora. The church says he slew a dragon, but finding out who he really was drives the quest A Monk and a Saint.
XantheXanthe is the oldest of Brencis's Boyars. She rules the southeast of Vale Sangora, where she digs up ancient secrets for Brencis's army and raises his Blood Guards.
- Saint MihaiSaint Mihai is a Dawnwalker who attacks Coen when he is freed from his tomb. He is a fast, pure sword duel, and beating him starts the quest to reforge one of the best swords in the game.
Xanthe, the Dark MistressXanthe is fought in Svartrau Cathedral at night. Her health bar names her the Dark Mistress. A blood mage Boyar, she is often called the hardest of the court fights, so go in at level 25 or higher.
Related missions
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSideForge It Anew
In this quest Coen reforges a broken sword from three scattered shards and its hilt. The result, the Imbued Sword of St. Mihai, is one of the strongest weapons in the game and worth the long chase.
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The Cycle of Love
The Cycle of Love is the boss quest for the boyar Xanthe, unlocked once her anger is maxed through court activities. You get into her mansion with a lantern and face her in a locked room.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoSideA Hero's End
A Hero's End sends you into ancient ruins under Svartrau after you deal with Father Florin. It is worth doing for two legendary items: the shortsword The Hand of Fate and the Ancient Hero's Armour.
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Home Sweet Home
This quest deals with Coen's guilt over his family's past, set inside a looping nightmare. It is hidden and hard, with no vampire form, but it holds the secret Together Forever trophy.