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Prologue
The 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.
- Type
- Storyline
- Region
- Laslea Glen
Good to know
- Coen's mother Esme is ill, and Pieter sends him to the herbalist Anca for herbs.
- Side activities are open on the way to Anca.
- Prologue side quests fail if you have not finished them before Sacred Covenant starts.
- The main quests run All Good Things, Withering Away, Like Father, Like Son, Sacred Covenant, Bad Blood, then Smoke and Ashes.
- Anca asks 50 denarius for the herbs, but she will take 25.
- Brew the herbs with hot water and exactly three spoonfuls, or Esme's fate turns at the Blood Mass.
- Finishing it earns the achievement A Dawnwalker is Born.
What you do
You play Coen as a farmer in Laslea Glen, doing chores, fetching herbs for Esme and getting ready for the monthly Blood Mass. The village is full of small quests, such as chasing Vasil or finding Iorgu's pig. They pay XP and disappear once the Mass begins.
Side quests to catch
Someone Needs a Lesson, Live Bait, On the Run, Deep Down, Blasphemy, Enter Not, Dead Drop, Disturbed and Page-turner are all open in the prologue. Deep Down is the richest, with a unique sword and the Mireleaf Bracers.
How it endsSpoilerShow
Laslea is attacked and Coen is turned into a Dawnwalker. His family is taken, and he has 30 days to save them.
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Someone Needs a LessonThis prologue quest has you chase down Vasil after he insults Coen. It is a quick 250 XP, and the talk at the end shows a sadder side of the village troublemaker. - 2
Deep DownDeep Down is a Prologue side quest where you look for the missing farmhand Lazar and end up in ancient ruins. Do it before Sacred Covenant: the ruins hold the Mireleaf Bracers and a boss.
AncaAnca 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.
BrencisBrencis is the vampire Knyaz who seized Vale Sangora two years before the story, and the main villain. He is the one who tries and fails to turn Coen, and you have 30 days to beat him to your family.
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.- EsmeEsme 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.
- LunkaLunka is Coen's youngest sister and the one he is closest to. Brencis takes her and the rest of the family to Greifberg Castle, and she writes to Coen from inside.
- MirtoMirto 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.
- PieterPieter 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.
- VladimirVladimir is a friend of Coen and Pieter from Laslea and a member of the Manumits. In the prologue he plans to strike back at Brencis, and the rebel storyline picks up from his hut.
- YannaYanna is Coen's sister and the eldest daughter. She keeps the family going and looks after Mirto and Lunka whenever Coen and Pieter are away.
Related missions
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Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son is the Prologue quest where Pieter takes Coen up to old ruins to spar. It teaches you to read a heavy fighter, and your answer at the end decides how much time you keep.
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Smoke and Ashes
Smoke and Ashes is the last main quest of the prologue. Coen returns to a sacked Laslea with Anca and learns his first hex, Compel Soul, which you will use for the rest of the game.
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Withering Away
Withering Away is the second main quest of the prologue. Coen fetches herbs from Anca for his sick mother, and how you brew them decides Esme's fate later, so follow the recipe.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoStoryThe Firebrand
The Firebrand opens Crake's questline. Coen follows Vladimir's trail to a mill and a military post in Briar Sloughs, and it has a hard four-day deadline you need to watch.