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Greifberg Castle
Greifberg Castle is Brencis's seat in Svartrau, where Coen's family is held. Entering it starts the ending sequence, so finish your side content before you go in.
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- Landmark
- Region
- Greifberg Castle
Good to know
- It stands closest to the wealthy Silberkreis district.
- Coen's family is held there.
- You can try to storm it early, but it is very hard.
- There are three ways in: a side gate key, a night climb over the wall, or an allied assault with the Manumites.
- The side gate key drops from Gheorghe the Rabid Duke, who you can beat soon after the Prologue.
- The game warns you before entry that this starts the ending, so make a manual save.
What's here
Brencis's fortress above Svartrau, where your family is kept until the coronation deadline.
How to take it
Beat Gheorghe for the side gate key, climb the wall from Svartrau at night with Shadowstep, or bring the Manumites for a full assault. The key needs nothing beyond winning that fight.
Worth knowing
Going in closes out the story. Wrap up Lacra's and Crake's questlines and any court activities first, and grab Xanthe's blood phial from the cathedral treasury before you commit.
- A Lone Wolf's HuntA Lone Wolf's Hunt is the ending you get by storming Greifberg Castle on your own, without Crake's or Lacra's help. It ends in the final fight with Brencis, so save before you go in.
Fall Before DuskFall Before Dusk is the ending quest of Crake's questline, a rebel assault on Greifberg Castle that ends with Brencis. Beat him for The Knyazmaker, or bargain with him for The Turncoat.
Midnight ReckoningMidnight Reckoning is the last quest in Lacra's questline and the ending path where you storm Greifberg Castle with her. Keep a manual save first, because starting the attack locks you into an ending.
Rise at DawnRise at Dawn is the ending quest for Crake's questline, where you march on Brencis's castle with the manumit rebels. Save before you start it, because it fails every quest you have not finished.
- 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.
- 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.
Related places
- Other
Anachora
Anachora is a dark, hell-like realm where vampires and their kind go when they die. A feared entity lives there and devours their souls, and its red moths and vines leak into Vale Sangora.
- Region
Carpathian Mountains
The Carpathian Mountains are the range that surrounds Vale Sangora. You never leave the valley, but the peaks frame every view and hide places like the Uriash village.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoOtherNeustadt
Neustadt is a district of Svartrau City with its own traders and a scouting tower. Stop here to shop, then climb Neustadt Tower at night.
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Neustadt Tower
Neustadt Tower is one of three scouting towers inside Svartrau City, in its south-western part. Climb it at night along the battlements and survey the city for Bird's-Eye View.