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Svartrau Cathedral
Svartrau 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.
- Type
- Landmark
- Region
- Svartrau City
Good to know
- The poor and orphaned gather on its steps for a hot meal.
- Brencis had its ceiling frescoes covered up.
- Its high scaffolding can be reached at night.
- It appears in the background of the game's cover art.
- Cathedral Tower is the tallest of Svartrau's three scouting towers.
- A ceiling fresco inside shows the symbol of St. Mihai, which A Monk and a Saint asks you to find.
- The gate by the Asylum is the most reliable way into the Cathedral Complex.
What's here
The cathedral, its scaffolding and tower, and a courtyard of buried crypts. A treasury casket near the cathedral holds the Phial of Xanthe's Blood.
How to take it
Climb the scaffolding at night to the roof, then use the prompt that carries you to the cross at the top for the survey.
Worth knowing
Doors are often bolted during A Monk and a Saint. Use the Asylum gate, and look up at the frescoes for Mihai's symbol.
Blood GuardsBlood Guards are the most loyal and feared human servants of the vrakhiri, bound to Xanthe by blood oaths. They hit hard with two weapons, and you have to beat them before you can reach her.
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.
Blood SurgeBlood Surge is a night-only Vampirism ability that makes a target burst from the inside through their own blood. You unlock it by drinking Xanthe's blood, so it is tied to her questline.- Vrakhiri Blood PhialsVrakhiri blood phials hold the blood of a named vampire. Drinking one unlocks that vampire's power for Coen, and later sips upgrade it, so they are the key to most Vampirism abilities.
- 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.
Related places
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoLandmarkHowling Keep
The Howling Keep is Xanthe's mansion deep in the Tantari Woods, a house that seems to appear and vanish. You need one of Xanthe's Lanterns to get in, and legendary amulets wait inside.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoOtherThe Middens
The 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.
Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoLandmarkGreifberg 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.
- Image: Rebel Wolves / Bandai NamcoOther
Neustadt
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.