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The Vow is one of the last side missions you’ll receive inThe First Berserker: Khazan. It is also among the trickiest. Not only are there a number of important collectibles scattered throughout its bloody halls, but they are all well concealed by illusory walls. To top it all off, it is easy to get turned around as you navigate the twists and turns of these ruins.
I’ll show you where to go, identify the location of every chest, help you find every collectible, and make sure you leave this dungeon having picked its bones clean. Along the way, I’ll point out every trap, and give you a heads-up on which enemies you’ll encounter. That ismyvow.
Forbidden Passage
Enemies
Yoma Jester, Yoma Shamens, Yoma Pursuer, Elite Renowned Swordsman’s Shadow, Undead Shieldbearer, Undead Ice Archer, Undead Swordmen, Undead Archer, Undead Vagrant, Undead Summoner
Notable Items
Unstable Soul Tearstone, Special Cleanse Potion, Ghost Spearhead, Ghost Relic, Large Spirit Ore, Netherworld Energy
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Jarling?
Yes!
You’ll begin this stage in The Great Temple Underground Ruins. Head through the gate, down the stairs, and onto the elevator. You’ll end up at theForbidden Passage Blade Nexus. Before you move forward, you may want to consider equipping armor that will give you a higher resistance to the Plague effect, as you’ll be wading through a lot of blood, and it will apply the Plague effect relatively quickly.
Behind the statue, there is anUnstable Soul Tearstone.There isalsoanillusory wall. Strike it to reach a room with a Yoma Jester and two Yoma Shamens. Open the chest to get aTemple Knight’s Spear, Temple Knight’s Ring, Necklace of Gratitude,and threeTransmutation Mists.
Take the passage to the left of the statue in front of the Blade Nexus. Get thePlague Cleanse Potionfrom in front of the statue. Keep heading down the hallway, and you’ll encounter a frenzied Yoma Pursuer with a Shamen to their left. Climb down the ladder, and you’ll enter a narrow pathway:there is an arrow trap close to the ladder, it is hard to avoid hitting it, so just hide behind the metal casket on your right as the arrows fire. There is also a Shamen patrolling this area.
You can time it so that the arrows kill the Shamen if you want to engage in some hijinx.
Elite Renowned Swordsman’s Shadow
In the next area, there are two Shamens. Close to them, the ground will give, and you will be in an arena with an Elite Renowned Swordsman’s Shadow. If you watch your step you can take out the Shamens before falling down the hole. Once you jump down, you’ll be facing the Renowned Swordsman’s Shadow’s back, so you can get some hits in early.
You’ve been fighting this guy for a while now. He doesn’t have anything you haven’t seen before. He doesheal when he hits you, but, once again, that isn’t new either. Just be mindful of standing inthe blood, as it will give you the Plague. In the middle of the room is aSpecial Cleanse Potionand there is aGhost Spearheadin the corner.
The First Soulstone
Head through the locked gate, and take a right. There isanotherillusory wall here. Destroy theSoulstone (1/2)hiding behind the wall. Head down the hallway, you’ll hit a fork in the road. Take a left to fight two Yoma Pursuers.
Now, head down the stairs, and you’ll pass through an illusory wall. Watch out, you’ll step right on an arrow trap trigger. If you sprint down the hallway you’ll be able to turn the corner before the first arrow fires. At the end of the hallway is a chest that contains aGhost Relic, Great General’s Helm, Great General’s Pauldrons, Great General’s Gauntlet, Great General’s Leggings,and a pair ofGreat General’s Combat Boots.Head back to the fork and take a right.
The Jarling’s Location
You’ll enter into a room with twofrenziedYoma Pursuers. There is aLarge Spirit Orein front of the statue in this room. The next room forks again. Head to the right first. You’ll find aLightning Enhancerin one corner and aJarlingin the other. Now, kick down the ladder. That will lead you back to the arena where you fought the Renowned Swordsman’s Shadow. Don’t go down the ladder. Head back to the previous room, and take the pathway heading to the left. There is a Pursuer stalking this hallway. This will lead you to a massive room.
In this room, there will be an Undead Ice Archer on the other end of the room, and two Undead Shieldbearers that will start hunting you the moment you enter. Retreat back into the previous room, and fight the Shieldbearers here so you don’t have to worry about the archer. Take out the archer (with javelins or just chase them down), and get theNetherworld Energythat is sitting right next to where the Undead Ice Archer was positioned. You’ll also get aLightning Enhancer. Now, jump down into the area below.
You’ll have to fight three Undead Swordsmen, an Undead Archer, and two Undead Vagrants down here. An Ice Archer will also be firing at you if you fight in front of the hallway. Once you take this group of undead out, you’ll find aConcentrated Poison Essencein one of the nearby cells, as well as aLightning Spirit Fueland anUnstable Soul Tearstonein the central part of the room. Head for the hallway with the Ice Archer at the end of it, take them out with a javelin and take the first left you encounter in hall to duck into the alcove.
There is a trap trigger next to the alcove, step around it and enter the room where the Ice Archer was. There is another Vagrant in this area. You’ll enter a room with a Summoner and two Shieldbearers. Obviously, you need to take out the Necromancer first. Open the gate behind them, and you will be in a room with an elevator. Don’t take it down yet. Instead, walk around it. You’ll find theHismar Conquest 3document here.Nowhead down to the next floor on the elevator.
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Take a right and bind to theRuins Bridge Blade Nexus. Head across the bridge and down the stairs. To the right of the stairs, you’ll find aPoison Enhancer. The path will lead you to a massive cavern. Watch out, that isn’t a Soul Tearstone: itis your old buddy, theCrypt Devourer. So, from here on out, we are going to be careful around those corpses.
There are a total of15 Yoma Pursuersin this area: three of them are frenzied. Thankfully, you can single almost all of these guys out. Personally, I’d just circle the entire area, clearing out Pursuers as you go. Once you have emptied out the cavern, head back to the entrance. Head to the left, and you’ll find 15Transmutation Shards. Follow this wall around, and you’ll see theHismar Conquest 4document behind the waterfall.
We’ll keep following this wall on your left, and you’ll encounter a treasure chest with aClaw-Slit Dual Wield, Trooper’s Ring, Necklace of Preperation,and twoHallucination Cleanse Potions. Two of the frenzied Pursuers you’ll encounter are clustered near this chest.
Keep following the left wall, and you’ll find threeVitality Spheresand twoWillpower Orbs. Watch out, the glowing corpse you’ll see is anotherCrypt Devourer, so take them out with a javelin. On the rock in the center of the stream nearby you’ll find sevenSpirit Ores.
The Second Soulstone
In the next area is anUnstable Soul Tearstone. Head down and around, and you’ll be facing one of those massive Servant of Chaos golems. Take them out, and you’ll find aDevourer’s Scroll.On the right, you’ll find the secondSoulstone (2/2)tucked behind the statue. Head through the doors, collect theUnstable Soul Tearstone,and activate theHidden Chamber Blade Nexus. All you’ll need to do now is to head forward and battle the stage’s boss: The Specter of Pleuvious
The Specter of Pleuvious
The Specter of Pleuvious is just an enhanced version of the Soulbound Knight. However, in this case, that doesn’t just mean more HP and a higher attack power, The Specter of Pleuvious will beable to create two spiritsto assist him. Additionally,his spear is able to reach a great deal fartherthan the standard Soulbound Knight.
Just like the standard Soulbound Knight, they will typically mirror Pleuvious. However, the spirits he summons can often be quite a bit more delayed, making the timing trickier to deal with. It also means that he can position himself so that the spirit will attack your back while he strikes your front. He will also have them mask his Burst Attack, meaningthey’ll perform a thrust attack one after the other, and then he’ll follow up with his lunging Burst Strike.
If you disrupt Pleuvious, his spirits will still perform the move he was going to use before you disrupted him.
If you are hit by the spirits, they will inflict a hefty amount of the Hallucination status affliction on you, so, you’ll want tohave a Hallucination Cleanse Potion equippedfor this fight.
The best time to strike Pleuvious is after you’ve dodged his (and his spirit’s) attacks. Additionally,when he is summoning the two spirits into the air,he is extremely vulnerable.
Once you have defeated the Specter of Pleuvious, you’ll receive theHastily-Written Noteand some gear. Now, head into the chapel. You’ll findReese’s Ringon the table. Interact with the diary to conclude The Vow mission.
