Bad Blood is a main story quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker and picks up after the events of the game’s early Sacred Covenant quest. You’re now in the mines with your father nowhere in sight, and the quest expects you to find him.
With the caves dark and full of terrors, completing the Bad Blood quest is easier said than done. If you’re struggling to get through this one, we’re here to help. In this guide, we shall go over how to complete the Bad Blood quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker and will walk you through it objective by objective.
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How to complete Bad Blood in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Search for your father deeper in the mine
The Bad Blood quest begins right after the Sacred Covenant in The Blood of Dawnwalker. After your father takes you to the mines, you’ll now need to search for him. Head straight through the narrow pathway ahead, following the torches along the walls.
Along your path, you’ll find a torch on the floor, which you can then use to light up all the other torches in the cave. Keep heading straight till you trigger the next cutscene.
When this ends, continue along the linear path till you reach a fork in the middle. Take the right, and this path will lead you to a chest with Silver. Collect the loot and return to the intended path. Walk a few more meters, and you’ll reach Kostel, completing this objective.
Help Kostel
You’ll find Kostel covered in blood, severely wounded. The game will then ask you to make a decision on how to help. You can either do nothing or press the wound to stop the bleeding. Press the wound to help the wounded man.
As you tend to his wounds, your hunger and thirst for blood will begin to take over. This is an important mechanic in The Blood of Dawnwalker, and can often override your dialogue in the game.
Tell Vlad you don’t feel so good, and he’ll ask you to focus. Resist the temptation to give in to the urges, and you’ll then trigger a cutscene, which will complete the objective.
Find a way back up
After the cutscene ends, you’ll now need to find your way out of the pit. Crawl through the crevice ahead, and it will take you to a path filled with bones. This route is linear and fairly easy to navigate. Follow the light and keep moving ahead. Once you reach a dead end, you’ll trigger a cutscene.
When this cutscene ends, you’ll be given a brief tutorial on how to use the Shadowstep. Use this ability to cross the large gap ahead. Now, follow the linear route till you reach a large open section ahead. You’ll have to fight Kobold enemies here.
Defeat the Kobolds and continue moving upwards. The game will then introduce you to the Planeshift ability, which will allow you to walk on walls. Use this ability to make your way out of the mines and out into The Blood of Dawnwalker’s open world. This will complete the objective.
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Return to Laslea and save your family
Exit the mines and slide down the slope ahead using your newly acquired abilities. As you hit the ground, you’ll spot two soldiers ahead. Walk up to them, and they’ll threaten to detain you. Fight these soldiers off and head southeast. You’ll find a burning building here.
Vlad is inside the burning building. Approach this building, and you’ll have to fight off more soldiers. Defeat these soldiers to trigger a cutscene with Vlad. Lure him out so he doesn’t burn. However, your urges as a vrakhir will rise again, and you can then drink his blood and kill him.
When the cutscene ends, continue towards the objective marker. You’ll then reach Brencis, who is holding your father hostage. You’ll trigger another cutscene, which is then followed by a boss fight against the vrakhir.
Brencis has a wide variety of attacks. If you’re at a distance, he can either launch a blood lance at you or shadowstep to close the gap and hit you with his sword. The blood lance has a blood draw animation, so prepare to dodge if you see that. The shadowstep attack has a slow sword swing, so this is easy to dodge, too.
You don’t need to beat the boss, and you’re expected to lose this fight. Brencis will impale you against a tree, leaving you out to burn in the light. You’ll then be rescued by Anca. Talk to her to complete the objective and the Bad Blood quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
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Edited by Mohammad Sadiq
