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Ashes of Treachery Walkthrough
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Ashes of Treachery Walkthrough

Follow the 85th main mission, Ashes of Treachery, in Crimson Desert. Investigate the burning shrine and read the informant's letter to learn of Ludvig's betrayal.

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Ashes of Treachery Walkthrough

Follow the 85th main mission, Ashes of Treachery, in Crimson Desert. Investigate the burning shrine and read the informant's letter to learn of Ludvig's betrayal.

Ashes of Treachery is the 85th main mission in Crimson Desert, located in the Hernand region during Chapter 7 – Homecoming. You must have finished the previous main quest, Return Home, to begin. There is no reward for completing this quest. The quest description states: A fire consumed the shrine, leaving it burnt beyond recognition. You discovered a note from the informant revealing that Ludvig betrayed Pailune.

Objectives:

  1. Move with your comrades
  2. Check the information at the shrine / Investigate the burning shrine
  3. Read the letter
  4. Go to Beighen

Move with your comrades

As soon as the chapter starts, ride after your comrade until you arrive at a burned house. Clear out the enemies.

Check the information at the shrine / Investigate the burning shrine

Look at the statue in front of the burned house on the left and grab the letter from the statue’s mouth.

Read the letter

From your inventory, read the purple letter “Beighen Situation Report”. Read it with / and examine it with /.

Go to Beighen

Go to the objective marker further north up the road. The quest will finish as soon as you arrive there.

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