Ruins

Scout Mission (Explore 90% of rooms, Short): Recommended items include Holy Water, Skeleton Keys, Bandage, a Shovel, and food. Bleed skills are generally ineffective due to high enemy resistance (at least 240%).

Activate 3 Corrupted Altars: This Medium dungeon on L5 requires cleansing altars with Consecrated Essence. The Firewood and 3xConsecrated Essence take up 4 inventory slots. Gargoyles have high bleed resistance (140%) and decent PROT/DODGE (50%/29). Other minions have slightly better bleed resistance (240%). Completing this quest triggers the "Silence in the Crypts" town event, providing +33% Resolve XP and +15% DMG in Ruins on the next quest.

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Necromancer (1/3): A Medium L1 mission to kill 1 Necromancer Apprentice. Recommended items include more Shovels, Medicinal Herbs, Antidotes, Torches, and food. Enemies have low blight and possibly stun resistance. A secret room can be found before the boss.

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Necromancer (2/3): A Veteran L3 mission. Enemies have slightly higher resistances. The Necromancer can drop a Blueprint.

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Necromancer (3/3): A Medium L5 Champion mission to kill 1 Necromancer Lord. Recommended items include Skeleton Keys (at least one), Bandage, debuff items, Shovels (used 2, found one), Holy Water, Torches, and food. Mobs have resistances around 55-65%. Blight skills are effective. Bone Bearer can revive dead enemies. The Lord has high stun resistance but 60% bleed and blight resistance, and 80% debuff resistance. It spawns minions like Bone Shieldwall. You can get the Necromancer's Collar trophy (+20 DMG and +10 CRT vs Unholy) and unlock story parts: "Master Over Life and Death", "The Visitors", and "The Dead Reviving The Dead".

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Prophet (1/3): A Medium L1 mission to kill 1 Sonorous Prophet. Blight and stun skills can be useful. A Shambler can be summoned early.

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Prophet (2/3): A Medium L3 Veteran mission to kill 1 Fulminating Prophet. Recommended items include Bandage, Food, Holy Water, Shovels, and Torches. Blight skills may be useful, but some Gargoyles might prefer stun. Many traps are present. Using a Torch on an altar can summon a Grotesque or Shambler. The Prophet has zero blight resistance and low bleed resistance, defended by Pews. You can get a Blueprint and Consecrated Pews (2500 gold/piece).

Ancestor's Memoirs - The Prophet (3/3): A mission to kill the Gibbering Prophet. Mobs have 50-60% resistances (Bulbous maggots have 80%). Blight is effective. Stealth-countering skills may be needed. Recommended items include Torches, Holy Water, Shovels (2, found one), Skeleton Key (1), Medicinal Herbs, and Antidotes. The Gibbering Prophet has 40% resistances to bleed and blight, 258 HP, and high stun resistance. It spawns minions. You can get another Blueprint and the Prophet's Eye trophy (+15 ACC, +3 S).