Follow our comprehensive Death Howl walkthrough to successfully retrieve the Heartstone. Learn strategies, find hidden items, and overcome challenges in the Realm of Piercing Winds.
Walkthrough
- 1After defeating Cantharsis, the Great Spirit, unlock the path to The Howling Mountain. Ro must first venture into the Realm of Piercing Winds.
- 2The Realm of Piercing Winds is divided into three zones: The Breathing Chasm, The Hidden Vale, and The Glacial Maw. You can enter through The Breathing Chasm or The Hidden Vale from The Meadows of Delusions.
- 3The Breathing Chasm:
- Activate the first Sacred Grove in the northeast to reveal the map. Collect crafting materials from a cave.
- 4To start the Reap or Weep side quest, find a large creature in the northeast. Retrieve its lost eyes from a hidden cave near the northwestern Sacred Grove. Loot a Bear Skull Totem along the way. Talk to the Moose spirit near the Sacred Grove for a free Teardrop point. Defeat enemies ambushing you in the cave after collecting the Reaping Eye. Return to the quest giver to receive the Opal Totem.
- 5To start the Two-Headed Spear hidden side quest, go to the third Sacred Grove in the southwest and read the inscription on the rock. Find two Spear Head quest cards: one near the nest at the zone entrance, and another below the northwestern Sacred Grove. Use one Spear Head on your first turn in any battle, then combine it with the other to form the Two-Headed Spear. After completing the battle, return to the inscribed rock to open a cave. Defeat the Elder Spirit encounter inside to receive three Teardrop upgrade points.
- 6The Hidden Vale:
- Enter from the southwest Sacred Grove of The Breathing Chasm. Navigate past initial Spirit and Elder Spirit encounters.
- 7Activate the Sacred Grove to reveal the map.
- 8To complete The Laughing Face of Death side quest, rest at the Sacred Grove multiple times. After the Spirit jumps off the cliff, talk to it when it revives. Repeat this process until the quest is completed.
- 9The Glacial Maw:
- (Details for The Glacial Maw are not fully provided in the source text but are listed in the table of contents, indicating it's the next area to explore.)
- 10Boss Fight:
- The guide mentions a boss fight against Tradontoz, Great Spirit of Piercing Winds, at the end of the Realm of Piercing Winds. (Strategy details are not in the provided source text.)
Tips
- Grind Death Howl before entering the Realm of Piercing Winds to unlock cards and Teardrop upgrades.
- If you struggle with the ambush after collecting the Reaping Eye, discard the quest card and return later when stronger.
- The Bear Skull Totem grants 3 Block when killed.
- The Opal Totem reduces the Mana cost of a random card by 1 each turn.
- Reap or Weep side quest: Opal Totem.
- Two-Headed Spear hidden side quest: Three Teardrop upgrade points.
- (Other rewards for main progression and other side quests are implied but not fully detailed in the provided source text.)
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