Prologue walkthrough

Eight segments before the Blood Mass. Check jobs as you spend them. Default order follows PC Gamer's tested route.

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IGN captured the opening: Esme, herbs, Laslea Glen.

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18-minute tested prologue. Pair with the PC Gamer pip table, not instead of it.

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Outlaws Gorge after the tutorial, animal feeds, Polished Long Cleaver in the dirt pile.

1. 1Live Bait1 ⌛ · YannaYanna asks Coen to help fish between the house and Laslea Centre. Base cost 1 hourglass. Playing tag raises it to 2.
2. 2Dead Drop1 ⌛ · LasleaPrologue errand. IGN lists 100 XP, a Ring of Purging, and 24 Denarii. Pair it with Withering Away in the morning.
3. 3Withering Away2 ⌛ · PieterAutomatic family thread from Coen's father. PC Gamer's tested route spends 2 morning/noon segments on it, including the second beat after Live Bait and Dead Drop.
4. 4If a Tree Falls in a Forest1 ⌛ · ExplorationAfternoon beat on the tested route. IGN: 100 XP, 2 Regenerative Salves, Witch's Pendant.
5. 5Enter Not0 ⌛ · ExplorationAbandoned house northwest of Laslea. PC Gamer lists 0 hourglass: look, loot, leave. Still disappears at sundown if unfinished.
6. 6Blasphemy1 ⌛ · GremlaHelp Gremla find a stolen tapestry. 1 segment. IGN XP range is wide (75-850) depending on how the beat resolves.
7. 7Deep Down1 ⌛ · GavrilHighest-value prologue combat errand: 250 XP, 25-50 Denarii, Master Light Braces, Superior Shortsword. IGN flags it as the one quest whose hour actually changes the outcome.
8. 8Like Father, Like Son1 ⌛ · FamilyEvening closer on PC Gamer's route (slot 8). IGN: 100 XP and a Charge Skill Manual.