Side quest
The Heart Wants What It Wants
- Full guide
- Major choice
- Missable
- Ending impact
- Character death
Memento • Ritual • Ocha • Nora
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The Blood of Dawnwalker Quests
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Quest guides to check first
Side quest
A Deal with the Devil
- Full guide
- Major choice
- Point of no return
- Ending impact
- Character death
Brencis • Hideout • Betrayal
Side quest
A Closer Look
- Romance
- Missable
Marat romance commit
Main quest
Fall Before Dusk
- Major choice
- Character death
- Conditional
- Ending impact
Marat • Catalin • Throne Room
Main quest
A Lone Wolf's Hunt
- Major choice
- Ending impact
Lacra • Marat • Betrayal
Side quest
Stronger Than Achilles
- Major choice
- Ending impact
Font of Life
Browse quests
Side quest
The Heart Wants What It Wants
- Full guide
- Major choice
- Missable
- +2
Memento • Ritual • Ocha • Nora
Ocha needs Andrei’s memento for a ritual. The Ring is the correct item. Later choices can kill Nora or Ocha, then decide whether Ocha stays.
Side quest
A Deal with the Devil
- Full guide
- Major choice
- Point of no return
- +2
Brencis • Hideout • Betrayal
Brencis wants the manumit hideout marked. That decision is a point of no return for the deal and later ending route.
Side quest
A Closer Look
- Romance
- Missable
Marat romance commit
This is the Marat romance commit quest. [kiss him back] locks the romance route.
Main quest
Fall Before Dusk
- Major choice
- Character death
- Conditional
- +1
Marat • Catalin • Throne Room
The throne-room line can change who survives. Stay Silent is conditional on Marat’s earlier state.
Main quest
A Lone Wolf's Hunt
- Major choice
- Ending impact
Lacra • Marat • Betrayal
This route carries betrayal decisions that can change Lacra, Florin and later valley outcomes.
Side quest
Stronger Than Achilles
- Major choice
- Ending impact
Font of Life
Anca’s trial quest leads to the Font of Life decision, which can change who receives it.
Side quest
A Study in Crimson
- Time-sensitive
- Ending impact
Blood delivery • Vicho • Day-phase
Vicho’s investigation has a blood-delivery timer and a separate day-phase failure path. Both can change his outcome.
Side quest
Distant Shadows
- Romance
Marat • Tantari • Ascar
Marat’s earlier assignment in Tantari. It feeds the romance line that later reaches A Closer Look.
Main quest
Rise at Dawn
- Conditional
Marat • Rebellion • Greifberg
Marat and Catalin’s push toward Greifberg. Check in when Marat is ready to move.
Main quest
Midnight Reckoning
- Conditional
Brencis • Lacra • Svartrau
Lacra’s approach to Brencis through the ruins under Svartrau.
Side quest
A Mother's Plea
Ocha • Elder
The Elder asks for help finding Ocha. This is the earlier step before The Heart Wants What It Wants.
Quests that can become time-sensitive
Some quest paths can fail because of timers or day/night state. These are worth checking before spending more time.
Side quest
A Study in Crimson
- Time-sensitive
- Ending impact
Blood delivery • Vicho • Day-phase
Vicho’s investigation has a blood-delivery timer and a separate day-phase failure path. Both can change his outcome.
Quests with major decisions
The Heart Wants What It Wants
Memento / Nora / Ocha
View choices →A Deal with the Devil
Mark hideout / Leave
View choices →Fall Before Dusk
Throne Room
View choices →A Lone Wolf's Hunt
Betrayal choices
Stronger Than Achilles
Font decision
Romance-related quests
1
Distant Shadows
2
A Closer Look
[kiss him back]
Romance committed
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Complete quest index
Only player-facing quests with verified notes are listed here. A name without a walkthrough still has no empty page behind it.
How quests work in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Dawnwalker quests are not just a checklist. Some objectives depend on time of day, earlier decisions, NPC survival or previous quest states. A quest can also finish successfully while still producing a different character or epilogue outcome. That is why this guide shows walkthroughs together with missable states, major choices and ending impact — so you can find the quest you are on, then check the decision that actually changes the run.
Quick questions
Are quests timed in The Blood of Dawnwalker?
Some quest paths are genuinely time-sensitive, including timer- and day-phase-driven failure states.
Can quests affect the ending?
Yes. Some quests change character survival, route states and later epilogue outcomes.
Can I complete every quest?
The game's time and branching systems mean you should plan around the quests and outcomes you care about. Use the missable and time-limit guides for verified lockouts.
Are all dialogue choices important?
No. Only some decisions create lasting quest, character, romance or ending effects.