Infamy
Your overall notoriety. Where Loyalty Lies can check whether you have reached Notorious or higher.
COURT · WORLD STATE · PROGRESSION
Infamy & Edicts Guide
Infamy is your overall notoriety in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Learn how to reach Notorious, why your Infamy may not increase, how Anger differs, and what Edicts can change.
START WITH THE BLOCKER
What are you trying to solve?
How do I reach Notorious?
See what to check before returning to Crake.
Open guidance →Why isn’t my Infamy going up?
Check whether you raised Infamy or only angered a specific character.
Open guidance →Why did shop prices increase?
See the known Trade Law price increases.
Open guidance →Is raising Infamy worth it?
Balance quest requirements against the penalties of higher notoriety.
Open guidance →INFAMY BASICS
How Does Infamy Work?
Infamy represents your wider reputation for opposing Brencis. Some quests check your current tier, while rising Infamy can bring Edict effects that make parts of the world less forgiving.
RAISING NOTORIETY
How to Increase Infamy
No repeatable way to raise Infamy is clear enough to recommend yet. Use the displayed Infamy tier as your guide while completing other content, and return to Crake as soon as it reaches Notorious.
Do not assume that a Court Activity or another action raises Infamy unless the Infamy display actually changes. A vassal’s Anger is tracked separately.
DON’T CHECK THE WRONG METER
Infamy vs Anger: What’s the Difference?
Making one vassal angry does not necessarily increase your overall Infamy.
Anger
A reaction tied to an individual vassal. If your Infamy did not move after upsetting Ambrus, Bakir, or Xanthe, you may have increased that character’s Anger instead.
Open Court Activities guide →WHERE LOYALTY LIES
How to Reach Notorious
During Where Loyalty Lies, Crake may refuse to continue until your Infamy reaches Notorious or higher.
Raise your notoriety to Notorious or higher
Crake deemed that I haven't done enough to be trusted. I must prove myself further against Brencis before he allows me to join the manumit ranks.
STEP 1
Check your current Infamy
If the displayed tier is below Notorious, the quest will not progress.
STEP 2
Raise overall Infamy
Complete actions that move the Infamy display. Angering one vassal may only affect Anger.
STEP 3
Return to Crake
Once the display says Notorious or higher, return to Where Loyalty Lies and speak to Crake again.
WORLD CONSEQUENCES
Known Edict Effects
Higher Infamy can bring changes that affect shopping and enemy strength. The exact Infamy tier for each effect is still unclear.
Trade Law
Shop prices can increase by 15% or 30% while Trade Law is active.
Browse Dawnwalker shops →Strong Soldiers
Soldiers can appear 4 levels stronger while this effect is active.
QUEST NEED VS WORLD COST
Should You Raise Infamy?
Raise it when a quest requires Notorious
If Where Loyalty Lies is blocked by the Notorious requirement, raising Infamy is necessary to continue that route.
Don’t raise it blindly
Higher Infamy is not a general upgrade. Edicts can increase shop prices or make soldiers stronger.
In short: raise Infamy for a quest or outcome you want, not simply to fill the meter.
How Infamy Affects Shopping
Trade Law can make valley-wide shop prices 15% or 30% higher. If prices suddenly changed, check whether your rising Infamy brought this effect into play.
What Do You Gain From Higher Infamy?
The clear benefit is meeting the Notorious requirement in Where Loyalty Lies. No general gear, money, or Court-progress reward is known.
Can You Reduce Infamy?
A reliable repeatable way to lower Infamy is not known yet.
What Is the Maximum Infamy?
The maximum Infamy value is still unclear. Reaching a named tier does not reveal the full limit.
Infamy and the 30-Day Clock
The time cost of Infamy-raising actions varies or remains unclear. Read the in-game action prompt before committing time.
Open time-limit guide →TROUBLESHOOTING
Why Isn’t My Infamy Increasing?
CHECK 1
Infamy or Anger?
Check whether the action changed your overall Infamy or only one vassal’s Anger.
CHECK 2
Did the action finish?
Complete the conversation, quest step, or activity before checking the display again.
CHECK 3
Did the tier change?
A quest may require a named tier even after the underlying value rises.
CHECK 4
Waiting for an Edict?
An Infamy gain does not guarantee that an Edict will appear immediately.
CHECK 5
Still on Where Loyalty Lies?
If your tier already says Notorious, return to Crake and retry the conversation.
CHECK 6
Still blocked?
After these checks, review the quest prerequisites and current known issues.
CURRENT LIMITS
What Isn’t Known Yet
The complete Edict order, exact Infamy gains, tier thresholds, activation timing, and a repeatable way to lower Infamy are still unclear. The guide avoids turning estimates into fixed rules.
FAQ
Infamy FAQ
How do I reach Notorious?+
Raise your overall Infamy until the displayed tier reaches Notorious, then return to Crake during Where Loyalty Lies. Anger directed at one vassal does not necessarily count toward Infamy.
Why isn’t my Infamy increasing?+
You may have raised a character’s Anger instead of your overall Infamy, or the action may not be complete yet. Check the Infamy display after the conversation, quest step, or activity finishes.
Is Infamy the same as Anger?+
No. Infamy is your overall notoriety, while Anger belongs to an individual vassal. Increasing one does not automatically increase the other.
Why did shop prices increase?+
Trade Law can make shop prices 15% or 30% higher. The exact Infamy tier that activates each increase is still unclear.
Do I need Notorious for Where Loyalty Lies?+
Yes. The quest can require your Infamy tier to be Notorious or higher before you can continue with Crake.
Can I lower Infamy?+
A reliable repeatable way to reduce Infamy is not known yet.