Quest

Buried Past

Start with “Find Pieter's secret spot”. This quest has 42 required/recorded objective step(s). Follow them in order, and check each step for Day/Night, timer, ability and choice requirements before you move on.

Buried Past is a quest.

Coverage

Quest Reference

The in-game objectives in order, plus the characters, items and locations they involve.

Before You Start

This quest contains explicit time-of-day requirements (Day: 1 step(s), Night: 1 step(s)). Check each step before advancing time.

People and commerce in this quest

Training
Volk
Volk teaches lessons. He is not the SQ719 retail merchant.
Open Volk →
Separate merchant
SQ719 merchant
A separate tavern merchant sells slivovitz. Do not treat this as Volk’s shop.

In-Game Objectives

Search this section for the exact wording from your journal, then use the action, requirement and location notes to work out what to do next.

Branch and optional objectives may appear in a different order.

Where a step says “Marker only”, the journal does not give a fixed entrance, so follow the in-game marker for it.

A related objective target opens the objective area; it may not be the exact entrance or the NPC’s current position.

01
Find Pieter's secret spot
Action
Find Pieter's secret spot.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
02
Talk with Volk
Action
Talk with Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
03
Visit Volk
Action
Visit Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Spar with VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
- Spar with VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
04
Retrace your steps from childhood memories
Action
Retrace your steps from childhood memories.
Where
Area known
Parlita →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Look for Pieter's treasure using Focus ModeThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Use Parlita as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
05
Buy slivovitz for Volk Optional
Action
Buy slivovitz for Volk.
Where
Exact directions available
Svartrau Altenmarkt →Svartrau Outskirts →Svartrau Silberkreis →Altenmarkt Inn →Svartrau Outskirts Inn →Silberkreis Inn →Svartrau City →
Marker: Altenmarkt Inn · Silberkreis Inn
Show exact location →Show exact location →
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Altenmarkt, Svartrau Outskirts as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
- This objective is optional; you can leave it for later unless you want its side content.
06
Follow Volk
Action
Follow Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
07
Look for Pieter's treasure using Focus Mode
Action
Look for Pieter's treasure using Focus Mode.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
What may appear next
- Dig at the marked spotThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
08
Ask about Pieter at the Maragir monastery
Action
Ask about Pieter at the Maragir monastery.
Where
Area known
Maragir Monastery →Maragir Wealds →Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Do this step during day.
What may appear next
- Tell Volk about your findingsThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- If the objective is not progressing, return during day.
- Use Maragir Monastery, Maragir Wealds as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
09
Follow the monk
Action
Follow the monk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
10
Confront Volk
Action
Confront Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
11
Look for Volk
Action
Look for Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
12
Tell Volk about your findings
Action
Tell Volk about your findings.
Where
Area known
Maragir Wealds →
What may appear next
- Give Volk a day to restThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Use Maragir Wealds as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
13
Visit Volk
Action
Visit Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Look for VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
14
Inspect the prayerbook
Action
Inspect the prayerbook.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
15
Search the stash
Action
Search the stash.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
16
Give Volk a day to rest
Action
Give Volk a day to rest.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Visit VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
17
Give Volk a day to rest
Action
Give Volk a day to rest.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Visit VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
- Visit VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
18
Investigate Pieter's secret spot
Action
Investigate Pieter's secret spot.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
19
Follow the big stones
Action
Follow the big stones.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Retrace your steps from childhood memoriesThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
20
Look around Parlita for something to jog your memory
Action
Look around Parlita for something to jog your memory.
Where
Area known
Parlita →Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Use Parlita as the confirmed area. Open the location guide for orientation; if no exact pin is shown, keep this quest objective active and follow the in-game marker.
21
Go to the Secret Glade
Action
Go to the Secret Glade.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
22
Investigate Pieter's secret spot
Action
Investigate Pieter's secret spot.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
23
Ask the stranger about Pieter
Action
Ask the stranger about Pieter.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Investigate Pieter's secret spotThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
24
Give Volk a day to rest
Action
Give Volk a day to rest.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Visit VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
25
Visit Volk
Action
Visit Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Give Volk a day to restThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
26
Look around for a shovel
Action
Look around for a shovel.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
27
Dig at the marked spot
Action
Dig at the marked spot.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
28
Defeat Volk
Action
Defeat Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
29
Spar with Volk
Action
Spar with Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
What may appear next
- Visit VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
30
Defeat the stranger
Action
Defeat the stranger.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
31
(Optional) Chop some wood for Volk
Action
(Optional) Chop some wood for Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- (Optional) Bring the wood back to VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
32
(Optional) Track down the wolves bothering Volk using Focus Mode
Action
(Optional) Track down the wolves bothering Volk using Focus Mode.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Use Focus Mode for this step.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
33
(Optional) Gather feverfew by the riverbank
Action
(Optional) Gather feverfew by the riverbank.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- (Optional) Prepare the ointment for VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
- (Optional) Prepare the ointment for VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
34
(Optional) Tell Volk about the wolves
Action
(Optional) Tell Volk about the wolves.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
35
(Optional) Prepare the ointment for Volk
Action
(Optional) Prepare the ointment for Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
36
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk
Action
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
37
(Optional) Take firewood from the shed
Action
(Optional) Take firewood from the shed.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
38
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk
Action
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
39
(Optional) Search for Volk's knife
Action
(Optional) Search for Volk's knife.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
Requirements
- Do this step during night.
What may appear next
- (Optional) Return the knife to VolkThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- If the objective is not progressing, return during night.
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
40
(Optional) Return the knife to Volk
Action
(Optional) Return the knife to Volk.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Reward during this step
Base XP ×75
This reward is attached to this objective-stage event, not to quest completion or a calculated whole-quest total.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
41
(Optional) Board up the bedroom window
Action
(Optional) Board up the bedroom window.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
42
Defeat the soldiers
Action
Defeat the soldiers.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.

Quest Rewards by Outcome

These cards show alternative quest outcomes. Rewards from different endings are not added together.

I found out that my father had a friend – if I can call him that – one Volk. I warmed up to him, tended to his needs... And he paid me back with treachery. Volk insisted on dying a warrior's death – and that's the final courtesy I paid him.

Skill points 1Base XP 250

The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.

I found out that my father had a friend – if I can call him that – one Volk. I warmed up to him, tended to his needs... And he paid me back with treachery. Volk insisted on dying a warrior's death – but I was done satisfying his whims. I left him to his fate – whatever it may be.

Skill points 1Base XP 250

The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.

I found out that my father had a friend – if I can call him that – one Volk. I warmed up to him, tended to his needs. But it seems he didn't want to keep on living like this, reliant on my charity, so he packed up and left – to go where? I'm not sure he had a destination in mind – only decided to dance with Lady Luck one last time.

Skill points 1Base XP 250

The XP shown is the base quest reward; other bonuses or rewards earned earlier are separate.

If a Route Is Still Unclear

Exact route not known

Follow the in-game marker for those steps.

Next Actions

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Quest at a Glance

Journal objectives: 42
Time-sensitive steps: 0
Possible outcomes: 8

Step 1: So... Turns out my father had some sort of a secret meeting spot, deep in the woods. Should I go look for it?
Step 2: I met Volk – my father's friend from long ago. And unlike Pieter, he seems eager to talk about their shared past.
Step 3: You should check on Volk – it's been a while.
Step 4: I know the Secret Glade was somewhere near Parlita... But where exactly?
Step 5: Volk asked me to bring some slivovitz next time I see him. I should be able to get a bottle in one of Svartrau's taverns.
Step 6: Volk says he's got a trick to show me. Let's see if the old fox can teach me something useful.
Step 7: Is this where my father hid his half of the treasure? Or maybe Volk made it all up?
Step 8: My father and a prayerbook? An unlikely pairing. Maybe the monks at the monastery where the book was copied can tell me more.
Step 9: The monk wasn't surprised when I asked him about my father's treasure – and told me to follow him.
Step 10: Volk betrayed me – helped to set up an ambush for me. I should tell him how I feel about it.
Step 11: Something's very wrong. There are dead soldiers outside Volk's hut – and the old man's missing. I'd better look for him.
Step 12: So my father really did have treasure – and handed it all off to the monks of Maragir. I wonder what Volk will think.
Step 13: You should probably check on Volk – see how he's doing.
Step 14: My old man never struck me as man of faith. So what's the prayerbook doing in his secret stash?
Step 15: Hah! So my father did stash his things away here. But what things, exactly? Let's take a look.
Step 16: Volk seems tired. Let's give him a day to rest.
Step 17: Volk seems tired. Let's give him a day to rest.
Step 18: What was my father doing here? Maybe I'll find some answers if I look around.
Step 19: These big rocks – we called them 'Giants's pawns'. By following them, I should find the way to the Secret Glade.
Step 20: You need to find something familiar to recall our steps. We'd go to Parlita, get sweet buns for the road...
Step 21: If my father really did have treasure, I think he'd have hidden it in our Secret Glade. Let's go there – and take a look.
Step 22: What was my father doing here? Maybe I'll find some answers if I look around.
Step 23: Who's this old man? And how does he know my father? I need to talk to him.
Step 24: Volk seems tired. Let's give him a day to rest.
Step 25: Might be a good idea to check up on Volk.
Step 26: Hard to dig for treasure without a shovel... Maybe there's one somewhere around here.
Step 27: Let's see if there really is treasure here.
Step 28: Volk betrayed me, sold me out to Brencis's men. He doesn't deserve to live.
Step 29: Let's cross our blades – and see if Volk is still worth his salt.
Step 30: Who's this man? Why's he so aggressive? I need to fend him off!
Step 31: Volk said he'd appreciate if I chopped some wood for him. Why not?
Step 32: Volk says he's bothered by a pack of wolves. They must have a den nearby. Let's check for tracks behind the house.
Step 33: Volk is suffering from back pain – and I offered to help. To do so, I need to start by collecting some herbs by the riverbank.
Step 34: I got rid of the wolves that were bothering Volk – the old man should be pleased.
Step 35: You need to make an ointment for Volk. I should find all I need by his stove.
Step 36: You should bring the wood back to Volk's hut.
Step 37: The nights are getting colder – let's make sure the old man has enough firewood to keep warm.
Step 38: You should bring the wood back to Volk's hut.
Step 39: Volk lost his precious knife – he waved it around in the dark and it slipped out of his hand. Maybe it landed in some bushes? Or on his hovel's rooftop? Let's see if I can find it.
Step 40: Found it! Volk should be glad.
Step 41: Volk asked me to board up the window because it gets cold at night. Shouldn't be too much of a hassle.
Step 42: I've been betrayed – and now need to fight for my life.

Buried Past Stats

Properties

Type: Quest

Recorded journal objectives

Find Pieter's secret spot
Talk with Volk
Visit Volk
Retrace your steps from childhood memories
Buy slivovitz for Volk
Follow Volk
Look for Pieter's treasure using Focus Mode
Ask about Pieter at the Maragir monastery
Follow the monk
Confront Volk
Look for Volk
Tell Volk about your findings
Visit Volk
Inspect the prayerbook
Search the stash
Give Volk a day to rest
Give Volk a day to rest
Investigate Pieter's secret spot
Follow the big stones
Look around Parlita for something to jog your memory
Go to the Secret Glade
Investigate Pieter's secret spot
Ask the stranger about Pieter
Give Volk a day to rest
Visit Volk
Look around for a shovel
Dig at the marked spot
Defeat Volk
Spar with Volk
Defeat the stranger
(Optional) Chop some wood for Volk
(Optional) Track down the wolves bothering Volk using Focus Mode
(Optional) Gather feverfew by the riverbank
(Optional) Tell Volk about the wolves
(Optional) Prepare the ointment for Volk
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk
(Optional) Take firewood from the shed
(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk
(Optional) Search for Volk's knife
(Optional) Return the knife to Volk
(Optional) Board up the bedroom window
Defeat the soldiers

Buried Past

Before You Start

People and commerce in this quest

Volk

SQ719 merchant

In-Game Objectives

Find Pieter's secret spot

Talk with Volk

Visit Volk

Retrace your steps from childhood memories

Buy slivovitz for Volk Optional

Follow Volk

Look for Pieter's treasure using Focus Mode

Ask about Pieter at the Maragir monastery

Follow the monk

Confront Volk

Look for Volk

Tell Volk about your findings

Visit Volk

Inspect the prayerbook

Search the stash

Give Volk a day to rest

Give Volk a day to rest

Investigate Pieter's secret spot

Follow the big stones

Look around Parlita for something to jog your memory

Go to the Secret Glade

Investigate Pieter's secret spot

Ask the stranger about Pieter

Give Volk a day to rest

Visit Volk

Look around for a shovel

Dig at the marked spot

Defeat Volk

Spar with Volk

Defeat the stranger

(Optional) Chop some wood for Volk

(Optional) Track down the wolves bothering Volk using Focus Mode

(Optional) Gather feverfew by the riverbank

(Optional) Tell Volk about the wolves

(Optional) Prepare the ointment for Volk

(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk

(Optional) Take firewood from the shed

(Optional) Bring the wood back to Volk

(Optional) Search for Volk's knife

(Optional) Return the knife to Volk

(Optional) Board up the bedroom window

Defeat the soldiers

Quest Rewards by Outcome

I found out that my father had a friend – if I can call him that – one Volk. I warmed up to him, tended to his needs... And he paid me back with treachery. Volk insisted on dying a warrior's death – and that's the final courtesy I paid him.

I found out that my father had a friend – if I can call him that – one Volk. I warmed up to him, tended to his needs... And he paid me back with treachery. Volk insisted on dying a warrior's death – but I was done satisfying his whims. I left him to his fate – whatever it may be.

If a Route Is Still Unclear

Exact route not known

Next Actions

Buried Past Stats

Properties