Rise at Dawn Walkthrough

Finish Who Pulls the Strings. Its last objective is asking Marat how the preparations are going, and that is the hand-off into this quest.

The quest opens on "Come back in a few days". Marat needs time to gather the manumits before anyone can move on Greifberg, and the objective advances on its own once the preparation is done.

"Come back by morning" is objective wording for the moment Marat is ready, not a clock you have to hit.

No Rise at Dawn objective has a time-of-day requirement, so arriving at night is not a lockout. When the line is active, return to Marat.

Before you confirm the assault, clear the things this save will not give you back.

• Finish optional quests and missable objectives you still care about.
• Complete Crake (Marat) character content you want to see.
• Repair and upgrade your gear.
• Restock healing and consumables.
• Make a Manual Save you can reload later.

01 Approach

Once you give the word, Marat leads you into position above Eastridge Outpost. Stay with him until he stops — the rope step only becomes usable there.

The rope appears at the overlook above Eastridge, after Marat has stopped walking. It sits at the cliff edge, outside the walls.

1. Follow Marat until he stops at the overlook.
2. Wait for the rope interaction to appear at the edge.
3. Tie the rope before you drop — the rebels attack from above.

If the interaction is missing you are standing too far back. Walk up to the marker Marat stopped at and face the drop.

02 Assault

The capture is three beats: clear the first wave, take the second gate, then open the outer gate from the tower.

1. 1. Defeat the vanguard

   The first defenders spot you as you land. Clear them quickly so the push toward the second gate stays open.

2. 2. Breach the second gate

   Keep working through the outpost until the next gate falls. Follow the objective marker — there is no side entrance here.

3. 3. Open the outer gate

   Climb the tower, reach the gate mechanism and open the way in for Catalin’s troops.

The vanguard is the first wave that spots you after the drop. It is a normal fight, not a gate.

What you face

• Soldiers
• Heavy
• Rogue

Deal with the enemies standing between you and the next marker first. The objective only advances when the wave is down.

Push past the vanguard and take the second gate of the outpost.

The gate opens the inner approach. If the objective will not complete, clear the remaining defenders around the marker — a straggler holding the fight open is the usual cause.

The outer gate is what actually lets Catalin’s army into Eastridge.

1. Climb the tower from the inner approach.
2. Reach the gate mechanism at the top.
3. Open the outer gate and hold until the troops are through.

Tower route: climb from the inner approach; the mechanism is at the top rather than at ground level.

Yes, unless you are deliberately rushing the finale. It is optional for completing Rise at Dawn, but it is your last preparation stop before Greifberg.

Where

With the Eastridge staging area, not inside Greifberg

Required?

No — you can report straight to Marat

When?

After the outer gate is open, before you report for the final battle

“I need to be as ready as possible before we strike at Greifberg. Best see the quartermaster.”

Last pass before the second commit, when the story moves on to Fall Before Dusk.

• Manual Save created.
• Gear repaired and upgraded.
• Healing and consumables stocked.
• Optional Crake (Marat) content finished.
• Ready for Fall Before Dusk.
• Know that the Brencis confrontation can still lead to The Knyazmaker or The Turncoat.

Fall Before Dusk starts right after Rise at Dawn. It is the actual Greifberg finale on this route, and it settles The Knyazmaker or a late switch to The Turncoat.

No — not by itself.

Rise at Dawn commits your save to the Crake (Marat) finale sequence, but the ending is resolved later. Staying on this route and defeating Brencis leads to The Knyazmaker.

Accepting Brencis’s later deal can still turn the finale into The Turncoat — capturing Eastridge does not lock an ending.

Ending status

• ✓ Route: Crake (Marat)
• ✓ Eastridge: captured
• ✓ Main ending: not resolved yet
• ✓ Next: Fall Before Dusk

Yes. The quest carries a resolution for walking away from Crake (Marat)’s finale.

The journal records it as faltering at the last moment and turning your back on Crake and his rebellion. That closes this route on the save and is a route resolution rather than an ending name.

Which offered choice triggers it is not spelled out by the quest, so take the Manual Save before you commit instead of trying to steer it mid-assault.

Type

Finale quest — stage 1

Route

Crake (Marat)

Requirement

Who Pulls the Strings

Starting location

Manumit hideout

Preparation wait

Come back in a few days — no fixed count published

Quest time cost

Separate from the preparation wait

Point of no return

Yes — save before the assault

Main objective

Capture Eastridge Outpost

Optional objective

Talk to the quartermaster

Next quest

Fall Before Dusk

Ending status

Not resolved here

Finale ending

The Knyazmaker, or a late Turncoat switch

Optional — skipping it does not block the quest.

Optional: Talk to the quartermaster

• Who Pulls the Strings

  The required quest right before this one.

• Fall Before Dusk

  The Greifberg finale and the throne-room decision.

• The Knyazmaker

  How the Crake (Marat) route resolves into an ending.

• The Turncoat

  The later deal that can still switch this finale.

• Marat (Crake)

  Manumit leader — one character, two names.

• Catalin

  The officer whose troops enter Eastridge.

• Ending Calculator

  Check which endings are still open from your save.

• All endings

  The seven main endings and how they resolve.