Quest

What Moves the Dead

Start with “Follow Crake”. This quest has 22 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.

What Moves the Dead is a quest.

Coverage

Quest Reference

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

Before You Start

No quest-wide time restriction is confirmed. Follow any Day/Night or timer warning shown on the individual steps below.

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
Follow Crake
Action
Follow Crake.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
02
Meet with Crake in Neustadt
Action
Meet with Crake in Neustadt.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
03
Follow Crake and Mevasser
Action
Follow Crake and Mevasser.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
04
Inspect the woodcut
Action
Inspect the woodcut.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
05
Search for Silas's notes
Action
Search for Silas's notes.
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 →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
06
Go with Crake to Altenmarkt
Action
Go with Crake to Altenmarkt.
Where
Area known
Svartrau Altenmarkt →
What may appear next
- Meet with Crake in AltenmarktThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Altenmarkt 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.
07
Meet with Crake in Altenmarkt
Action
Meet with Crake in Altenmarkt.
Where
Area known
Svartrau Altenmarkt →
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Altenmarkt 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.
08
Ask the townsfolk about Silas
Action
Ask the townsfolk about Silas.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Find the yellow house by the stone archThis objective can appear next on this branch.
- Find the house by the stone archThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
09
Find the house by the stone arch
Action
Find the house by the stone arch.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
10
Search inside the house
Action
Search inside the house.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
11
Inspect the chimney
Action
Inspect the chimney.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
12
Examine the floor next to the chimney
Action
Examine the floor next to the chimney.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
13
Enter the basement
Action
Enter the basement.
Where
Enter the basement We found a hatch under the floorboards.
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
14
Search the basement
Action
Search the basement.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
15
Check where the passage leads
Action
Check where the passage leads.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
16
Search the ruins
Action
Search the ruins.
Where
Area known
Svartrau City →Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Search the laboratoryThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Use Svartrau City 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.
17
Search the laboratory
Action
Search the laboratory.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
18
Search the deeper ruins
Action
Search the deeper ruins.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
19
Inspect the body
Action
Inspect the body.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
20
Rescue Crake
Action
Rescue Crake.
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 →
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
21
Lead Crake out of the ruins
Action
Lead Crake out of the ruins.
Where
Follow the in-game marker.
Show related objective target →
What may appear next
- Search for Silas's notesThis objective can appear next on this branch.
If stuck
- Follow the in-game quest marker for this step.
22
Find the yellow house by the stone arch
Action
Find the yellow house by the stone arch.
Where
Area known
Svartrau Altenmarkt →Show related objective target →
If stuck
- Use Svartrau Altenmarkt 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.

Quest Rewards by Outcome

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

The legend is true! Silas did write about gargoyle creation. Now that book is in the hands of the infamous mage, Aurelius. I must recover it at all costs.

Base XP 75

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: 22
Time-sensitive steps: 0
Possible outcomes: 3

Step 1: Crake knows someone who can help us decipher that odd inscription, but we must get to Neustadt first.
Step 2: Crake might know someone who can help us decipher that odd inscription, but I must first make my way to Neustadt. And by day, nonetheless.
Step 3: That wasn't exactly a warm welcome. Mevasser stormed out, but Crake's still trying to convince him to help us. I need to follow.
Step 4: Mevasser agreed to help us after all. He showed us a woodcut of Silas and his workshop. Maybe it can help us find the place?
Step 5: Mevasser told us of a legendary alchemist, Silas, who may have been the first to create gargoyles. His notes should hold the key to this mystery.
Step 6: Judging from the woodcut, Silas had his workshop in Altenmarkt. We'll look for it right away.
Step 7: Judging from the woodcut, Silas had his workshop in Altenmarkt. I should meet with Crake soon to look for it.
Step 8: We have located the street where Silas kept his workshop, but we still need to find the exact building. Let's ask around.
Step 9: An old lady pointed us to a house that may have once belonged to Silas. We need to check it out with Crake.
Step 10: We entered the house that matched the description. I'm still not sure if Silas actually lived here, so we need to search the place thoroughly.
Step 11: The only thing that stands out here is the chimney. I should take a closer look at it.
Step 12: The floorboards next to the chimney seem different from the others. Perhaps they can be moved?
Step 13: We found a hatch under the floorboards. I guess it hides the entrance to the basement.
Step 14: There doesn't seem to be much in the basement, but still – maybe Silas hid something here?
Step 15: We discovered a secret passage hidden behind a bookcase. It leads further underground.
Step 16: Ancient ruins, right beneath Svartrau! This must be where Silas carried out his disgusting experiments.
Step 17: There’s no mistaking it. This was Silas’s workshop, or rather his laboratory. But it seems someone was here before us. Were they searching for his research notes as well?
Step 18: Those thieves dropped a page from Silas’s book. Maybe we can still catch them, or at least find out where they took the rest.
Step 19: Something massacred this man. I might still find clues on his body, or maybe even the stolen book itself.
Step 20: Some monster has dragged Crake deeper into the ruins. I must rescue him!
Step 21: I have defeated the monster, but Crake is wounded. I must guide him safely out of the ruins.
Step 22: Henrik, a merchant from Altenmarkt, pointed us to a house that may have once belonged to Silas. We need to check it out with Crake.