Where: the Greymane camp in Hernand, then the Abyss (the Corridor of the Void) and the river at Three Saints' Falls, ending in the City of Hernand.
Main quests: Ambush, then Unknown Space. Each splits into two parts — Unfamiliar Lands and In Ashes, Realm of Uncertainty and New Journey — which are the steps below.
Watch for: the Myurdin fight cannot be won in any way that matters: the story continues the same whether you beat him or not, and there is no reward for trying. There are two Sealed Abyss Artifacts on the path to the Hernand tavern; keep the Lantern up on the way.
1. Ambush
The game opens with the Greymanes at their lowest: their leader has been killed, and the Black Bears arrive at the camp to finish off whoever is left. The quest is the raid itself, played as Kliff, and it teaches the combat basics while it happens.
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Unfamiliar Lands: head to the cabin and speak with your allies
Walk to the cabin with the Greymanes around you and talk to them inside before going back out. No fighting yet.
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In Ashes: annihilate the Black Bears
Outside, the camp is under attack. There are five enemies in the first group, and the fight lays out the controls: light attacks on R1 / RB, heavy attacks on R2 / RT, block on L1 / LB. The rule the whole game runs on: a block timed to the hit is a parry, and it leaves the enemy open for a moment.
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Help Naira, Oongka and Yann
Three comrades are marked on the minimap: Naira to the north (with eight enemies on her), Oongka to the east and Yann to the west, with a few enemies each. Reaching each one plays a cutscene, and every one of those cutscenes ends in a quick-time event that starts the next fight.
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Myurdin
The Black Bear leader arrives with his men and the prologue's only boss fight begins. It is scripted: winning gives nothing extra, and you get the same cutscene whether you beat him or not. In that cutscene Myurdin cuts Kliff's throat and throws him into the river. No reward for the quest.
2. Unknown Space
Kliff survives and wakes in the Abyss. The first half is a movement tutorial in the dark; the second, once he is back in Pywel, is the walk to Hernand with the man who pulled him out of the river.
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Realm of Uncertainty: move forward
Follow the only path. This stretch teaches running, jumping, wall-climbing and crouching.
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Use Blinding Flash on the Light Device
A locked door with a light above it. Hold L1 and R1 (LB and RB) to raise the skill, aim at the device, then press L1 / LB again while still holding R1 / RB to concentrate the beam, and keep holding until it activates. This is the same skill later chapters use to burn wagons and light beacons.
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Find the exit
Equip the Lantern from the radial menu to see in the tunnel and keep going up until you are out of the Abyss and back in Hernand.
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New Journey: follow Sebastian
The quest is at Three Saints' Falls: Sebastian is standing behind the fishermen by the river, and you follow him by holding X / A to match his pace. He is the man who rescued Kliff.
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Defeat the soldiers harassing Sebastian
After a cutscene near his house, two guards attack. Open the fight blocking on L1 / LB, because they swing immediately.
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Ride to Hernand
Keep following Sebastian to the horses, mount with Square / X and ride after him up the hills; the ride ends at House Celeste with a cutscene, and that cutscene begins Chapter 1. Reward: a Standard Inventory Expansion Tool, ten Oats and five Blackberries. The road to the Hernand tavern has two Sealed Abyss Artifacts to pick up with the Lantern held high.
3. Prologue Completion
✅ Before Leaving the Prologue...
Cross-checked
Cross-checked on 21 September 2026 against the guides of Game8, PowerPyx, VULKK, Fextralife and Game Rant. Not from a playthrough: nobody here has played it, and what the sources do not describe is not on this page.