Pillars of Eternity quests

The quest-tracking journal

This page lists all quests in Pillars of Eternity and its expansions.

For a general discussion of experience earned, see Experience and Advancement.

Main quests

The Hollowing of the Dyrwood	The White March
The Hollowing of the Dyrwood is the main quest line in the game, centering on Waidwen's Legacy, its impact on the people of the Free Palatinate of Dyrwood, and the protagonists' struggle to come to terms with their status as a Watcher.	The White March is an additional main quest line added by the expansion The White March - Part I and continued by the expansion The White March - Part II. It is integrated into the main campaign, so you don't have to start a separate game.
Act I A Moment's Respite The Ruins of Cilant Lîs The Gilded Vale Visions and Whispers The Old Watcher	You need to solve Never Far from the Queen before the White March will start.
Act II Never Far from the Queen The Man Who Waits Undying Heritage Through Death's Gate The Hermit of Hadret House	Part 1 Durgan's Battery The Ogre Matron The Recluse of the White March The White Forge
Act III The Assassin at Large Council of Stars Court of the Penitents	Part 2 The Forgotten Army The Iron Flail The Rising Tide Lair of the Eyeless
Act IV Memories of the Ancients	As soon as you jump into the pit, you are unable to finish any previous quests.
End See: Endings

Side quests

These are miscellaneous quests which are not vital to the main storyline.

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
A Mother's Plea	Aufra	Gilded Vale – Aufra's Home
The Smith's Shipment	Tuatanu	Gilded Vale – Black Hammer Smithery
Buried Secrets	Wirtan	Gilded Vale – Temple of Eothas
Lord of a Barren Land	Kolsc	Gilded Vale or Esternwood	Requires good reputation with Gilded Vale to trigger there or you can start it in Esternwood.
The Master Below	Steward	Caed Nua – Great Hall	Requires completion of The Old Watcher.
A Return to Court	Palace messenger		Caed Nua's claim quest arc
The Battle of Yenwood Field	Marshal Forwyn
The Master's Tools	Tcharek	Endless Paths of Od Nua – Level 12
A Voice from the Past	Dalton	Copperlane
His Old Self	Kaenra	Copperlane – The Goose and Fox
Cinders of Faith	Fyrga	First Fires – Ducal Palace
Rise and Fall	-	Heritage Hill	Cut content
The Wailing Banshee	Niah	Ondra's Gift
Supply and Demand	Maea	Ondra's Gift – The Salty Mast
At All Costs	Verzano	Ondra's Gift – Vailian Trading Company
The Theorems of Pandgram	Nedyn	Brackenbury
Far from Home	Thristwn	Brackenbury – The Charred Barrel
The Final Act	Kurren	Brackenbury – Hadret House	No longer available after completing Act 2.
A Farmer's Plight	Rumbald	Dyrford Village
Blood Legacy	Lord Harond	Dyrford Village – Dracogen Inn
The Champion of Berath	Frightened villager	Hearthsong – The Celestial Sapling	Requires completion of Lord of a Barren Land.
At the Mercy of the Tribes	Cwineth
Hunter, Brother	Rîdaî	Hearthsong – The Passage of the Six
Sacrificial Bloodlines	Simoc	Elms' Reach – Hall of Warriors
Into the White Void	Rymrgand	Elms' Reach – Teir Evron
A Servant of Death	Berath
The Nest Above the Clouds	Hylea or Casfath and Onŵen	Elms' Reach – Teir Evron or Oldsong	Can be received either from Hylea directly or from Casfath and Onŵen in Oldsong.
The Old Queen and the New King	Galawain or Desthwn	Elms' Reach – Teir Evron or Oldsong – Galawain's Maw	Can be received either from Galawain directly or from Desthwn.
Prison of Ice	Larha	Oldsong – Galawain's Maw

Faction quests

The Dozens questline

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
Rogue Knight	Osric	Copperlane – Admeth's Den
The Bronze Beneath the Lake	Wenan		Requires completion of Rogue Knight, refused if you've accepted The Changing of the Guard or Winds of Steel.

Knights of the Crucible questline

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
Built to Last	Commander Clyver	First Fires – Crucible Keep
Winds of Steel			Requires completion of Built to Last, refused if you've accepted The Bronze Beneath the Lake or The Changing of the Guard.

House Doemenel questline

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
A Two Story Job	Abrecan Doemenel or by looting Thieves' Letter	Brackenbury – Doemenel Manor or Copperlane – Thieves' Hideout	Can be received directly from Abrecan Doemenel or by finding the thieves in Copperlane independently.
The Changing of the Guard	Gedmar Doemenel	Brackenbury – Doemenel Manor	Requires completion of A Two Story Job, refused if you've accepted The Bronze Beneath the Lake or Winds of Steel.

Companion quests

Every scripted companion has a personal side-quest that you can complete together with them:

Quest	Companion	Start location	Notes
Fragments of a Scattered Faith	Edér	Gilded Vale	Requires completion of Visions and Whispers.
The Trials of Durance	Durance	Magran's Fork	Appears not before starting The Old Watcher.
Time and Tide	Kana Rua	Caed Nua
The Long Hunt	Sagani	Woodend Plains
The Child of Five Suns	Pallegina	Ondra's Gift	Requires completion of At All Costs.
Two-Sided	Aloth	Copperlane – Copperlane Catacombs	Requires completion of Never Far from the Queen.
Dream and Memory	Grieving Mother	Dyrford Village
True to Form	Hiravias	Stormwall Gorge	Talk to him after he joins party.
The One That Got Away [WM1]	Devil of Caroc	Durgan's Battery – Galvino's Workshop
Secrets of the Tacan [WM2]	Zahua	Stalwart Village	Talk to him after entering [WM2] and exhausting all his dialogue options.
The Burden of Memory [WM2]	Maneha

Tasks

Tasks tend to be less complex and significant than full-fledged side quests.

Task	Given by	Start location	Notes
Vengeance from the Grave	Perly's soul	Valewood – Bear Cave
Late for Dinner	Tenfrith or Pasca	Valewood or Gilded Vale – The Black Hound	Can be received directly from Pasca or by rescuing Tenfrith in Valewood independently.
Against the Grain	N/A	Gilded Vale	Started when encountering an argument between Sweynur and Trumbel.
Ferry Flotsam	Peregund	Madhmr Bridge
A Call to Court	Palace messenger	Caed Nua	Received after returning to Caed Nua for the first time after visiting Defiance Bay.
Desperate Measures	Thulgar	Endless Paths of Od Nua – Level 3
The Blade of the Endless Paths	N/A	Endless Paths of Od Nua	Started by finding any of the blade's pieces on level 2, 5, 9 or 12.
Seals of the Endless Paths	N/A		Started by finding any of the three overseer seals on level 4 or 6.
Something Secret	Gordy	Copperlane
The Parable of Wael	Grimda	Copperlane – The Hall of Revealed Mysteries
Unwanted	Eorn or by finding Edict of arrest	Copperlane – Copperlane Catacombs or First Fires – Crucible Keep	Can be received directly from Eorn or by finding an Edict of arrest in Crucible Keep.
Missing Sentries	Wyla	First Fires – Crucible Keep
The Forgotten	Vicent Agosti	First Fires – Vailian Embassy
Safe Haven	N/A	Heritage Hill – Valtas Manor	Started when encountering the undead Valtas family in Valtas Manor.
All Hands on Deck	Marceno	Ondra's Gift
Clandestine Cargo	Imatl
Brave Derrin	Derrin's soul or Odda	Ondra's Gift or Ondra's Gift – Odda's House	Can be received directly from Odda or by finding Derrin's soul independently.
Hard Feelings	Bricanta Doemenel	Brackenbury – Doemenel Manor
Nest Egg	Hendyna	Dyrford Village
Cat and Mouse	Medreth or Nyfre	Dyrford Village or Dyrford Village – Dracogen Inn	Can be received either from Medreth or from Nyfre.
The Sealed Missive	Dying Monk	Elmshore
Hard Bargain	Rinatto	Hearthsong
Songs of the Wild	Delem	Oldsong

Bounties

Main article: Pillars of Eternity bounties

Bounties are a type of task that require a target to be killed in exchange for a reward - the bounty - usually in the form of a pouchful of copper pands. They are typically given in batches.

Task	Given by	Start location	Batch
Bounty: Sly Cyrdel	Warden Fyrgen	Caed Nua – Warden's Lodge	1
Bounty: The Dweller			1
Bounty: Nalrend the Wise			1
Bounty: Warchief Iklak			1
Bounty: Daroth Grimault			2
Bounty: Thorfen			2
Bounty: Glasdial			2
Bounty: Songsmith Roska			2
Bounty: Foemyna			3
Bounty: Galen Dalgard			3
Bounty: Devŵen			3
Bounty: Captain Muārumi			3
Bounty: High Arcanist Ysly			4
Bounty: Naroc the Prophet			4
Bounty: Sserkal			4

The White March - Part I

The first expansion for Pillars of Eternity. The action takes place in an abandoned dwarven stronghold, Durgan, where, as rumor has it, one can find tons of incredibly valuable artifacts.

Side quests

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
Siege of Crägholdt	Steward	Caed Nua – Great Hall	Started by talking to Steward after receiving Durgan's Battery quest.
A Lovely Drop	Reyfald	Stalwart Village
Regrets Worth Trading	Okrun
Overstaying His Welcome	Haeferic	Stalwart Village – The Gréf's Rest
A Good Haul	Feara
The Hunter's Favor	Thyrsc	Stalwart Village – Thyrsc's House
His Better Half	Ygadr's soul	Longwatch Falls
The Grey Sleeper	N/A		Started by pulling out The Grey Sleeper from the stone.

Tasks

Task	Given by	Start location	Notes
The Thermal Pearl	Tealdor	Stalwart Village
Sacred Instruments	Ista
The Fisherman's Penance	Galvino	Durgan's Battery – Galvino's Workshop
Garodh's Chorus	N/A	Durgan's Battery – Great Hall or Russetwood – Flames-That-Whisper Caverns	Can be received by picking up one of two pieces of the broken helm.

Bounties

Task	Given by	Start location	Batch
Bounty: The Gleaming Society	Tealdor	Stalwart Village	1
Bounty: Meztla			1
Bounty: Disciples of the True Flame			2
Bounty: Laenric			2

The White March - Part II

The second expansion for Pillars of Eternity. The DLC continues the story started in The White March - Part I, expanding the game world with new locations and quests.

Side quests

Quest	Given by	Start location	Notes
Iron and Flame	Masca	Stalwart Village – Temple of Abydon
Whispers in the Dark	Foreman Ismey	Stalwart Village – Stalwart Mines
Ready the Cannons	Deryan	Stalwart Village
The Phylactery's Promise	Ogne		Requires completion of both, the Siege of Crägholdt and The Iron Flail.

Tasks

Task	Given by	Start location	Notes
Wild Mylla	Royse	Stalwart Village
Risk Tolerance	Tarfos
Bleak Oath	Kern	Stalwart Village – The Gréf's Rest
Bogged Down	Herla	Mowrghek Îen

Bounties

Task	Given by	Start location	Batch
Bounty: The Terror of Whitestone Hollow	Asca	Stalwart Village	1
Bounty: Magran's Faithful			1
Bounty: Redwater Lagufaeth			2
Bounty: Brynlod			2