Blood of Dawnwalker A Monk and a Saint Walkthrough

A Monk and a Saint is a side quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker. This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of the A Monk and a Saint side mission.

Starting Location: Svartrau City, automatically starts upon receiving a letter OR completing Night Terrors
Quest Giver: None, automatically started as part of questline
Requirement: Receive letter starting the quest at Infamy level 4 OR complete side quest Night Terrors
Fail State: None
Reward: Broken Sword of St. Mihai, 1000 XP, 1 Skill Point
Time Required: 1 – 8 time segments (highly dependent on choices and how you complete the quest)
Questline:
- Starting from Night Terrors: Night Terrors > A Monk and a Saint > Forge It Anew
- Starting from receiving the letter: A Monk and a Saint > A Dubious Gift (highly missable Court activity) > Forge It Anew
Quest Description: The history of Vale Sangora is full of secrets and uncertain records of the past. Who knows – perhaps while searching for ways to save my family and defeat Brencis, I’ll be able to unearth something that will prove useful in the upcoming fight?

Objectives:

Path 1 (Night Terrors):

Search for Saint Mihai’s symbol on cathedral grounds
Search the courtyard
Investigate the cathedral from the scaffolding
Enter the crypt
Explore the crypt
Defeat Saint Mihai

Path 2 (A Dubious Gift):

Look for Albertus in the Middens
Go to Svartrau Cathedral
Question people in the cathedral
Gain access to the cathedral library
Help the deacon find the caretaker
Find the cathedral Chronicle in the library
Use the pulpit to browser through the Annals of the Cathedral
(Optional) Find Saint Mihai’s chalice in the cathedral treasury
Enter the crypt
Explore the crypt
Defeat Saint Mihai

Starting Location: A Monk and a Saint

This quest can be started and completed in significantly different ways that change many of the objectives. These will be labeled as here [Path 1] and [Path 2]. They are mutually exclusive, you can only do one or the other. Which path you choose doesn’t matter for trophies & achievements, either will let you get Mihai’s sword in the end.

[Path 1 – Night Terrors] Upon finishing side quest Night Terrors, “A Monk and a Saint” will start immediately. Doing this locks you out of the alternate quest A Dubious Gift.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] You can be given the quest through a letter given by a randomly spawning NPC or through a character like Anca when you reach Infamy level 4, which will prompt you to speak with the monk Albertus in the Middens west of Svartrau. Completing the quest in this way is how you are able to also complete side A Dubious Gift. Doing this locks you out of the alternate quest Night Terrors.

[Path 1 – Night Terrors] Search for Saint Mihai’s symbol on cathedral grounds / Search the courtyard

Starting from Night Terrors:

In the cave where you went for Night Terrors, defeat the Kobold enemies and use Focus Mode (L2/LT) to see a yellow highlighted stone you can push out of the way. This opens the exit.

As soon as you return outside to the courtyard on the north side of the cathedral, you will see 5 graves in Focus Mode (L2/LT). This objective is a bit confusing because Coen can’t open any of the graves yet, and you are given a big search area without exact quest markers. First, Coen must learn which symbol belongs to Mihai before he can open the grave.

What you actually have to do is enter the cathedral through the open tower on the rooftop (all the doors are locked so this is the only way in). Use the shadowstep teleport ability to climb up the walls at night, then clawride down the tower.

When entering the cathedral you will automatically be prompted to inspect the ceiling, altar, and a book.

[Path 1 – Night Terrors] Investigate the cathedral from the scaffolding

Inside the cathedral go up the left scaffolding (use Shadowstep to teleport up). The correct fresco is on the last scaffold on the left. Look at the book on the scaffold to get the “inspect” prompt.

The symbol is displayed on Mihai’s armor in the fresco.

Now Coen will be able to recognize the correct symbol on the grave. Continue at Objective “Enter the Crypt“.

(The next few objectives describe the Alternate Path 2, if you had done “A Dubious Gift“), then both questlines merge together at the objective “Enter the Crypt“.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Look for Albertus in the Middens

Starting from receiving a letter (after reaching Infamy a randomly spawning NPC will give it to you, or another character like Anca can give the letter):

In the Middens west of Svartrau, you need to find the monk Albertus. Use Focus Mode (L2/LT) to spot the writing on the walls leading to Albertus’s house.

Enter and you will speak to the monk Albertus, who is mumbling and writing on the walls.

You need to respond to him correctly to push him to give you the information you are looking for. Choose the following dialogue options:

What are you doing?
[pick up a piece of charcoal]
[write: ‘Aberlard the Sorrowful’]
[write: ‘Svartrau plaza’]
[write: ‘…his penance, the place of his redemption.’]
[write: ‘…never once set foot inside it.’]
[write: ‘St. Mihai, a great warrior, arrived at Vale Sangora…’]
Thank you./[leave quietly]

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Go to Svartrau Cathedral

You now need to go to Svartrau Cathedral to investigate further.

When you enter you will be stopped by Farther Florin. You can respond to him however you want here, it doesn’t affect the rest of the quest.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Question people in the cathedral

You now need to question the people in the cathedral to find out further information. First you can speak to the deacon standing at the front of the room.

You can also speak to the Acolyte near the front entrance. You can offer to help him in exchange for him letting you in the back room.

You can then inspect the book, and after inspect the back you’ll receive the Treasury Key.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Help the deacon find the caretaker

Speaking to the deacon will trigger the Court activity quest A Dubious Gift. Completing it allows you to enter the Cathedral Library.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Gain access to the cathedral library

It is also possible to enter the library by teleporting to the balcony on the back of the building at night, but doing this skips the step related to the deacon.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Find the cathedral Chronicle in the library

Whichever way you are choosing to enter the library, it is the eastern building in the Cathedral Complex.

Inside the building go to the second floor, where there is a bookshelf with moths where you can loot the book The Annals of Svartrau Cathedral.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] Use the pulpit to browse through the Annals of the Cathedral

Interact with the pulpit to the left to inspect the book and examine all 4 spots on it.

After doing this you are prompted to Search for Saint Mihai’s symbol on cathedral grounds, but you won’t yet know what it looks like yet. There are a couple ways to do this, either with below optional objective if you picked up the treasury key, or the way listed under the step itself from completing Night Terrors.

[Path 2 – A Dubious Gift] (Optional) Find Saint Mihai’s chalice in the cathedral treasury

If you picked up the Treasury Key, you can enter the treasury to search for the chalice.

On the ground floor inspect the bookcase, which will allow you to push it out of the way.

Inside this room you can inspect the gold chalice on the table, which has the symbol on the bottom. Doing this then skips you to the Enter the crypt step.

[Both Paths] Enter the crypt

Return to the 5 graves in the courtyard north of the cathedral. The correct grave is the 2nd from the right.

Inspect the symbol on it, then Coen will automatically open the grave to reveal an underground entrance.

[Both Paths] Explore the crypt

Go down into the crypt, enter the first door on the left. Inspect the left wall where the noise is coming from, it will be highlighted yellow in Focus Mode.

Coen will dig open the wall, and you find Saint Mihai. The noises have been coming from him, trapped inside the wall.

[Both Paths] Defeat Saint Mihai

This starts the boss fight against “Mihai, Patron of the Cathedral“. He uses regular sword attacks but has quite a lot of health. Level 25+ is recommended for this fight.

When you’ve defeated him, you get two timed dialogue choices, but it doesn’t matter what you pick. You will always get Broken Sword of St. Mihai, and he will tell you to seek out the uriashi blacksmith to reforge his sword.

In the boss room also loot the two quest items “Broken Chains” and “Worn Sheath“, they will be highlighted yellow in Focus Mode.

To reforge St. Mihai’s sword for the Arbiter’s Blade trophy/achievement, you’ll need to finish the questline Forge it Anew.

This finishes A Monk and a Saint side quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker.

For all other Quests refer to The Blood of Dawnwalker Walkthrough.

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