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Background
You have reason to believe that a famous Legion commander, Etienne du Marney, might still be alive in the Aranoi Desert. He could prove a valuable ally... if you can find him.
Walkthrough
Travel to the Aranoi Desert
You'll need to travel through the Causeway Hub to reach the Aranoi Desert. If you started the DLC via an "endgame autosave" then you'll begin in the hub. Otherwise, you'll have to travel through the Causeway in the Grand Chapterhouse in Stonebridge City to get there. Once in the hub, you'll find the Causeway to the Aranoi Desert on the western side.
Travel to the Abbey of St. Hiram
As you explore the desert, you'll come under attack by skeletons, including a Skeletal Giant (#2). You'll complete this objective when you reach the entrance to the abbey, located in the northern part of the desert (#7).
Talk to Sister Eleanor
When you enter the abbey courtyard, you'll learn that Sister Eleanor would like to speak with you. You'll find her inside the main abbey building (#11). When you talk to her there, she'll inform you that du Marnay went into the vault beneath the abbey years ago, and never came back out, and that only Simeon, the abbey's former abbot, knows how to open it up so you can go inside and find out what happened. Completing this conversation will also complete the quest, and earn you 1535 xp.
1 - Broken Pillar
Examining this pillar will trigger the side quest
Fires of Faith.
2 - Skeletal Giant
The skeleton will drop a minor essence when it dies. You can get more essences by defeating other bosses in the campaign, or by transmuting equipment with certain bonuses (chaos: vampire, doom, retribution, stagger, and warding).
3 - Breakable Walls
4 - Shrine to Hathra'unok
This shrine is involved in the quest
Fires of Faith.
5 - Warning Signs
Reading either of these signs will trigger the side quest
What Lurks Beneath.
6 - Giant Sand Worm
The Giant Sand Worm is involved in the quest
What Lurks Beneath.
7 - Abbey Entrance
8 - Sacred Pool
Entering the pool and paying 20,000 coins will allow you to re-spec your character.
9 - Wanted Posters
Reading these two posters will trigger the side quests
Wanted: Mad Matias and
Wanted: Professor Jabberhack.
10 - Sister Jenna
After talking to Sister Eleanor (#11), Sister Jenna will give you the side quest
The Thief of Hearts.
11 - Sister Eleanor
M - Merchant
X - Save Point
$ - Treasure Container
Exits:
- Causeway.
