Ash Giants/Quick guide

**This is a *quick guide*. See the full guide here.**
*The full guide provides long-form instructions and more pictures.*

**Ash Giants** is the second faction quest for The Blue Chamber Collective in *Outward*, and fifth in the series of main quests.

## Timer

This quest has a timer of **30 days**, which begins after you speak to Highlord Cyr. If you have not completed the quest in this time, you will have reduced negotiation power with Cyr and may not receive all rewards.

## Walkthrough

1. Talk to Rissa, in the city of Berg, in the Enmerkar Forest.
2. Talk to Highlord Cyr in the Giant's village, in the north-east of the Marsh.
	* While in the village, make sure you speak to the giant merchant Gold Belly and ask him all available options.
3. Find a rare root that grows in the Reptilian Lair, in the center of the Marsh.
	* Head to the top-most entrance of the Reptilian Lair (*Giant Tree* marker) at the center of the map. The entrance can be found by heading all the way to the top and then circling the tree to the back.
	* There are three places in the Lair where you can find an Obsidiroot, however only one is required.
		+ The easiest one to obtain is near the **top-most entrance of the Lair**. From this entrance, head forward and turn right towards the nest with eggs. The root is found on the western corner of this room behind the tree.
		+ See the full guide for more details about the Obsidiroots
4. [Optional] Prepare for the negotiations by talking to other giants or scholars.
	* There are several optional objectives to increase your negotiation power (required for best outcome).
		+ Gold Belly will give you information about Giant society. If following this guide, this should already be completed when you were last in Giants Village.
		+ Talk to Cardinal Bourlamaque in Monsoon, he will give you more information about Giant society.
		+ Head to Under Island (*Giants' Ruins* marker) south of Giants Village, in the Marsh. No enemies need to be fought in order to get to the Giant Book, which you should read the entirety of.
5. Speak to Highlord Cyr to begin negotiations, choose option  **2***: "I'm ready to begin."*
	* If you completed the optional research, you simply need to choose option  **1** every time to receive the perfect success outcome.
	* If you did not complete the optional research, or choose incorrect options, Highlord Cyr will refuse to join the Blue Chamber.
		+ Choosing option  **1***: "Then maybe they need a new Highlord..."* will **start combat** with Highlord Cyr, against yourself and Gold Belly. If you win, you receive the "Partial Success (Cyr Defeated)" outcome. If you lose, you receive the **"Failure"** outcome.
		+ Choosing option  **2***: "Well, I tried, I'm sorry you feel that way."* will result in the "Partial Sucess (Cyr not defeated)" outcome
6. Return to Rissa, in Berg and inform her of the outcome.

## Outcomes

For all outcomes except "Failure", you receive from Rissa:

* 2 Bread of the Wild, 3 Life Potion and 1 **recipe for** Bread of the Wild

### Perfect Success

* The Ash Giants join the Blue Chamber Collective and send giants to fight for the Collective.
* You receive the Blood of Giants passive and a Giantkind Greataxe
* Silver-Nose the merchant can be encountered in defeat scenarios in the Hallowed Marsh

### Partial Success (Cyr Defeated)

* The Ash Giants do not join the Blue Chamber Collective.
* Highlord Cyr has been exiled for 20 years. Gold Belly is now the de-facto leader of the village.
* You receive 1 Giantkind Greataxe, 2 Ragoût du Marais and 2 Warrior Elixir

### Partial Success (Cyr not defeated)

* The Ash Giants do not join the collective.
* Giants Village is still accessible.

### Failure

* The Ash Giants do not join the Blue Chamber Collective.
* Giants' Village becomes permanently inaccessible.
* From Rissa, you receive 2 Bread of the Wild and 1 Life Potion

## See Also

* Category:Quick Guides
* Quests