Silver Mines Map & Walkthrough for The Blood of Dawnwalker
Uncovered and annotated Silver Mines Map for The Blood of Dawnwalker features a recommended exploration order and full walkthrough. The Silver Mines is a Prologue location tied to the Bad Blood quest.
After the evening events at the Church during the "Sacred Covenant" quest and the Blood Mass, Pieter decides to follow Vladimir's plan. They head out to the Silver Mines to extract the silver needed to fight the Vrakhiri.
This begins the next story quest, "Bad Blood". Night has just fallen, and you have until morning to complete it. You have 5 Time Segments left before dawn, which is plenty of time to get everything done.
Bad Blood Quest Walkthrough
Escape the treacherous Silver Mines after the dramatic events of the Blood Mass. This video covers the best stealth routes, enemy encounters, and how to find the exit safely.
A cutscene plays showing the rebels returning to the Silver Mines, and it becomes clear the expedition didn't go as planned.
Lore: Silver Mines
Brencis shut down Vale Sangora's deep silver mines to protect the vrakhiri from their only weakness, but the buried metal still waits to be weaponized against his court.
Vale Sangora is a place of many riches, some of them - like silver - hidden deep underground. It's this precious metal that first drew people to our remote valley - and the foundation upon which the city of Svartrau was built.
For hundreds of years, Vale Sangora was a land of miners, but all that changed two years ago. Since silver is one of the few things that can weaken a vrakhir, Brencis ordered all the mines to close. As for the men who had worked there, they became farmers. And not many of them complained, since there's hardly any tougher job than mining.
Still, the silver is there, waiting to be used against Brencis and his court.
Upper Level of the Silver Mines
Coen wakes up in the mine wounded and with no memory of what just happened.
01 Vladimir
Talk to Vladimir.
This updates your objective to "Search for your father deeper in the mine" (1 Time Segment).
Vlad says some of his men ran deeper into the mine, and your father might be with them. You need to find him.
Start to explore Mine.
02 Blood Vision
You start feeling sick and experience bloody visions.
03 Ludwig
Your objective becomes "Aid Ludwig" (1 Time Segment). Ludwig is trapped under a beam, and he will die without help.
Save him by choosing:
- [Talk with Ludwig]
- [Hold on, Ludwig. We'll help you.]
- [Let's lift the beam.]
- [This isn't your fault.]
04 Man nailed to the wall
[Inspect] him to confirm it is not Coen's father. Keep moving.
05 Hanging man
Look up to spot a man hanging from a rope. You just need to look at him.
06 Silver Dust
You are in a silver mine, and the silver dust floating in the air is clearly harming Coen. Select:
- [Something's wrong with me.]
- [We haven't got time.]
07 Kostel
Your objective updates to "Help Kostel."
He is wounded and bleeding out. You feel strange as you approach him because you can clearly hear his heartbeat.
Choose [Kostel, have you seen my father?] and [I shouldn't touch him.].
Your dialogue options are clouded by a strong craving for blood.
Try your best to avoid choosing [give in to the hunger] and keep talking.
Select [Calm down, Kostel.].
No matter how hard you fight it, your bloodlust eventually takes over. You sink your fangs into Kostel and drink his blood, triggering a vision of what happened earlier in the mine.
Kostel fights back and pushes you down a shaft into the lower levels of the Silver Mines.
Lower Level of the Silver Mines
You survive the fall thanks to your new vampire powers, which heal your wounds. Out of the corner of your eye, you see someone drag Kostel's body away. You hear voices and sense a presence just out of sight.
08 The Pit
Your goal is now to "Find a way back up."
You are in a closed room. Squeeze through the crack in the wall to look for an exit.
09 Skeleton
The skeleton holds a nice sword and a readable letter. Loot the Superior Shortsword Pilgrim's Messer and the Soggy Letter.
10 Inhuman Paintings
[Inspect] the drawings on the wall.
11 Fork in the path
Turn left and head downstairs.
12 Kobolds
You finally discover who is whispering in the dark. It is a group of Kobolds, and you need to kill them. Try fighting with your claws.
Kobold (Monster)
Kobolds are cave-dwelling man-eaters.
When I worked in the mines, I heard people talk about cave-dwelling man-eaters called kobolds. These stories proved to contain more than just a kernel of truth. Kobolds are real - and fiercely territorial. They can be mostly encountered underground, though some - either lost or expelled by their own kin - can be found in the open. Kobolds have many monstrous cousins, known as imps or pookas, who may differ in appearance - but share the appetite for human flesh.
Kobolds may seem witless and ungainly, but don't let it deceive you. They are, in fact, surprisingly smart and agile. They will leap at you, strike and then scatter before you even have a chance to react. Even the most skilled fighter, if alone, may fail to defend themselves against the entire swarm of these devils.
TYPE: Supernatural
At the end of the corridor, you will find Superior Light Trousers Dark Well-Fitted. Equip them.
Return to the intersection (11) and go right, squeezing between the wall and the chasm.
13 Shadowstep
You receive the objective "Use vrakhiri skills to cross the precipice." Use Shadowstep to leap across the gap. This updates your objective back to "Find a way back up."
14 Lower Left Path
Before jumping up to the ledge, check the lower corridor to find Superior Heavy Boots Leather Boots.
15 Voracious Bite
The only way for a Vrakhir to restore health is to Drink Blood. You can use Voracious Bite outside of combat on unaware enemies or neutral creatures. Feed on the rats here until your health returns to maximum.
16 Kobolds
Another fight with Kobolds. Kill them and follow the path up.
17 Inhuman Paintings
[Inspect] the wall drawings.
18 Planeshift
Shadowstepping onto a flat wall or ceiling lets you walk on it, though moving in Planeshift drains Stamina. Use Planeshift to walk up the wall.
19 Ceiling Planeshift
Use Planeshift on the ceiling to cross the chasm.
20 Exit from Silver Mines
Your objective changes to "Return to Laslea and save your family" (2 Time Segments).
Out of the Silver Mines
You are now out of the Silver Mines and need to head to the village to find your family. Time is ticking and morning is approaching. Do not get distracted by anything else. Just head straight for the village.
21 Clawride
Approach the edge of the precipice and slide down using Clawride.
22 Find Vladimir
Approach the edge of the precipice and slide down using Clawride.
Your objective updates to "Find Vladimir" (1 Time Segment).
You are starting to run out of time. You need 2 Time Segments to return to Laslea and save your family, plus 1 Time Segment to find Vladimir.
However, if you find Vladimir, he will show you a shortcut and you will make it in time. Focus on finding Vladimir.
23 Soldiers
If you agree to go back to Brencis with them, you will fail to save Vladimir. Deal with them in the vampire way by choosing [give in to the hunger] and move on. You will find "Military Orders" on their bodies.
Blood Craving: When Vampiric Health drops to 1 Segment, you become Hungry and Crave Blood. In this state, you might lose control during a dialogue and drain the person you are talking to, even a friend. While in Vampire form, you must keep your health high. The more injured you are, the harder it is to talk to living people. Feed on animals along the way before you reach Vladimir, or you will end up eating him.
24 Chests
Loot them for a Scarlet Knightly Gambeson and a Recipe for Mending Ointment.
25 Soldiers
Kill the soldiers and keep moving.
Uriash (Monster)
Most uriashi still live high up the mountains.
Most people I know fear the uriashi. And yes, they are intimidating, both much taller and bulkier than us. To make matters worse, they have horns, which - to some - make them look like devils.
But in actuality, they treat people with the same cautiousness and distrust with which we treat them. That's why - despite Brencis's invitation - most uriashi still live high up the mountains and only a few decided to settle among humans. If threatened, they won't hesitate to defend themselves against us. Given their imposing size and strength, it may end up with them snapping a grown man's neck with just one hand.
TYPE: Supernatural
26 Vladimir
Make sure you have maximum health before approaching the hut.
Vladimir is inside a burning building. Kill the soldiers outside and talk to him.
If you fail to control yourself talking to Vladimir and pick [give in to the hunger], you will kill Vladimir. Be very careful during this conversation. If you finish the soldier fight extremely thirsty, it will be hard to heal during the dialogue. Near the end of the fight, use "Tainted Marrow" (you should have found two portions in the Silver Mines) or drink a Portion of Blood from your inventory.
Choose:
- [We can still save my father.]
- [You're afraid - I get it. I am, too.]
- [That's not true.]
27 Cliff Overlooking the Village
Walk with Vladimir to the cliff above the village and talk to him.
Choose:
- [Then at least I'll die with my family.]
- [Makes no difference now.]
Vladimir will tell you about the rebels, and you can say your goodbyes. Ride down the cliff using Clawride.
28 Run to the Village
You run into Brencis and your father.
Choose:
- [Never!]
- [Malformed? What do you mean?]
- [Where's everyone?!]
The scene ends in a fight against Brencis. Your chances of winning are slim, though technically possible.
If you manage to kill Brencis right now, you end the game early. Realistically, he will defeat you and nail you to a tree to burn in the sun. But you do not die.
This concludes "Bad Blood" quest and the Prologue (Night 1).