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Main quest

Corruption in the Woods

Quest type
Main quest
Recommended level
6

Complete objective sequence

All 15 published objective actions, with repeated interactions retained.

  1. Return destination — Little Howl Hamlet
  2. Conversation — the Villager
  3. Explore — Howling Woods
  4. Locate — the Deep Dark caves
  5. Conversation — the Forager
  6. Entrance — the Spider Caves
  7. Locate — the missing foragers
  8. Rescue target — the foragers
  9. Destination — the end of the caves
  10. Conversation — the foragers
  11. Destination — the Witch's hut
  12. Inspect — the cauldron
  13. Combat target — the Witch
  14. Wait target — the forager
  15. Conversation — the Forager

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Locations

Mission walkthrough

Ordered summaries of 15 published objectives; repeated loops and related interactions are grouped.

  1. Go back to Little Howl Hamlet and consult the villager.
  2. Continue further into Howling Woods, looking for the Deep Dark cave route.
  3. Talk with the Forager, then go into Spider Caves.
  4. Locate and release the missing foragers.
  5. Continue to the far end of the caves and talk with the rescued group.
  6. Find the Witch’s hut and inspect its cauldron.
  7. Win the Witch encounter.
  8. Wait for the Forager to arrive, then talk to them.

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Objective source · Wikily

Reward conditions

Quest reward items
ItemRaritySource
Heavy CrossbowSpecialFirst completion

The reward index also lists a repeat-completion area-pool roll. Treat this as disputed when a repeatability conflict is flagged above.

An empty rarity field is not a Common-rarity claim. The source does not publish a rarity for every reward.

Quest progression

Prerequisites and follow-up quests
RelationQuest
BeforeTraining with the Enchantsmith
UnlocksDown into the Deep Dark
UnlocksThe Cleric’s Apprentice
UnlocksThe Witch Revived

Associated bosses

Associations come from the boss index; multiple variants may refer to the same quest encounter.

Sources & data coverage

Game snapshot 1.1.1.0. Research checked 2026-10-01. Community source facts, not independent in-game verification. Missing fields stay unknown; source-specific profiles and reported puzzle hints retain their qualifications.