Location: Flamefeather Valley
Prerequisites: Obtain the Eye of Graeae and a weapon in the Archon Quest “Everwinter Without Mercy”
Duration: ~1.5 hours
Achievement: Gather for Everlasting Happiness
When arriving at the Statue of the Seven by Flamefeather Valley, you will go down by the broken train with a few Volkodlak. After defeating them, you will learn of a “Live Specimen” they have. This turns out to be a girl named Nastya, with branches growing out of her head. While on your journey, learn that Googles, the Eye of Graeae, can feel a part of himself in her hometown, Okurov. To start the quest, approach the group of Volkodlak in front of the train parts in the snow. They will initiate a battle with you.
After a fight with Volkodlak, place a Grappling Gun to open the train door and go to the tunnel blocked by rocks. To clear the passage, dismantle the Grappling Gun to let go of the small cart. After blowing up the rocks, place a Grappling Gun near the crates to remove the metal door. Once inside, walk further back and interact with a little girl. After getting her out, the girl will place a hook on the wall, so use a Grappling Gun within range to open the passage.
Follow the passage through, and eventually you will see a train car that you can go through. Go through the carriage and follow the broken train tracks. Move forward until you end up in Okurov.
Follow the broken tracks to the wooden building that is the train station. Due to the strange barrier, you will have to find a way into the train station. Use a Grappling Gun by the window and climb through the window.
Inside, pull a lever to let Nastya in. To open the other metal door, take the stairs to the roof and go down the other side to pull the other lever to let her out.
Follow Nastya until you face a strange barrier again. You will need to catch Nastya. Follow closely along the barrier until you see a passage on the left. Be ready to defeat some Leshies on your way. After you finally catch Nastya, you will be attacked and fall into the sewers. The special shooting mode will then be active for the rest of this quest.
Move forward through the sewers and use a Freeze Mark to go up. Hold the interaction button to rotate the gear and open the door. Go onward until you see a lever without a wheel. Pick up the wheel nearby and place it on the lever. Then, hold the interaction button to open the door. The door will be stuck, so slide under it.
You will need to go to the other side. Place a Grappling Gun on the water to pull the platform with a hook (you can destroy the crates with a gun). Then, climb onto the platform and place a Grappling Gun on the other side.
Read the complex instructions on the table, collect the Blue Keycard from the terminal, and slide under the half-open gates on the left. You will see 2 terminals in front of you and 1 terminal on the lower level. Go down and insert the Blue Keycard into the terminal to open the door and raise the water level. Go through the door and collect the White Keycard from the terminal. Place a Grappling Gun to clear the path and return to the main hall with 2 terminals.
After you insert the White and the Blue Keycards into the terminal, the door on the lower level will open. Go through the tunnel and slide under the gates to enter the room with Leshies. Climb the stairs and walk along the pipes (or use a Freeze Mark) to retrieve the Red Keycard from the Leshy. Once you get the card, all Leshies will attack you. Defeat the Leshies and rotate the lever to open the door.
Use Freeze Marks to go up and rotate another lever. You will be in the main hall with 2 terminals again. Remove both cards and go into the room with the circular door. Insert all three keycards into the terminal near the door. The lever near the closed gates is missing a wheel. Shoot the Leshy to start the fight. After you defeat it, it will drop a wheel. Rotate the lever and use the lift to leave the sewers.
Talk with Nastya on the surface and go to the house near the Assembly Hall. As the door is locked, climb to the roof using crates or a fallen tower nearby and jump into the chimney. Break the crates inside and go to the basement. Get ready to fight Leshies.
Place a Grappling Gun to break the metal wall and pick up a lever. Then open the gates. Pick up another lever on the right and place it on the left of the room. The gates will be stuck, so place an Ice Cube to slide under them. Pick up the Control Wheel in the next room and leave the cellar.
After talking to Nastya, defeat all Leshies near the elevator and use the Control Wheel to open it. Activate the lift and meet with Nastya near the Assembly Hall. On the bridge, you will be ambushed by Furiosa. Defeat her to continue.
Inside the hall, try to open the metal door, but it won’t budge. Investigate a hole in the big door and wait for Nastya to open the metal door from the inside. In the Hall of Prayers, you will need to open the curtains. For the first one:
- Go to the left and place a Grappling Gun to lower the chandelier
- Climb on the chandelier and dismantle the Grappling Gun
- Pull the mechanism on the wall
To go to the other curtain switch, jump onto the chandelier and place a Grappling Gun to pull another chandelier. Then climb onto the second chandelier and dismantle the Grappling Gun. Wait for the chandelier to move and place a Grappling Gun in the marked place. Go forward and pull the lever on the count of one.
Go down to the circular door. You will need to rotate it as shown in the image.
- Place a Grappling Gun to rotate the door
- Place an Ice Cube
- Dismantle the Grappling Gun
After the door is open, activate the lift and open the door on the upper level. Check the records on the table, the notes near Nastya, and the notes upstairs. After you interact with the last notes, you will be trapped upstairs, and Leshies will attack Nastya. Defeat all the Leshies and wait for Nastya to give you some items. Place them on the altar to remove the trap and open the secret passage. Go through this passage and defeat Zala.
Move forward and obtain the Eye of Graeae’s power from the egg. After a cutscene, the quest will be completed, and you will get the achievement “Gather for Everlasting Happiness” and the Pebble of Serpentine Alagae.
