Location: Pale Crown Palace
Prerequisites: Obtain the Eye of Graeae and a weapon in the Archon Quest “Everwinter Without Mercy”
Duration: ~1.5 hours
While at the Central Station, the Eye of Graeae will feel the power that lies behind the Zapolyarny Palace. The quest will start automatically near the newspaper stand (for this start, you need to complete the obtain 2 fragments of the Eye of Graeae).
Talk to Sochikov to take a train to the Pale Crown Palace. The tracks will suddenly stop, so you will have to continue on foot. Defeat the enemies near the broken tracks and go to the cave. Be ready to fight some chimeras. Dismantle the ice that hides a passage and move forward.
In Pilgrimage to the Sacred Gorge, the snowstorm will become stronger, and your heat level will end faster, so don’t forget to use Kresnik Kristalls. If you haven't complete other World Quests yet, you can just walk here by yourself and start the quest.
Move forward to the Statue of The Seven and climb onto the tower at the train station. Interact with a mechanism to summon hidden tracks. Get on the train and go to the Pale Crown Palace.
You will find yourself in a strange place. Check the first room on the right.
- Investigate the message board
- Pick up the Snegovik Laboratory Key and Cat Food from the bowl
Open the second room on the right with the key you found.
- Investigate the Prime Ice on the table
- Read the notes sealed in the Prime Ice
- Shake the painting on the wall 3 times to open a secret passage
Enter this passage and go to the third room.
- Check the cat
- Investigate the message board
- Investigate the scales
You will need to balance the scales so that one of the bowls has a feather on it. Try any 3 objects from the table, and the Traveler will decide to combine all of them.
Open the door near the cat, leave the room, and go to the closed gates on the right. Put cat food into a bowl. The cat will throw a vile off, and the man will open the gates. Move forward through the passage.
Once you reach the castle, the door will be locked, so go around to the left. Dismantle the ice to get to the main square. Be ready to defeat some enemies.
Enter the castle. To open the second door, you need to return one of the statues to its position. Dismantle an Ice Cube behind the statue and push it. Try to stand behind the statue so you can push it straight along the line. If you stand to the side, the statue might go in the wrong direction, and you'll have to push it back. Then, open the door.
During this stage, you will need to change the environment by shooting at the Prototype Krestnik’s Torch. The activated torch melts the ice, freeing enemies. Move forward to the Tsar’s throne (don’t forget to take the weapon blueprint). You will need to lower the statues from the second floor to the left and right of the throne.
For the left statue, while the torch is on:
- Swim under the barriers and go to the second floor
- Turn the torch off through the shattered window
- Place a Launching Pad to jump to the statue
- Push the statue
- Dismantle Ice Cubes in front of the statue
- Place Ice Cubes near the hole in the floor so the statue stops
- Push the statue to the cubes
- Push the statue to the hole and jump there yourself
- Place an Ice Cube in front of the statue so it goes to the middle and push the statue to the cube
- Place an Ice Cube behind the pedestal so the statue stops on it
- Push the statue to the pedestal
For the right statue, while the torch is on:
- Use a Freeze Mark to jump onto the second floor
- Activate a mechanism to make a bridge
- Turn the torch off through the shattered window
- Move the statue to the wall opposite the window
- Push the statue toward the frozen platform. The ice will break, and the statue will land on the platform
- Turn the torch on so that the flow of water will lift the platform
- Turn the torch off
- Push the statue to the second floor and then push it to the opposite wall
- Push the statue off the slope and jump to the hole
- Place an Ice Cube behind the pedestal so the statue stops on it
- Push the statue to the pedestal
After both statues are placed, go to the door behind the throne. Move forward until the bridge collapses. Use Freeze Marks to go higher and defeat all enemies. Use a Freeze Mark and activate the lift. Take the elevator and move forward. Defeat all enemies and take another elevator. Turn the torch on and rotate the platform. Move forward and place an Ice Cube on the broken pipe.
Activate the mechanism to open the door and take the elevator. Defeat the enemies and move forward until you see a frozen statue.
- Turn the torch on
- Rotate the road with the mechanism on the right so the ice melts
- Turn the torch off
- Push the statue
- Take the elevator behind you
The battle with Zver will begin. Try to dodge its attacks and shoot at the Anemo orbs before it absorbs them. After the fight, use Link Mechanisms and Freeze Marks to enter the Alypium and obtain the Eye of Graeae’s fragment. The quest will be completed.
