In Avowed’s “Memory of the Deep” quest, you’ll help farmer Josep Abaccio find his missing revenants, leading you to a mysterious meteorite at Lake Lacuna. Faced with a choice between giving the rock to Josep or a priest called the Giftbearer, you can gain unique rewards. However, a clever trick allows you to give the Giftbearer a memory instead of the meteorite, letting you obtain both rewards, maximizing your gains in this moral quest.
How to Start the Memory of the Deep Quest
You’re heading to the southeast part, specifically a place called Maxim’s Claim. Look for an area marked “Coastal Farms” on your map. There, you’ll find Josep Abaccio, a farmer who uses magical reanimated beings, “revenants,” to help with his work. He’s got a problem, though: his revenants have vanished! He’s really worried and needs your help to figure out where they’ve gone and why. He’ll give you a quest to investigate the mystery.
Alright, so you’ve made it to Lake Lacuna. When you get to the docks, there’s a guy standing there, and you can chat with him if you want. He turns out to be a priest of Ondra, calling himself the Giftbearer. He’ll tell you why those revenants are so interested in the lake – it’s something about the lake’s properties.
Now, you need to dive into the middle of the lake and swim all the way down to the bottom. There, you’ll find a weird rock, a meteorite, that some people call a “moon rock.” Grab it!
When you come back up, if you didn’t talk to the priest before diving, you’ll find a note he left behind. Turns out, he wants that meteorite too! So now you’ve got a choice: do you give the rock to the farmer, Josep, who asked you to investigate, or do you give it to this mysterious priest?
Give the Meteorite to Josep
Okay, so you’re thinking about giving that moon rock to Josep, the farmer. Here’s the deal: you’ll get rewarded right away, but it’s going to have a sad ending. You’ve seen that the rock makes those revenants go wild, right? Even when you tell Josep that, he’s still stubborn. He thinks he can use it to control them, even though it’s clearly dangerous.
If you give him the rock in this game, you’ll get:
- A cool thing called the “Chanter’s Panpipes.” It lets you summon a ghostly helper to fight alongside you.
- And 550 of the game’s currency, called “Suoles.”
But remember, even with the reward, you know it’s not going to end well for those revenants.
Give the Meteorite to Giftbearer
Alright, so you’re leaning towards giving the meteorite to the Giftbearer instead. To find him, head to the docks southwest of Josep’s farm.
He’ll tell you his plan: he wants to take the rock far away from everyone, probably dump it in the deep ocean, so it can’t cause any more trouble. If you hand it over, it looks like you just get 550 gold pieces and that’s it.
But here’s the tricky part: if you do go rest awhile and then return to those docks, you’ll find a bonus! You’ll receive the “Statuette of Lament,” an ornament that allows you to hold your breath underwater longer. So, you receive the gold and something helpful, in addition to aiding in the disposal of a perilous artifact.
Conclusion
Okay, here’s a sneaky way to get both rewards from this quest! You can trick the system a little. Instead of giving the Giftbearer the moon rock, you can offer him one of your own memories.
Here’s how:
- Talk to the Giftbearer: When you’re talking to him at the docks, choose the dialogue option that says, “Actually, what if you and I agreed to something different?”
- Offer a Memory: Then, select, “Giftbearers deal in memories, don’t they? What if you took one of mine?”
- Confirm: Choose “I am. There’s something I’ve always wanted to forget.”
- Pick a Memory: You’ll have four options. Choose whichever memory you want to get rid of:
- “I hurt someone. I didn’t mean to, but I can’t forgive myself.”
- “A friend who betrayed me. I deserved better.”
- “An accident when I was younger. No one knew I was responsible.”
- “I want to forget where I hid the burned book so I can never find it again.”
- Get Josep’s Reward: After dealing with the Giftbearer, go back and give the moon rock to Josep. You’ll get his rewards (the Panpipes and the gold).
- Get the Giftbearer’s Reward: Now, keep playing the game for a bit. Then, go back to the shore where you last saw the Giftbearer. You should find the Statuette of Lament waiting for you.
Basically, you’re giving each person what they want without sacrificing the rock. Josep gets the rock, and the Giftbearer gets a memory. You get everything!
