Crimson Desert: Faction Quests Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

Survival in Crimson Desert is a team sport, and your standing with the various power players of Pywel determines your tactical reach. Faction Quests are specialized missions—distinct from standard quests—that increase your reputation with specific groups.


Completing these doesn't just grant XP; it unlocks specialized Abyss Skills, high-tier Mercenary Contracts, and unique cosmetic gear that marks you as a chosen ally. From Ondat to the secretive Varnia Scavengers, every faction has a home base and a series of "initiation" nodes scattered across the continent.


While early tasks might involve simple resource gathering or bandit clearing, advanced quests often feature unique boss encounters like the Stiffarm Champion or stealth-based infiltrations for the Varnia.


Be aware that some factions are hostile until you complete a specific world event—for instance, the Ondat will not speak to you until you clear the "Fog of the Marsh" challenge.


Whether you're looking to get the Demeniss heavy plate or the Ondat’s elemental arrows, your map is your key to political dominance. Missing a faction quest can lock you out of an entire branch of the skill tree or the game's best end-game armor sets. To help you track them, our team has pinpointed every starting location.


However, we went the extra mile, and if you use our interactive maps for Crimson Desert, you'll also learn how to complete these quests since we have added walkthrough-style instructions, and you'll also learn what rewards await at the end of each faction quest.

NameDetailsMap Location
Woodcutter in PerilHernand
Sealed in Stone

Prerequisite: Complete Stolen Quarry.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:


  • Speak to Erich in front of the white tent.
  • Use the elevator next to Erich to ascend to the top of the large crane.
  • Open the locked room on top of the crane using the key you received from Erich.
  • Interact with the crane control wheel by the window.
  • Control the crane and use it to extract the buried relic (large stone block).


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Origin of the Gunshots

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:


  • Defeat the enemies around Riverward Outpost to liberate the area.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Blade in the Stone Tower

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Stone x10
Hernand
Gunshots at the Riverside

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:


  • Defeat the enemies around Spearhead Posthouse.
  • Defeat the enemies around Arroweye Posthouse.
  • Defeat the enemies around Steelhoof Posthouse.
  • Defeat the enemies around Ironhammer Posthouse.


Note: To quickly complete this quest, all you need to do is liberate Riverward Outpost.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Strange Red Smoke

Prerequisite: Complete The Count's Honor and reach the Healer's House while playing The Flames of Greed.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:


  • Speak with Count Leon Roberts inside his manor.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Mysterious Voice

Prerequisite: Complete The Count's Honor and reach the Healer's House while playing The Flames of Greed. Also consider completing Trouble by the River.

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:


  • Talk to the stranger under the wooden wagon and pull him out.
  • Call your horse and wait for the man to mount.
  • Take the man to the Rodbel Fishing dock and dismount by the bonfire.


Reward(s):


  • Multipurpose Wooden Box
Hernand
Toll of Demeniss

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • None
Demeniss
Flow of the AbyssHernand
Ancient Abyss ResearchHernand
The Secret of ConcentrationHernand
Abyss Rocket DeviceHernand
Authorized AccessDemeniss
Path that Connects to House of HealingDemeniss
Closed FenceDemeniss
Resolve Forgotten Past the FenceDemeniss
The Hidden Space of the HeartDemeniss
Greed in AshesDemeniss
The Hunter's PathDemeniss
Gold Made from Black PepperDemeniss
Letter of SilenceDemeniss
Nightmare on StageDemeniss
Mysterious MessengerDemeniss
Toll of Delesyia

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • None
Delesyia
The Solitary ConfectioneryDelesyia
Stolen OvenDelesyia
Restarting the Chocolate FactoryDelesyia
Crafted ChocolateDelesyia
Sweet PackDelesyia
The Queen's LakeDelesyia
Thunder TankDelesyia
The One and Only, DiekerikDelesyia
The Count's Honor

Prerequisite: Complete Sealed in Stone.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Azurite x3
  • Bloodstone x3
  • Engraved Gold Earring
Hernand
Toll of Tommaso

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Ring the Tomasso Bell on top of the tower.


Reward(s):


  • None
Crimson Desert
Rainforest GorgeCrimson Desert
The Wolf's BalladDelesyia
The Gorge Under SiegeCrimson Desert
Sanctum of DevotionDemeniss
The Singing WolfDelesyia
Serge's RequestHernand
Sanctum of VenderationDemeniss
Sanctum of OblationDemeniss
Corrupted GreymaneHernand
Sanctum of FaithDemeniss
Gloomy GrayHernand
A Promise without Ember

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:


  • Defeat the enemies around Embernest Beacon.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Heart of Anvil HillHernand
Veil of the YardCrimson Desert
Breaking in the Grindstone

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Commisions


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Medium Bag x1
  • Iron Ore x2
Hernand
Toll of Varnia

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Ring the Varnia Bell on top of the tower.


Reward(s):


  • None
Crimson Desert
The Place She Led

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Requests


How To Complete:


  • Speak to the woman dressed in red by the wooden cart.
  • Follow the woman to the nearby ruins.
  • Defeat the bandits by the ruins.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Wild Ginseng Research HaltedHernand
A Secret DealHernand
Empty WagonHernand
Remaining Chains

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: House Serkis


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Light Silver Pouch
Hernand
Rumor-Ridden Fishing VillageHernand
Rhett's Request

Prerequisite: Complete your first Commission.

Quest Set: Hernand Commisions


How To Complete:


  • Speak to Rhett, the owner of the Hernand Equipment Shop.
  • Equip the Pickaxe he gives you and mine 2 Iron Ores (look for mining deposits on our Hernand interactive map).
  • Give the Iron Ores to Rhett's Assistant found outside Equinsher Saddlery.


Reward(s):


  • Pickaxe x1
  • Medium Bag x1
  • Stone x1
Hernand
The Witch of StrengthCrimson Desert
Trouble by the River

Prerequisite: Complete The Count's Honor and reach the Healer's House while playing The Flames of Greed.

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:


  • Defeat the Bleed Bandits who took over Rodble Fishing Dock.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Tina's RequestHernand
Plenty of BountyHernand
Futile GoodwillCrimson Desert
Young Monk's Request

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Demeniss Commissions


How To Complete:


  • Speak to the young Shai, looking for a Mystical Mushroom.
  • He is wearing a gray cap, and you'll find him in the courtyard of the Coalvale Workshop.
  • Obtain the Mystical Pine Mushroom.


Reward(s):


  • Pine Mushroom x5
Hernand
Encirlement on the CliffCrimson Desert
Bran's RequestHernand
Prox's RequestHernand
Steps of the WavesHernand
Bruna's RequestHernand
Liquor and MemoriesHernand
Toll of Hernand

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Ring the Hernand Bell on top of the tower.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Dahlia's RequestHernand
Night Sky in Darkness

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Blique, the Horse ManagerHernand
Loop of SiegeHernand
Fang Without a MasterHernand
Goddess of AbundanceHernand
A Chunk of MeatHernand
Alden's RequestHernand
Empty Desk

Prerequisite: Complete New Journey.

Quest Set: Hernand Request


How To Complete:


  • Read the Mapmaker's Note on the table outside the Wycliffe Mappery.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Annabella's Request

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Commisions


How To Complete:


  • Speak to Annabella, the Hernand Saddler.
  • Equip the Fishing Rod she gives you and use it to catch a tench in the small lake marked on your map while tracking the quest.
  • Hand over the tench to Annabella's Assistant, who can be found near a cart at Bloomwood Ranch.


Reward(s):


  • Fishing Rod x1
  • Medium Bag x1
  • Dried Fish x1
Hernand
A Bowl of Rich BrothHernand
Race in HernandHernand
White Wood BowHernand
Delkin's RequestHernand
Strict PerimeterDelesyia
Dangerous SaltroadCrimson Desert
A Move on the TableHernand
Forbidden GatekeeperDelesyia
Skrav, the Trade ManagerHernand
Renee's Request

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Commisions


How To Complete:


  • Speak to Renee, the Hernand Butcher
  • Investigate the Fish Porridge Recipe you received from her by accessing it from your inventory.
  • Approach the Bonfire near Renee and cook Fish Porridge x3.
  • Give Renee the Fish Porridge you cooked.


Reward(s):


  • Fish Porridge Recipe
  • Medium Bag x1
  • Barley x2
Hernand
The Price of CoinHernand
Veil of the Abandoned Castle RuinsCrimson Desert
Stopped WatermillHernand
Wolf Protecting HernandHernand
Troubled Count

Prerequisite: Complete First Trial of Trust and liberate Bluemont Cask House.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:


  • Speak with Erich at Bluemont Manor. You'll find him next to a cart outside the manor's walls.
  • Speak with Count Leon Roberts inside his manor. He'll be waiting for you on the upper floor.


Reward(s):


  • None


Hernand
First Trial of Trust

Prerequisite: Complete Chapter 1.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:


  • Speak to House Robert's Servant wearing a white cap.
  • Speak with Erich, the House Robert's caretaker, found at Muckroot Ranch. You'll find him under a tree, and he is wearing a brown bonnet.
  • Defeat the enemies around the Bluemont Cask House.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Ironwing REN-XDelesyia
Toll of Scholastone

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Ring the Scholastone Bell in the gazebo on the southern side of the upper garden.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Toll of Calphade

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Ring the Calphade Bell in the tower of the Church of Calphade.


Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
The Unreachable Village

Prerequisite: Try entering the Pororin Forest three times, and let yourself be captured.

Quest Set: Pororin Forest Guardians


How To Complete:


  • Speak with Arkin, the shai by the large tree.
  • Retrieve the Relic of Pororin.


Reward(s):


  • Palmar Pill x1
Hernand
A Fresh ColorHernand
Vibrant DyeHernand
Silence from AfarHernand
Storm CrusherDelesyia
InadequacyHernand
Latch in the SkyDelesyia
The Cost of the TabHernand
Siege of the Abandoned Castle RuinsCrimson Desert
Count Felix's RequestHernand
Dante the Great ThiefHernand
Ingredients for One BowlHernand
New InformationHernand
Where All Comes TogetherHernand
Trace of ShadowsHernand
ShorthandedHernand
Traces of IntruderHernand
The Missing Family SealHernand
Forsaken FactoryHernand
Graham AlfonsoHernand
Peculiar StructureHernand
The Broken TrailHernand
Restarting the Elixir FactoryHernand
Use the information to deduce and reveal the culpritHernand
Foundation of AbundanceHernand
Empty Donation BoxHernand
Queen's NestHernand
From the Cliff's Edge

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Request


How To Complete:


  • Approach the man hanging from the cliff and pull him up.


Reward(s):


  • Heavy Copper Pouch x1
Hernand
Stolen Quarry

Prerequisite: Complete the Troubled Count.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Gold Vein Map
  • Mining Knuckledrill
Hernand
Showdown in the SaddlesHernand
The Crimson Nightmare

Prerequisite: Complete Strange Red Smoke.

Quest Set: House Roberts


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • Freya's Elixir x1
  • Apollonia's Lesser Elixir x1
  • Meliara's Lesser Elixir x1
  • Abyss Artifact x1
Hernand
Dance with the DevilHernand
Adrina's RequestHernand
The New ArchersHernand
Turnali's Request

Prerequisite: Complete Rhett's Request.

Quest Set: Hernand Commisions


How To Complete:


  • Speak to Turnali, the Hernand Blacksmith.
  • Equip the Logging Axe he gives you and cut trees to get Fine Timber x3.
  • Give the Timber to Turnali.
  • Read Turnali's Smithy Flyer by accessing it from your inventory.
  • Refine the Bekker Shield you received from Turnali (additional wood required).


Reward(s):


  • Logging Axe x1
  • Medium Bag x1
  • Turnali's Smithy Flyer x1
  • Bekker Shield x1
  • Timber x10
Hernand
Peregrine's RequestHernand
InvestigationHernand
A Mystical GatheringHernand
ContradictionHernand
RestrictionsHernand
Stolen SuppliesHernand
Securing a ShelterHernand
Hound's GateHernand
Commotion in the SpireHernand
Mystic FallsHernand
Search for LeadsHernand
Wings of IronHernand
The Village of Saint SeniaHernand
The Missing Forbidden BookHernand
Palmar Leaf CultivationHernand
Mathilde's RequestHernand
The Rabid Hound of HellwoodHernand
Logging Without an AxeHernand
Savior of the BattlefieldHernand
Kathan, the Goldleaf Private SoldierHernand
The Weight of LegacyHernand
The Crimson-Stained SpeartipHernand
Ugmon's RequestHernand
A Sack of PepperHernand
Surprise GiftHernand
Antumbra's SwordHernand
Temir's RequestHernand
Nogle, the Trade ManagerHernand
Palmar LeavesHernand
Close ThreatHernand
Galen's RequestHernand
Troubled ShakatuHernand
Reliquary of Saint SeniaHernand
Finding the RelicHernand
Town on the CliffHernand
Village of the SickHernand
The Origin of Pororin's MagicHernand
Howls from the North GateHernand
Piercing SpearHernand
Where the Sweetness StoppedHernand
Forest of TrickeryHernand
Maintaining FocusHernand
Man Crushed by a Wagon

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand Request


How To Complete:


  • Approach the man under the wagon and pull him out.
  • Speak to the man.
  • Call your horse and ride to Emberwind Workshop.
  • Find the man's wife east of the workshop. She is wearing a white and yellow dress. Look for her near the Street Vendor.
  • Speak to the man's wife.


Reward(s):


  • Modest Copper Pouch x1
  • Radein Cloth Cap x1
Hernand
Destroyed Barrier Stone of the LakeHernand
Drunkard in the Liquor BarrelHernand
Shadows in the MistHernand
The Town Without FogHernand
Vellua in PerilHernand
The Missing GirlHernand
King of the Fallen KingdomHernand
Woman Who Lost Her HusbandHernand
Through the CurrentHernand
Berto's RequestHernand
Stone GiantHernand
Count Felix's RewardHernand
Grimzle, the Ledger ManagerHernand
Inksworth BinderyHernand
The Witch of WisdomHernand
Sturdy HorseHernand
Sanctum of AbsolutionHernand
Sanctum of TemperanceHernand
Sanctum of PenitenceHernand
Sanctum of BenedictionHernand
Veil of the Red SmokeHernand
Scent of GoldHernand
Wagon Stuck in the MudHernand
Brice's RequestHernand
Sweet DealHernand
Urgent NewsHernand
Running LootHernand
Letter at the ShrineHernand
Ronald's RequestHernand
Dissipated SmokeHernand
Conrad's RequestHernand
Luther's RequestHernand
Balder's RequestHernand
Wynstan's RequestHernand
Ross's RequestHernand
Evelyn's RequestHernand
Duncan's RequestHernand
Grania's RequestHernand
Well-Stocked CoffersHernand
Reliable ArmsHernand
Reconstructing PailuneHernand
Carl's RequestHernand
Devan's RequestHernand
Terry's RequestHernand
Ronnie's RequestHernand
Trembling HandsHernand
Nork's RequestHernand
Shattered Charmed LifeHernand
To the RescueHernand
Bandits of Anvil Hill

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Politics


How To Complete:



Reward(s):


  • None
Hernand
Quarrel on HorsebackHernand
On the Way to the Monastery

Prerequisite: None

Quest Set: Hernand's Requests


How To Complete:


  • Deal with the bandits in the clearing and untie the Herbalist.
  • Speak to him, then call your horse and wait for the Herbalist to mount your horse.
  • Ride north and reach the Reventine Monastery in Demeniss.
  • Drop the man outside the monastery's gates.


Reward(s):


  • Heavy Copper Pouch x1
  • Vegetable Juice x6
Hernand
Pierce's RequestHernand
Naira the GourmandHernand
Face on the Bounty NoticeHernand
Tranan's RequestHernand
The Nag and the Stubborn OneHernand
Alec's RequestHernand
A Rumor in IvynookHernand
Skyroot Cultivation SiteHernand
A Tower that Illuminates the SeaDelesyia
A Rumor in St. HalssiusHernand
A Rumor in the Southern QuarryHernand
A Rumor in Pollengarth ApiaryHernand
A Rumor in CalphadeHernand
Beautiful DesertHernand
Rumors of the GreymanesHernand
Wyverns CradleHernand
A Rumor at Hills of No ReturnHernand
Deserts Edge MazeHernand
A Rumor at Glenbright FarmHernand
Secure ResourcesHernand
The Great MarniDelesyia
Luke's RequestHernand
Expanding the CampHernand
News of ComradesHernand
Shadows of BeastsHernand
A Rumor at Hook RapidsHernand
A Rumor at the Goldleaf Trading PostHernand
Herbs of Vitality Faction QuestHernand
Palmar Reasearch HaltedHernand
Land of DreamsHernand
Field of AbundanceHernand
Kamu's RequestHernand
Ben's RequestHernand
The Bandits' TrapHernand
Rebuilt HomeDelesyia
Torn EncirclementHernand
Faked TearsHernand
Mapmakers NoteHernand
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