The First Berserker: Khazan: Side Mission Locations & Interactive Tracking Guide

The First Berserker: Khazan contains 23 Side Missions — bonus encounters accessed through Spectral Portals in The Crevice hub after completing their prerequisite main mission. Every side mission portal position, unlock condition, objective sequence, and boss arena is documented properly on our interactive First Berserker: Khazan maps.

How Side Missions Work in The First Berserker: Khazan

Side missions don't unlock in the field — they appear as new Spectral Portal options in The Crevice or the Realm of the Living Crevice after a specific main mission is completed.

Some additionally require speaking to a named NPC in the hub before the portal becomes active. Every entry below lists both the prerequisite main mission and the specific NPC interaction (where applicable), so nothing is left to guesswork.

Each side mission area is a self-contained map with its own bosses, collectibles, and lore. Completing side missions yields unique gear, boss materials for Armor crafting, Collection Items, and Phantom companion unlocks — and in two cases, directly determines which of the game's three endings the player reaches.

Two Side Missions That Determine the Game's Ending

Transcendental Sword

Unlocks after completing the Corruptors' Fortress main mission in Vaisar Gate and speaking to the Blade Phantom in The Crevice. Travel to Ruined Citadel - Transcendental Sword via the Heart of Pell Los Spectral Portal and defeat the Remnant of Elamein.

Completing this mission is required for both the Truth ending and the Chains of Fate ending. Skipping it locks the player into the Normal ending only.

Charon's Chains

Unlocks after completing the Fall of the Empire main mission in Capital City Vitalon. Travel to Vitalon Underground Passage - Charon's Chains via the Vitalon Capital Spectral Portal and defeat Netherworld Jocko, Netherworld Tigron, and Netherworld Aratra — all three simultaneously, the only triple-boss fight in the game.

Speak to Daphrona afterward to complete the mission. Completing Charon's Chains alongside Transcendental Sword is required for the Chains of Fate ending — the game's darkest and least-reached ending.

See the Trophy guide for the full ending trophy breakdown.

Critical Non-Ending Side Missions

Blacksmith's Heirloom

Unlocks after completing Strange Stench (Skoffa Cave main mission). Travel to Spider's Tomb - Blacksmith's Heirloom, defeat Bearius, and speak to Hengie. This mission unlocks the entire armor crafting system by rescuing Blacksmith Qazumaka.

Without it, no Scrolls can be used, and no armor sets can be crafted — regardless of how many boss materials are in the inventory. Complete it as early as possible after Skoffa Cave.

Jar Enthusiasts

Unlocks after completing First Act of Revenge (Phraugh Village main mission) and speaking to Duimuk in the Realm of the Living Crevice. Travel to Cradle of Jars and collect all six jars for Danjin.

This mission makes all 44 Danjin's Jars appear across the world simultaneously — without completing it, Jarlings don't exist anywhere in the game.

Stormpass' Phantom of Combat

The first available side mission unlocks immediately after completing the Stormpass main mission.

Travel to Stormpass for a rematch with Keshta the Unyielding. Defeating Keshta unlocks the Phantom Abilities system — without this fight, Phantom companions cannot be equipped at any Blade Nexus.

The Vow

Unlocks after completing Fall of the Empire (Capital City Vitalon) with an additional prerequisite: all three Disk Fragments must be collected first (Rovelion's, Vaisar's, and Aldevir's — tracked in the Collection Item guide).

Speak to Daphrona in The Crevice, then travel to Temple of Shadows, defeat the Specter of Pleuvious, and interact with the book on the altar.

Unique Mechanics in Three Side Missions

• Last Sentinel (Sentinels' Fortress) — the Twisted Mages encounter at the end requires a specific sequence. Defeat both Twisted Mages, then interact with the corpse of the one killed second. Interacting with the wrong corpse (the first killed) is a dead end — the mission-completing item only appears on the second-killed Mage's body.
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• Crimson Trace (Vaisar's Hidden Chamber) — the only dual-boss simultaneous fight among the side missions: Corrupted Creation and Mutated Rosha engage at the same time. Both must be defeated to complete the mission.
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• Final Conquest (Abandoned Citadel) — the only chained side mission: it unlocks only after completing the Human Xilence side mission, not a main mission. Both Human Xilence and Final Conquest must be completed in sequence.

All Side Mission Locations in The First Berserker: Khazan

All 23 side missions unlock from Spectral Portals in The Crevice, organised by the main mission that unlocks them.

The Charnak Mountain Range portal unlocks Stormpass' Phantom of Combat, Jar Enthusiasts, Night of Tragedy, and Blacksmith's Heirloom.

The Pell Los Plateau portal unlocks Kaleido, Human Xilence, Final Conquest, Pavel's Final Words, Why Have You Forsaken Us?, Escaping Linon Mine, Unrequited Love, Lacrima, and Valus's Axe.

The Heart of Pell Los portal unlocks Atlante the Precise, Crimson Trace, Last Sentinel, and Transcendental Sword.

The Vitalon Capital portal unlocks Centurial Order, Remnants of Chaos, Disobedience, Charon's Chains, Birth of Evil, and The Vow.