Dragon's Dogma 2 A Candle in the Storm walkthrough and choices
Apr. 3, 2024The DD2 quest, A Candle in the Storm, ends (eventually) with the choice to support the Empress or not
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The Dragon’s Dogma 2 quest, A Candle in the Storm, is one of the longest, most exhausting quests that players are likely to experience, especially if they’re not willing to wait until the Flamebearer Palace Spellseal has been opened, and not willing to use Ferrystones and Portcrystals. But whether you’re willing to make the most out of theDragon’s Dogma 2 fast travelsystem or not, the quest A Candle in the Storm has some confusing elements regardless, and ends with a choice about whether to oppose or support the Empress Nadinia in a dangerous plan that Ser Menella opposes. And even then it’s not completely over, as you need to then carry out that very plan to success… but we get ahead of ourselves. For those who want to know how to get through, here’s how to complete the DD2 A Candle in the Storm quest for yourself.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 A Candle in the Storm quest walkthrough
The Dragon’s Dogma 2 A Candle in the Storm quest can only be started after players have completed theDragon’s Dogma 2 Shadowed Prayersquest in Bakbattahl and the Flamebreaker Palace, and not only that, it seems likeyou have to have completed it successfully, and saved Nadinia’s life.
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We also recommend thatyou play the main story ofDragon’s Dogma 2at least until you reach the point where the Flamebearer Palace Spellseal door is opened,which is done as part of the game’s main plot in the “The Guardian Gigantus” quest. You don’thaveto have done this, but it will make things aloteasier for yourself.
If you’re doing this quest before then, we recommend that you bringtwo Portcrystals, placing one in Bakbattahl and one in the Volcanic Island Camp.You’ll be bouncing between these two locations a lot, and frankly it’s good to have Portcrystals in both settlements generally, especially Bakbattahl.
With that sorted, here’s a step-by-step walkthrough on how to complete the Dragon’s Dogma 2 A Candle in the Storm quest.
The Empress Nadinia has a proposal not to use a decoy, acting as bona fide bait for the assassin in the best hope of luring them out and getting their plan. You canchoose to either support the empress’s proposal or oppose it, and we definitely recommend supporting it - the rewards at the end will be greater.
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After you do this,speak to Menella to fast-forward to nighttime and the commencement of the plan.The Empress will be pretending to sleep on a bed and you’ll be approached by a masked Beastren -who asks you to kill the Empress.
Don’t worry, you don’t have to kill Nadinia,just walk up to her and unsheathe your weapon. That’s enough to convince the mysterious masked figure of your loyalty, who stops you before you can do anything deadly. She reveals her grander plan, at which point Nadinia and Menella spring the trap and reveal the assassin’s identity.
This path - saving the Empress’s life with her proposal and getting the villain’s full plan -appears to provide the greatest rewards, granting the player 25000G and a Ring of Amplification, which boosts all healing from Curatives by 10% when worn.
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