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Quest Decisions

The choices in Avowed that actually change things — faction standing, questline access, and your ending. Spoilers are hidden by default. Click any decision to reveal the consequence.

Guide verified for Avowed 1.3 · April 2026

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How Avowed's Decision System Works

Avowed doesn't have a binary morality meter. What it tracks is reputation with individual factions — and these shift independently. A decision that raises Aedyr standing can simultaneously lower it with the Paradis or the Living Lands People. There is no "good" playthrough; there are playthroughs optimized for different endings.

A small number of decisions are hard locks — they permanently close questlines or change NPC availability. The vast majority are soft reputation shifts that accumulate over time. This guide focuses on the hard locks and the high-impact soft decisions.

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Hard Lock

Permanently closes content. Cannot be undone.

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Reputation Shift

Changes faction standing. Cumulative over time.

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Branch

Opens or closes a specific questline path.

Interactive Decision Tree

Walk through the major decision points and see how your choices ripple through faction standings. Start at the beginning or jump to a specific act.

CONSEQUENCE

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You've reached the end of this decision path. See the full consequence guide below for deeper detail on endings.

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Act 1 — Dawnshore & The Shatterscarp

Early in Dawnshore, Commander Okoro asks for a full report on what you've found regarding the Dreamscourge and the local population's relationship with it. You can give a complete report, omit certain findings, or actively mislead him about the scope of what you've discovered.

Full Report

Aedyr +1. Okoro becomes a cooperative contact for the rest of Act 1. Unlocks additional dialogue about what the Empire actually knows about the Dreamscourge — useful context for Act 2. No Paradis penalty at this stage.

Withhold / Mislead

Aedyr -1. Paradis +1 if a Paradis contact is present. Okoro becomes colder in subsequent dialogue and one of his later requests becomes unavailable. Paradis leaders in Dawnshore will hear about this through their networks.

Verdict: Neither choice is a hard lock. Give the full report unless you're committed to a Paradis-aligned run. Okoro's cooperative track opens optional intelligence that makes Act 2 decisions easier to navigate.

A settlement near Dawnshore is in early stages of Dreamscourge infection. The Aedyran protocol is quarantine — contain and monitor. The local community wants help managing the sick and keeping families together. You have the authority to call the quarantine, refuse it, or negotiate a middle path.

Enforce Quarantine

Aedyr +2. Living Lands People -2. The settlement community leader becomes hostile to you for the remainder of the game. She has a questline that is permanently locked if you enforce the quarantine without exhausting the persuasion options first.

Aid / Negotiate

Living Lands +2. Aedyr -1. Okoro is unhappy but doesn't escalate. The community leader questline opens fully. She has information about the Dreamscourge origin that is not available anywhere else in Acts 1–2.

Hard lock warning: Enforcing the quarantine without attempting the persuasion check first permanently closes the community leader's questline. This is one of the few truly irreversible choices in Act 1. If you want the questline, aid or negotiate first.

In the Shatterscarp, the Steel Garrote have detained a Paradis-connected Godlike. They want you to confirm their jurisdiction and release the prisoner to their custody. The prisoner has information you need. You can cooperate, negotiate for access, or actively interfere with the Garrote's operation.

Hand Over / Cooperate

Steel Garrote +1. Paradis -2. You get limited information access (the Garrote controls the interrogation). The prisoner's personal questline closes — they do not survive Garrote custody. A key Paradis contact in Act 2 will know about this and treat you with significant suspicion.

Protect / Interfere

Paradis +2. Steel Garrote -2. Full information access. The prisoner's questline opens and provides substantial context for the Dreamscourge investigation. The Steel Garrote commander becomes openly hostile — her dialogue branch closes and she may appear later as an obstacle.

Verdict: Protecting the prisoner is strictly better for information quality and questline access. The Steel Garrote reputation loss is manageable — you can't fully win them over regardless (see the Factions guide).

Act 2 — Emerald Stair & The Sacred Stair

The Paradis leadership is internally divided. A moderate faction wants to negotiate with Aedyr for gradual autonomy; a radical wing wants complete independence and is willing to escalate. You have the political weight to influence which faction controls the Paradis going into Act 3. This decision has no "wrong" answer — it shapes what the Paradis becomes, not whether they survive.

Endorse the Moderates

Paradis +1. Aedyr 0. Act 3 Paradis fights alongside you diplomatically; they negotiate space rather than taking military action. The ending for Paradis-aligned content shows a negotiated settlement. The radical wing becomes a minor background faction.

Endorse the Radicals

Paradis +2. Aedyr -2. Act 3 the Paradis is an active military partner. More dangerous and more powerful. The ending for Paradis-aligned content shows a more turbulent independence — significant but unstable. Aedyr relationship deteriorates sharply regardless of prior standing.

This is an ending branch: Both paths reach a completed Paradis story. The difference is tonal and political — moderates get a stable settlement, radicals get independence at greater cost. Choose based on the story you want, not on mechanical optimization.

Giatta's questline culminates in Act 2 with a confrontation involving her former scholarly order and her history as an Awakened Godlike. She needs to make a decision about her past. You can actively support her chosen path, offer neutral counsel, or press her toward a different outcome than the one she's chosen.

Support Her Choice

Giatta approval max. Her questline completes with the outcome she wanted. She gains a unique passive upgrade (+15% to Restore healing) and her Act 3 dialogue acknowledges the full arc of her story. This is the "earned" ending for her character.

Override / Redirect Her

Giatta approval drops significantly. Her questline ends in a different, less satisfying outcome for her character. She remains a functional companion but several late-game dialogue options close. The passive upgrade does not trigger.

Companion lock: Overriding Giatta closes her late-game dialogue permanently. This affects both her personal story and specific Godlike lore conversations that only she can have with you in Act 3. Support her choice.

Act 3 — Galawain's Maw & The Ending

This is the game's climactic choice. You've reached the source of the Dreamscourge in Galawain's Maw. Three paths are available, and the one you take determines not just the immediate outcome but the epilogue content for every faction and companion. This is the point of no return. Save before proceeding.

Contain (Aedyr solution)

The Dreamscourge is bound and monitored under Aedyran authority. The Empire gains control of a significant source of power. The Living Lands remains under colonial oversight. Aedyr ending. Companions with Paradis sympathies express strong disapproval in epilogue dialogue.

Destroy (Frontier solution)

The source is destroyed entirely. The Dreamscourge ends. The Living Lands is destabilized in the short term but free of the threat and of Aedyran control of the source. Neutral/Paradis ending. The most companions approve of this outcome. The cost is significant to the land itself — the epilogue reflects this.

Redirect (Living Lands solution)

Requires high Living Lands People reputation and Giatta's completed questline. The Dreamscourge energy is redirected through indigenous knowledge of the land's deeper spiritual structure. Hardest to unlock. Best outcome for the Living Lands People. The epilogue for this path is the most narratively detailed.

The Redirect path gates on reputation: If you haven't built substantial Living Lands People standing across Acts 1–2, this option doesn't appear in the finale. It also requires Giatta to have completed her questline. Plan for this in Act 1 if it's the ending you want.

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