The Use of a Forgotten Castle Safe Keeping

The Use of a Forgotten Castle is a Dark and Darker quest assigned by the Woodsman merchant, part of the Safe Keeping quest line. There are 3 objectives to complete: Bring 1× Bavin; Bring 1× Campfire Kit; Bring 1× Cracked Log. All progress requires a successful extraction — items retrieved or kills made during a failed run do not count toward quest completion. Once every objective is fulfilled, return to Woodsman in the lobby to turn in the quest and receive the reward. This quest requires completing Vexfly before it becomes available from Woodsman. Completing The Use of a Forgotten Castle rewards 🪙 75, Random Uncommon Weapon, 50 XP. Merchant quests in Dark and Darker are one of the most consistent gold and experience sources in the game, independent of loot luck on the Trading Post. Completing the full Woodsman quest chain unlocks higher reward tiers and increases merchant affinity, which can affect prices and open additional quest tiers in future seasons. The Safe Keeping chain provides a structured progression path through the Woodsman quest tree, and finishing each quest in order is the fastest route to the higher value objectives later in the line. Use the MetaBot Dark and Darker quest tracker to check all open objectives across every active merchant before extracting, so you can turn in multiple quests from a single run and get the most value out of each session.