The Descent Book · Pickups
- Type
- Book
- Found as
- Pickups
- Pages
- 1
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Full text of The Descent
Deep beneath the hills, beyond a crumbling arch, lies an ancient ruin, older than our cities, older than our books. Those who dare enter must descend a thousand stone steps as their torchlight trembles and chokes, until all that's left is a pathetic ember.
At the very bottom, a wound in the world is said to await. All life seeps out of it in a steady drip.
A man obsessed with forbidden truths, gaunt from sleepless nights, yearned to see what lay beyond. But age had hollowed him, so he sent his young son instead. A child, he thought, had more life to spare.
The boy disappeared into the ruin. When he returned, he was silent. The father ran to embrace him, thrilled to see him back and carrying the knowledge he had yearned for for years, but the boy didn't say a word back. He looked up at his father with eyes dark as two bottomless pits and held his gaze captive.
They say that the boy still roams the hills, slipping into homes and pressing his small, cold hands onto warm chests. Those who survive wake up pale and trembling, their hearts echoing with an emptiness that no prayer can fill.
Where to find The Descent in The Blood of Dawnwalker
The Descent is found at Neustadt in Vale Sangora, pinned on the map below. The position comes straight from the game files, so the pin is where the game itself puts it.
The Descent is read from the inventory item The Descent, so the pins follow that item: wherever it turns up, the text comes with it. 2 merchants stock it — Mevasser and Wizard Beloved Vendor — so buy it from whichever you reach first. Open it on the full interactive map to see what sits nearby — fast-travel shrines, merchants, quest starts and camps.
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Exact position from the game files
- Mevasser
- Wizard Beloved VendorSvartrau City
Every place The Descent is tied to
The Descent is linked to 1 mapped place(s) in Vale Sangora. Open one for its districts, merchants, quests and enemies, or open the full map to plan the route.
Where The Descent comes from
The Descent is read from the inventory item The Descent. The item page lists where it is found and who carries it.
Source item
The Descent is a Book in The Blood of Dawnwalker, filed under Pickups, running 1 page(s) and about 203 words. It is read from the item The Descent. It opens: "Deep beneath the hills, beyond a crumbling arch, lies an ancient ruin, older than our cities, older than our books." Other Pickups readables include A Blood Soup Recipe, Aeëtes and Jason, A Fair Warning, A Flemish Rebel’s Memoir, A Gourmet's Memoir.
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The Descent FAQ
What is The Descent?
The Descent is a Book in The Blood of Dawnwalker, filed by the game under Pickups. Its full text is on this page.
Where do I find The Descent?
The Descent is found at Neustadt in Vale Sangora. The map on this page pins every place the game data ties it to.
How long is The Descent?
The Descent runs 1 page(s) and about 203 words.