Journal art for Guard Eternal

Guard Eternal Side quest · The Battlefield

Side quest
Journal steps
3
Endings
1
Items & letters
0
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick

Guard Eternal is a Valor Mortis side quest that starts in The Battlefield. It has 3 journal steps, involves no quest items and no letters, and rewards no item or Catalyst reward.

Starts in
The BattlefieldChapter I Revival
Journal steps
3
Reward
None in data
Items & letters
0
Related guideValor Mortis Side Quests: All 24 Rewards & Choices

How to complete Guard Eternal

Game data

A step-by-step walkthrough built from the quest's journal entries, clue letters and reward data.

  1. Pick up the Eternal Guard letters in The Battlefield — the Eternal Guard's Order lies about 269 m from the Onslaught Arch Lantern and the Fencer's Journal about 154 m. The first journal entry records the Guard's orders to keep its cargo out of enemy hands at any cost.
  2. Follow the trail until it ends at a blocked path (journal step 2). You need a way through; if you can't clear it yet, carry on with the story and return — The Battlefield keeps fast travel.
  3. Past the blockage, read the diary that closes the quest (step 3): the Eternal Guard spent days and nights guarding cargo whose contents they never knew.
  4. Reward: none. Guard Eternal is lore for the Eternal Guard thread that continues in The Deserter and The Oathbound.

Where Guard Eternal starts

Calculated

The region it belongs to.

Guard Eternal steps

Game data

Every journal step in order. They reveal the story, so they stay hidden until you open them.

SpoilerShow all 3 steps
  1. 1

    The letter I found is proof of the great sacrifices required of the elite units. The soldiers of the Eternal Guard were to prevent the cargo from falling into enemy hands at all costs, even if it meant death.

  2. 2

    This is where the trail ends... I must find a way to unblock this path.

  3. 3
    Final entry

    The diary revealed the truth about the Eternal Guard's service; it required immense sacrifice. They spent entire days and nights guarding cargo whose contents they didn't even know.

Guard Eternal reward

Game data

The quest data lists no Amber, item or Catalyst reward.

Items and letters in Guard Eternal

Game data

This quest uses no quest items or letters of its own.

Data: Steam build 25907482 (1.0 launch). How we source this

The Battlefield map

Game data

None of this quest's letters or items has a fixed position here; the region's map is shown for orientation.

The Battlefield
Full map
Map drawn from the region's own level geometry in the game files (terrain, buildings, water); every marker sits at the exact position of a placed object.

Everything placed in The Battlefield

Ability altars: 2

Bosses: 1 (General Lothaire)

Chests: 12 (Iron Grip, Dilated Moment, Bottomless Well, Duellist's Focus, Crude Blade Material, Superior Firearm Parts, Transmuted Persistence, Butcher's Carnage, Volatile End, Wound that Heals, Life Diverted)

Lanterns: 3 (Onslaught Arch, Trenches, Field Encampment)

Letters: 2 (Eternal Guard's Order, Fencer's Journal)

Guard Eternal is side quest 1 of 1 in The Battlefield and runs over 3 journal steps. The quest data lists no Amber, item or Catalyst reward for it; its payoff is the story and the letters you find.

See Also

Side QuestsThe BattlefieldChapter I RevivalWalkthroughAchievements
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Guard Eternal FAQ

How do you complete Guard Eternal in Valor Mortis?

Guard Eternal starts in The Battlefield and has 3 journal steps; the full journal is on this page behind a spoiler tag.

What is the reward for Guard Eternal?

The quest data lists no Amber, item or Catalyst reward for Guard Eternal.

Where does Guard Eternal start?

In The Battlefield. The quest data does not pin its first clue to a world position, so check the region's map and letters.

How many steps does Guard Eternal have?

3 journal steps.

How do you complete Guard Eternal in Valor Mortis?

Pick up the Eternal Guard letters in The Battlefield — the Eternal Guard's Order lies about 269 m from the Onslaught Arch Lantern and the Fencer's Journal about 154 m. The first journal entry records the Guard's orders to keep its cargo out of enemy hands at any cost. Follow the trail until it ends at a blocked path (journal step 2). You need a way through; if you can't clear it yet, carry on with the story and return — The Battlefield keeps fast travel. Past the blockage, read the diary that closes the quest (step 3): the Eternal Guard spent days and nights guarding cargo whose contents they never knew.