Journal art for Homesick

Homesick Side quest · Caverns

Side questAmber reward
Journal steps
3
Endings
1
Items & letters
2
Methodology
Data Methodology
Author
Dakota Chinnick

Homesick is a Valor Mortis side quest that starts in Caverns. It has 3 journal steps, involves no quest items and 2 letters, and rewards Bottomless Well (Amber), 2,000 Catalysts.

Starts in
CavernsChapter IV Dark Descent
Journal steps
3
Reward
Bottomless Well2,000 Catalysts
Nearest Lantern
Last Sunlight~30 m from Longing Wife Letter
Items & letters
22 letters
Related guideValor Mortis Side Quests: All 24 Rewards & Choices

How to complete Homesick

Game data

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

  1. In the Caverns, find the remains of a family waiting for their father (step 1).
  2. Read the Longing Wife Letter (about 30 m from Last Sunlight) and the Death Notice (about 118 m from Last Sunlight), then find the father's own letter (step 2).
  3. Take the father's letter back to the family's camp and read it there (step 3).
  4. Reward: Bottomless Well (Amber) and 2,000 Catalysts.

Where Homesick starts

Calculated

The region it belongs to and the nearest Lantern to the first clue the data ties to it.

  • Starts in: Caverns · Chapter IV Dark Descent
  • Clue: Longing Wife Letter · about 30 m from the Last Sunlight Lantern (Caverns)
  • 2 letters or items tied to this quest are placed in the world; the map below marks them.
  • The nearest-Lantern distance is a straight line from our placement data, not a walking route.

Homesick 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

    In the chilly darkness of the caves, I discovered the remains of a family awaiting the father's return. Did he abandon his loved ones? Perhaps the answer can be found in one of these cold corridors.

  2. 2

    I managed to find a letter from the father — he didn't abandon his family. He was returning and rushing to see them, but illness overcame him along the way. I feel I should read his letter where the remains of his loved ones rest.

  3. 3
    Final entry

    I read the father's letter at his family's camp. It was a deeply saddening ceremony... Unfortunately, this is all I could do for them.

Homesick reward

Game data

What the quest grants when you finish it.

Items and letters in Homesick

Game data

The quest items and letters this quest uses, and where the items are placed.

Letters (2)

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

Caverns map

Game data

The quest's letters and items are ringed; everything else in the region is faded.

Caverns
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 Caverns

Ability altars: 2

Bosses: 1 (Sphinx)

Chests: 11 (Lucky Shot, Lunatic's Grasp, Limit Break, Ferrofluid Flask Power Upgrade, Superior Firearm Parts, Surplus, Perfectionism, Empty Ferrofluid Flask, Distilled Transmutation Material, Pure Blade Material)

Keys: 1 (Mining Shaft Key)

Lanterns: 5 (Mine Cart Route, Old Mine, Weeping Ledge, Ancient Lair, Last Sunlight)

Letters: 4 (Longing Wife Letter, Death Notice, Miner's Letter, Saltmine Note)

Homesick is side quest 1 of 1 in Caverns and runs over 3 journal steps. Finishing it grants Bottomless Well (Amber), 2,000 Catalysts.

See Also

Side QuestsCavernsChapter IV Dark DescentWalkthroughAchievements
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Homesick FAQ

How do you complete Homesick in Valor Mortis?

Homesick starts in Caverns and has 3 journal steps; the full journal is on this page behind a spoiler tag. Letters tied to it: Longing Wife Letter, Death Notice.

What is the reward for Homesick?

Bottomless Well (Amber), 2,000 Catalysts.

Where does Homesick start?

In Caverns. Longing Wife Letter, which is tied to the quest, lies about 30 m from the Last Sunlight Lantern.

How many steps does Homesick have?

3 journal steps.

How do you complete Homesick in Valor Mortis?

In the Caverns, find the remains of a family waiting for their father (step 1). Read the Longing Wife Letter (about 30 m from Last Sunlight) and the Death Notice (about 118 m from Last Sunlight), then find the father's own letter (step 2). Take the father's letter back to the family's camp and read it there (step 3).