Ch1 Volcano Keep Initial Quests Part 1 – Risen

This guide will help you complete the first batch of quests found inside the monastery of Volcano Keep available to those following the path of the Order in Risen’s Chapter 1. It comes with detailed quest descriptions and a handy map.

Chapter 1 Volcano Keep Initial Quests Part 1 Map

Legend

1. Master Pallas
2. Kalib
3. Taylor
4. Master Aric
5. Inquisitor Mendoza, your room
6. Karlsen
7. Dusty novices’ chambers
8. Tucker
9. William
10. Kato
11. Arena
12. Master Vitus

Chapter 1 Volcano Keep Initial Quests Part 1

Overview

Quests in the monastery (volcano keep) are available only to those that pursue the path of the Order. If you get here by recommendation, you’ll be able to choose whether you wish to become a Warrior of the Order or a mage. If you came here as arrested, you can only become a Warrior of the Order.

Once you come to Monastery voluntariliy, tell Santiago about it and he’ll send you to Master Pallas. There, just tell him that you volunteered.

• Follow Kalib
• Follow Taylor
• Get Yourself a Fighting Staff
• Sweep out the Chambers
• Basic Training
• Fight Against Tucker
• Fight Against William
• Fight Against Kato
• Kato’s Lesson

Follow Kalib

If you chose to become a warrior of the Order while talking to Pallas (#1), you’ll eventually be sent to Kalib so that he may take you through the monastery and show you your room. Before going with Kalim (#2), make sure to exhaust all conversation options from Pallas, and if you come here voluntarily, he won’t even have a test for you (you’ll also start a big meta-quest called The Tests of the Masters).

Once you talk to Kalib, he’ll give you your novice robes, along with the map of the monastery. You’ll stop at the training area, where Master Aric (#4) is. He’ll give you a basic rundown on training and advise you to Get Yourself a Fighting Staff.

As you reach your new room (#5) Inquisitor Mendoza himself will be waiting for you. One of the novices has been murdered and he’d like you to investigate it, as you couldn’t have got yourself involved having just arrived at the place. This starts a long quest chain called Find Hemlar’s Murderer. Talk to Kalib again and you’ll receive 50 experience points.

Follow Taylor

If you chose to become a mage while talking to Pallas (#1), you’ll eventually be sent to Taylor so that he may take you through the monastery and show you your room. Before going with Taylor (#3), make sure to exhaust all conversation options from Pallas, and if you come here voluntarily, he won’t even have a test for you (you’ll also start a big meta-quest called The Tests of the Masters).

Once you talk to Taylor, he’ll give you your novice robes, along with the map of the monastery. You’ll stop at the training area, where Master Aric (#4) is. He’ll give you a basic rundown on training and advise you to Get Yourself a Fighting Staff.

As you reach your new room (#5) Inquisitor Mendoza himself will be waiting for you. One of the novices has been murdered and he’d like you to investigate it, as you couldn’t have got yourself involved having just arrived at the place. This starts a long quest chain called Find Hemlar’s Murderer. Talk to Taylor again and you’ll receive 50 experience points.

Get Yourself a Fighting Staff

During your first conversation with Aric (#4), you’ll learn that you need a combat staff to start your training. To get the staff, talk to the blacksmith Karlsen (#6). He’ll give you a novice’s staff.

Now talk to Aric again. If you’re being disrespectful to him, you’ll get another small quest called Sweep out the Chambers. Reporting to Aric that you got the staff gives you 50 experience.

Sweep out the Chambers

Having been disrespectful to Aric (#4), he’ll tell you to find yourself a broom first and sweep up the chambers.

The chambers that need to be swept are marked with #7. Each one of the rooms contains 1-2 piles of dust that need to be removed with the broom. Make sure to check the upper level too, located behind Master Vitus.

Once you’ve swept them all, report back to Aric and you’ll get yourself 50 experience.

Basic Training

Another quest started by Aric (#4) involves training with the other novices. You’re supposed to go up against Tucker (#8), William (#9) and Kato (#10). You should start with Tucker first. You can find him sweeping towards the battle arena.

After defeating those fighters in the arena, go back to Aric. Since Kato is a friend of Aric’s, he told him what you did to him and made Aric fight you instead to finish your not-so-basic training. Aric is a fairly demanding fighter. There’s a way to trick him and make the fight easier. Check the quests out here (Fight against Aric, Trick Aric).

Once all of them have been defeated report to Master Vitus (#12) to finish this quest. This earns you a beefy 500 experience, as well as free passage into the upper parts of the monastery.

Fight Against Tucker

Tucker (#8), who clearly isn’t impressed by the novice’s life, is sweeping the floor at the archway to battle-arena (#11), waiting for another opponent.

He’s a fairly easy opponent and you should have no trouble flattening him. Once he’s down you’ll get 100 experience and Tucker can train you to raise your strength.

Fight Against William

Your next opponent should be William (#9). He’ll only fight you if you’ve already beaten Tucker. William is also one of Tilda’s sons so you could tell him that his mother’s worried (The Sons of Tilda).

Anyway, as an opponent he isn’t very strong either. Once he’s lying on the arena floor (#11), relieve him of his items and you’ll receive another 100 experience for completing the quest.

Fight Against Kato

The last novice that you can fight is the arrogant Kato (#10). At first, he’ll mock you for being the starter around and then he’ll attack you on spot (quest Kato’s Lesson). Once you fight in the arena (#11), beat him one more time and you’ll receive 100 experience for completing the quest.

Kato’s Lesson

This mini-quest is received from Kato (#10) once you tell him that you’ve defeated William and Tucker. He’ll attack you right where you stand so draw your weapon and obliterate him. After he’s down you’ll receive 50 experience for the trouble.