03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki

FANDOM

HOME

GAMES

ADVERTISEMENT

ANIME

9,763
Pillars of Eternity Wiki PAGES
W P D
MOVIES

A M

TV

in:
Pillars of Eternity quests, Pillars of Eternity main quests

VIDEO
The Old Watcher EDIT

WIKIS

START A
WIKI

The Old Watcher is a

The Old Watcher
main quest in Pillars of
Eternity.

Synopsis ​
The spirit of Caldara de
Berranzi, one of Lord
Details
Raedric's unfortunate
Type Main quest
victims, has directed the
Occurs in Act 1
Watcher towards Caed
Quest giver Caldara de Berranzi
Nua, where I will find a
man named Maerwald. Location(s) Caed Nua
Endless Paths of Od Nua
Caldara has informed
Gilded Vale
them of their newly found
NPCs Caldara de Berranzi
status, and that this involved Maerwald
Maerwald is a Watcher as Steward
well. Experience gained?

XP type Major
Walkthrough ​ Honest Game Trailers - St…
XP level 2

From Gilded Vale, travel Total XP 568 XP

east across the Black Total ST 1.905 stronghold turn(s)

Meadow to Caed Nua. Experience breakdown [Expand]

Talk to Kana Rua, who is
standing by the gate, and
recruit him to your party.
Make sure you
Outcomes and rewards
Release Maerwald
WATCH • 05:39
Gain control of the Caed Nua
Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley
+2

understand how to play Bind Maerwald

Pillars of Eternity Wiki EXPLORE WIKI PILLARS OF ETERNITY DEADFIRE AVOWED MORE

file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 1/6

03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki
chanters so you can Gain control of the Caed Nua
+2
make good use of him. Absorb Maerwald's knowledge

FANDOM Consider positioning him Gain control of the Caed Nua Follow on IG TikTok Join Fan Lab

at the back of the party Access to hidden room on Endless Paths

of Od Nua Level 13
where he can pick off
Related quests
enemies with his slow but
very powerful arquebus Previous:
Next:

Visions and Whispers Never Far from the

HOME —especially useful Queen
against the monsters
Technical
infesting the above-
Quest ID cp_qst_the_old_watcher
GAMES ground area of Caed
Nua, who are mostly
resistant to normal weapons. For a lower-level party, these enemies
ANIME are relatively difficult, including shadows, phantoms, will-o'-wisps, and
blights; they can be particularly dangerous for Aloth or any ranged
party member with low damage resistance due to their tendency to
MOVIES
circumvent the frontline of the party, and it may be worth equipping
these characters in heavy armour and sacrificing attack speed for
protection. It is possible, however, to avoid most of these encounters by
TV
careful scouting: generally, you will only need to fight one time outside
if you proceed directly to the keep in the northeast.

Once inside, you will quickly be engaged by a group of spirit enemies

VIDEO
just to the northeast. After dispatching these, speak to the steward who
inhabits the throne at the front of the hall and then proceed to the

WIKIS
dungeons through the door that has just opened to the northwest. The
dungeons are quite a small map, but tred carefully nonetheless if
you're on a higher difficulty level—there will be a large number of
START A spiders here and it's wise not to engage too many of them at once. Exit
WIKI
southwest and you will enter level 1 of the Endless Paths of Od Nua.

Most of this map is irrelevant for the purposes of the quest. Maerwald is
located in a locked room immediately to the northwest, next to the
raider ghost—hold tab to highlight the door if you have trouble seeing
it. If you or a companion has at least 3 mechanics, you can pick the
lock on this door and ignore the rest of the map entirely. Otherwise, go
a little to the southeast until you encounter a group of xaurips. These
should fall easily, and the key will be among their bodies.

Make sure to save the game before talking to Maerwald, since he will
start fighting you as soon as the dialogue with him ends. There is no
way to avoid this battle: Maerwald must die. He will summon blights and
cast powerful spells. Try to keep the blights occupied with Edér or
another high-endurance character. He should be defeated relatively
quickly if you focus firepower on Maerwald himself rather than his
summons, but he is a strong opponent compared to what you will have
likely encountered up to this point, and fighting him may require careful
tactical management of your party. Heal generously and cast whatever
debuffs you have available. You may also distract him by having Kana
summon skeletons.

Once Maerwald is defeated, you will be given three choices for what to
do with his soul.

You may release his soul, which provides a permanent bonus of

+2 prestige for your newly acquired stronghold.
You may bind him to the keep as a warden, which provides +2
security;. Honest Game Trailers - St…
Or you may absorb his knowledge, which grants access to a
secret room by the round table on level 13 of the Endless Paths.

Bear in mind that unless you are extremely overleveled you will not be
able to make your way to this room for a long time ahead. Make sure to
pick up the grimoire from his body, which may come in use for you or
your wizard companions. Also note that in Seeker, Slayer, Survivor, the WATCH • 05:39
choice as to what to do with Maerwald determines the difficulty of the Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley
Rite of Passage, as the third battle is against a memory of Maerwald
Pillars conjured
of Eternity
fromWiki EXPLORE
the Watcher's soul by the WIKI PILLARS him
Faces. Releasing OF ETERNITY
makes DEADFIRE AVOWED MORE

file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 2/6

03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki
the combat easier, while eating his soul for the knowledge will make the
combat severely more difficult.
Follow on IG TikTok Join Fan Lab
FANDOM The quest will complete once Maerwald is dead. To claim your prize,
however, and get started on Never Far from the Queen, return to the
steward on the ground floor of the keep and speak to her again. You
will be given control of the stronghold as well as access to the lower
levels of the Endless Paths. Do as she tells you and upgrade the
HOME
Eastern Barbican. This will let you proceed southeast towards Defiance
Bay.

GAMES
Journal ​

ANIME

MOVIES

TV

VIDEO

WIKIS

START A
WIKI

Honest Game Trailers - St…

WATCH • 05:39
Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley

Pillars of Eternity Wiki EXPLORE WIKI PILLARS OF ETERNITY DEADFIRE AVOWED MORE

file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 3/6

03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki
quests\critical_path\act_1\cp_qst_the_old_w atcher

ID Objectives
FANDOM Follow on IG TikTok Join Fan Lab
0 The Old Watcher

10000 The spirit of Caldara de Berranzi, one of Lord Raedric's

unfortunate victims, has directed me towards Caed Nua,
where I will find a man named Maerwald. Caldara has
informed me that I have become something known as a
HOME
"Watcher," and that this Maerwald is a Watcher as well.
Perhaps he can tell me more about what's happening to me.

1 Travel to Caed Nua.

GAMES
10001 Caed Nua is southeast of Gilded Vale, past the Black
Meadow. I will have to travel there if I am to speak with
Maerwald.
ANIME
2 Enter the Keep.

10002 Caed Nua is impressive in size, but little else... the keep is
MOVIES in complete disrepair. But if Old Maerwald is still lord of this
place, then I am likely to find him within.

20000 The keep seems abandoned. There are spirits here, as there
TV were in Gilded Vale. Creatures, too. It seems I will have to
explore further if I am to find answers.

3 Find Maerwald.
VIDEO
10003 Inside the keep, I found a spirit entombed within the throne
that sits in the great hall. She has opened the way down
into the depths of the keep, in the hopes that I might find
WIKIS
Maerwald somewhere below.

End states

START A Killed Maerwald

WIKI
30000 Maerwald grew hostile after our conversation, and suddenly
attacked me. I had no choice but to kill him. He has given
me much to think about. He suggested my soul had been
Awakened to past lives, as his had. If Maerwald is any
indication, being a Watcher with an Awakened soul comes
with a heavy price. He has directed me towards the "city of
defiance," which seems as good a place as any to seek out
members of the Leaden Key - the group which awoke this
affliction within me.

Bound Soul to Keep

30002 Maerwald grew hostile after our conversation, and suddenly

attacked me. I had no choice but to kill him. I have bound
his soul to the keep of Caed Nua itself to remain in eternal
guardianship. He has given me much to think about. He
suggested my soul had been Awakened to past lives, as his
had. If Maerwald is any indication, being a Watcher with an
Awakened soul comes with a heavy price. He has directed
me towards the "city of defiance," which seems as good a
place as any to seek out members of the Leaden Key - the
group which awoke this affliction within me.

Absorbed Knowledge

30003 Maerwald grew hostile after our conversation, and suddenly

attacked me. I had no choice but to kill him. I have gleaned
what knowledge I could from his spirit, and it has shown me
a vision of someplace far below - a secret chamber of some
kind, near the bottom, connected to a circular room with a
Honest Game Trailers - St…
table shaped like the sun. He has given me much to think
about. He suggested my soul had been Awakened to past
lives, as his had. If Maerwald is any indication, being a
Watcher with an Awakened soul comes with a heavy price.
He has directed me towards the "city of defiance," which
seems as good a place as any to seek out members of the
Leaden Key - the group which awoke this affliction within
WATCH • 05:39
me. Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley
Released Soul
Pillars of Eternity
30004 Wiki EXPLORE
Maerwald grew hostile after WIKI PILLARS
our conversation, OFsuddenly
and ETERNITY DEADFIRE AVOWED MORE

file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 4/6

03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki
attacked me. I had no choice but to kill him. I have released
his spirit, freeing Maerwald from his misfortune. He has
given me much to think about. He suggested my soul had Follow on IG TikTok Join Fan Lab
FANDOM
been Awakened to past lives, as his had. If Maerwald is any
indication, being a Watcher with an Awakened soul comes
with a heavy price. He has directed me towards the "city of
defiance," which seems as good a place as any to seek out
members of the Leaden Key - the group which awoke this
HOME
affliction within me.

v·t·e Pillars of Eternity quests [Show]

GAMES

Others like you also viewed

ANIME

MOVIES

Endless Paths of Od … Endless Paths of Od … Official Pillar

TV

Categories

VIDEO
Community content is available under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 unless
otherwise noted.

WIKIS

START A
WIKI

EXPLORE PROPERTIES

Fandom Futhead

Cortex RPG Fanatical

Muthead

FOLLOW US Honest Game Trailers - St…

OVERVIEW

What is Fandom? Terms of Use

WATCH • 05:39
About Privacy Policy Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley

Careers Global Sitemap

Pillars of Eternity Wiki EXPLORE WIKI PILLARS OF ETERNITY DEADFIRE AVOWED MORE

P L l Si
file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 5/6
03/12/2022 10:20 The Old Watcher - Official Pillars of Eternity Wiki
Press Local Sitemap

Contact
FANDOM Follow on IG TikTok Join Fan Lab

COMMUNITY

Community Central Help

HOME Support

ADVERTISE

Media Kit
GAMES

Fandomatic

ANIME
Contact

FANDOM APPS
MOVIES
Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.

TV

VIDEO

WIKIS Pillars of Eternity Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community.

VIEW MOBILE SITE

START A
WIKI

Honest Game Trailers - St…

WATCH • 05:39
Honest Game Trailers - Stardew Valley

file:///C:/Users/Oem/Desktop/Walkthrough/Act I - The Old Watcher.mhtml 6/6