[00:00] The Blood of Dawnwalker is a very open-ended RPG. The vampire lord Brentus and his vassals are some really intimidating villains, but if you've got the guts, you can roll right up to his castle
[00:14] and skip straight to the point of no return. I'll show you how, but before I do, here's a spoiler warning, just so you can't say I didn't warn ya. Skipping to the end is surely gonna be
[00:29] a speedrun tactic, but anyone can attempt it as soon as they finish the prologue. Once you're free to explore, all you need to do is start heading south. Svartross City and its castle are shown plainly on the map, along with a big skull telling you that this is not the recommended route.
[00:44] In fact, as you head south, you can expect to run into high-level encounters along the way. If you see more skulls next to soldier or animal health bars, then you better either run away or be prepared to block every single hit. Regardless, I recommend tagging all the shrines you can as you
[01:00] make your way down to the city, since they can be used as fast travel points in the future no matter what. Plus, they can serve as respawn points if those roadside scraps don't go in your favor.
[01:15] When you reach Svartross City, your next step is to enter Griefberg Castle, but that only possible at night You can use any shrine in town to fast forward until Moonrise Then simply head to the castle gate and start using your jumps and plane shifting to begin scaling the castle walls
[01:32] You'll receive several warnings about this being the point of no return, so be ready to reload an auto-save or manual save after you've satisfied your curiosity. Unless you're pulling off a no-hit run,
[01:44] the battle that happens in the castle courtyard will probably be the end of your attempt. Beyond the endgame skip I just told you about, there's also a secret slash alternate ending you can unlock. In the extreme southeast corner of the map is an enemy camp.
[01:58] Much like Svartross City, this is a high-level zone. That said, you can scale the walls of the outpost and get inside pretty easily with Shadow Step. When you do, carefully make your way to the very back to reach the exit gate.
[02:12] Shadow step over this, drop back to ground level, then follow the road to find the exit passage for this entire valley. If you choose to leave it all behind, Cohen will walk away from the threat entirely, queuing up a completely different ending that we won't spoil here.
[02:27] However, it'll still count as finishing the game and net you a trophy. If you want to give either of those methods a go, you're more than welcome to. If you'd rather learn about the practical tasks you should actually do first in this game,
[02:39] we have a guide for that too. For all things Blood of Dawnwalker, you're already in the right place. IGN.