Veiled Knives

01Nadin Ruins entrance: meet Tristan and enter the mine

Begin the next main mission in Nadin Quarry.

Rest at the nearby Nexus and speak to Tristan ahead.

Clear the enemies and collect the white item here.

Drop from the platform's end.

Take the purple item inside the doorway on the right.

Clear the main road and absorb its genuine memory.

An invisible enemy waits in the quarry. Defeat it and reach the Nexus visible above on the right.

02Graveyard and lookout: lower the ladder to the Nexus

Rest, then drop from this position.

Go left and absorb the cemetery memory.

Open the chest beneath the left lookout tower.

Climb the pictured stairs.

Lower the platform ladder to open a shortcut to the earlier Nexus.

03Spider nest down the upper slope: Soulstone and Man-Eating Spider Scroll

Stay above and continue up the next ladder.

After several climbs, descend the slope.

Collect the purple item in the left corner.

Many spiders wait on the right, including a large one spawning smaller spiders.

• Soulstone 1 · Location list

Clear them and break the Soulstone on the right.

• Maneater Spider Scroll · Location list

Continue down and take the right branch for the Maneater Spider Scroll.

06Elevator beyond the stairs: descend to the rolling-boulder slope

Descend the ladder after collecting the scroll.

Collect the item at the end of the left branch, then climb the stairs ahead.

Take the elevator down after the stairs.

Rest at the Nexus below.

07Recesses on the boulder slope: climb up and stop the falling rocks

Boulders roll continuously down the road ahead. Use the recesses along its sides for cover.

First collect the item on the central platform.

Climb the main slope and operate the mechanism by the entrance to close the boulder outlet.

The memory ahead conceals a burrower.

08Spider nest and lift: collect the scroll and meet Elamein

Clear the spider nest and cure poison as needed. The memory on the left must be reached from behind later.

• Poison Summon Scroll · Location list

Collect the purple Poison Summon Scroll on the right.

Activate the elevator switch after the spiders, then look behind for a descending side path before boarding.

Absorb the memory ahead, drop down and return to the elevator.

At the top, speak to Elamein, who has followed you.

10Gate left of the Nexus: climb around to the Soulstone behind it

Continue to the Blade Nexus.

The gate left of the Nexus is locked. Circle behind it instead.

Climb this ladder.

• Soulstone 2 · Location list

Descend the next ladder to enemies and a Soulstone.

12Side house opposite the gate: circle upstairs to the lower chest

Open the gate after the Soulstone. Collect the purple item opposite the doorway.

Enter the small side door.

Collect the white item upstairs.

Go to the other side and drop down here.

Open the chest on the left.

13Gate and ladder beyond the chest: drop to the Soulstone platform

Leave through the iron gate behind you.

Climb the ladder.

• Soulstone 3 · Location list

Drop from this position for another Soulstone below.

15Three-way fork at the Nexus: take the cave and right corridor first

Climb back up and continue forward.

Open the large gate to reconnect with the earlier Nexus.

Recover if needed, then return to the three-way junction. Explore the cave entrance first.

Absorb the memory beside the descending path.

Follow the corridor and search the rooms on the right.

The second room contains a purple item.

16Drop left of the ladder: search the courtyard rooms for the secret letter

The ladder ahead leads back to the previous junction.

Instead of descending it, drop to its left into the large courtyard.

Collect the purple item beside the corpse.

Absorb the memory on the left.

Enter the room and find the chest behind this door.

Dodge after opening the chest: it explodes.

• Spy's Secret Letter · Location list

The opposite room contains the Spy's Secret Letter.

18Boulder slope beyond the cart: shelter in the room and stop the trap

Collect the blue item behind the wagon outside.

After searching the rooms, follow the pictured route.

Another slope below is swept by rolling boulders.

Time your run uphill and shelter in the room ahead.

Continue during a safe gap and shut off the boulder mechanism beside the door.

19Courtyard and ruined house atop the slope: find the Jarling

Collect the blue item on the left. The nearby ladder is another shortcut.

Clear the enemies in the neighboring courtyard.

Collect the blue item inside the house.

• Jarling · Location list

A Jarling hides inside the ruined house pictured.

21Lower route beyond the ruined house: search the chest and reach the Nexus before the curtain

Continue inward and descend these stairs.

Open the chest inside the right house.

Leave and collect the purple item in the left corner.

Continue to the Blade Nexus.

22Beyond the gate left of the Nexus: aim at the Soulstone on the right ledge

Open the left gate and look right for a Soulstone on the raised platform.

• Soulstone 4 · Location list

With the Soulstones collected, rest before the boss.

24Arena behind the curtain: Maluka's Greatsword phase

Enter the curtain to fight Maluka, the enemy Elamein mentioned earlier.

Maluka has two phases. His first-phase Greatsword attacks are slow enough to read clearly.

Attack ①:

One slow slash, sometimes followed by a second. Both can be guarded.

Attack ②:

A forward Greatsword thrust followed by three heavy slashes.

Attack ③:

An attack preceded by a marker, then followed by a kick. Dodge when the marker appears.

Attack ④:

A long Greatsword charge releases three shockwaves.

Attack ⑤:

A charged Greatsword ground slam with a large wind-up.

25Maluka draws his blade: nine-hit combo and contamination attacks

At half health, he adds a katana and enters phase two.

The opening three moves of this phase follow a fixed sequence.

Attack ①:

An aerial plunge plants his weapon in the ground and causes an explosion. Stay away or guard with precise timing.

Attack ②:

A charged slash uses a visual slowdown. Dodge it; being hit corrupts part of your health bar, which medicine can cleanse.

Attack ③:

He scrapes the ground before rushing into nine slashes. Most share a rhythm, but the last two are slower.

Attack ④:

A clearly charged draw slash can be answered with the dodge counter, often exhausting him.

Attack ⑤:

Two very wide slashes, one horizontal and one vertical.

Attack ⑥:

A charged grab with a visible wind-up.

Attack ⑦:

An uncommon charged attack leaps three times across a wide area.

26Quell the chaos: discuss the next destination with Elamein

Defeat Maluka for equipment and a cinematic.

Blade Phantom provides new power against the corrupted Maluka. His soul vanishes after defeat, an unnatural event that prompts the search for chaos's source.

Speak to Elamein afterward and prepare to investigate El Ravaca.