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Mysterious Arrow is a faction quest in Crimson Desert, part of the Scholastone Institute quest series. This quest takes place in the Hernand region.

Quest Details

Completion

The note contained a message instructing me to visit the Ruined Chapel in southern Hernand.

How to Trigger the Quest

The Mysterious Arrow quest is gated behind progress in the Hernandian Parish of Solumen faction chain. Players need to clear the first four quests of the parish line, ending with the relic-return objective, before the trigger NPC will appear.

Once the 4th-of-6 parish quest is complete, travel to the Church of Hernand and look for a priest standing outside the church entrance. Approach him for the dialogue that begins with "Blessings upon you, child." He hands the player a note, and reading the note adds the Mysterious Arrow quest to the journal automatically. The note also unlocks the 5th-of-6 and 6th-of-6 parish quests on the faction tracker.

Trigger Checklist

If the priest is not at the church when you arrive, return to the faction quest board and confirm the missing-relic step is checked off. The priest only spawns once the parish chain has advanced past the 4th-of-6 quest.

What the Quest Leads To

Following the Mysterious Arrow note advances both the 5th-of-6 and 6th-of-6 parish quests in one continuous trail. Recover the arrow at the indicated location south of Hernand Highlands, then follow the note's directions southeast to the Bloodied Sanctum. Defeating the boss inside the sanctum closes both quests at once and drops the Goldbranch Plate Crown, an Epic headgear piece with the Storm Fang abyss gear embedded in it.

Storm Fang sends out lightning bolts that chain between enemies when triggered by lightning-imbued attacks, making the Mysterious Arrow chain the canonical in-game route for any player building a Lightning Element loadout. After looting the crown, take it to any of the Witch's Workshops to extract Storm Fang and re-embed it into preferred armor.

Cross-References

• Storm Fang: the abyss gear earned at the end of the Mysterious Arrow chain

• Goldbranch Plate Crown: the helm that carries Storm Fang

• Hernandian Parish of Solumen: the parent faction questline that unlocks Mysterious Arrow

• Church of Hernand: the priest's location and the unlock point

• Bloodied Sanctum: the final boss arena for the 5-of-6 and 6-of-6 quests

• Lightning Element: the element the Storm Fang reward feeds into

Tips

• Check the faction quest board regularly, as available quests rotate over time.

• Completing faction quests increases your reputation with the local faction, unlocking access to better vendors and rewards.

See Also

• Faction Quests

• Side Quests Guide

• Factions

Ruined Chapel Note

Mysterious Arrow is the opening step of the Hernandian Parish of Solomon questline. The quest tasks the player with investigating a cryptic note that points toward the Ruined Chapel in southern Hernand. The arrow and note only appear after House Celeste has progressed far enough to open the Legendary Animals and Legendary Hunter chains, which is the true unlock requirement for the parish questline.

Leads Into Bloodied Sanctum

Following the note's instructions leads directly into the next stage, Bloodied Sanctum, where Sysleck the Insatiable is fought inside the ruined chapel. Completing the sanctum quest rewards the Shadow Gloves, the Goldbranch Plate Crown, and the Greedy Lightningblade. Treat Mysterious Arrow as the first half of a two-quest reward run and be ready for a boss fight at the end.