Overview
Sanctum of Solace is a faction quest in Crimson Desert, one of four sanctum cleansings requested by Bari, the Witch of Kindness, who resides in the snowy north of the Pailune region. Like the other sanctums in her chain, it tasks Kliff with driving out the Antumbra Order cultists who have defiled the site, defeating an elite boss, and solving an environmental puzzle using Kliff's Axiom Force and Force Palm abilities to restore the sanctum with Fusion Reactor Cores.
Quest Details
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Quest Type | Faction Quest (Witch Sanctum) |
Region | |
Quest Giver | Bari, Witch of Kindness |
Quest Chain | |
Prerequisite | Listen to the Request from Bari (both meetings completed) |
Completion | The Sanctum of Solace was cleansed |
Location
The Sanctum of Solace sits in Pailune, southwest of the City of Pailune and north of the Ancient Rift. The fastest approach is fast-traveling to a nearby Abyss Nexus and then following the southern road up to the ruins.
How to Start
Bari must be met twice before her sanctum requests unlock:
First meeting: Travel southeast of Wayward Woods and climb the mountains near Silverwolf Cave. Light the brazier next to the shivering woman to reveal Bari.
Second meeting: Visit her house on the lake south of Silver Wolf Mountain and listen to her request to cleanse the sanctums.
Walkthrough
Clear the approach. Roughly 40 Antumbra Order cultists are arranged in clusters of 6 to 10 along the ruined steps leading up from the southern road. Work through them to drain the green liberation bar.
Defeat Antumbra's Staff. The sanctum's guardian is a magic-focused boss. Dodge its projectile and staff-slam attacks, parry its melee strikes to create openings, and interrupt its charged ground-slam with Force Palm.
Retrieve Fusion Reactor Core XXXV-II. From the boss arena, drop down toward the small water pool below. The core sits between two columns. Use Axiom Force (L3 / TAB) to grab it and seal it in the Kuku Pot (Triangle / Y / R).
Retrieve Fusion Reactor Core XV. Head south off the bridge's center to the lower floor and find a crack in the northern wall. Climb through. Behind spears and bars is the second core. Axiom Force can pull it through the bars. Store it in the Kuku Pot.
Reposition the pillar piece. A floating pillar fragment rests in an alcove to the right. Grab it with Axiom Force, raise it to the ledge above, align it over the broken southern pillar where the leaves gather, then perform a jumping Force Palm (jump + R3 / Mouse Wheel) to lock it in place.
Insert the reactor cores. Open your inventory, select the Kuku Pot, and discard each core at the generator's southern side. Grab each with Axiom Force and drive it into the device's socket with Force Palm.
Finish the cleansing. Interact with the illuminated square on the west side of the device to confirm the sanctum has been purified.
Antumbra Enemies and Boss
Antumbra Order cultists: Roughly 40 enemies spread across the southern steps in groups of 6 to 10. Standard zealot archetypes with melee and light magic attacks.
Antumbra's Staff (boss): A powerful mage-style guardian that leans on magic-based attacks. Its signature move is a charged ground slam where it raises the staff overhead before crashing it down. Dodge or parry standard attacks, avoid blocking through its spells, and interrupt the ground slam with Force Palm to open a heavy-damage window.
Rewards
Frostwing Plate Boots (Armor)
Blueprint II: Kuku Bismuth Spear
Guidance of Dark Pursuit (Oongka weapon)
Progress toward completing Bari's sanctum chain
Tips
Approach from the southern road and pull Antumbra clusters one group at a time rather than aggroing the whole hillside.
Save Force Palm specifically for the boss's ground-slam windup. Interrupting it both negates heavy damage and opens a long punish window.
Dodge, do not block, through the boss's magic attacks.
Keep the Kuku Pot ready. Both Fusion Reactor Cores must be sealed inside before they can be carried to the generator.
The hidden Core XV behind the bars requires Axiom Force to pull through the gap. Line up directly with it before activating the ability.
The floating pillar alignment needs a jumping Force Palm, not a grounded one. Miss the jump input and the piece will not lock.
Clean all four of Bari's Pailune sanctums (Solace, Exaltation, Deliverance, Atonement) before returning to her to complete the Witch of Kindness chain.
Role in the Overwhelming Beings Questline
The Antumbra's Staff boss at the Sanctum of Solace is one of three generals whose defeat is required to unlock the Cloister of Ruination. Ator, the Antumbra Archon, is sealed within the Cloister and classified as an overwhelming being, the highest tier of boss encounter in the game. The Sanctum of Solace is located in Pailune. The other two generals are Antumbra's Sword at the Sanctum of Absolution and Antumbra's Spear at the Sanctum of Revelation.
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Pailune, Witches of Pywel, Sanctum of Exaltation, Faction Quests.