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Overview
The Crimson Nightmare is a faction quest and boss encounter for House Roberts in the Duchy of Hernand, the second quest in the Continuing Concern chain. After investigating the Strange Red Smoke at Fort Perwin, Kliff must confront a powerful Nightmare creature that is the source of the red smoke.
Objectives
Enter Fort Perwin
Defeat enemies guarding the area to obtain a Crude Devil Mask
Confront and defeat the Crimson Nightmare
Walkthrough
Before engaging the boss, clear out the enemies around Fort Perwin. They drop a Crude Devil Mask that prevents the Confusion status from the Nightmare's red smoke. There is a small camp outside Fort Perwin with a Grindstone for boosting damage and crates with free ingredients.
The key to this fight is using Force Palm. Jump up and use Force Palm on the Nightmare to knock it to the ground. Once grounded, attack the core repeatedly. You can keep the boss down consistently by repeating this pattern.
Prepare Hearty Grilled Meat (crafted from Fine Meat at bonfires) for healing during the encounter.
Rewards
Multiple Elixirs
Abyss Artifact
Tips
Equip the Crude Devil Mask before the fight to avoid Confusion from the red smoke.
Use the Grindstone at the camp outside Fort Perwin to temporarily boost your damage.
Devil Masks dropped by enemies sell for over 10 Silver each, making this area profitable to farm.