The Faceless

Overview

The Faceless is a hostile faction in Crimson Desert. They are bandits that place faith in themselves rather than in any god. Distinguished by their flamboyant martial robes and masks, they claim to save and liberate people, though they cannot explain from what or how such salvation is achieved. To others, they are nothing more than criminals who live by plunder.

The Faceless operate primarily in the Crimson Desert region, occupying villages surrounding Fort Manub and threatening nearby settlements. Their faction questline is one of several available in the desert region and culminates in a confrontation with their leader, the Masked Liberator.

Faction Quests

The Faceless faction questline involves a series of missions to dismantle their organization and liberate the territories they control:

The Masked Liberator

The Faceless are led by the Masked Liberator, a charismatic figure who is the faction's boss encounter at the end of the questline. The Masked Liberator embodies the faction's contradictory ideology of "liberation through violence." When the Masked Liberator was defeated, the momentum of The Faceless began to crumble, effectively ending the faction as a major threat in the region.

Territory and Operations

The Faceless have established a significant presence around Fort Manub, occupying the surrounding villages and using them as bases for their raids. Their operations include:

• Occupying villages surrounding Fort Manub

• Stockpiling weapons in merchant towns

• Deploying bomb wagons against settlements like Duzhar

• Raiding trade caravans and travelers in the desert

After the completion of the faction questline, the villages are liberated and The Faceless cease to be a threat. The player must deliver the news to the villagers after defeating the Masked Liberator.

Stats

Individual Faceless members have the following base stats:

Equipment

The Faceless wears the following items:

Knowledge

Interacting with The Faceless grants the following knowledge entries:

Notes

• This NPC has 3 variants in the game data, likely representing different combat roles within the faction.

• The Faceless are one of several hostile bandit factions in the Crimson Desert region, alongside the Sandfang Marauders and others.

• Masks play a broader role in Crimson Desert's gameplay: equipping a mask allows the player to steal items from NPCs and shops.

See Also

• Factions - Overview of all factions in Crimson Desert

• Faction Quests - Complete list of faction questlines

• Fort Manub - The fortress near Faceless territory

• Mask - Equipment item used for stealing

• NPCs - All NPCs in Crimson Desert