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Writ of Absolution
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The Writ of Absolution is the in-game item purchased at a church Confessional that clears an outstanding bounty or fine in Crimson Desert. Buying a Writ pays off the corresponding debt and removes the player's wanted status in the region the debt is tied to. The Writ purchase screen lists every active fine and bounty across the player's character, so a single Confessional visit can resolve multiple regions of debt at once.
Property | Value |
|---|---|
Type | In-game purchase / debt-resolution item |
Source | Bought at a Confessional from a church representative. |
Cost | Equal to the outstanding bounty or fine being cleared. |
Cross-region | Yes - one Confessional can clear debts from multiple regions in a single purchase screen. |
Effect | Cancels the bounty or fine and lifts the corresponding wanted status. |
Find a Confessional in any region. Every region of Pywel has at least one. Pailune's is a small stand in the middle of Pailune City rather than a full church.
Speak to the church representative and choose the Buy Writ of Absolution option from the dialogue.
Pick which fines or bounties to clear. The screen shows every active debt the character owes across all regions.
Pay in silver and confirm. The wanted status for the cleared region is lifted on the spot.
The price of a Writ of Absolution equals the bounty or fine it is clearing. Minor offenses (small theft, minor scuffles) cost copper-tier silver; serious crimes (murder, large-scale theft) can run into significant silver totals. Players can preview the exact amount on the Confessional purchase screen before committing.
Get arrested. If guards catch the player through a tackle QTE or knock them out in combat, the player is imprisoned, time skips forward, and the bounty is cleared automatically. The player loses some coin during this process but no Writ is required.
Wait it out in some regions. Bounties in Crimson Desert are regional. A bounty in Hernand does not apply in Demeniss, so a player can travel out of the wanted region until the bounty is resolved or paid off.
High-bounty arrest at a Constabulary. After Patch 1.04.00, if the player's bounty is too high to turn in a target normally, dragging the target to a constabulary triggers an arrest cutscene rather than the standard handover.
Faster than getting arrested. Buying a Writ is instant; the arrest path eats a noticeable chunk of in-game time and a portion of carried silver.
Preserves carried items. Imprisonment removes some coin but keeps inventory; buying a Writ avoids both costs.
Region-batched. A single Writ purchase can settle every active debt across the map without traveling to each region's church.
Confessional - the church purchase point.
Bounty Notices - bounty notice system.
Wanted System - wanted-status mechanics.
Law System - main law and crime overview.
How to Pay Fines and Bounties - step-by-step payment walkthrough.
