Saving Fior mes Iverno is one of the biggest ways you can change the course of the main narrative in Avowed, and doing so also unlocks the secret Achievement Fior Extinguisher. It’s a name so great you wonder if they came up with the name first and the idea second.
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It’s not that difficult a task, but the game does not tell you how to do it at all. In fact, you may not even realise the city is at risk until you emerge from one quest to see the city on fire. If you have reached this point you are too late. Despite the Achievement’s name, you cannot extinguish the fire, only stop it from happening. To do this, there’s a specific side quest.
Which Side Quest Helps You Save Fior Mes Inverno?
In Emerald Stair, you will get the side quest Steel Resolve from freeing Ranger Verano (this directs you to Report to Ranger Captain Acierno at the Ranger Tower) or heading straight to the Ranger Tower yourself. From here, you’ll be send to Ranger Casagrada by the docks and Ranger Dorso by the entrance to Fior itself.
It is possible to skip all of this quest and rush to the ending, described in the section Finding The Steel Garotte At The Waterfall. But to do it step by step, follow along here.
You can ignore Casagrada as she is innocent. Instead, head to Dorso. She will eventually send you to the Ogre’s Cave in the far north west of the map, by the Grim Wetlands.
How To Reach The Ogre’s Cave
Heading through the Grim Wetlands, passage to the Ogre’s Cave is blocked by a door. This is opened via activing switches, meaning you need Giatta, Shock spells, or Lily Seeds to continue. One of these switches is to the right of the door behind a wooden barrier, and the other is directly behind you as you face the door, just across a small gap.
From here, continue through the door, scrambling up the ledges and along the rocky path. Inside, fight Ulrask then loot the bodies to find directions to a Root Strangled Tree. Head to the map marker to the west of Fior mes Iverno (or west of the Wildwoods), and here the wizened old tree with be much larger and very obvious in the forest. Search for the note in the tree’s roots, then head to the meeting point at the river by the Rootbound Godless Ruins. This will be Dorso, who was the traitor all along.
To save Fior mes Iverno, you need to get the information out of her about the Steel Garotte hideout. Of course, as we explained, this can be skipped and you can head there directly, especially as it’s close. Regardless, either interrogate her untl she reveals the location, or fight her… or interrogate her untl she reveals the location then fight her. She does have an Exceptional Dagger to claim if you kill her and loot her body.
Finding The Steel Garotte At The Waterfall
Whether by getting the instructions from us or Dorso, once you get to the waterfall you will find the Steel Garotte. Go to the Rootbound Godless Ruins by Belderreno’s Lair and head upstream to the waterfall. On the right, there is a cave passage that leads to a Steel Garotte hideout.
Inside, they will attempt to strike a deal or get you to leave, but to save Fior mes Iverno you need to stand and fight. Kill the first tw guards, then loot their bodies for the key. Use this key to continue into the hideout, where you will find more of the Steel Garotte. Make sure you clear the first room, the barred room (accessed via the cavern to the right of the door), and the few guards up the far cave path, and loot the final Steel Garrote key from the guards.
You then need to Ranger Captain Acierno, which completes Steel Resolve if you folllowed every step. If you just did the waterfall directly, this step is not needed.
How To Unlock Fior Extinguisher
Simply doing this quest/clearing the hideout will save the city, but the Achievement won’t pop yet. After remvoing the threat of the Steel Garotte in Emerald Stair, you still have to complete the main quest Ancient Soil. When you finish this quest, you will see that many in Fior mes Inverno still died fighting off traitors, but the city remains standing. It’s at this point that the Achievement will finally unlock.
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