Unlock the Power of Skaen’s Totem in Avowed: Find All 7 Pieces Now!

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In the game “Avowed,” The Totem of Defiance, also known as Skaen’s Totem, is situated in Emerald Stair. This is the second significant totem collection in the game. Similar to Woedica’s Totem in Dawnshore, this set comprises seven distinct pieces, including the base of the totem.

Totems grant unique and potent bonuses once each piece is placed in your camp. These totems can be discovered in various locations, often near side quests or even main quests. As with all totems, hints about their locations can be purchased from a specific vendor; however, these hints merely suggest where to search without providing explicit map markers.

I suggest picking up the hints for the Skaen’s Totem pieces before you embark on your quest to gather each piece of the totem, as it will make your journey a bit easier with a rough idea of where to search. These items are valuable and can be acquired in any order, but there is a more practical route I’ll outline for you.

Here is a guide on where to purchase the clues for the Totem of Defiance pieces in Avowed‘s Emerald Stair:

1. Schemer’s Offering – The Grand Bazaar (North Market District)
2. Sacrificial Dagger – The Hidden Temple (South Market District)
3. Idol of Covert Plots – The Grand Bazaar (Southern Quarter)
4. Idol of Secret Hatred – The Grand Bazaar (Eastern Quarter)
5. Idol of Violent Rebellion – The Grand Bazaar (Northern Quarter)
6. Obsidian Prayer Beads – The Grand Bazaar (Western Quarter)
7. Effigy Necklace – The Grand Bazaar (Central Market District)

Where To Buy The Clues For The Totem Of Defiance Pieces In Emerald Stair

Visit Llucia Melcer At The Farmer’s Market

As I stepped foot into Emerald Stair for the first time, my adventure began at Fior mes Inverno. Here, I took on several key quests in the region. Interestingly, the totem pieces are often situated near secondary missions, making these waypoints quite handy.

The hints for Fragments of the Offering can be found, surprisingly, southeast of Fior mes Inverno itself, in the bustling Farmer’s Market located within Coastal Farms, near Maxim’s Claim. You’ll want to seek out a merchant named Llucia Melcer inside a building with distinct purple lights flanking its entrance.

Llucia Melcer deals with fragments of the Offering riddles for 500 Skeyt. If you’ve gathered Woedica’s Totem parts within Avowed’s Dawnshore region, these riddles may seem familiar to you. Each is a cryptic one-line rhyme that only provides a vague hint about where to search. Since these clues might not be overly helpful in determining locations without prior knowledge of the area, I suggest obtaining Skaen’s Totem pieces sequentially to avoid repeatedly crossing the map:

1. Go to location A and collect piece 1.
2. Proceed to location B for piece 2.
3. Move on to location C for piece 3.
4. Head to location D for piece 4, and so forth.

This way, you minimize your travel time back and forth across the map while gathering all the pieces of Skaen’s Totem.

  1. Idol Of Violent Rebellion at the Ranger’s Headquarters
  2. Sacrificial Dagger near the Abandoned Farms
  3. Idol Of Covert Plots in the Grim Wetlands
  4. Schemer’s Offering at the Shrine to Skaen
  5. Obsidian Prayer Beads in the Delemgan Glade
  6. Idol Of Secret Hatred in the Ancient Grotto Cave
  7. Effigy Necklace inside Naku Tedek

Avowed Totem Of Defiance Walkthrough: Where To Find Every Piece Of Skaen’s Totem

The Effigy Necklace Requires Progressing The Main Story To Access Naku Tedek’s Secret Room

As a gamer, I’d say: “From the bustling Farmer’s Market, I navigate northward, aiming for the Ranger Headquarters. If I haven’t done so already, I chat up the Rangers stationed out front for a fresh quest. Then, I sneak around to the back of the tower and start my parkour journey, leaping from ledge to ledge. This dance continues until I spot the ladder that leads me to the top platform where the Idol of Violent Rebellion rests on some crates.

From this location, make your way northwest towards the Deserted Farms. If you’ve got the Farm Xaurips quest active, you should be able to spot them without any trouble. The Sacrificial Dagger has been stuck in a letter on the back wall of one of the buildings there. You won’t necessarily have to engage the Xaurips immediately – I found them quite manageable even at Level 8, so it’s unlikely you’ll face much resistance.

Moving forward, you’ll encounter the Figure of Secret Schemes. You can locate it by heading west towards the “Elder Offerings” quest marker in the Swampy Plains. This item is situated within a fortified building guarded by skeletal foes. To access the building, climb the cliffs that overlook this region and leap across a damaged bridge. Be cautious on the cliffs as spore creatures reside there; they’ll attack if you don’t tread carefully. Inside the building, you’ll find the Figure of Secret Schemes resting on a table.

To obtain the Totem Base for the Totem of Defiance from Schemer’s Offering, first travel southwards from the Idol of Covert Plots until you spot the Shrine of Skaen. As a landmark, it’s situated to the southwest of the Plateau Junction Beacon. Then, use your parkour skills to reach the top of this shrine, where you’ll find the totem base.

Right nearby, you can snag the Obsidian Prayer Beads from Delemgan Glade. The Delemgan Glade Beacon is situated just south of the Shrine to Skaen, a place you can quickly teleport to before darting west over the ravine. The beads are tucked away atop a lofty vantage point towards the back of this zone, and I managed to skirt around the enemies undetected, bypassing the main boss battle to snatch it. If you’re feeling bold and your equipment is upgraded, now might be the perfect moment for you to strike, and once you’ve vanquished the adversaries, you can claim the Adragan Heart.

In my gaming adventure, I stumbled upon an intriguing artifact hidden away from the bustling Naku Tedek Grounds, nestled in the southern island of Emerald Stair. This area is filled with Belderreno’s Lair and other notable quest locations. As you prepare to traverse the bridge into Naku Tedek, venture along the ravine southward until you spot the Ancient Grotto Beacon. Delve into the Ancient Grotto and confront Nuna, the formidable boss bear, and her spore companions, or tread softly and stealthily around them. Hidden within the depths of this cave lies a body carrying an unusual idol adorned with the distinctive Ring of the Founder.

To obtain the last fragment of Skaen’s Totem, the Effigy Necklace, you’ll need to advance through the main quest. Once you enter Naku Tedek fully, Giatta will guide you inside the grounds. Later on, you’ll come across a generator that, when activated, unlocks a sealed door. A tree branch can be reached by freezing the water in front of it, which will reveal the location of the final totem piece. Once all Totem of Defiance fragments are gathered, they can be assembled at the camp to construct Skaen’s Totem, granting the following benefits:

Totem Piece Location Effect
Schemer’s Offering Shrine to Skaen Totem Base
Sacrificial Dagger Abandoned Farms Furious Frenzy: Second Wind casts Flurry of Blows.
Idol of Covert Plots Grim Wetlands The Slave’s Patience: +2 Constitution, +2 Dexterity.
Idol of Secret Hatred Ancient Grotto Cave Hidden Hatred: Increases your damage against unaware enemies by 25%.
Idol of Violent Rebellion Ranger’s Headquarters Kill the Master: Increases your damage against “skull” enemies.
Obsidian Prayer Beads The Delemgan Glade Bitter Thoughts: Critical hits deal high Poison accumulation.
Effigy Necklace Naku Tedek Grounds A Vengeful Victim: After taking damage from an enemy, your next attack within 10 seconds deals +20% of the original damage you received. Stacks with Retribution.

It’s advisable to make use of these bonuses as you acquire them, particularly if you didn’t manage to gather the complete Woedica totem from Dawnshore. The Kill the Master skill is very useful in Emerald Stair due to the numerous skeleton adversaries, while the accumulation of poison from the Bitter Thoughts ability ranks among the game’s most potent elemental damage types. Gathering all the pieces of Skaen’s Totem in their diverse locations within Avowed is worth the effort and can provide you with a significant advantage in Emerald Stair.

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2025-02-20 02:29