Dragon’s Dogma 2: How To Save The Empress | A Candle In The Storm Quest Guide

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The Empress of Battahl is in trouble. As soon as you arrive in the city of Bakbattahl in Dragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll be sent to aid the Empress. An assassin is hunting the latest leader of Battahl, and saving her is absolutely essential if you want the best ending in the game. There are two quests related to the Empress — Shadowed Prayers and A Candle In The Storm. We’ll cover how to complete both of these quests and get the best possible result in A Candle In The Storm.

Even if you do fail Shadowed Prayers you’ll can still progress this story. Use a Wakestone on her body — she can still be rescued. While this is all about A Candle In The Storm, we’ll quickly cover Shadowed Prayers first.

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The first quest in this series is Shadowed Prayers — on your first visit to Bakbattahl you’ll be contacted by the guard Menella. Meet her to unlock citizenship in the city and later she’ll request your help at the palace. When you approach the palace, she’ll meet you and ask for help finding an assassin.

This is a very short and simple quest. When you’re ready, talk to Menella and begin the prayer ceremony. During the ceremony, you’ll need to tackle one of the NPCs on the steps.

Tackling the assassin will complete the quest and put him in jail. You’ll find him in the Bakbattahl jail — located behind the Forbidden Magick Research Lab.

The next quest in the series is A Candle In The Storm — you may need to progress the main story further, reach Volcanic Island or wait many days before this quest appears. Eventually, you’ll be contacted by Menella while exploring the Volcanic Island Camp. She has a plan to reveal the mastermind behind the assassination.

First, we need to trick the Coral Snakes and get them to travel to the Empress’s location.

You can also talk to the assassin the jail and bribe him 5,000 gold for more information. This is optional. Next, we need to travel to the