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Exploring Cursewood and Heavenspeak Fort
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

Exploring Cursewood and Heavenspeak Fort

Navigate the treacherous Cursewood and ascend to Heavenspeak Fort in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Discover hidden loot, face tough enemies like Cyclops and Chimeras, and find your way through challenging terrain.

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Navigate the treacherous Cursewood and ascend to Heavenspeak Fort in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. Discover hidden loot, face tough enemies like Cyclops and Chimeras, and find your way through challenging terrain.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the Beast Cave, head west to the Cursewood cliffs. Follow them north, collecting loot like Grandgrapes and ore.
  2. 2
    Defeat the Bandit camp atop a hill. Search southwest of the camp for apple trees and a scalable rock formation with a rounded chest containing Black Matter.
  3. 3
    Head east to find the main road. Follow it north until it intersects with the Deos Hills road.
  4. 4
    At the intersection, a smashed wagon triggers a cutscene. Search the wagon wreckage for two Parcels. Be aware of female Bandits (Striders and Mages) and Wolves.
  5. 5
    Continue north. If it's night, veer east off the road to encounter a Skeleton Lord.
  6. 6
    The road ascends into rugged cliffs. Follow the switchbacks north-east.
  7. 7
    North of a large roadside boulder, find a Bandit camp.
  8. 8
    Detour west from the boulder, follow the cliffs north to find a Chimera. Defeat it and search its lair on a northern projection for a rounded chest containing Gran Soren Shield, Morgenstern, and Tight Cinquedea.
  9. 9
    Return to the road and follow it north-east, then west.
  10. 10
    Veering east off the road here may lead to the 'Soulflayer Canyon East Entrance' ledge, but it's not the time to enter.
  11. 11
    Continue west along the road to reach Heavenspeak Fort.
  12. 12
    Follow the mountain path, which trends south-west, bounded by cliffs.
  13. 13
    Encounter groups of female Bandits, watch out for archers.
  14. 14
    An armored Cyclops may block a southern uphill path. Defeat it and any accompanying Bandits.
  15. 15
    Loot a square chest on the rocks where the Cyclops and Bandits were camping, containing Adventurer’s Cloak, Iron Lorica, and Snapdaggers.
Tips
  • Skeleton Lords are tough, skeletal undead Mystic Knights. They are weak to fire, holy, and bludgeoning damage. Getting behind them is key.
  • Female Bandits are typically Striders or Mages, not Fighters or Warriors.
  • Be cautious of archers on the mountain path who can knock you off ledges.
  • Cyclops can knock you off cliffs, so be mindful of your positioning.

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