Endless Paths of Od Nua

Explore the Endless Paths of Od Nua in Pillars of Eternity. Find the Broken Blade on Level 2 to start The Blade of the Endless Paths quest.

Level 2 - Xaurip Base

1. Ensure Kana is in your party before proceeding to level 2.
2. The energy barrier to the stairs to level 2 has dissolved.
3. Engage scouting mode to spot a hidden cache containing a random accessory.
4. Head downstairs to the second level, arriving at the western end.
5. Engage scouting mode and head south down the passageway, watching for a level 4 trap.
6. Head east down the passageway and be careful near the doorway at the end, where a group of Xaurips, including a Champion and a Wurm, are located. A level 2 trap is also present across the doorway.
7. Turn off AI to prevent party members from triggering the trap. Allow enemies to come to you and use the doorway to your advantage.
8. Retreat west to draw out the Wurm and a Skirmisher that hang back.
9. Loot the Xaurips for a Wurm Wing, a new crafting ingredient.
10. Search pots for minor loot and keep scouting mode engaged for a level 1 trap on the hut's doorway.
11. Search the hut for the Broken Blade, which initiates the task The Blade of the Endless Paths.
12. Backtrack to the previous passageway and follow it north.
13. Kill the patrolling Wurm and Xaurip and enter the northwest room to find a prostrate Xaurip.
14. Examine the Xaurip; if you have sufficient Survival skill, you will realize it has been poisoned.
15. The hallway to the east is patrolled by three Skirmishers and four Wyrms.
16. After defeating them, search one of the hatched eggs to obtain the Tiny White Wurm pet.
17. Continue east, looking for a hidden stash containing a Fine Club and Camping Supplies.
18. Ignore the stairs to level 3 for now and follow the passage round.
19. Deal with Xaurips and Wurms, then go west a short distance to find a room with a level 6 Noxious Burst Trap across the doorway.
20. Inside, find a body with the unique Hand and Key breastplate and read Faramund's Curse.
21. Return to the previous hallway and continue south.
22. Kill Skirmishers and Wurms, then search shelves for loot including Fine Leather Armour.
23. Rest if needed before entering the next room, which contains the boss.
24. Enter to find the Xaurip High Priest conducting a ritual over a Sacrificial Pit.
25. Hostilities begin immediately with a large number of Xaurips, Skirmishers, Priests, and two Wurms. Use ranged attackers against the Wurms and send melee attackers after them when possible.
26. After clearing the area, engage scouting mode and move left of the pit to find a body.
27. Search the remains for the unique Measured Restraint rapier.
28. Interacting with the pit offers an opportunity to climb down, but this leads to level 5 where monsters are much tougher and the journey is one way only.

Level 3 - Ogre Lair

1. From the stairs, follow the passage north.
2. The container at the end is trapped (level 4).
3. Head through the doorway to meet Thulgar.
4. Speak to Thulgar to learn about his tribe's plight and initiate Desperate Measures by promising to deal with Zolla.
5. Head south across the bridge and then east to find two Ogres.
6. A body with minor loot is at the bottom of the passage.
7. Head back west up the passage and fight through more Ogres.
8. Ignore the small bridge leading north for now.
9. Enter the passageway the third Ogre came from.
10. Going west from here leads to the Master Staircase, a shortcut to level 1. Use the pressure plate to unlock the route to the dungeon entrance.
11. Head back down and go east to find two more Ogres.
12. A level 6 trap is across the passageway to the south and another to the east.
13. Deal with two Ogres and an Ogre Druid in the area above. The Druid inflicts debilitating effects.

• Level 2: Broken Blade (initiates The Blade of the Endless Paths), Tiny White Wurm pet, Hand and Key breastplate, Measured Restraint rapier.
• Level 3: Initiation of Desperate Measures.