You can visit the Elven hometown of Sacred Arbor at any point after leaving the tutorial area ofDragon’s Dogma 2. However, the real introduction to elves begins withbuying a bow for an elf in Vernworth. After that, you can be invited to visit Sacred Arbor during the quest “A Trial of Archery.”
However, that quest isn’t the only one inDragon’s Dogma 2that involves Sacred Arbor. After you complete the quest, you may visit the town again tostart the quest “The Ailing Arborheart.“If any part of this quest has stumped you, read on to learn more.
How to Start The Ailing Arborheart
The first thing to do for this quest is toreturn to Sacred Arborand find Doireann, the Elven woman you helped save during the events of “A Trial of Archery.” You can find herin front of the large shrinethat’s on the way to Taliesin’s private quarters. She’ll speak to you in Elvish at first, but then quickly switch to the human language.
She mentions that the giant tree at the heart of Sacred Arbor is in trouble, but a dwarf once stopped by and gave them something that helped the tree for a time. She doesn’t know what the human word for the substance is, but its Elvish name is “gwyfencha.” Your first task for this quest is to figure out what “gwyfencha” is.
There are two ways you’re able to translate “gwyfencha.”
Where to Find Scalecinder
The word turns out to mean “scalecinder,” which is a byproduct of Dwarven forges. Doireann mentions thatthe dwarf who helped came from Battahl, and so you can’t continue the quest until you’ve reached the neighboring kingdom.
Specifically, when you’re in Bakbattahl, you should head south past the merchants to find a smithy. The quest should point to it, and it has a name and an icon on the city map. The dwarf in charge won’t say much, but you can speak to his apprentice, Sara, to learn aboutScalecinder. She mentions that elves and dwarves don’t see eye-to-eye, but her master, Brokkr, could be convinced to help if you give him the Elven food “nutriabh.”
This conversation completes “The Ailing Arborheart,” and it begins the follow-up quest “Out of the Forest, Into the Forge.” Your rewardfor getting this far into the story is 1,600 XP.
