Act I

Secrets in the Dark

The Grelwood
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Secrets in the Dark in Path of Exile 2, in The Grelwood. What the quest asks, step by step, and what it hands out.

Walkthrough

  1. 1

    Travel to the Grelwood

    Travel through Clearfell to the Grelwood and search for any clues about the night the Count took his men out there.

  2. 2

    Search the Grelwood

    Search the Grelwood for any hint of what might have happened to the Count and his men that fateful night.

  3. 3

    Ask Una for help

    You have found the Tree of Souls. An ancient entity hangs upon it. Summon Una and ask her for advice.

  4. 4

    Find the Red Vale

    To release the Hooded One, you must find the 3 runes in the Red Vale. Look for the Red Vale in the Grelwood.

  5. 5

    Find the Red Vale

    To release the Hooded One, you must find the 3 runes in the Red Vale. Look for the Vale in the Grelwood.

    The Grelwood

  6. 6

    Search for Runes of Power

    The runes you need to release the Hooded One are somewhere in the Red Vale. Look for them.

  7. 7

    Search the Red Vale

    This vale is littered with the debris of countless battles. Search it for anything that may still be useful.

  8. 8

    Investigate the Obelisks of Rust

    Residual magic clearly still resides in the Red Vale. Investigate the Obelisks of Rust for the Runes of Power.

  9. 9

    Loot the Runes of Power

    The Runes of Power are clearly powerful. Collect all that the Red Vale has to offer.

  10. 10

    Activate the Obelisk of Rust

    Activate the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale to collect the Runes of Power for the Hooded One.

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    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect all the Runes of Power in the Red Vale.

  12. 12

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the 2 remaining Runes of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

  13. 13

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the 2 remaining Runes of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

  14. 14

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the 2 remaining Runes of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

  15. 15

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the last Rune of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

  16. 16

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the last Rune of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

  17. 17

    Collect Runes of Power

    Collect the last Rune of Power from the Obelisks of Rust in the Red Vale.

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    Defeat the Monsters

    Destroy the monsters guarding the Rune of Power.

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    Defeat the Rust King

    Destroy the Rust King guarding the final Rune of Power.

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    Bring the Runes to Renly

    You have found the Runes of Power in the Red Vale. Take them to Renly for forging.

  21. 21

    Take the Rune Spikes from Renly

    Renly has forged the Runes of Power from the Red Vale into spikes. Take them from him.

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    Return to the Grelwood

    You have taken the forged Rune Spikes from Renly. Return to the Grelwood with them.

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    Use the Rune Spikes

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Use the Rune Spikes

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

  25. 25

    Use the Rune Spikes

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Use the Rune Spikes

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Use the Last Rune Spike

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Use the Last Rune Spike

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Use the Last Rune Spike

    Stab each Rune Spike into the Ancient Runes on the Tree of Souls to ask it to release the Hooded One.

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    Speak to Una

    You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls. Speak to Una for more information.

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    Meet Una in Clearfell

    You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls. Return to Clearfell Encampment and speak to Una.

  32. 32

    Quest Complete

    Quest Complete - You have released a dark entity called the Hooded One from the Tree of Souls.

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