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“Mapping the Living Lands"is agame-wide side questthat takes players through all four ofAvowed’s major regions. Very early in the game, players will encounterSanza, a merchant looking to map the entire Living Lands. He informs the Godlike that he previously sent acartographerto each region, but has not heard back from them since. In this guide, we’ll show youwhere to find every cartographer inAvowed,and the rewards you’ll get for completing the quest.
How to Start Mapping the Living Lands in Avowed
Locate Sanza in Dawnshore:
After completingAvowed’s prologue, you’ll enterDawnshoreand have access to the entire region. With this freedom, it is actually easy to miss Sanza, the NPC that initiates “Mapping the Living Lands.“He is found directly north of the docks where you enter Dawnshore, in the area calledClaviger’s Landing.
Head north from the collection of merchants near the docks, and you’ll find Sanza just west of the bridge that crosses the nearby river. You’ll easily notice him, as he’s got the quest exclamation marker hovering over his head. When you speak with Sanza, he will introduce the overall concept of the mission, which is that he sent several cartographers out into the Living Lands to map the island.
The goal of this quest will be to find the cartographer in each region, then return the maps they carry toSanza’s Emporium, inNorthern Paradis. The quest will not give you an exact location for each cartographer, just a general search area once you get close. Make sure to listen for any clues from your companions, as they will often let you know when you appear to be in the vicinity of a cartographer.
Dawnshore Cartographer – Avowed
The first cartographer is found in the eastern region of Dawnshore, in the Southern Embrace. Your exact destination in theUsher’s HandPOI. This location also contains one of thepieces of Woedica’s Totemfor the Totem Shrine at camp.
You want to reach the northwest corner of Usher’s Hand, where there is a large tree visible on the map. Look for a dead body on the ground that has had its head crushed by a large stone pillar. This body isAvowed’s first cartographer. You’ll find the map document on the ground next to the dead body.
Once you collect the map, make sure to return it to Sanza’s Emporium. While you won’t get a reward until the second map, turning in the first map will advance the quest.
Emerald Stair Cartographer – Avowed
The second cartographer is located on the grounds of theNaku Tedektemple. The best place to start is theNaku Tedek Party Camp.From there, head west down the hill to the path that runs along the edge of the cliff. Turn south until the path ends. There, you’ll findFleecia’s Mapon the ground next to Fleecia’s dead body.
When you return the map to Sanza, he’ll give you anAwakened Adraas a reward.
Shatterscarp Cartographer – Avowed
Thethird cartographer inAvowedis located way down in the southeastern corner ofShatterscarp. Head south from the Twin Offerings Overlook, and you’ll find a long section of broken rock cliff that leads out into the ocean like a peninsula.
Follow the rocky path south, jumping from ledge to ledge. At the end of the path, you’ll find the body of the third cartographer against a rock wall. The map is on the ground at their side.
Galawain’s Tusk Cartographer – Avowed
The final map is a bit more complicated to acquire. First, you’ll need to head to theAsh Forest, in the northwestern corner of Galawain’s Tusk.
At the location marked on the map, you’ll find a small abandoned camp. Look for a wooden post in the ground with a note attached to it. Reading the note will reveal the cartographer was arrested and taken to Soreena’s Mercy.
Head to the upper level of Soreena’s Mercy and you’ll findRenato Varga– the fourth cartographer – being guarded in a jail cell.
If you speak to the jailer, you can either choose to make Renato stay and pay for the crime, or convince them to let Renato go. Either way, you’ll be given the final map as a reward. Return to Sanza to turn in the final map and end the “Mapping the Living Lands” quest chain.
There may be a glitch with the reward system in “Mapping the Living Lands.” In our playthrough, we received Adra once, when we turned-in the second map. However, some players have claimed they received Adra for each map. We will update the guide with a definitive answer as we learn more.
