Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Factions Walkthrough Part 18 – House of Ballads Part 5: The Champions, The Cursed Kingdom

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Factions Walkthrough Part 18 – House of Ballads Part 5: The Champions, The Cursed Kingdom

The Champions
Talk with Hallam the White when you are ready to move on forward with this quest. Before you leave here, be sure to have some Potions or other elements to boost your Dispelling level to about 4. With that, this and next quest will be much easier.. He will tell you to head to the northeast from the House of Ballads to seek out Windemere.

As you enter, you will encounter the Maid again. She explains that you need the House of Ballads armor to move forward. As you emerge from the cave entrance into Windemere, you will find some Brownies and a bear waiting for you. Now head to the east to find some Boggarts blocking the tree bridge. On the other side you will find Sir Creth and Airmer. You can either fight them or with Dispelling 4, break the enchantment on one of them.

Once you resolve it, equip the House of Ballads Armor and approach the door. Only with the armor on will it allow you to pass through. You can un-equip it and re-equip your present armor after you pass through here, but you will need the armor a few more times in this area. Head to the east, following the path to the ruins site where you will encounter a Rock Troll. Defeat it then head across the bridge toward the marker to the east. Equip the House of Ballads armor and you will be allowed to cross over the Chasm. Be sure to investigate the lore-stone the path up to the Chasms bridge. You will encounter the Maiden who tells you that you need to find Sir Elswin's corpse to move forward. Keep the Ballad Armor on as you need it to find the body. Head back down the twisting path and use the jump point to quickly reach the corpse. Here, you will find opportunity to use the Resurrection Potion on Elswin. He will rise, be slightly confused about what has happened and you will need to kill him after that.

Once Elswin is defeated, head back up the twisting path with the entry point to it toward the southeastern end of the steam you are in. At the top, you will now be able to cross over the gap and reach the remaining of Sir Creth or Airmer that you did not dispell. You can use Dispelling 4 to remove the curse from him as well or just defeat him. Just beyond him you will find the entrance to Summer's End, the home of the Maiden of Windemere.

The Cursed Kingdom
Inside Summer's End, just ahead of you, will be the Maid. She will make the first offer for you to join her. You can accept or decline here but you still need to get through the remaining distance. Head down the slope to the east into the village. In the center of it you will find the Chancellor, who is inside the Chanrty. He will explain that you need to use the Whistle you received from Brother Wulf (in “What Lies Below”) to reveal the locations of the Prismere Crystals to break the enchantment that surrounds this hallow.

Use the Whistle and the markers for the Prismere Crystals will be visible. There are five total.

First Crystal
Starting from where the Chancellor is, head along the path briefly west then turn north once you pass the massive thorn root. Head through the opening in the fence and use the Whistle to reveal the crystal. Smash it

Second Crystal
Return to the path and follow it toward Castle Windemere. Once you are inside the walls that surround the castle, turn to the east and follow it to the nearby Jump Point. The Second Crystal is just to the north of it, use the Whistle to see it and destroy it.

Third Crystal
Jump down to the path with the jump point and turn to the east. You will see a small alcove just to the north of the path. Turn there and use the Whistle to reveal it for destruction (just to the southeast of it you will find naother of the Lorestones for the area).

Fourth Crystal
Head south along the path as it turn to the southwest. As the path reaches the river, turn to the south. You will find it in the corner just below the troll there. Again, use the whistle so you can see and deal with it.

Fifth Crystal
Head to the southwest, across the bridge. Turn to the north on the far side of the bridge to find another of the Lorestones. Now head to the south of it to find the final crystal. Blast it away to remove the enchantment that holds the village in peave.

With the enchantment gone, everything aside from the Chancellor goes Hostile against you. Return to him and talk with him to learn more about what has transpired here. He will give you the key to the Belltower which can be reached to the north above you. If you head over to the eastern side of this area, you will find the last of the Summer's End Lorestones. Now head into the Belltower.

Inside the Belltower, head for the stairs that are to your left. Head into the first room you find to reveal the Bellrope. Pull that to break the enchantment on the Castle's door. Once inside, you will will begin the final quest for the House of Ballads.