Stealing Fire

 is a Quest in Outward. It is tenth in the series of main quests, and is the second quest of the Sirocco quest-line.

Quest Summary
Complete construction of at least 3 houses and 2 specialized buildings. Once completed, prepare the way into The Eldest Brother by fighting your way through Old Sirocco. Activate the levers in its depths to open the gates that lead into the Volcano. For a greater challenge continue back to New Sirocco and speak with Josef Dumas, or play smart and play safe and head into The Eldest Brother to clear it out. It is also a good idea to bring the Warm Axe (that is typically obtained after clearing the Myrmitaur's Haven) to awaken it at the Forge Stone Charging Station. Head back to New Sirocco, obtain the Large Chalcedony Stone from Josef Dumas and head back to the Forge Stone Charging Station deep inside The Eldest Brother. Take your newly obtained Charged Forge Stone back to New Sirocco to complete the quest.

New Sirocco
"Speak with Josef Dumas about Construction."

Speaking to Josef and he will inform you that they are planning on building some forges for the town to help streamline production but they need assistance in deciding what type of forge to make. Evangeline and Dorion are planning to build traditional Magma Forges, but Josef knows of a model of furnace designed by Levant engineers that outperforms the traditional designs. He needs help with some of his Building work orders so he will have time to design the new forges. He requires the town to have at least 3 houses and 2 specialized buildings built before he can begin planning.

After 150 days the traditional magma forges will be installed. If you complete the quest within 150 days the workers will be able to maximize the efficiency of their construction and you will be rewarded with a 15% decrease in the cost of, , and needed for the initial construction of buildings.


 * Note: There is no negative penalty for not completing the quest within 150 days. Cost and required materials for construction will remain the same as before.

"Magma Forges will be installed in about 150 days. Josef may have a more efficient solution you can help with, once construction is done!"

"The Settlement requires:At least 2 specialized buildings.At least 3 houses."

Following the completion of From the Ashes you will now have access to an updated selection of blueprint which include upgrades to your Resource Collection buildings as well as 9 new Specialized buildings. Upgrades to Resource Collection buildings are displayed as gold blueprints, and Specialized buildings are denoted with a red star icon in the top left corner of the blueprint. These buildings are the City Hall, Blacksmith shop, Alchemist shop, Enchanting Guild, Food Store, Gladiator’s Arena, Chapel, General Store, and Water Purifier. Josef only requires the town to have at least 3 houses built in total, this means you will only need to build one more house. All the specialized buildings require a unique building ingredient to begin construction so plan accordingly. Once you have completed building at least two specialized buildings and at least one additional house go back and speak with Josef.

"Speak with Josef Dumas about his improved forge idea."

Josef will inform you that he has been able to draw up plans for the new furnace design and that is completed the workers will be able to do more with less resources though it will require a Charged Forge Stone to make it work. Unfortunately their entire supply fell into the magma when the Three Brothers erupted. He will need your assistance in making a new one. Josef will task you with taking a Large Chalcedony Stone into the belly of The Eldest Brother where a Forged Stone Charging Station is housed. To gain access to The Eldest Brother you will need to pull a level in the lower levels of Old Sirocco unless you have already done so.

Josef mentions that if you happen to lose the Large Chalcedony Stone that it is not the end of the world and can be replace for a fee. A new stone will cost you 100 silver. This stone weighs 150 units and acts as a backpack so you will not be able to carry inside another backpack. Since the stone weighs so much and strips away the use of your backpack it is recommend to leave the stone in town then clear out and unlock the passage in Old Sirocco first.

Old Sirocco
"Bring a Large Chalcedony Stone (Backpack) to the Charging Station inside the depths of the Eldest Brother Volcano. Then, bring the Charged Forge Stone back to Josef in New Sirocco. (The Volcano can be accessed by going through Old Sirocco)"

As you enter Old Sirocco if you have unlocked this gate already to your right there will be an Ornate Chest and a stairway down to the bridge which leads to The Eldest Brother. If you have not previously unlocked the gate take the path to your left and head into the western archway. You will encounter two Ghost (Purple) on your way to the bottom level. Take the stairs to your right and follow them down to the lower level. Head to your right, then take another right down another western set of stairs. You will enter an open area with one Ghost (Red) and a few roaming Quartz Beetle. From this area there are two ways down.


 * Left: To the left are a set tracks with a minecart on them. Proceed to the opening in the wooden railing and roll off of the edge. Below will be a Burning Man near to where you will fall. From here head east and go up the flight of stairs where you will come out to a cliff face overlooking magma. In front of you will be the switch to unlock the gate blocking the bridge on the previous levels.


 * Right: To the right is another flight of stairs leading down into a boiler room where a single Torcrab will be pathing around. After this room you will enter a large hallway with a Burning Man patrolling back and forth. Down the hallway will be a set of stairs which lead up to the next level and another Burning Man. Up these and the next set of stairs you will come to another flight of stairs which will open up into a cliff face overlooking magma. In front of you will be the switch to unlock the gate block the bridge on the previous levels.

Once you have pulled the lever to unlock the gate head back down the three sets of stairs and take a right to enter the boiler room with the Torcrab in it. To the left in the stone hallway will be a room containing a Scarlet Emissary, take care not to have it notice you. Head up the flight of stairs leading out of this room and back up the eastern set of stairs to the main levels of Old Sirocco.

Ahead of you to the right you will see the gate is now unlocked. If you go up the stairs of this unlocked room you will find an Ornate Chest. Head left from this lower level room and take the bridge across the magma where you will find a Rock Mantis and the entrance to The Eldest Brother.

The Eldest Brother
As you enter the volcano proceed to the end of the tunnel and take a right and head north. Head down the and into the conjoining tunnel. Ahead of you will be Gargoyle blocking your path in the next open area. These enemies are very hard hitting but only are aggressive while you are in close proximity of them. Past the Gargoyle take a right to the adjacent island where a Torcrab will be pathing around. Over the northern bridge you will enter a very large open cavern containing a Gastrocin and single Rock Mantis to your left. Proceed to the western entrance to the next room where off to the left will be the entrance to bottom level of The Eldest Brother.

Straight ahead of you the cave tunnel will open up to onto the sea of magma in the center of the volcano. As you proceed through the tunnel there will be a Gastrocin to you left, keep an eye on it as it may sneak up on you while you are on the bridge ahead. He may come in handy later if your build is slightly weak so do not kill him if this is the case. Through the stone archway you will see a metal bridge leading to the Forge Stone Charging Station and The Emberheart suspended over magma.

Over the bridge on the platform there will be two Obsidian Elemental and one Ghost (Red). This may be challenging to fight all at once as the Obsidian Elemental s fire homing fireballs. If you are having trouble with this fight you can attempt to pull them over to the previous Gastrocin to have these monsters attack each other as the Gastrocin can take care of the three others with ease while it is on the bridge.

Once all the enemies have been dealt with or ran past and you are in possession of the Large Chalcedony Stone proceed to the Forge Stone Charging Station with your Large Chalcedony Stone and interact the station to acquired the Charged Forge Stone. Return to Josef in New Sirocco.

New Sirocco
Once you have acquired your Charged Forge Stone head back to Josef in New Sirocco. If you managed to bring him the stone before the 150 days has elapsed then he will let you know that his new furnace design is all ready for the stone and thank you for your assistance. With this new forge there will be a noticeable boost to the workers efficiency and you will receive a 15% decrease building construction cost.

If you arrived with the forge stone after the 150 day time period Josef will inform you that the traditional magma forges have already been build but they can still make use of the forge stone somehow. There is no negative penalty for completely the quest after the 150 days other than the loss of the potential decrease in cost.