Looking to the Future/Quick guide

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Looking to the Future/Quick guide
Details
Quest Giver	Rissa
Location	Cierzo
Timed?	x
Dynamic?	✓
Repeatable?	x
Questline
Quest Type	Main Quest
Previous Quest	Call to Adventure

Looking to the Future is the third main quest in Outward.

Walkthrough

1. Talk to Rissa in Cierzo to begin the quest
2. Talk to Oliele and Yzan, then speak to Rissa again.

You must now choose which faction you would like to join. Note that you can complete as many small tasks as you like and receive various rewards without committing to any faction.

Blue Chamber

1. Speak to Rissa in the eastern district of Berg
2. Do a small task for Sagard, Julius, or Gabriella in Berg
   • Gabriella asks that we show her a Fang weapon.
     • Rewards: 1x Recurve Bow, 12x Arrows
   • Julius will task you with unlocking Mana.
     • Rewards: 1x Clansage Robe
   • Sagard asks for a Fire Rag.
     • Rewards: 1x Recipe for Spiritual Varnish
3. Speak to Rissa again to pledge yourself to the Blue Chamber
   • Choose option 2: "Yes, I commit myself to the well-being of the Collective. What do you need?" twice to commit.
   • You will receive the Cierzo Town Key

Heroic Kingdom

1. Speak to Yzan in Levant
   • Choose option 2: "I want to join Levant"
2. Do a small task for Cyrene or Baron Montgomery in Levant.
   • Cyrene will task you with unlocking Mana.
     • Rewards: 20 silver, 1x Flintlock Pistol, 10x Bullet and 1x Recipe for Bullet
   • Baron Montgomery simply asks for 200 silver.
     • Rewards: 1x Camouflaged Tent
3. Speak to Queen Calixa in Levant's Palace to pledge yourself to the Heroic Kingdom.
   • Choose option 2: "I pledge myself to the Heroic Kingdom" twice to commit.

Holy Mission

1. Speak to Oliele in Monsoon
2. Speak to Cardinal Bourlamaque in Monsoon's Temple
   • Choose option 2: "I'm curious about joining the Holy Mission", and 2: "I'm not afraid of any of that"
3. Do a small task for Zephyrien, Lockwell, or Mofat in Monsoon.
   • Zephyrien asks for a Discipline Potion, which can be crafted or purchased from the nearby Alchemy merchant Laine.
     • Rewards: 1x Recipe for Warrior Elixir
   • Lockwell will task you with unlocking Mana.
     • Rewards: 2x Crystal Powder, 2x Elemental Resistance Potion and 1x Recipe for Elemental Resistance Potion
   • Mofat asks for some Firefly Powder
     • Rewards: 2x Cool Potion, 1x Recipe for Cool Potion
4. Speak to Cardinal Bourlamaque again
5. Head around to the north side of the temple and talk to Elatt by interacting with the altar
   • Choose option 2: "Elatt, I want to join the Holy Mission", 1, and then 3: "Yes, I commit myself to your cause." twice to commit.

Outcomes

• A timer for Vendavel Quest starts counting as soon as you commit to a faction. In 20 days, Cierzo will be destroyed if you do not complete the quest.
• The player commits to a Faction and begins their first faction quest after a three-day rest.
• Item rewards vary depending on which of the small tasks you completed, and which faction you joined. See details above.

See Also

• Quick Guides
• Quests