Avowed's "Heart of Valor" quest presents a difficult choice regarding Keipo and the Leviathan Heart. This guide details the optimal dialogue choices to obtain all possible rewards: Umpara's Spear, the Stormdancer armor set, and the Leviathan Heart itself, without negatively impacting the narrative.
Should You Give Keipo the Heart?
The recommended strategy is not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart. This path unlocks all potential loot. Prior to this final decision, locate and read Keipo's Weathered Journal (found near the Leviathan Heart).
Rewards:
- Giving the Heart: You receive Umpara's Spear, an Exceptional Quality weapon with potent stats and abilities.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical Damage | 88 |
| Stun | 84 |
| Stamina Cost | 13 |
| Crit Hit Chance | 6% |
| Ability 1 | Deadly Mechanism: Poison dart on Power Attacks |
| Ability 2 | Strike the Heart: +25% Crit Hit Damage |
- Not Giving the Heart: You receive the Stormdancer armor set (helmet, gloves, boots, ring) and retain the Leviathan Heart as a unique trinket (+20% Attack Damage, with a health drain). The Stormdancer set stats are detailed below:
| Armor Piece | Quality | Damage Reduction | Add. Damage Red. | Max Stamina | Max Essence | Ability 1 | Ability 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormdancer's Scale | Exceptional (+1/3) | 15% | 35 | -25 | -35 | Sheltering Gale: 5% avoid ranged dmg | Shock-Proofed: +30% Shock resistance |
| Stormdancer Gloves | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | +10% Ability Cast Speed | Thundering Blows: +5% Shock on PA |
| Stormdancer Boots | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -10% Fire/Frost/Shock Damage | Static Charge: +10% Shock (10s post-dodge) |
| Stormdancer Ring | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sky-Mother’s Protection: +10% Shock | N/A |
Dialogue Choices for All Rewards:
To obtain all rewards, follow these dialogue sequences precisely:
Talking to Keipo:
- "We need to talk. Now."
- "Come clean. Chiko told me you want to end your life."
- "We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you had the Dreamscourge."
- "I’m sorry. I can’t give you the heart."
- "I respect your choice. But I can’t be a part of it."
- "Listen. I…I know what happened to Umpara."
- "And? Why didn’t you tell the truth?"
- "That’s why you really trapped the ruins. So no one would find out."
- "No. The truth would do more harm than good."
Talking to Chiko:
- "Don’t worry. It’s right here with me."
- "He wanted to take his own life with it. Chiko stepped in to prevent that."
- "Let me hold onto it. I’ll take it far away and keep it safe."
- "[Lie] No, that was all."
- “Uh…about that. He’s not just sick. It’s the Dreamscourge.”
- “He wanted to die before he turned. He was trying to keep you safe.”
- “There is one way. We just stopped him from doing it.”
Following this guide ensures you acquire all items while maintaining the most positive outcome for the characters involved. Remember, deviating from this precise sequence may result in missing some rewards.
