Hope's Guardian Season 1

Objectives

Clear Malignant from the Fissure of Malice.
Clear Malignant from the Den of the Blighted.
Complete Chapter 3 of the Season Journey.
Check in with Cormond.

Detailed Location

After speaking to Cormond for a bit, you’ll have two objectives to complete, clear Malignant from the Fissure of Malice, and the Den of the Blighted. These can be completed in any order, so choose whatever is closest to you.

Den of the Blighted

The Den of the Blighted can be found in the Dismal Foothills in Hawezar with the nearest waypoint being the Ruins of Rakhat Keep. If you don’t have that, you’ll have to get there from either the Zabinzet or Wejinhani waypoints. From the Ruins of Rakhat Keep waypoint, exit from the west and take the following path north to find the tunnel to your right.

This is a Malignant Dungeon, and once you’ve entered it, you’ll have an objective to “Destroy the Malignant Corruption x3”. These are large pustules with a health bar, and when you try to destroy them, you’ll have to fight numerous creatures filled with elites. Once you’ve destroyed all three of them, the objective will change to slaying the Malignant Prophet, Tsula Vahn. Don’t worry, Tsula is just an elite, and not an actual boss, so shouldn’t have too many problems defeating it. If you opt for capturing the heart (optional), you’ll have to fight it again, but you will get a Caged Heart for your troubles.

Fissure of Malice

The Fissure of Malice dungeon is a short ride from the Nostrava (Stronghold near Kyovashad) waypoint. This dungeon requires you to kill three Malignant Ghouls who roam the dank interior. Once again, when you’ve defeated all the ghouls, you’ll have to defeat the Malignant Bloodlord, Myraleth. Similar to the Den of the Blighted boss, it’ll just be another elite.

Complete Chapter 3 of the Season Journey

Now that you’ve completed the two objectives, you’ll have one more to do, and that is the arduous task of completing most of the Chapter 3 Season Journey which you should be used to doing right now. We recommend avoiding the Grim Reward and the Hunter’s Whispers objectives due to the time it takes to complete them. Click the link below for more information on the Chapter 3 Season Journey Objectives.

Check in with Cormond

The only thing to do now is head to Zarbinzet, leave via the southeast exit, climb down the small cliff, and talk to Cormond. He’ll tell you what he’s learned then the quest will be complete.