From Highroad Cross in Scadu Altus, follow the road east to Moorth Ruins and activate the grace beside the cross.
Pass through the large stone arch east-southeast of the grace. At the house ahead, turn left toward the leaning tower. Avoid the large open shaft behind the house, which is too deep for a direct drop.
Find the smaller gap between the broken building and the rock wall in front of the leaning tower. Drop onto the balcony-like ledge, turn right past the dogs and follow the cave inward.
In the open chamber at the end, take the back-left ledges down onto the lower roof. Look for the small shrine guarded by three Inquisitors and collect Golden Arcs from the chest inside.
To continue east, drop from the lower roof to the ground and take the cave beside the building on the left. Follow it to the long ladder and climb out of the well at Bonny Village grace.
Go east through Bonny Village, watching for the large cleaver-wielding villagers, and cross the two suspension bridges. The second brings you to Bridge Leading to the Village grace.
Follow the road north through the woods and around its bend to Church District Highroad grace. The northern road continues toward Shadow Keep; your destination is the cathedral south of this junction.
Follow the road south through the woods to the large cathedral in the lake. Enter through its main doors and activate Cathedral of Manus Metyr grace.
Speak to Count Ymir on the throne and accept his guidance. He gives you the Hole-Laden Necklace and first Ruins Map. You do not need to buy a spell to receive them.
Pillar beside the cathedral hall
Scadu Altus · After the cathedral battle
When available: After the Ymir encounter.
Starting Site of Grace: Cathedral of Manus Metyr
Complete Ymir’s outdoor bells, defeat Metyr and return to the throne.
Defeat Jolán’s invasion and then Ymir. Rest at the cathedral grace and return to Jolán at her usual pillar.
Upper balcony of Rabbath’s Rise
Scaduview · Anna’s hidden room
When available: Choose Iris of Grace and carry Swordhand of Night Jolán.
Starting Site of Grace: Hinterland
Return to Hinterland grace through the O Mother passage at Shadow Keep, Back Gate. Follow the southern cliff beside the keep uphill toward the southeast to reach the flower-covered Shaman Village.
Go to the far southeastern end of the village, behind the twisted tree beside the tall building. Find the large spiky rock and follow the trail behind it to the cliff edge.
Look down for the next flat rock ledge before dropping. Descend the successive ledges one at a time until Rabbath's Rise and its upper balcony are directly below. Do not jump from the village straight toward the tower.
Use Torrent to line up the final short crossing to the balcony. Enter the upper room and interact with Anna's puppet while carrying Swordhand of Night Jolán.
Agree to join Anna with Jolán. The combined ashes replace the single summon and retain its upgrade level. Interacting with the puppet again lets you separate them.
Quest steps
Quest steps can include different outcomes. Read the branch, conditions and cutoffs before making a choice.
Meet the guardian
Branch: Main quest
Speak near Ymir’s throne and return to her after the successive bell stages. Defeating Anna below the cathedral opens an optional conversation with her.
Finish Ymir’s quest
Branch: Main quest
Ring the two outdoor bells, descend beneath the throne and defeat Metyr. Return to the cathedral and survive Jolán’s invasion followed by Ymir’s attack.
Find her wounded
Branch: Main quest
Reload the cathedral after both hostile encounters and speak to Jolán beside her pillar.
Choose Iris of Grace
Branch: Spirit Ash outcome
Give Iris of Grace through dialogue for Swordhand of Night Jolán. This preserves the option to combine her summon with Anna.
Choose Iris of Occultation
Branch: Katana outcome
Give Iris of Occultation through dialogue for Sword of Night instead. This closes the Spirit Ash reward for this journey.
Join the sisters
Branch: Spirit Ash outcome
With Jolán’s ash, descend the ledges behind Shaman Village to Rabbath’s upper balcony. Interact with Anna’s puppet and agree to join them.
Separate them if desired
Branch: Spirit Ash outcome
Interact with Anna’s puppet again to return to Jolán’s single summon. The combined and single forms are a reversible choice after unlocking them.
Rewards and conditions
Reward or service
Condition
Details
Swordhand of Night Jolán
Give Iris of Grace after Ymir’s defeat.
The single Spirit Ash can be combined with Anna later.
Sword of Night
Give Iris of Occultation after Ymir’s defeat.
Alternative to the Spirit Ash, not an additional reward from the same handover.
Jolán and Anna
Bring the single ash to Anna’s puppet at Rabbath’s Rise.
The combined ash replaces the single version and retains its upgrade level.
Notes
Keep the Iris for the dialogue handover. Using it on yourself in the inventory is not the quest choice.
Her invasion defeat does not prevent the wounded-pillar conversation. Reload after Ymir is defeated.
Anna’s puppet is in the tower’s hidden upper room, reached from Shaman Village. The ordinary tower entrance alone does not reach it.
Drop down the visible ledges one at a time. A direct jump from the village to Rabbath’s Rise is too far.
Choosing the katana prevents obtaining the sisters’ summon through this quest in the same normal journey.
The armor associated with the Night swordsmen is found separately in Shadow Keep. Her Iris choice does not award an entire armor set.