Crimson Desert chapters: Full list of main quests and missions

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Crimson Desert is a massive and highly anticipated game with a long, chapter-based storyline.

Look, I love just wandering around Pywel and seeing what I can find, but sometimes I want to know how far I am in the main story. So, if you’re like me and trying to push through the narrative, it’s good to have a sense of your progress.

So, for a full list of chapters and the main missions in Crimson Desert, read on!

Full list of Crimson Desert chapters and main quests

There are nine total chapters in Crimson Desert, including a prologue at the start of the game.

Each chapter is made up of several sub-chapters, which themselves contain multiple quests.

Here’s a complete rundown of the chapters, sub-chapters, and major quests currently known for Crimson Desert.

Prologue: Dead of Night

Ambush

  1. Unfamiliar Lands
  2. In Ashes

Unknown Space

  1. Realm of Uncertainty
  2. New Journey

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Chapter 1: The First Encounter

Trials of Kindness

  1. Where Rumors Gather
  2. Mysterious Man
  3. True Wisdom in Kindness
  4. Actions Speak Louder than Words
  5. Heart Beyond Borders

Trace

  1. Mystical Key
  2. Polar Opposites
  3. Abyss Without Balance
  4. Woman in White

Chapter 2: Golden Greed

Unexpected Gift

  1. Where the Light Leads
  2. Memory Fragment
  3. Reunion

Hernand in Chaos

  1. For Honor
  2. Awestruck
  3. Shadow Cast Over the River
  4. Where Misery Gathers
  5. Trial After Trial
  6. The Man Trapped in the Mire
  7. Missing Companion
  8. Secrets Hidden in the Dark

The End of Greed

  1. The Dark Veil
  2. The Flames of Greed
  3. Kidnapped Healer
  4. Rebellion or Revolution
  5. Cheers Echoing from the Edge

Chapter 3: Howling Hill

Homestead

  1. Old Friend
  2. First Step to Rebuilding
  3. A Fresh Start
  4. Reward for Their Sweat
  5. Return of the Comrade
  6. Familiar Curses

The Face Behind the Mask

  1. Return
  2. Traces in the Manor
  3. Nonhuman
  4. Seed of Unease
  5. Dance with the Devil

Pioneering

  1. Hope After the Draught
  2. Scattered Comrades
  3. Rumors from the Sawmill
  4. A Gentle Touch
  5. Bustling Hill
  6. Greymanes Reunited

Chapter 4: The Price of Knowledge

Mysterious Iron Pot

  1. Kilnden Workshop
  2. Kiln Repair at the Kilnden Workshop
  3. The Mysterious Pot
  4. The Iron Pot’s Usage

Daily Life

  1. Disturbance at the Arena
  2. Skilled in Archery

Forbidden Knowledge

  1. The Words of Alustin
  2. Scholastone
  3. On the Right Path
  4. Gate to the Otherworld
  5. Spire of the Stars
  6. Obsession and Madness
  7. Casted Shadow

Chapter 5: Guest Unbidden

Uninvited Guest

  1. Double-sided Invitation
  2. Unwelcomed Guests
  3. Demenissian Delegation
  4. Exposed Plot

Black and White

  1. The Missing Seal
  2. Crowcaller
  3. The Crow’s Warning
  4. Bloodwind
  5. Secret at the Church
  6. Toward the Nest (Spire of Soaring)

Chapter 6: Cracks in the Shield

Blazing Beacon

  1. News
  2. To the Battlefield
  3. The Counterattack

Under the Banner Pike Again

  1. Cradle of Defense
  2. The Touch of Deliverance
  3. Fire on the Frontlines

Turning Tides

  1. Fire Support
  2. In Ashes
  3. Hidden Fangs
  4. Reclamation

The Undying Shields

  1. A Thousand Troops
  2. Traitor
  3. All Quiet on the Front
  4. News of Victory
  5. Return Home

Chapter 7: Homecoming

Dawn Mist

  1. Ashes of Treachery
  2. Trust Lost
  3. Bared Fang
  4. Rekindled Hope
  5. Podium of Resolve

Dawnrise

  1. Shadows over Pailune
  2. Driving out the Shadows
  3. Lurking Wolves
  4. Reclamation
  5. Lonely Jackals
  6. Resolution

Decisive Battle

  1. The Counterattack
  2. Unleashed Fury
  3. The Final Bridge
  4. Broken Claws
  5. Battle at Silverwolf Mountain
  6. Incomplete Victory

Twisted Fate

  1. Ludvig’s Whereabouts
  2. Time to Face Justice

Chapter 8: Blood Coronation

Ashen Steps

  1. Healing Pailune
  2. A Bond
  3. Ritual Preparations
  4. Where the Wind Guides You

The Demeniss

  1. Casting a Shadow
  2. Blazing Fire
  3. Whispering Shadows
  4. Bloodied Invitation
  5. Resolve Amidst a Storm
  6. Preparations for Advance
  7. Rebel Suppression
  8. The Cursed Knight
  9. The Blood Coronation

Traitor

  1. Clue
  2. A Fleeting Dream

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2026-03-20 01:36