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Interludes — Mount Kriar, Ogham & Khari

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Three chapters, any order

After Act 4 the Hooded One opens three Interludes. Take them in any order: zone levels rise with the bosses you kill in the other two. We suggest Mount Kriar first for its +40 Spirit. Finish all three for the final reward, then head to Oriath and maps.

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Before you start
Kingsmarch
Kingsmarch
Quest
Talk to the Hooded One: Interludes unlock
Talk to the Hooded One after Act 4 — Interludes unlock.
✦0.5: the three Interludes can be done in any order. This guide uses 5.3 → 5.1 → 5.2 (Mount Kriar first for +40 Spirit, then Ogham, then Khari). Every permanent reward listed is missable — finish all three before maps.
◆Resistances drop the moment you zone into an Interlude — only enter when you are ready to clear it. Do not over-craft here; the next gear bracket is Tier 1 maps. Skill/Spirit gem levels scale with interlude order.
Quest
Check your Ascendancy before the +2 turn-in
Confirm Ascendancy is set for maps before the final +2 Skill Point turn-in — some leveling Ascendancies re-spec cleanly later.
Doryani's Contingency
Mount KriarAny order
The Glade
Travel◆ Waypoint
Mount Kriar → The Glade
Doryani's Contingency: travel to Mount Kriar / The Glade via the Hooded One. We suggest this chapter first for its +40 Spirit.
✦Mount Kriar holds six Vaal Beacons (one per area) that advance Fate of the Vaal alongside Act 3's six. Optional now; the storyline continues in endgame.
Ashen Forest
Travel
Through The Glade → Ashen Forest
Enter the Ashen Forest through The Glade (no waypoint in Ashen Forest).
Pick up
Ancient Monument: skill gem
Find the Ancient Monument for a Skill Gem (level scales with interlude order).
◆A Vaal Beacon is also here — Vaal Chest or quadrilla encounter. Skippable if you are not chasing Fate of the Vaal yet.
Kriar Village
Travel◆ Waypoint
To Kriar Village (follow the wisps)
Travel to Kriar Village — follow the two roving wisps if you lose the path.
◆Abyss and a Vaal Beacon can spawn here. Wisps mark the route — layouts are consistent between characters.
Kill
Kill Lythara, the Wayward Spear
Kill Lythara, the Wayward Spear.
⚔Physical/Chaos spear fighter — Azmeri wisps can empower her mid-fight. Two or more wisps spike difficulty hard; clear or kite before they stack. This is the early +40 Spirit spike that makes Kriar-first routing worth it.
Glacial Tarn
Travel◆ Waypoint
To Glacial Tarn
Travel to Glacial Tarn (guaranteed Expedition; Vaal Beacon possible).
Howling Caves
Travel
Enter the Howling Caves
Enter the Howling Caves (Vaal Beacon possible).
Kill
Kill the Abominable Yeti, loot the Icy Tusks
Kill The Abominable Yeti and loot the Icy Tusks.
⚔Cold behemoth in the caves — respect telegraphed charges and chill ground, then grab the tusks for Hilda.
Glacial Tarn
Quest
Tusks to Hilda: Book of Specialisation
Return the Icy Tusks to Hilda for a Book of Specialisation.
Kill
Kill Rakkar (NW) to open Kriar Peaks
Kill Rakkar, the Frozen Talon (NW) to open the path to Kriar Peaks.
⚔Frozen-talon bird fight — keep moving through ice ground and dive attacks, then take the revealed passage.
Kriar Peaks
Travel◆ Waypoint
Enter Kriar Peaks
Enter Kriar Peaks (Vaal Beacon possible).
Quest
Elder Maddox (owls mark him): free Unique
Find Elder Maddox (~10–11 o'clock; blue spirit owls mark the area) for a free Unique.
◆Maddox's position is very consistent across layouts — sweep the 10–11 o'clock edge if you miss him.
Etched Ravine
Travel
To the Etched Ravine
Travel to the Etched Ravine at the far end (Vaal Beacon possible).
Kill
Kill Stormgore → The Cuachic Vault
Kill Stormgore, the Guardian — unlocks The Cuachic Vault.
⚔Physical/Lightning gargoyle — axe swings plus reanimating robot adds. Clear or stun the adds so they stop getting back up; Lightning Resistance helps.
The Cuachic Vault
Travel◆ Waypoint
Enter The Cuachic Vault
Enter The Cuachic Vault — maze halls toward the Blood Priests.
✦Fate of the Vaal: Stormgore opens the vault where Doryani sealed Vaal survivors. Clearing Zolin & Zelina advances that storyline into endgame.
Pick upOptional
Small Soul Cores open the Sealed Vaults
Ancient Treasures — open Sealed Vaults at Stone Altars with Small Soul Cores found in the area.
Kill
Kill Zolin and Zelina, the Blood Priests
Kill Zolin, Blood Priest and Zelina, Blood Priestess.
⚔Blood-magic duo — Physical with elemental splash. Split focus if one channels; they are easier than Lythara for most builds. Talk to Doryani after.
Quest
Doryani, then Kingsmarch: Kriar done
Talk to Doryani, then return to Kingsmarch — Mount Kriar Interlude complete.
The Curse of Holten
OghamAny order
The Refuge
Travel◆ Waypoint
Ogham Interlude → The Refuge
Interlude 5.1 — travel to Ogham / The Refuge via the Hooded One.
Quest
Talk to the Hooded One
Talk to the Hooded One at The Refuge.
Scorched Farmlands
Travel◆ Waypoint
Enter the Scorched Farmlands
Enter the Scorched Farmlands.
◆Blackwood (north) is sealed by Darkness until you clear Stones of Serle. Optional Isolde & Heldra duo is east if you want the fight.
KillOptional
Kill Isolde and Heldra (east)
Kill Isolde of the White Shroud and Heldra of the Black Pyre (east).
⚔Sister duo — one shroud, one pyre. Split or focus the more dangerous caster; leave if underleveled.
Stones of Serle
Travel
South to Stones of Serle
Go south to Stones of Serle.
Quest
Activate all six Runed Megaliths
Activate all six Runed Megaliths to lift the Darkness curse — Blackwood opens.
Blackwood
Travel
Through Blackwood toward Holten
Push through Blackwood toward Holten.
Holten
Travel◆ Waypoint
Reach Holten
Reach Holten.
◆Altars of Omen in Holten can drop Omens / Dark Omens. Optional Soul of the Ferryman at the docks (~2000g) for Greater Runes if you want cheap crafts.
Kill
Kill Godwin and Sigbert
Kill Godwin of the Shattered Creed and Sigbert of the Sullied Oath.
⚔Boss duo in Holten — currency drop includes a Blacksmith's Whetstone. After them, clear both branches: Wolvenhold (Oswin) and Holten Estate (story).
Wolvenhold
Travel
Enter Wolvenhold
Enter Wolvenhold.
Kill
Kill Oswin, use the Warden's Ledger
Kill Oswin, the Dread Warden — loot and use the Warden's Ledger.
⚔Multi-axe warden with ice-spike eruptions. Stay off spike ground; he can also drop a Unique and a Vaal Orb with the Ledger for +2 Skill Points.
Holten Estate
Travel
Holten Estate: up two stairs to the courtyard
Enter Holten Estate — up two staircases (maze → upper floor) to the manor courtyard.
Kill
Kill Thane Wulfric and Lady Elswyth
Kill Thane Wulfric and Lady Elswyth.
⚔Story duo — Wulfric melee swords, Elswyth ranged magic. Kill or interrupt Elswyth when she supports; do not get cornered in the courtyard.
Kingsmarch
Quest
Back to town: Ogham done
Return to town — Ogham / Curse of Holten Interlude complete.
The Stolen Barya
VastiriAny order
Khari Crossing
Travel◆ Waypoint
Khari Interlude → Khari Crossing
Interlude 5.2 — travel to Khari Crossing via the Hooded One.
Kill
Kill Akthi and Anundr (SE), talk to Risu
Kill Akthi the Final Sting and Anundr the Sandworm (SE), then talk to Risu.
⚔Worm + scorpion duo — split focus if one burrows. Afterward: beetle chests / runes up the eastern stairs; Wayfinder's Seals point west toward Pools of Kathal.
KillOptional
Torbek: discounted rare caster weapons
Kill Torbek for discounted rare caster weapons.
◆Skip if your weapons are already fine — caster weapon vendor-style drop only.
Pools of Kathal
Travel◆ Waypoint
To Pools of Kathal
Travel to Pools of Kathal (guaranteed Expedition; Sel Khari Sanctuary entrance here).
Sel Khari Sanctuary
Travel◆ Waypoint
Enter Sel Khari Sanctuary
Enter Sel Khari Sanctuary.
QuestOptional
Two Wishes: Baryas for two jewelry picks
Two Wishes — place Yoon's Barya and Rangeen's Barya on their pedestals for two rare jewelry picks.
◆Each wish: ring, amulet, or jewel. The second wish cannot repeat the first category — plan the order.
Kill
Kill Elzarah, the Cobra Lord
Kill Elzarah, the Cobra Lord — Asala and Jado appear afterward.
⚔Cobra lord — poison / chaos pressure in the sanctuary. Clear him to unlock the next Khari beats with Asala and Jado.
Khari Crossing
Quest
Molten One's Gift → Skullmaw Stairway (NE)
Activate Molten One's Gift — enter Skullmaw Stairway at the Molten Shrine (NE; Galai Gate is the northern landmark).
◆Find the seals inside; reset the instance if the shrine is bugged. Permanent +5% max life — do not skip.
Qimah
Travel◆ Waypoint
Enter Qimah
Enter Qimah.
Quest
Orbala's Pillar: pick a Boon
Use Orbala's Pillar — pick one of seven Boons (swappable anytime by returning).
◆Common picks: +5% all elemental resists, +5 all attributes, or +3% move speed. Avoid the +5% XP boon — it strips the other bonuses and the drawback is huge. Pillars can sit in a niche at the map edge.
Quest
Summon Jado to open the Reservoir
Summon Jado to open Qimah Reservoir (finish Sel Khari Sanctuary first if Jado is missing).
Qimah Reservoir
Travel
Enter Qimah Reservoir
Enter Qimah Reservoir.
Pick upOptional
Sacred Water in the two wells: currency
Two Sacred Wells — loot Vials of Sacred Water and use them in the wells for currency.
KillOptional
Bloodbilge (giant vase), safe to skip
Bloodbilge — click the giant vase to spawn; safe skip.
◆Skip-friendly rare — Exalt / Vaal Orb / Skill Gem if you want the loot.
Kill
Kill Azmadi, use the Grand Barya
Kill Azmadi, the Faridun Prince — then interact with the Grand Barya.
⚔Aggressive sword prince. Around 70% Zarokh appears and stops time — keep moving through the freeze window, then finish Azmadi. Talk to Jado / Asala after the Grand Barya.
Kingsmarch
Quest
Back to town: Khari done
Return to town — Khari / Stolen Barya Interlude complete.
Finale
Kingsmarch and Oriath
Kingsmarch
Quest
All three done: Hooded One's final reward
After all three Interludes, talk to the Hooded One for the final reward.
✦Target ~24 weapon-swap Skill Points by the end of Interludes if you grabbed every book. Missing any? Re-check Acts 1–4 and each Interlude reward.
Oriath
Travel
Travel to Oriath
Travel to Oriath to begin endgame onboarding.
Quest
Farrow, the Hooded One, Doryani
Speak to Farrow, then the Hooded One (lying down), then Doryani.
Quest
Maps unlock: start the endgame
Atlas / Maps unlock — continue with endgame onboarding for first waystones.
✦Campaign complete. Push into T1 maps — resists, Atlas opening choices, and where to park matter more than interlude crafting density in 0.5.

Interludes — Mount Kriar, Ogham & Khari

Three chapters, any order

InterludesInterludes — Mount Kriar, Ogham & Khari

Before you start

Doryani's Contingency

The Curse of Holten

The Stolen Barya

Finale

Interludes — Mount Kriar, Ogham & Khari