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A Cruel Destiny Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quest

Group: Rygjafylke / Battle for the Northern Way

This quest will start automatically after talking to King Harald at the end of the "Rude Awakening" quest. You will automatically move to a place called Florli.

Revenge and glory await behind Kjotve the Cruel's fortress gates.

Related points of interest

Icon of Florli Florli Norway

Icon of Kjotve's Fortress Kjotve's Fortress Norway

Prior quests

To begin A Cruel Destiny you must first complete Rude Awakening.

Quest stages of A Cruel Destiny

1. Speak to Sigurd

When you are ready to fight, talk to Sigurd, who you will find on top of the observation tower.

Speak to Sigurd

When dusk arrives, the attack on Kjotve's fortress will begin. The battle will start with a duel to the death between you and Kjotve the Cruel.

Speak to Sigurd

2. Kill Kjotve the Cruel

The fight with Kjotve will consist of three phases. The basis for success in this fight will be to avoid his blows, which are very dangerous and counter-attack. His blows will be announced by a red aura around him. In the first phase Kjotve will fight unarmed.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

When you inflict some damage to him, he will get his axes.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

At some point Kjotve will charge and you will both land at the bottom of the nearby arena.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

Continue the fight and after some time you will strike the final blow.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

For a while you will move on to the vision in which Kjotve will eventually die.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

Despite his father's death, Gorm will not want to surrender the fortress and you will have to continue the siege.

Kill Kjotve the Cruel

3. Unlock the outer gate

Gate is locked and its lock is destructible from inside. As soon as your people put a ladder under the walls, climb up the ladder and run to the gate from the other side as quickly as possible

Unlock the outer gate

Destroy the locks and then open the gate.

Unlock the outer gate

4. Unlock the final gate

You can get to the upper fortress by jumping from the right side to the back of it.

Unlock the final gate

Then all you have to do is run up to the gate, destroy the lock and open it.

Unlock the final gate

5. Confront Gorm

Gorm is holed up in the temple. Run to the temple.

Confront Gorm

When you do that, the door will slam behind you and Gorm will set fire to the temple and escape.

Confront Gorm

6. Escape the building

Quickly climb up the scaffolding...

Escape the building

and go out through a window.Escape the building

You will see that Gorm managed to leave the fortress.

Escape the building

7. Speak to Sigurd

To complete this quest, get off the roof and talk to Sigurd.

Speak to Sigurd

After completing A Cruel Destiny you will get or will be able to get Birthrights.

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