A River to Raid Assassin's Creed Valhalla Quest
Group: River Raids
You will automatically receive this quest when you log into the game, provided you have already settled in Ravensthorpe and your character is in England. The game should be version 1.1.2 or higher.
Learn the ropes of River Raiding with Vagn and his trusty crew of weathered Jomsvikings.
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River Raids
Quest stages of A River to Raid
1. Gain an Alliance in England.
This objective will only appear if you are early in the game and have not yet gained any allies in England.
2. Build the Barracks in your Settlement.
This objective only appears if you do not yet have the barracks in your settlement. To build the barracks you need 400 supplies and 30 raw materials.
3. Talk to Eydis at the Settlement Barracks to recruit your Lieutenant.
Head to your settlement, and talk to Eydis, who is standing next to the barracks.
Create your lieutenant.
Warning: Once selected, you may not change your Jomsviking's gender or appearance.
4. Meet the new arrivals at the old dock in the Settlement.
Go to the nearby location marked on the map. There you will meet Sunniva and a stranger named Vagn.
Vagn will offer you to join him on a raid to the new areas.
You will accept his offer and a new building will be constructed in the place where you are standing - River Raid Dock. From now on, if you want to go on a river raid you will be able to come up here, talk to Vagn and tell him about it.
5. Speak to Vagn.
Talk to Vagn to embark on your first river raid in the new areas.
You will sail to the place called River Exe.
6. Find and loot a big ration chest.
Big ration chests can be found in civilian locations. The closest location of this type is Keats Farm.
River Raid Status
During a River Raid, hold [Quick Action Button] to view useful information about the river raid and your crew.
The river alert gauge shows the level of enemy reinforcements at raid locations.
The cargo counter shows how many foreign supplies you have collected, and how full your longship's cargo hold is.
You can also see the health of each crew member and the number of rations they are currently carrying.
Get rid of the enemies in the village and open the chest you will find in one of the houses.
Big Ration Chests
Big ration chests give a ration to you and each Jomsviking in your river raid crew.
Jomsvikings will use their rations automatically when their health is low.
You can spend one of your rations to revive a downed Jomsviking, but you must reach them in time.
To end a raid at any time, hold [Quick Action Button] and select [Raid Icon] to call your crew back to the longship.
7. Get back to your longship.
After taking the contents of the chest the raid will end and you will be able to return to your boat where you will receive another hint and a new objective.
River Alert Level
When you raid a location, the smoke from the fires will alert other locations up the river, increasing the river alert gauge.
As the river alert gauge rises, you will encounter more enemy reinforcements at each location.
You can check the river alert gauge by opening the Quick Actions Wheel [Quick Action Button].
8. Find and loot a chest of foreign supplies. 0/2
Foreign supplies can be found in military and monastery locations. The easiest way to get them would be to raid two nearby small camps. The first Small Camp is located to the west of the Keats Farm.
The locations of the chests in camps are random, they can be inside buildings or outside. You will find 50 foreign supplies in each crate.
Foreign Cargo Chests
Foreign Cargo Chests are found in Military and Monastery locations, and can contain gear, weapons, or foreign supplies.
Foreign supplies can be spent at Ravensthorpe to build and upgrade the Jomsviking hall, upgrade the River Raid Longship, or traded with Vagn for exotic items.
The second Small Camp is slightly to the north-west.
9. Get back to your longship. / Continue raiding or return to Ravensthorpe.
When you get back on the boat you can decide if you want to continue raiding or you want to return to your settlement. When you return to Ravensthorpe, a new quest will appear in your journal - "The Legend of Saint George".
Return to Settlement
If you want to return to the settlement, enter the command position on the River Raid Longship then hold [Quick Action Button] and select [Settlement Icon] to depart the river.
10. Build a hall for the Jomsvikings.
The resources you have collected, 100 Foreign Supplies, are enough to build the Jomsviking Hall. In this building you will be able to recruit new Jomsvikings to your crew. Upgrade costs: 200 / 600 Foreign Supplies.
The Jomsviking Hall is a new building that can be built and upgraded using Foreign Supplies brought back from river raids.
A higher level Jomsviking Hall will attract higher ranked Jomsvikings who can be recruited into your crew for a fee.
If the Hall is ever empty, or if you don't like the look of the Jomsvikings on offer, ring the bell outside the hall to clear out the Jomsvikings and call in some fresh new faces to recruit.
11. River Raid Basics.
River Raids send Eivor and a crew of Jomsvikings to distant rivers at the Kingdom's edge and beyond in search of wealth and treasures of myth.
You can launch a river raid by talking to Vagn at the River Raid Dock in the Settlement. Pick a river from Vagn's map, hire a crew of trusty Jomsvikings, then set sail for the riches that await!
During a river raid, you will have to keep an eye on the health of your crew as you choose whether to continue deeper into the river to raid more locations or return to the settlement to bank your loot.
Different locations offer different riches. Civilian locations can replenish your rations. Military locations are rich in foreign supplies, with certain large military locations containing gear. Monasteries can contain foreign supplies, books of knowledge, and even clues to unlock new rivers to raid! You can return to Ravensthorpe from a river raid at any time by entering the command position on your longship, opening the Quick Actions Wheel, and selecting Return to Settlement.
If your longship cargo hold is full, or if you and your crew are low on health and rations, it may be a good idea to return to Ravensthorpe to bank your loot, because if you die in a river raid, you will lose the loot you collected!
Foreign Supplies
Foreign supplies can be traded with Vagn in Ravensthorpe, or used to upgrade the Jomsviking Hall and River Raid Longship.
Jomsviking Hall Levels
Upgrading your Jomsviking Hall Level increases the ranks of Jomsvikings you can recruit into your crew.
Longship Cargo Hold
Upgrade the River Raid Longship's cargo hold to bring more foreign supplies back from each river raid.
Reviving Jomsvikings
In river raids, Jomsvikings who fall in battle can only be revived if you reach them in time and spend one of your rations.
Wounded Jomsvikings
In river raids, if you do not revive a downed Jomsviking in time, they won't be able to raid again until they recover.
Jomsvikings Loyalty
Any Jomsvikings who return successfully from a river raid will gain loyalty, which lowers their hiring cost for future river raids.
Jomsvikings Rank Perks
Higher ranked Jomsvikings can carry more rations and are more effective at fighting.
Jomsviking Lieutenant Ranks
Your Jomsviking lieutenant will gain experience and rank up as you successfully complete more raids.
Dying in a River Raid
If you die in a river raid, you will lose all of the progress and rewards you gained during that river raid.
River Defenses / River Defense Level
If you raid the same river repeatedly, the level of river defenses you encounter there will increase - barricades, ambushes, and river chains.
You can see the current level of river defenses for each river on the river selection map and world map.
A river's defense level will lower again if you raid other rivers, so diversify your river raids to find the path of least resistance!
Vagn's Wares
Vagn has collected a variety of exotic wares, and may be persuaded to part with them in exchange for Foreign Supplies you collect from river raids.
After completing A River to Raid you will get or will be able to get The Legend of Saint George.