Walkthrough for the quest Thinning the Herd in the game Divinity: Original Sin 2. This page covers all main objectives, key steps, or helpful tips to guide you through the quest smoothly. Whenever possible, the guide points out locations for key items and details interactions with NPCs, among other tips. To ensure maximum clarity, in-game screenshots are included for easy-to-follow visual guidance.
Quest Group: Chapter 5 - The Nameless Isle
Starting Map: The Nameless Isle
This quest is available if you sided with Black Ring and wish to enter the Academy with its help.
The Sallow Man will only give me the key to enter the Council of Seven Academy if I kill all of my Godwoken companions on the island, or else force them to accept the Covenant with the God King.
The Sallow Man has given me a staff that will prevent Godwoken from being resurrected. I am to purge their corpses if they do not accept the Covenant immediately.
All of my Godwoken companions have either been purged, or are Sworn to the God King. I should return to the Sallow Man.
I am Sworn to the Covenant, as the Sallow Man demanded.
The Sallow Man was good to his word. He told me how to enter the Academy, and provided me with a Phase Capacitor that I will need to power the lever at the entrance.
Quest Reward
The Sallow Man is dead. I cannot pursue this matter any further.
I have left the Nameless Isle, without carrying out the Sallow Man's orders.