To get the Ravenous Flock Manual, finish Smoke and Ashes, cross northwest of the Briar Sloughs tower, follow the chimes, and win the bear fight. Inspect the remains on the west side of the clearing and the nearby bloody knife, then copy the central glyph. Read the manual and check its Witchcraft node. Use the full Bear Trouble route for the climb and encounter; this page focuses on turning the reward into a learnable ability.
Confirm the starting conditions
- Complete Smoke and Ashes first. Bear Trouble has no quest giver: its trail begins with wind chimes on the mountain path, so do not treat the lack of a quest marker as a failed route.
- Travel to Briar Sloughs, on the mountain path south of Laslea Glen. Use the tower in that area as your landmark, then look northwest for a place to cross the river.
- Stop and listen after crossing. The route does not simply follow the main road: wind chimes, yellow cloth in the trees, and cairns create the uphill trail. With the weapon sheathed, the listed PC default for Focus is holding right mouse; use the binding shown on screen when an interaction prompt appears.
Follow the wind chimes to the clearing
- Cross northwest of the tower and climb toward the chimes. At each group, check the nearby trees and cairns, then move toward the next sound. This keeps the route from breaking on the slope.
- The route passes an abandoned camp and a waystone. Keep using Focus on the ground and follow the bear and human traces into the wooded clearing; do not turn back after finding the camp.
- The clearing contains the Ravenous Bear. Make space before the fight so trees and rocks do not block your escape from its charge and heavy slam.
Beat the Ravenous Bear
- The bear's charge and its rear-up, forward slam are recorded as unblockable. Do not try to catch them with a directional block. Hold a movement direction and press Space to dodge sideways, then wait for the animation to finish before attacking.
- Save directional blocking for ordinary attacks. The listed PC default is W, A, S, or D plus right mouse; your Controls menu is the source of truth if you have remapped it.
- After a successful dodge, make one safe attack sequence and reset your position. Wait for the quest to advance beyond the bear encounter before starting the investigation.
Inspect the knife, body, and glyph
- After the bear falls, follow PowerPyx's route to the west side of the clearing and inspect the uriash's forearm wound and symbol. Then inspect the bloody knife by the nearby rocks. Another source places the remains inside a cave; see the positional-source note in the full walkthrough above if you cannot find them.
- Confirm both examinations registered before returning to the central engraved stone. Clues before glyph is the recommended order here; whether every possible order advances correctly remains unverified. Touching the stone first is not, by itself, a reason to restart.
- Return to the glyph in the middle of the clearing and copy it. This awards the Ravenous Flock Manual. Use the journal or acquisition prompt as confirmation rather than relying on a particular inventory-slot position.
Actually unlock the ability after collecting the manual
- Open your inventory and read the Ravenous Flock Manual. Obtaining it alone does not mean the ability is learned; the manual makes the ability available in the development tree.
- Open Witchcraft, select Ravenous Flock, and inspect that tier's manual, Skill Point, and learning-time requirements before buying it. If the button is unavailable, identify the missing condition on the node; an absent book is not proof that the reward was lost.
- Reading consumes the manual. If you already have Ravenous Flock, another copy can open a later tier; inspect the node to see what this reading made available. For the general distinction between branches, use the skill unlock checklist.
Use the marked target for follow-up damage
Cast during daytime, then strike the enemy carrying the status mark. Hitting another stunned enemy does not trigger the marked target’s additional burst. Check that the mark remains before attempting another follow-up.
Skill learned but no effect?
| What happens | Check |
|---|---|
| Cannot learn the next tier | Read the node’s missing requirements; the pictured example lacks Skill Points. |
| Cast unavailable | Daytime, current Activation Charges, health and cooldown. |
| Cast works, follow-up does not | Correct marked target, remaining duration and allowed hits for your tier. |
The image is one character’s panel. Use your current values rather than copying its damage or health cost.
Fix common blockers
If you can hear chimes but cannot find the next set, return to the last group you inspected. Use Focus to check the yellow cloth in the trees and the nearby cairns, then climb toward the louder sound. The first chimes beyond the river are the real route start.
If the bear is dead but the glyph does not advance, recheck the forearm and bloody knife before returning to the central stone. If you already received the manual, move to the inventory and Witchcraft checks; you do not need to repeat the climb just because the ability is not yet usable.
Continue: Dark-Thing: follow the chimes, resolve the summit and copy the glyph
Dark-Thing: follow the chimes, resolve the summit and copy the glyph
Continue: Fanatics: follow the chimes and find the paper
Fanatics: follow the chimes and find the paper