Complete Who Pulls the Strings, then check Marat’s readiness at the Svartrau hideout. This starts an ending sequence. Keep a separate save before confirming departure if you still want to finish other quests.
Check readiness before departing
- Read the current objective. If it asks you to return later or by morning, follow that stage and revisit Marat. Published accounts disagree about mandatory waiting; do not spend days repeatedly waiting while a readiness dialogue is already available.
- Confirm departure only after finishing your remaining preparations. The point-of-no-return prompt concerns unfinished quests, not merely travel to another ordinary camp.
Assault and gate mechanism
- Follow Marat to the cliff and complete Tie your rope. After descending, clear the vanguard and move with the rebels to the second gate.
- Defeat the next defenders and the arriving large enemy. Its precise identity differs between sources; use the displayed boss name rather than searching for a second named encounter.
- For Open the outer gate, climb the steps to the right of the gate tower. Defeat the guard inside and operate the wall-mounted crank. If combat prevents interaction, check outside for remaining enemies, then return to the mechanism.
Restock before the second confirmation
- After Catalin’s troops enter, use the optional Talk to the quartermaster objective to buy supplies. Check your healing inventory before leaving; this is the preparation stop before the castle.
- Go up to Marat at the north gate and confirm final readiness. The next checkpoint is Fall Before Dusk, with Inspect the tunnels in the journal.
Completion and uncertainty
The database distinguishes capturing Eastridge from abandoning the rebellion. Reaching the camp alone does not complete the successful route: verify the handover to the tunnel quest. Exact elapsed time is unconfirmed because the sources use different figures; check each current interaction instead of assuming the database’s zero means no time passes.