Deep Down – Can You Save Lazar?
Quick answer: yes — if you start Deep Down early in the prologue. Leave it too late and you find Lazar dead, and the quest cannot be repaired in that run.
What Deep Down is
A prologue side quest in Laslea Glen. Gavril, standing by the fields outside the village, asks Coen to find his brother Lazar, who never came back from the peat bogs. It is the one prologue side quest with an explicitly time-sensitive outcome.
Start and route
- Pick it up early: speak to Gavril by the fields outside Laslea Glen.
- Head to the peat bogs: search for Lazar; use Focus Mode to follow his tracks.
- Go underground: the trail leads into the Ancient Ruins — look for Lazar inside.
- Fight or sneak: launch-build walkthroughs report a guardian encounter in the ruins; exact boss details are being verified.
- Grab the reward: a sarcophagus in the ruins is reported to hold the Mireleaf Bracers.
- Return in time: walkthroughs report the quest can fail if you do not get back before sundown after helping Lazar.
The timing window
- Launch-build sources report roughly five time segments before Lazar's fate changes — treat the journal's clock warning, not the number, as the authority.
- Completing Deep Down late is the classic miss: the same quest resolves with Lazar dead.
- The quest also feeds the prologue's Blood Mass context: how much you prepared in Laslea is one of the factors that shape the night.
Rewards and side notes
- Mireleaf Bracers: reportedly found in a sarcophagus during the ruins section.
- Enter Not: the ruined house on the way to the bogs can trigger its own optional quest — do not confuse the two.
- Story weight: Deep Down is optional, but skipping or losing it removes one of the prologue's preparation threads.
FAQ
Common questions about this topic.
Can you save Lazar in Deep Down?
Yes — start the quest early in the prologue. If you arrive too late, Lazar is already dead and the outcome changes.
How long do I have?
Launch-build sources report around five time segments before the outcome flips; the quest can also fail if you do not return before sundown. Use the in-game clock warning as the authority.
Where are the Mireleaf Bracers?
Reportedly in a sarcophagus inside the Ancient Ruins during Deep Down. Verify against your build; exact loot is not officially published.
Is Deep Down required?
No — it is optional. But it is time-sensitive, and finishing it is part of the prologue preparation that shapes the Blood Mass.