"Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?"

The Heart of Valor quest in Avowed presents players with a challenging decision regarding Keipo and the Leviathan Heart. As the story unfolds, Chiko discovers that their uncle, Keipo, plans to use the heart to end his life due to the Dreamscourge. Additionally, Keipo's narrative about the Leviathan turns out to be partially false, covering up the death of his partner, Umpara. This revelation opens up various paths for players to explore, each leading to different outcomes and rewards.

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The most significant branching point in this quest revolves around the decision to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart, which directly impacts the loot you receive at the end of the "Heart of Valor" side quest. However, with the right dialogue choices, it's possible to secure all available gear without compromising the hope of Thirdborn by exposing Keipo's secret.

To maximize your rewards, it's crucial to find and read Keipo's Weathered Journal, located near the Leviathan Heart by activating a button on a nearby curved stone structure.

Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?

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It is highly recommended not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart at the end of Avowed’s “Heart of Valor” side quest. This choice allows you to obtain all possible loot while preserving the hope of Thirdborn by not revealing Keipo's secret.

First, let's explore the base rewards for each decision path before delving into the specific dialogue choices needed to secure everything.

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Reward for Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart

By fulfilling Keipo's dying wish and handing over the Leviathan Heart, you will receive Umpara’s Spear, a unique weapon and a memento of his fallen partner. This Exceptional Quality +1/3 weapon boasts the following stats and abilities:

Reward for Not Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart

Choosing not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart and making the correct dialogue choices with Chiko afterward will grant you the Stormdancer armor set. Additionally, you can keep the Leviathan Heart as a Unique Trinket, which provides a +20% Attack Damage boost at the cost of slowly draining your health. The Stormdancer armor set includes the following pieces:

To obtain these armor pieces, select the following dialogue options when Chiko says, "I’m sorry my uncle is sick…":

• "Uh…about that. He’s not just sick. It’s the Dreamscourge."
• "He wanted to die before he turned. He was trying to keep you safe."
• "There is one way. We just stopped him from doing it."

The third option is crucial; choosing incorrectly will upset Chiko, causing them to leave and denying you the Stormdancer armor pieces.

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How To Get All the Loot in Heart of Valor

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To secure all available gear at the end of Avowed’s Heart of Valor side quest—the Leviathan Heart, Umpara’s Spear, and the entire Stormdancer armor set—without exposing Keipo's secret to Thirdborn, follow these dialogue choices in the specified order when speaking to both Keipo and Chiko after finding Keipo’s Weathered Journal:

Talking to Keipo

• "We need to talk. Now."
• "Come clean. Chiko told me you want to end your life."
• "We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you had the Dreamscourge."
• "I’m sorry. I can’t give you the heart."
• "I respect your choice. But I can’t be a part of it."
• "Listen. I…I know what happened to Umpara."
• "And? Why didn’t you tell the truth?"
• "That’s why you really trapped the ruins. So no one would find out."
• "No. The truth would do more harm than good."

Note that discussing Umpara's fate first will prevent you from receiving Umpara’s Spear when you refuse to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart. Only by addressing Umpara's fate last can you secure both.

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Talking to Chiko

• "Don’t worry. It’s right here with me."
• "He wanted to take his own life with it. Chiko stepped in to prevent that."
• "Let me hold onto it. I’ll take it far away and keep it safe."
• "[Lie] No, that was all."
• "Uh…about that. He’s not just sick. It’s the Dreamscourge."
• "He wanted to die before he turned. He was trying to keep you safe."
• "There is one way. We just stopped him from doing it."

If you give Keipo the Leviathan Heart and receive Umpara’s Spear, you can still obtain the Stormdancer armor set from an upset Chiko by revealing Keipo's Dreamscourge affliction and repeating the final two dialogue choices above. However, this will expose Keipo's secret about Umpara to Tira Nui Hajime and Thirdborn, diminishing the settlement's hope and causing you to miss out on the Leviathan Heart.

By following our exact order of dialogue choices, you can secure an all-powerful set of armor, a unique spear, the Leviathan Heart as a trinket, and maintain a bittersweet yet hopeful situation for all involved—without having to choose between one reward or another.

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