In the immersive world of *Avowed*, the side quest "Heart of Valor" presents players with a poignant decision at its climax, revolving around Keipo and the Leviathan Heart. As you delve deeper into the quest, you uncover that Keipo, afflicted with the Dreamscourge, had been keeping secrets about his partner Umpara's death. The final choice you make about the Leviathan Heart can significantly impact the rewards and the narrative trajectory of the game.
The pivotal question in this quest is whether to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart. It's highly recommended that you do not hand over the heart. By choosing this path, you can secure all the available loot without diminishing the hope of Thirdborn by revealing Keipo's secret. To ensure this outcome, you must discover Keipo's Weathered Journal, hidden by pressing a button on the curved stone structure near the Leviathan Heart's location.
Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?
We strongly advise against giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart at the end of *Avowed's* "Heart of Valor" side quest. This decision allows you to obtain all possible loot while preserving the hope of Thirdborn by not exposing Keipo's secret.
To achieve this, you need to have found and read Keipo's Weathered Journal, which is located by activating a button on the curved stone structure near the Leviathan Heart. Below, we'll outline the base rewards for each decision path and the specific dialogue choices needed to secure all the rewards.
Reward for Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart
If you choose to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart, fulfilling his dying wish, he will reward you with Umpara's Spear. This unique weapon, a memento of his fallen partner, boasts Exceptional Quality +1/3 and the following stats and abilities:
| Physical Damage | 88 |
| Stun | 84 |
| Stamina Cost | 13 |
| Critical Hit Chance | 6% |
| Ability #1 | Deadly Mechanism: Power Attacks launch a poison dart |
| Ability #2 | Strike the Heart: +25% Critical Hit Damage |
Reward for Not Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart
By refusing to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart and making the correct dialogue choices with Chiko, you can acquire 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 with their respective stats and abilities:
| Stormdancer Armor Piece | Quality | Damage Reduction | Additional Damage Reduction | Maximum Stamina | Maximum Essence | Ability #1 | Ability #2 |
| Stormdancer’s Scale | Exceptional (+1/3) | 15% | 35 | -25 | -35 | Sheltering Gale: 5% chance to avoid ranged damage | Shock-Proofed: +30% resistance to Shock Accumulation |
| Stormdancer Gloves | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Item Bonus: +10% Ability Cast Speed | Thundering Blows: Power Attacks deal 5% bonus Shock Damage |
| Stormdancer Boots | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Item Bonus: -10% incoming Fire, Frost, and Shock Damage | Static Charge: +10% Shock Damage for 10 seconds after dodging |
| Stormdancer Ring | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Sky-Mother’s Protection: +10% Shock Damage | N/A |
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."
Choosing the wrong option, especially the third one, will upset Chiko, causing them to leave and denying you the Stormdancer armor pieces.
How To Get All the Loot in Heart of Valor
To secure all the 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."
It's crucial to discuss Umpara's fate last; otherwise, you won't receive Umpara's Spear when refusing to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart.
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 Chiko by revealing Keipo's Dreamscourge affliction and using the final two dialogue choices above. However, this will expose Keipo's secret about Umpara to Tira Nui Hajime and Thirdborn, leading to a loss of hope in the settlement and missing out on the Leviathan Heart.
By following our exact sequence of dialogue choices, you can secure an all-powerful set of armor, a unique spear, the Leviathan Heart as a trinket, and maintain the best possible outcome for all characters involved in this bittersweet scenario.
Now that you know not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart at the end of the "Heart of Valor" side quest in *Avowed*, explore all the achievements and how to unlock them in the game. If you're interested in creating a new character, learn how to respec in *Avowed* to redistribute your Ability Points effectively.
