"Keipo and the Leviathan Heart: A Decision in Avowed"

In the *Avowed* side mission, "Heart of Valor," players face a pivotal decision regarding Keipo and the precious Leviathan Heart. The quest unfolds with Chiko discovering that their uncle, Keipo, intends to use the heart to end his life due to the Dreamscourge, a disease he's contracted. Furthermore, Keipo's partial truth about the Leviathan and the death of his partner, Umpara, adds layers of complexity to the choices players must make.

The heart of this quest lies in deciding whether to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart, which influences the unique loot you can obtain. However, with the right dialogue choices, you can secure every piece of available gear without diminishing hope for Thirdborn by revealing Keipo's secret. To do this, you must find and read Keipo's Weathered Journal, located near the Leviathan Heart by interacting with a button on a curved stone structure.

Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?

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It is 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 Thirdborn's hopeful narrative. To achieve this, ensure you've found Keipo's Weathered Journal.

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, a powerful Exceptional Quality +1/3 weapon that was his fallen partner's keepsake. The spear's stats and abilities are as follows:

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 obtain 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 secure the Stormdancer armor set, select the following dialogue options when speaking to Chiko after the "I’m sorry my uncle is sick…" line:

• “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, can result in Chiko leaving upset, and you missing out on the Stormdancer armor pieces.

How To Get All the Loot in Heart of Valor

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To obtain 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 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 obtaining Umpara’s Spear upon refusing the Leviathan Heart. Only by addressing Umpara's fate last can you secure both.

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 to Tira Nui Hajime and Thirdborn, diminishing the settlement's hope and causing you to miss out on the Leviathan Heart.

By following the exact order of dialogue choices outlined above, you can secure an all-powerful set of armor, a unique spear, the Leviathan Heart as a trinket, and maintain a bittersweet yet hopeful resolution for all involved.