Find Isbrand in the caves, then face his echo
Isbrand is the vrakhir who turned Brencis. Hive and Seek starts after Song of the Mountain and takes Coen and Lacra into the kobold caves to question him about Brencis. The first chamber contains silver water that damages Coen; Shadowstep between the platforms to cross it.
After the corrupted kobolds, agreeing to follow the speaking kobolds gives you a guide through the next tunnels. The route still leads past Chonk and into Isbrand’s chamber. Before speaking to Isbrand on the wall, check the chest to the right for Isbrand’s Plate. The conversation advances the quest without collecting the armour for you.
Our Rotten Roots follows this meeting. Its later fight in Anachora is against Isbrand, The Broken Shade, an echo reached through his memories. The day and night values below belong to that named combat profile; the chained Isbrand in the cave is a conversation, not this boss encounter.
The reviewed walkthrough describes the echo’s attacks as similar to other vampires rather than a special new moveset. Use the selected level and your difficulty setting when reading the base values, then follow Our Rotten Roots for the route through the memories.
Day and night combat values
Isbrand, The Broken Shade has the following base values. Difficulty, encounter state and temporary effects can change the values used in a fight. Compare the RPG difficulty presets when choosing your settings.
| Attribute | Day | Night |
|---|---|---|
| Health segments | 6 | 6 |
| Health per segment | 200 | 200 |
| Base melee damage | 26 | 26 |
| Base magic damage | 26 | 26 |
Related quests
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