You can romance Anca, Lacra and Crake in The Blood of Dawnwalker. Each romance takes place during a character quest. Use the quest order and dialogue choices below to reach the conversation.
Story spoilers: this guide names the relevant quests, relationship decisions and a few connected rewards.
Which quest contains each romance?
| Character | Quest | What to watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Anca | Stronger Than Achilles | The conversation at the inn after the Font of Life decision. |
| Lacra | The Night of Horrors | The closing conversation after the mandrake offer. |
| Crake / Marat | A Closer Look | A personal conversation after Distant Shadows, with a one-day deadline. |
The three scenes can be pursued in one playthrough and are optional for the game’s endings. That does not remove the prerequisites or time limits of the quests containing them.
How to romance Anca in Stronger Than Achilles
Anca’s main sequence is Echoes of Silenced Bells, Between the Words, Where Old Devils Lie and Stronger Than Achilles. Most Precious Thing is an optional part of her storyline.
The romance opportunity is in the final conversation back at the inn. The route described in the walkthrough uses I meant what I said.
, followed by Screw decency. I want you, too.
to accept her invitation. Earlier conversation choices can change the exchange, so respond to the invitation actually presented in your game.
The Font decision comes earlier. Letting Coen use it grants Font of Life; letting Anca use it benefits her and is associated with an additional shop selection. Destroying it has an alternative equipment reward. Use the Font choice comparison for those consequences, then return here for the relationship conversation.
The inn conversation is not a second chance to choose who used the Font. Check Anca’s conditional stock if your question concerns her later shop rather than the romance.
How to romance Lacra in The Night of Horrors
Lacra’s romance occurs in the closing conversation of The Night of Horrors, after the mandrake offer. If that quest is not available yet, follow Lacra’s quest order and meeting instructions.
Start the expedition near the beginning of the night to leave time for Lacra’s closing conversation.
In the hidden cave, accept the mandrake if you want Mandrake Ward. Continue into the later conversation for the romance opportunity. The walkthrough’s route uses these choices:
Can vrakhiri get drunk?
[follow Lacra]
Yeah, I'm over all of it.
[drink]
[kiss her]
The mandrake offer, drinking Lacra’s blood and the romantic response are separate decisions. Drinking her blood is associated with Mesmerise; the kiss is the romantic choice at the end of this sequence.
A Phial of Lacra’s Blood also grants Mesmerise and increases Corruption when used. If you have one, you can learn the ability from the item.
How to romance Crake / Marat before A Closer Look expires
Distant Shadows leads into A Closer Look, the personal quest containing Crake’s romance opportunity. The journal calls him Marat here; it is the same character.
A Closer Look can expire. The in-game quest has a one-day timer for speaking to Marat. Visit him before spending that time on other objectives. The time guide explains the difference between activity costs and a full day.
He is alone near the woods south of Svartrau. Let him explain his reaction to the events of Distant Shadows and support him through the conversation about Ascar. The walkthrough connects that personal disclosure with The Manumit achievement.
The subsequent choice [kiss him back]
accepts the optional romance. You can instead decline his invitation and finish the conversation. The achievement opportunity and the romantic response are separate decisions; do not treat the kiss as the requirement for understanding his story.
For his broader role, return to the Crake character page. This quest’s deadline is a more immediate concern than trying to complete every optional manumit quest before speaking to him.
Keep relationship choices and story rewards separate
The cited walkthroughs describe romance scenes as optional for endings and compatible within a single playthrough. Their surrounding quests can still contain important decisions, timed objectives, equipment and abilities.
- Anca: compare the Font’s regeneration, shop and armour choices before returning to the inn.
- Lacra: the mandrake offer and blood-drinking choice precede the final romantic response.
- Crake: reach the personal conversation before A Closer Look expires; decide on the romantic response when it appears.
Continue with Font of Life and Mandrake Ward for recovery effects, or Lacra’s story rewards for equipment and relic connections. To choose who joins the attack on Greifberg, use the final assault routes.
Sources
The linked guides describe the romance routes and dialogue examples. Item and ability effects come from their in-game descriptions in Steam build 25232147. The deadline note uses the in-game quest timer; the walkthroughs provide the conversation examples. Sources on this page were reviewed October 9, 2026.