Items
Catalysts

Ritual Dagger

The Ritual Dagger is the catalyst for opening the Ancient Footwear chest in Xanthe’s Excavations: Bloodied Dagger. The ruins are east of Tantari, near the small bog, and the dagger is on the left side of the boss room.

My journey
As ancient as it is unsettling. Can be used to compel a soul.

Use the dagger with the corpse before opening the chest

Fight through the excavation and defeat the witch in the final chamber. Use Focus to locate the Ritual Dagger on the room’s left side and pick it up. The locked chest and the corpse in front of it are in the same room.

Return to human form during the day and use Compel Soul on that corpse with the Ritual Dagger in your inventory. Present the dagger in the conversation, then interact with the chest to collect Ancient Footwear. Possessing the dagger is only part of the sequence: the soul conversation supplies the opening step.

If you clear the ruins at night, return during the day for the conversation. The activity marker disappears after the witch is defeated, so use Xanthe’s banner and the small opening in the hillside to find the entrance again.

Using Ritual Dagger with Compel Soul

Use Ritual Dagger with Compel Soul to speak with a restless soul. This Witchcraft ability works with objects associated with the dead.

Ritual Dagger properties

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Quest

Game reference: The Blood of Dawnwalker, Steam build 25129649, reviewed October 6, 2026. Report a mistake.