The Fractured Peaks side quests take place in a diverse area region full of mysterious locations and hidden plots. Besides the main storyline, these side quests help gain substantial rewards and bonus items. So, exploring the optional tasks is worth the time and effort as it helps to boost your in-game EXP and enhance your gaming experience.
Key Takeaways
- The Fractured Peaks is one of the crucial regions in Diablo 4 that features many side quests and storyline plots in different Acts.
- The area offers a total of 35 side quests that are spread across different sub-regions of Peaks.
- The Desolate Highlands have eight side quests, including killing demons, collecting items, and doing several emotes.
- The Frigid Expanse features five quests, while the Dobrev Taiga region offers six side quests.
- The Seat of the Heavens offers five side quests, and the Sarkova Pass region features four quests.
- Gale Valley has three side quests, while Pallid Glade offers two side quests only.
- The side quests help explore the area and get additional rewards and bonus experiences.
All Fractured Peaks Side Quests
Below, I have written a list that summarizes all Fractured Peaks Side Quests:
| Quest | Area | Starting Location | Quest Giver | Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malady of the Soul | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Sister Octavia | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Gold - EXP |
| Depths of Despair | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Sister Octavia | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Gold - EXP |
| Faith in Blood | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Petr | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Sister Octavia’s Prayer Book - Gold - EXP |
| Raising Spirits | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Guard Boza | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Herb Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Menestad Coffers | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Kudomyla | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Salvage Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Sealed Door | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Strange Beggar | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Leather Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Sight to Madness | Desolate Highlands | Kyovashad | Vilek | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Gold - EXP |
| The Woodsman of Nevesk | Desolate Highlands | Nevesek | Magdalena | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Murmuring Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Cries of Innocence | Frigid Expanse | Olyam Tundra | Vendral Trost | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Murmuring Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Secret of the Spring | Frigid Expanse | Kylsik Plateau | Discarded Note | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Rawhide - Gold - EXP |
| Exorcist’s Cache | Frigid Expanse | Frigid Expanse premises | Sealed Exorcist’s Cache | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Unsealed Exorcist's Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Gory Display | Frigid Expanse | Bear Tribe Refuge | Warrior’s Chain | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Herb Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Dread Martyr | Frigid Expanse | Olyam Tundra | Sir Cromwell | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Ore Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Legacies of Light’s Watch | Dobrev Taiga | Margrave | Zalan Coste | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Salvage Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Bound by Blood | Dobrev Taiga | Margrave | Lacthan | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Gold - EXP |
| A Cold Faith | Dobrev Taiga | Southeast Foothills | Pilgrim’s Journal | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Herb Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Cleansing Flame | Dobrev Taiga | Margrave | Priest Matvey | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Murmuring Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Unwritten End | Dobrev Taiga | Dobrev Taiga Premises | Merchant’s Ledger | - Gold - EXP |
| Better Days | Dobrev Taiga | East to Margrave | Faded Old Painting | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Gold - EXP |
| Hammer of the Champion | The Seat of The Heavens | Bear Tribe Refuge | Greganoch | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Grizzly's Maul - Gold - EXP |
| Shattered Tribute | The Seat of The Heavens | Bear Tribe Refuge | Sena | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Leather Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Beast’s Challenge | The Seat of The Heavens | Bear Tribe Refuge | Greganoch | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Salvage Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Call of the Ancients | The Seat of The Heavens | Bear Tribe Refuge | Chieftain Glous | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Elixir Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Blood Sermon | The Seat of The Heavens | Kor Valar | Sister Vera | - Fractured Peaks Renown - Gold - EXP |
| Chain of Possession | Sarkova Pass | Menestad | Parin | - Gold - EXP |
| Gold Well Spent | Sarkova Pass | Menestad | Meros | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Gem Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Forgive Me | Sarkova Pass | Kor Dragan Barracks | Bloodied Note | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Herb Cache - Gold - EXP |
| Legacy Unmade | Sarkova Pass | Menestad | Parin | - Gold - EXP |
| Unyielding Flesh | Gale Valley | Yelesna | Krystyna | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Blood-Barbed Blade - Gold - EXP |
| Traveler’s Prayer | Gale Valley | Yelesna | Pilgrim’s Letter | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Chest's Elixirs - Gold - EXP |
| Ravenous Dead | Gale Valley | Yelesna | Olesia | - Fractured Peaks Renown +20 - Herb Cache - Gold - EXP |
| The Hungering Bone Cache | Fractured Peaks | The Pallid Glade | Hungering Bone Cache Interaction | - Gold - EXP |
| Frostbloom | Fractured Peaks | The Pallid Glade | Frostbloom Interaction | - Renown - Elixir Cache - Gold - EXP |
How Many Fractured Peaks Side Quests Are In Diablo 4?
To locate the side quests of the region, look for the blue exclamation mark on the world map. You can use waypoints or hop onto a mount to make traveling across the land much easier. Each side quest comes with specific tasks and unique challenges, but completing them helps you solve the mysterious riddles of Sanctuary.
Important: Some side quests require prerequisites, meaning they will only be available once their conditional quest is completed.
1. Desolate Highlands Quests
The Desolate Highlands is a popular subregion of Fractured Peaks, as you often visit this place during your main plot. This region also offers the most amount of side quests, granting you the maximum number of Renown and other useful rewards.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Malady of the Soul | Kyovashad | Sister Octavia | Kill Xul’goth and the carvers that spawn during the ritual. |
| Depths of Despair | Kyovashad | Sister Octavia (Prerequisite: Malady of the Soul) | Explore the marked locations for Vasek and enter the Sewers of Kyovashad, where you can find and slay Demotath. |
| Faith in Blood | Kyovashad | Petr
(Prerequisite: Depths of Despair) |
Visit Margrave to collect the chalice and fill it by killing enemies in the marked area. Return to Margrave and then the cellar in Kyovashad to kill Demotath again and finish the quest. |
| Raising Spirits | Kyovashad | Guard Boza | Visit the training arena highlighted on the map. Open your emote wheel and select the cheer to emote and use it. Head back to Guard Boza to complete the quest. |
| Menestad Coffers | Kyovashad | Kudomyla | Find Luskas and kill him to get the payment of Gemstones. Return to Menestad and hand over the Gemstone to Meros to complete the quest. |
| The Sealed Door | Kyovashad | Strange Beggar | Get to the highlighted area in Frigid Expanse and slay the Death Priest. |
| Sight to Madness | Kyovashad | Vilek | Conquer the Nostrava Stronghold, and head to the Cultist Refuge dungeon to slay Theya. |
| The Woodsman of Nevesek | Nevesek | Magdalena | Kill Magdalena in the Cellars and take the Woodsman Axe. |
2. Frigid Expanse Quests
The Frigid Expanse is another busy location in Fractured Peaks that is located on the eastern side of Kyovashad. The place features several Quarries and Dungeons and some useful side quests listed below.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Cries of Innocence | Olyam Tundra | Vendral Trost | Kill Corik Trost in the Black Asylum dungeon. |
| The Secret of the Spring | Kylsik Plateau | Interact with the discarded note | Head to the marked location at Trough of Orobas and select the “Wait emote” from the emote wheel and open the buried chest. |
| Exorcist’s Cache | Frigid Expanse premises | Interact with the Sealed Exorcist’s Cache | Pick up the Sealed Exorcist’s Cache dropped by the undead enemies. Head to the marked area and slay the red-marked skeletons until the Spirit Anima bar fills up. |
| Gory Display | Bear Tribe Refuge | Interact with the Warrior’s Chain | Visit the Bear Tribe Refuge and pick up the Warrior’s Chain. Give it to Sena to complete the side quest. |
| The Dread Martyr | Olyam Tundra | Sir Cromwell | Find and kill Lord Avitus inside the Hollowed Ossuary dungeon. |
3. Dobrev Taiga Quests
The Dobrev Taiga region offers six side quests in total. I have mentioned these quests below:
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Legacies of Light’s Watch | Margrave | Zalan Coste | To complete the quest, visit the Light’s Watch dungeon in Margrave and gather all three Acquire Archivist’s Journals. |
| Bound by Blood | Margrave | Lacthan | Follow the navigation into Cutthroat’s Escape through the Western Tunnels and slay Outlaw Sharpshooter to finish the quest. |
| A Cold Faith | Southeast Foothills | Interact with Pilgrim’s Journal | Once you pick up the Pilgrim’s Journal near Southeast Foothills, travel to the Priest Matvey in Margrave to complete the quest. |
| The Cleansing Flame | Margrave | Priest Matvey | Get to The Cleansing Flame area with the help of the map and neutralize all the monsters within the premises. |
| Unwritten End | Dobrev Taiga premises | Interact with Merchant’s Ledger | Once you pick up the Merchant’s Ledger from the Bandit enemies, take it to Zalan Coste to complete the quest. |
| Better Days | East of Margrave | Interact with Faded Old Painting | Once you collect the Faded Old Painting from the dead bodies, head back to the Margrave and give it to Zalan Coste to complete the quest. |
4. The Seat Of The Heavens Quests
The Seat of the Heavens region offers five subquests, which are enlisted below.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Hammer of the Champion | Bear Tribe Refuge | Greganoch | Conquer Malnok Stronghold and visit the Rimescar Cavern dungeon to find Grizzly’s Maul. Rescue Grizzly’s Maul back to Bear Tribe Refuge and hand it over to Gregonach. |
| Shattered Tribute | Bear Tribe Refuge | Sena | Head to the Hoarfrost Demise dungeon and slay Khazra to get 25 Ice Clan Bones. |
| The Beast’s Challenge | Bear Tribe Refuge | Greganoch | Kill Kauller the collector and take its head back to the refuge. Mount Kauller’s head on the debris to complete the quest. |
| Call of the Ancients | Bear Tribe Refuge | Chieftain Glous (Prerequisites: Hammer of the Champion, Shattered Tribute, and The Beast’s Challenge) | Once you complete Hammer of the Champion, Shattered Tribute, and The Beast’s Challenge, head to the Hallowed Glacier dungeon and slay Cyhrach the First Born to finish the quest. |
| Blood Sermon | Kor Valar | Sister Vera | Head to the Sanguine Chapel dungeon and slay the Blood Bishop to finish the quest. |
5. Sarkova Pass Quests
The Sarkova Pass regions feature four side quests that I have enlisted below.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Chain of Possession | Menestad | Parin (Prerequisite: The Woodsman of Nevesk) | Head inside the Red Cellar, kill Magdalena and take the Woodsman’s Axe. |
| Gold Well Spent | Menestad | Meros | Find and kill Luskas to get the Payment of Gemstones. Return back to Meros and give him the Gemstones to complete the quest. |
| Forgive Me | Kor Dragan Barracks | Interact with Bloodied Note | Collect the Bloodied Note dropped by Julek in the Kor Dragan Barracks. Head back to Menestad and give the note to Roza to finish the quest. |
| Legacy Unmade | Menestad | Parin (Prerequisite: Chain of Possession) | After you complete the Chain of Possession quest, meet Parin in Crags of Ill Wind and pick up the Woodsman Axe. Protect Parin from the giant Demon and destroy the Woodsman Axe afterward to complete the quest. |
6. Gale Valley Quests
The side quests of the Gale Valley region are enlisted below.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| Unyielding Flesh | Yelesna | Krystyna | Head to Gnarled Timbers and approach Feodar who is tied in chains and kill the demon woman, Yulia the Hellbound. Afterward, return to Feodar and remove the dagger from the corpse to complete the quest. |
| Traveler’s Prayer | Yelesna | Interact with Pilgrim’s Letter | Open the emote wheel and find the thanks gesture. Afterward, open the Pilgrim’s Supply’s chest to complete the quest. |
| Ravenous Dead | Yelesna | Olesia | Visit the blue-marked in Yelesna and kill the red-marked Ghouls on the minimap until you get 15 Ghoul Hearts. |
7. The Pallid Glade Quests
The Pallid Glade region offers only two side quests which are mentioned below.
| Quest Name | Location | Quest Giver | Objective |
| The Hungering Bone Cache | Pallid Glade premises | Interact with Hungering Bone Cache | Once you pick up the Hungering Bone, head to the blue-marked area on the minimap.
Slay the Werewolves in the blue circle and harvest their dead Anima until the quest is completed. |
| Frostbloom | Pallid Glade premises | Interact with Frostbloom | Pick up the Frostbloom while harvesting herbs in Pallid Glade and visit Veroka to give her the bloom and finish the quest. |
That sums up my guide on Fractured Peaks side quests in Diablo 4. Although focusing on the main storyline helps you speedrun in a more effective way, if you truly want to enjoy the in-depth details of the game, you should go for the side quests of each region. Moreover, side quests help you farm Gold, Renown, and Experience, so level up your game and continue your hunt in the world of Sanctuary.
While you’re on your way to completing the quests, make sure to check out other useful guides such as Diablo 4, all classes, best sorceress build, best solo class, and much more. If you are a beginner, then make sure to go through the Diablo 4 beginner’s guide to get fairly better at the game.
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