Banishers is absolutely riddled with side content. While most of it is pretty straightforward, you might come across a certain side activity that requires a little more searching and map knowledge than your typical fetch quest. Our Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Exorcism guide will help walk you through everything you need to complete this mission.
Please note, in order to unlock this side quest you will first need to complete the “Through a Glass Darkly” Haunting Case. This can be found in Mount Pleasant at the Bligh Estate, and the Exorcism side quest will start automatically upon completing it.
In case it wasn’t obvious, spoilers ahead for this particular quest!
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Exorcism Quest Guide
You can view a video version of this quest guide here:
The premise of this quest is that Red and Antea seek to remove the curse that hangs on Ethel Bligh’s mirror, a key quest item from the Haunting Case it’s connected to. In order to do so, they first need to speak with Seeker to learn more about what might be affecting the mirror.
Find Seeker
This portion of the quest is easy enough, as Seeker will be marked on your map. She’ll likely be located at Siridean’s Island in her home. Fast travel here and speak with her, at which point she’ll recommend collecting three items to dispel the mirror’s curse: Soil from the mirror’s nearest Void, a lock of hair from someone who escaped its grasp, and a root from a great and ancient tree. You can ask Seeker questions about each of these to get some clarification; we highly recommend doing so.
After she gives you a to-do list, it’s time to head out and find these items! This can be tricky, especially since there are no waypoints to guide you to them. But don’t worry: we’ve got you covered.
Acquire a Root from a Great Tree
Seeker recommends a tree deep in The Dark Woods. If you look at your map, you might notice a sketch of a large tree right near the Kate’s Bivouac shelter. That’s a good place to start. Go ahead and fast travel to that shelter to start heading towards the tree.
Once here, the path to find the root is a little more difficult. Start by heading right out of Kate’s Bivouac from where you arrive when fast traveling. Slide out of the cave, then follow the cliff to a climbing wall below you. Climb down the wall and follow the path all the way to the bottom of this area, where you fought the specter of Nicholas Doolan during Thickskin’s story quest. You might have to fight off some enemies again here, but either way, push through once you’re finished and follow the path out of this area, crawling under a large pile of roots.
From here, follow the bend near the river to head back West, and at the split, take the left path down into a small cave area. You’ll see a bunch of roots in the wall, and one of these is your lucky item. On the back right wall is a spot you can interact with to complete this portion of the quest. Once you’ve picked up the Ancient Root, head back to Kate’s Bivouac to fast travel again, this time heading to Bligh Domain up North.
Acquire a Hair from Someone Who Escaped the Creature’s Grasp
This one’s the easiest item to obtain. Once you’ve traveled to Bligh Domain, head over to the servant’s house to talk to John. In case you’ve forgotten where his house is, we’ve included an image of the location below:
Talk to John and ask him for a lock of hair. He’ll give it to you, albeit begrudgingly, completing another section of this quest line. You’ve only got one more thing to grab! Unfortunately, this last one will require a bit more elbow grease.
Retrieve Soil from the Manor’s Nearest Void
The nearest Void actually sits directly below the Manor. The easiest way to get to it is through the house itself. Upon entering the front doors, head past the stairs to the right and then make a 180-degree turn left to see a staircase leading to the basement. If you haven’t already completed the Ensnare puzzle down here, there’s one node underneath the stairs and one down in the elevator shaft to the right of the core. Destroy these both, then head down into the cave beneath the house.
Once you’re down here, you’ll find another Ensnare puzzle. This time, you’ll see one core straight ahead and above the core. The other one is behind you near the ceiling, so destroy both of these to get access to the Void portal. This portal will require 4 Ethereal Bone Fragment and 1 Striped Wintergreen to perform a ritual on. You should likely have these ingredients already at this point in the game. Go ahead and start a Void Traveling ritual to head inside.
Once inside, you’ll have to fight through a whole heap of enemies to get to the end of the level. Go ahead and tackle this at your own speed. We recommend targeting the ranged enemies first throughout this encounter, as they’ll often spawn up high and out of reach, requiring you to use Red’s rifle to take them out. This Void also has a special effect where using your Decoction deals damage in an explosive circle around you, so feel free to abuse that as the damage is pretty hefty and you’ll get charges of it back for defeating enemies.
After pushing through the enemies, you’ll have to fight a Sorrow boss. To defeat it, run around the arena and look for three small pillars of dark matter. You’ll have to kill these first to remove the Sorrow’s shield. They’re fairly easy to destroy, but you’ll be facing a lot of other enemies as well as AoE attacks from the boss itself, so make sure to watch your health. Upon defeating the three pillars, just head to the center to defeat the actual boss, who’ll go down quickly.
Upon defeating the Sorrow, do not leave the Void yet! On the wall to the left of the Ritual spot that appears where the boss was is a small interactable. Interact with it to get Void soil and complete your check list. Congrats! You may now exit the Void.
Perform the Ritual
Exiting the Void will bring you to a cliff with a chest that contains the Careful Provision Decoction, a nice little reward for all your hard work. But the job’s not done yet. Head back to the Bligh Manor, which should now be marked with a waypoint on your map. Head inside and upstairs to the Master Bedroom to complete an Unbounding ritual and remove the curse from the mirror. This will complete the quest and reward you with 600xp. Congratulations!
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