Locations with maps: Enedwaith Click here for more and bigger maps with filtering options
Ancient Spirit (falcon-spirit)
Spiteful Figment
Mournshaws
Bestowal
This is a solo quest and cannot be completed with a fellowship.
Background
Gwenaewen has bidden you challenge an ancient spirit of winds in the Wild Hunt that the Huntsman has set before you.
Objectives
Objective 1
Challenge Gwenaewen's Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 2
Race to the first lith
Keep up with the Ancient Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 3
Race to the second lith
Keep up with the Ancient Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 4
Race to the third lith
Keep up with the Ancient Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 5
Race to the fourth lith
Keep up with the Ancient Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 8
Race to the mystic pool
Keep up with the Ancient Spirit
Approach the falcon-spirit and prove your quickness in challenge against it.
Objective 9
Speak with the Ancient Spirit
After speaking with the Falcon-spirit, you must drink from the strange pool to escape from this eerie realm of spirits.
Notes
The falcon-spirit wants you to race with her to five points around the hilltop arranged in a star (the fifth is the pool where you started). You must keep up with her or at least keep her insight. There are other birds that will chase and hit you but you should ignore them and try to avoid them. Also there are clouds of green mist that will slow you if you run into them, so try to avoid them.
If the ring doesn't appear over the ancient spirit's head to talk to it, try completing the other two quests first, then come back. I couldn't talk to the spirit until I finished the other two.
If you are having difficulties completing this, there is an easier way. Wait until the spirit bird comes to meet you at the pool and a ring appears above its head. Then, BEFORE talking to the bird, run along the general path the bird takes and kill the other birds that attack you (there are 5 total). Then return to the spirit bird and summon your mount. NOW, start the quest. You can easily follow the bird now. (In fact, your mount will probably be faster than the bird and you'll have to stop and wait frequently.) And your horse can jump over the green mists and avoid being slowed. (Beware when jumping on a mountain though. Occasionally, my horse has landed and I've gotten a 5 second falling injury.)