No Rest For The Wicked – Prologue Walkthrough

You are a Cerim, and your goal is to investigate a plague, the Pestilence, that has been spreading on the island of Sacra. This is your main objective in No Rest for the Wicked, but that is just the surface of a deep game.

As the game is still in early access and keeps getting updates, No Rest for the Wicked just received another major update from the developer, where they really improved the game and added co-op, allowing you to enjoy it with your friends.

We jumped in with this big update in order to create a walkthrough for the game for you to enjoy it with us.

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The Beginning

After you finish customizing your character and picking your path, you will create your realm, which is where your journey will start.

You will be asked to either go through the prologue or go directly to the main story. If this is your first time, we strongly advise going through the prologue first to understand the story and get familiar with the basics of the game.

You will encounter the first cutscene, where a lady’s voice recites a story and shows a ship sailing through a dangerous path to reach an island.

The cutscene then moves to show the crew and the ship, and this is where you will meet your main character, known as the Cerim.

The Ship

Once you take control of your character, you can explore the ship and talk to the crew. One thing you will notice is that the crew of the ship is not fond of having you on board and believes you will bring bad luck to them.

To your surprise, you have no idea what you did wrong, so you just proceed to see the captain. The captain can be found on the other side of the ship.

To reach him, you need to make your way to the lower level of the ship and then take the ladder on the left side. This will take you directly to him.

Upon interacting with him, you will realize that even the captain himself wants to get you off his ship as soon as you reach the island ahead, but he was paid to deliver you to an island called Sacra, so that is his plan.

The captain orders you to go to your quarters and just sit tight until you reach Sacra, so that is what you need to do.

Go To Your Quarters

Head back down from the ladder, and the door will now be open for you to access the lower decks. As soon as you go inside, there will be a chest ahead, so open it and then take the ladder down.

Make your way to the left end of this room, where you will find the kitchen. The chef will ask you to help him.

Approach him and talk to him, and he’ll ask you to get him some ingredients: the mushroom from the shelf just north of him and the herbs from the table just south.

Collect both items and then speak to him again to hand over the ingredients. This will allow him to finish cooking his meal. He’ll give you a few, and these meals allow you to heal yourself.

Keep making your way to the left until you see another ladder, and take it down. Here you will see one of the crew standing near a door, so go and speak to him.

He’ll tell you that he fixed your bed and it’s ready for you to use. Now all you have to do is just rest and wait for the trip to be over.

The Ambush

During your sleep, you will have a nightmare of some strange creatures hunting you, and everyone is dead on the sea, which will cause you to wake up. As you wake, you will see that the ship has been ambushed and is on fire.

Your objective here is to get to the top deck. Exit your room, and you will see a dead body that you can loot. This will grant you a basic sword that you can use to defend yourself.

Make your way all the way to the right, and you will see an enemy. This is where you will start getting the combat tutorials. Defeat it, then take his shield to use for blocking attacks, and take the ladder upstairs.

As you progress forward, you will encounter a few enemies, and this is the best practice for basic combat encounters. Eventually, you will meet the cabin boy you encountered earlier.

Unfortunately, you will watch him die, and there is nothing to do except press forward in order to reach the top deck and understand what is happening.

After you reach the top deck, there will be a cutscene where you will see the ship crew fighting another army.

The camera will slowly focus on a lady, who seems to be their captain, blowing a horn as she shouts that they have nothing to do with these types of people on their island.

Defend The Crew

After you gain back control of your character, you will see that the crew members are fighting the enemy, and you need to help them defeat them. Just keep progressing left and defeat any enemy you encounter.

After you clear the top deck, the lady from earlier, Odessa, will show up one more time as she realizes that the ship will hit a big rock due to the storm and crash.

The King Is Dead, Long Live The King!

After what happens, a cutscene will show what seems to be a royal palace and then an old man covered in blue lying on a bed. It seems that the king of Sacra has died, and his royal family is preparing for the funeral.

The three members are discussing the Pestilence and how it has spread in Sacra. As his only male son, Magnus, is now the new king and will be willing to go to Sacra to investigate himself.

They set sail to Sacra, and then you see your character on the shore, torn of everything he had, alone, with no idea where or what to do.

This is where your prologue ends, and then you start exploring the Shallows.

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