Should You Kill or Spare Captain Aelfyr in Avowed?

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Getting caught in situations where you must make choices and face their consequences is a major part of the role-playing experience in Avowed. Be ready to encounter several characters while exploring the Living Lands who will open up dialogue choices to shape your journey. Captain Aelfyr, for example, looks intimidating and is rather rude. So when you are suddenly presented with a choice to attack her, what do you do? Should you risk an all-out fight that will certainly anger the Steel Garrotes, or show mercy to avoid any major repercussions? Here is what you need to know about dealing with Captain Aelfyr in Avowed.

Should You Kill or Spare Captain Aelfyr in Avowed?

As a fan, I wanted to highlight that you’ll meet Captain Aelfyr not just once, but twice in the game Avowed. The first time you cross paths with him is in Emerald Stair, which happens to be the second region you delve into on your mission to stop the catastrophic plague known as the Dreamscourge.

Captain Aelfyr can be found guarding the Shatterscarp Gatehouse in the north along with several of her Steel Garrotes. If you speak with her as part of the main quest, A Path to the Garden, you will ask her permission to pass through the Gatehouse to enter Shatterscarp. During this conversation, you will have an option to either attack and kill Captain Aelfyr in Avowed, or play it cool and enter Shatterscarp without shedding any more Steel Garrote blood.

The thing is that if you decide to spare Captain Aelfyr in Emerald Stair, she will confront you again in Galawain’s Tusks, the fourth region you explore in Avowed. However, this second encounter will be an unavoidable boss fight. Captain Aelfyr will be infected with the Dreamscourge, leaving you with no choice but to kill her in order to move forward during the main quest, Our Dreams Divide Us Still.

Considering that you eventually have to fight Captain Aelfyr during the main storyline, you should definitely attack her in your first encounter in Emerald Stair.

Slaying Captain Aelfyr offers valuable experience points, treasures, and crucially, the Death Knight Gloves in Avowed. These distinctive gloves boost your frost damage by a considerable 15% and lower your stamina expenditure during blocking by 10%, providing an impressive blend of offensive and defensive capabilities.

Both the Death Knight Armor and Boots can be found in a hidden waterfall cave in Emerald Stair, so killing Captain Aelfyr allows you to complete your Death Knight set in the same region.

However, be warned that you will not be facing just Captain Aelfyr. You will also have to deal with several of her Steel Garrotes. If you are struggling to find/upgrade weapons, or are playing on Path of the Damned difficulty, you might find the fight a bit challenging.

To unveil the dark conclusion and earn the Tyranny achievement in “Avowed”, avoid attacking Captain Aelfyr whenever you can. It’s crucial to always back the Steel Garrote, choosing their side at every given chance. Rest assured, you’ll still engage with her in a second skirmish, but this is because of the Dreamscourge influence.

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2025-03-18 12:07