Witch Of The Woods God Of War

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Atreus and Freya in the forest of the Sanctuary.

Overview

The Witch's Sanctuary is the second major sub-region within the realm of Midgard. Kratos and Atreus enter the expanse early into their journey.

Kratos and Atreus hunt for a large boar, one with thin lines of glowing gold along its hibernate. Afterwards pursuing the brute through the forest for some fourth dimension, Atreus finally lands the crippling shot. As they approach their quarry, Atreus and Kratos come confront to face with the Witch of the Forest herself, who reprimands their violent antics and tells them that the boar is her friend.

Later on in their journey, Kratos and Atreus learn that they have actually come face up-to-face up with the married woman of Odin and former Queen of the Valkyries herself, Freya, who is bound to the realm of Midgard by Odin for the foreseeable future. This being her penalisation after she broke off the marriage with the Allfather.

The Sanctuary

Freya and Atreus tending to the wounded boar.

Compared to the earthy and snowy tones that compose the scenery for the showtime of the game, the Witch'southward Sanctuary is a bright splash of color. Afterwards Atreus hits the boar with his pointer and Kratos helps keep the boar live with the guidance of the Witch, she reveals the opening into the sanctuary behind a living wall of roots. They bend and recede at her gesture and open to a garden that is decorated in rich foliage.

Kratos'due south outset run into with Chaurli.

Another elk, with the aforementioned markings as the start creature that Kratos and Atreus hunted, grazes peacefully through the garden, as does another boar.

The main feature of the sanctuary is the massive turtle, who Atreus eventually names Chaurli. Atreus's grasp on languages gives him the ability to empathize Chaurli's words, much to the surprise of both Freya and Kratos. The turtle has a massive tree growing out of its shell, i that extends hundreds of feet above the ground and consists of bright reddish leaves as well. Under its belly is Freya's home.

Healing the Boar

Behind Freya's home are a number of smaller garden patches, along with the river that runs into the cavern system that exists below Chaurli. In social club to heal the boar that Atreus wounded, Kratos needs to think ii plants from Freya'south garden. The start plant is a white-petaled bloom called Lamb'south Cress and the other is Red Root. After Kratos exits through the backdoor of the Witch'southward home, the white-petaled flower is located in a patch of grass to the left of the door, and the Red Root is to the right by Atreus.

The pathway that leads out from the backdoor, the main river alee.

In one case Kratos helps Atreus call back the root, (reprimanding the boy on his forgetfulness for leaving his female parent's knife backside) they render to Freya and she completes the healing salve in order to relieve the boar'southward life.

In return for their help, Freya presses a glimmering golden mark to their necks. This is the Witch's Compass, a chief quest indicator for the actor throughout the game.

Points of Involvement

There are a number of collectibles in the Witch's Sanctuary. They require the player to return to her garden after a number of checkpoints that come with farther progression of the master storyline. To gather all the possible collectibles in this area, the player will need Winds of Hel and Atreus'due south Lightning Arrows.

The Lore Mark that Atreus can read while climbing the well.

Once the player reaches the part in their journey titled, "A New Destination." they will be able to render to the Witch's home past climbing up a well inside the cave. As they climb, at that place will be runes that Atreus can read as a Lore Mark.
Once Kratos climbs to the elevation, there volition be some other Lore Mark that requires a light crystal to exist activated and read. The light crystal is located to the left behind the aging well.

The subconscious Turtle Tribute Treasure.
After Atreus greets the behemothic turtle and gives it the proper name Chaurli, the player can approach the front end door of the house and search the grass and rocks to the right. At that place is the Turtle's Treasure, which gives crafting resource for the player.
In the opposite management from the front door of the business firm, at that place's another Lore Mark for Atreus to read beside a climbable chain. At the top there is one of Odin'southward Ravens perched on a rock.

Location of one of Odin's Ravens.
Continue down the ridge and Kratos volition reach a ledge that provides an overview of the Witch's garden.The actor will be able to accept Atreus read the runes scattered about the area, which will be used to open a Legendary Chest.
Climb back downwardly the chain and await across the grounds offset to see another Lore marker that's beneath the wall of the well, and so head back towards Chaurli and this fourth dimension head to the left of him. There will be a sand bowl that Atreus will utilize to spell out the runes, which will then reveal the Legendary Breast that contains the Tempest of the Elks runic summon for Atreus.

The runes that Atreus tin can read in guild to unlock the Legendary Chest.

The discretely placed lore marking beneath the risen surface area that Kratos descended from below the well.

Lastly, the sandbowl that Atreus volition shape the runes in to unlock the Legendary breast covered by the stones.