"Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?"

The final decision in the "Heart of Valor" side quest in *Avowed* presents a challenging choice for Keipo and the precious Leviathan Heart. With the revelation that Keipo's uncle wishes to use the heart to end his life, coupled with Keipo's own battle with the Dreamscourge and the half-truths about the Leviathan that cover up Umpara’s death, players are faced with several pivotal decisions. This quest offers a significant story branch, with unique loot depending on your choices, but there's a way to secure all available gear through strategic dialogue selections.

Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?

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It is recommended not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart at the end of *Avowed’s* "Heart of Valor" side quest. This decision opens the path to obtain all possible loot without exposing Keipo's secret and diminishing hope for Thirdborn. To achieve this, ensure you have read Keipo’s Weathered Journal, which you can find by activating a button on the curved stone structure near the Leviathan Heart's location.

Let's explore the base rewards for each decision path before detailing the specific dialogue choices needed to secure all the rewards.

Reward for Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart

By fulfilling Keipo's dying wish and handing over the Leviathan Heart, you will receive Umpara’s Spear, a powerful Exceptional Quality +1/3 weapon and a keepsake of his fallen partner, who died during their hunt for the Leviathan. The spear's stats and abilities are as follows:

Reward for Not Giving Keipo the Leviathan Heart

By refusing to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart and making the correct dialogue choices when speaking with Chiko afterward, you can obtain the Stormdancer armor set. Additionally, you can keep the Leviathan Heart as a Unique Trinket, granting a +20% Attack Damage boost at the cost of slowly draining your health. The Stormdancer armor set includes the following pieces:

To receive these armor pieces when speaking with Chiko, choose the following dialogue options after Chiko says, "I’m sorry my uncle is sick…":

• “Uh…about that. He’s not just sick. It’s the Dreamscourge.”
• “He wanted to die before he turned. He was trying to keep you safe.”
• “There *is* one way. We just stopped him from doing it.”

The third option is crucial, as selecting incorrectly will upset Chiko, causing them to leave and you to miss out on the Stormdancer armor pieces.

How To Get All the Loot in Heart of Valor

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To secure all the available gear at the end of *Avowed’s* Heart of Valor side quest—including the Leviathan Heart, Umpara’s Spear, and the Stormdancer armor set—without exposing Keipo’s secret to Thirdborn, follow these dialogue choices in the specified order when speaking to Keipo and Chiko after finding Keipo’s Weathered Journal:

Talking to Keipo

• “We need to talk. Now.”
• “Come clean. Chiko told me you want to end your life.”
• “We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you had the Dreamscourge.”
• “I’m sorry. I can’t give you the heart.”
• “I respect your choice. But I can’t be a part of it.”
• “Listen. I…I know what happened to Umpara.”
• “And? Why didn’t you tell the truth?”
• “That’s why you really trapped the ruins. So no one would find out.”
• “No. The truth would do more harm than good.”

It's vital to discuss Umpara’s fate last, as discussing it first will result in missing out on Umpara’s Spear when refusing to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart.

Talking to Chiko

• “Don’t worry. It’s right here with me.”
• “He wanted to take his own life with it. Chiko stepped in to prevent that.”
• “Let me hold onto it. I’ll take it far away and keep it safe.”
• “[Lie] No, that was all.”
• “Uh…about that. He’s not just sick. It’s the Dreamscourge.”
• “He wanted to die before he turned. He was trying to keep you safe.”
• “There *is* one way. We just stopped him from doing it.”

If you give Keipo the Leviathan Heart and receive Umpara’s Spear, you can still obtain the Stormdancer armor set from Chiko by revealing Keipo's affliction with the Dreamscourge and repeating the final two dialogue choices above. However, this will expose Keipo’s secret to Tira Nui Hajime and Thirdborn, diminishing the settlement's hope and causing you to miss out on the Leviathan Heart.

By adhering to the precise order of dialogue choices outlined above, you can acquire an all-powerful set of armor, a unique spear, the Leviathan Heart as a trinket, and maintain as much happiness as possible in this bittersweet scenario—without having to choose between one or the other.

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