How do you complete Volk's Buried Past quest in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

Help Volk during the repeated visits, including optional chores when available, then agree to investigate Pieter's treasure and complete the follow-up. The route advances over multiple in-game days, so do not expect every objective to appear in one visit.

How do you get Volk's Sword in Dawnwalker?

Published launch-build routes report that Volk's Sword is left in the hut after the help route resolves and you return following the required wait. In the betrayal branch it can instead be obtained after the ambush, with a different outcome.

Where is Volk's knife in Buried Past?

The optional knife is reported on the roof of Volk's hut and requires the nighttime vampire movement ability to reach. This is separate from the main treasure objective.

Can Volk betray you in The Blood of Dawnwalker?

Yes. Multiple launch walkthroughs describe a betrayal branch if you skip the optional help or refuse the treasure search. Preserve a manual save before the final branch if you want to compare outcomes.

VOLK QUEST · BURIED PAST ROUTE

The Blood of Dawnwalker Volk: Buried Past quest, chores and sword

For the best-documented Buried Past route, help Volk on each return visit, complete the optional chores and agree to investigate Pieter's treasure. Keep a save before the final return because the quest branches.

Last checked: September 14, 2026 · Facts and sources are updated when they change.

QUICK ANSWER · VOLK'S BEST-OUTCOME ROUTE

Complete Volk's optional help on the repeated visits and agree to search for Pieter's treasure. Launch-build walkthroughs report that this prevents the betrayal branch; after the final wait, inspect the hut for Volk's Sword and read the letter. Make a manual save before the final return.

Buried Past checklist before the final return

The in-game journal is the authority for your current branch; use this as a spoiler-light route check.
Check	Why it matters
Return to Volk after each wait	The route advances through separate visits rather than one continuous objective chain.
Do optional help when it appears	Launch walkthroughs connect completing Volk's help to the non-betrayal outcome.
Agree to investigate Pieter's treasure	Refusing the treasure route is reported to lead toward the betrayal branch.
Make a manual save	Save before the final return if you care about Volk's outcome or rewards.

How to start Volk's route

Buried Past becomes available after the prologue. Walkthroughs place the lead around Maragir and the Ruined Hut, where the first encounter with Volk begins the route. Follow the active journal marker rather than travelling to an unrelated character named Volk or treating a vendor inventory as the quest start.

The repeated visits: help first, then follow the treasure lead

The distinguishing feature of this quest is that Volk's conversations and help requests unfold across returns rather than immediately. Exhaust the available optional help, including the requested chores when they appear, and speak to Volk again after the game asks you to wait. When the treasure lead appears, accept it and follow the journal objective. This is more reliable than skipping ahead based on a single item location.

Volk's knife and Pieter's treasure

KnifeThe optional knife is reported on the roof of Volk's hut. Reach it at night with the relevant vampire movement ability, then return it before moving on.

TreasureFollow the Buried Past journal toward Pieter's remembered location instead of guessing from a generic map marker. Launch guides describe a reward chest on this route.

Monastery leadLater route steps point back to Maragir for information about Pieter's past. Confirm the current journal objective before entering a building.

Why this mattersThese are separate checks: finding the knife does not replace the treasure route, and neither should be confused with the final outcome choice.

How the Volk branch resolves

After the route's required wait, return to the hut and inspect the scene. On the help route, published walkthroughs report that Volk leaves behind a letter and Volk's Sword. If the quest instead resolves as an ambush, the available outcome is different. That is why this guide recommends a save before the final return rather than claiming every player receives the same scene.

Use this route with the rest of your build

Buried Past can supply a strong gear path, but it costs time. If you are choosing between route investments, compare armor choices, plan around the time system, and do not confuse Volk's rewards with the separate Arbiter armor quest.