Moonscars
34 Achievements
PS5
The Cruel Queen
Yadwiga: enthroned.
2.0%
How to unlock the The Cruel Queen achievement in Moonscars - Definitive Guide
This achievement follows alongside the main story and subsequently there's a lot of assumed progress and item collection through the various locations that I will skip.
If you don’t complete all the necessary steps listed here then you won’t be able to get Yarema to join his sister atop The Apex to protect her whilst you’re taking on Red Irma. This is the entire point of the questline.
Halfway through this quest you will have the choice to diverge and go for the Joys of Motherhood instead. You should be able to get both achievements in one run, through a process of cloud saving shenanigans - some details can be found in the comments section for the opposing questline achievement guide by local bellboy linked further below.
*Exhausting dialogue means talk to the NPC until their dialogue is finished, then talk to them again and again until they repeat the same lines over and over. This is probably unnecessary, but I suggest it anyway just to be safe.
Refer to this excellent map for location detail/navigation. Exact locations for literally everything in the game are detailed here.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AbGuDuzQ9uIYXs073DFl...
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/@demajen
The Cruel Queen quest
You first meet Yarema locked in a jail cell Southwest of the Mirror at Outskirts > The Fortress (see Map)
- Kill everything to free him and then exhaust his dialogue.
Speak with Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue, she will give you a key to the previously locked area to her left.
Head all the way left and Kill Gniewko, the Royal Infant
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema
- He’s on the upper left level, exhaust his dialogue.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
- Speak with Yarema who should be standing right beside her, exhaust his dialogue.
- Speak with Adelinka who should be standing there too, exhaust her dialogue.
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema again
- He’s in the same spot as before, exhaust his dialogue.
Head to the Depths > Corpse Pits and find Yarema (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue.
Stay in the Depths and kill Wanda
Go to Earth Bowels > Holy Silence and find Yarema (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue, he will die.
Defeat Cruel Lajos in Earth Bowels
- after killing Cruel Lajos, head left to find the Kiln.
Speak with the Gargoyles in the Kiln
- You will be prompted to hand over Yarema’s Gland and then pay them 10,000 bone powder to revive him.
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema again
- He’s in the same spot as before, exhaust his dialogue.
- you will unlock
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Find the Left Eye of the Old Hag at High Castle > The Nursery (see Map)
Find the Right Eye of the Old Hag at the Depths > Forsaken Valley (see Map)
NOTE - If you give the eyes to the Old Hag you will void this achievement and will instead open up the Joys of Motherhood quest.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue, you will give her the eyes.
Head to the High Castle > The Throne Hall and speak with the King, rebuild him using his 4 missing limbs:
- Left Leg is in the Mould Workshop, through the flesh wall on the upper left platform.
- Right Leg is near Yarema where you found him in the Depths, just above and to the right (see Map).
- Right Arm is near the Depths > Lesser Mills (see Map).
- Left Arm is near the High Castle > The Memorial (see Map).
Speak with the King 3 times and pay him a total of 30,000 bone powder to hear all his stories and unlock:
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Return to the King at High Castle > The Throne Hall
- Kill the slasher enemy that has taken the King’s place.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Find Yarema all the way over to the bottom right in The Apex > Presence (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue.
- Feed him 10,000 bone powder.
Climb the tower directly above Yarema, to the right of The Apex > Presence to get to the Moon Chapel (see Map)
- Speak with Yarema & Yadwiga.
- Exhaust both their dialogue.
Kill Red Irma in The Apex (see Map) to unlock:
Go back to the Moon Chapel in The Apex > Presence
- Speak with Yarema & Yadwiga.
- Exhaust both their dialogue unlocking:
If you don’t complete all the necessary steps listed here then you won’t be able to get Yarema to join his sister atop The Apex to protect her whilst you’re taking on Red Irma. This is the entire point of the questline.
Halfway through this quest you will have the choice to diverge and go for the Joys of Motherhood instead. You should be able to get both achievements in one run, through a process of cloud saving shenanigans - some details can be found in the comments section for the opposing questline achievement guide by local bellboy linked further below.
*Exhausting dialogue means talk to the NPC until their dialogue is finished, then talk to them again and again until they repeat the same lines over and over. This is probably unnecessary, but I suggest it anyway just to be safe.
Refer to this excellent map for location detail/navigation. Exact locations for literally everything in the game are detailed here.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AbGuDuzQ9uIYXs073DFl...
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/@demajen
The Cruel Queen quest
You first meet Yarema locked in a jail cell Southwest of the Mirror at Outskirts > The Fortress (see Map)
- Kill everything to free him and then exhaust his dialogue.
Speak with Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue, she will give you a key to the previously locked area to her left.
Head all the way left and Kill Gniewko, the Royal Infant
The Secret Achievement achievement in Moonscars worth 145 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema
- He’s on the upper left level, exhaust his dialogue.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
- Speak with Yarema who should be standing right beside her, exhaust his dialogue.
- Speak with Adelinka who should be standing there too, exhaust her dialogue.
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema again
- He’s in the same spot as before, exhaust his dialogue.
Head to the Depths > Corpse Pits and find Yarema (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue.
Stay in the Depths and kill Wanda
The Secret Achievement achievement in Moonscars worth 168 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
Go to Earth Bowels > Holy Silence and find Yarema (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue, he will die.
Defeat Cruel Lajos in Earth Bowels
The Secret Achievement achievement in Moonscars worth 181 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
- after killing Cruel Lajos, head left to find the Kiln.
Speak with the Gargoyles in the Kiln
- You will be prompted to hand over Yarema’s Gland and then pay them 10,000 bone powder to revive him.
Head back to the Mould Workshop, find and speak with Yarema again
- He’s in the same spot as before, exhaust his dialogue.
- you will unlock
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Find the Left Eye of the Old Hag at High Castle > The Nursery (see Map)
Find the Right Eye of the Old Hag at the Depths > Forsaken Valley (see Map)
NOTE - If you give the eyes to the Old Hag you will void this achievement and will instead open up the Joys of Motherhood quest.
The Joys of Motherhood achievement in Moonscars worth 194 pointsHorpyna: received fired baby clayborn.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue, you will give her the eyes.
Head to the High Castle > The Throne Hall and speak with the King, rebuild him using his 4 missing limbs:
- Left Leg is in the Mould Workshop, through the flesh wall on the upper left platform.
- Right Leg is near Yarema where you found him in the Depths, just above and to the right (see Map).
- Right Arm is near the Depths > Lesser Mills (see Map).
- Left Arm is near the High Castle > The Memorial (see Map).
Speak with the King 3 times and pay him a total of 30,000 bone powder to hear all his stories and unlock:
The The King's Speech achievement in Moonscars worth 130 pointsKing Drahan: player listened to all stories
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Return to the King at High Castle > The Throne Hall
- Kill the slasher enemy that has taken the King’s place.
Return to Yadwiga in High Castle > The Gynaceum
- Exhaust her dialogue.
Find Yarema all the way over to the bottom right in The Apex > Presence (see Map)
- Exhaust his dialogue.
- Feed him 10,000 bone powder.
Climb the tower directly above Yarema, to the right of The Apex > Presence to get to the Moon Chapel (see Map)
- Speak with Yarema & Yadwiga.
- Exhaust both their dialogue.
Kill Red Irma in The Apex (see Map) to unlock:
The Secret Achievement achievement in Moonscars worth 187 pointsContinue playing to unlock this secret achievement
Go back to the Moon Chapel in The Apex > Presence
- Speak with Yarema & Yadwiga.
- Exhaust both their dialogue unlocking:
1 Comment
Just saying but if you forgot to talk to her, and killed last boss, you can comeback and talk to her. Your save is before final fight.
By Nit0rin on 24 Sep 2023 00:04
Hello if you wanted to do this achievement, stay MEC there, just follow this guide here the nerdola...
1 Comment
This NPC wasn’t where it is supposed to be when I started the game. Later it was beside the princess and I couldn’t interact with him. I swear I explored every single spot in the beginning because I needed all the help I could to beat the first boss. Something made it disappear for unknown reason.
By Icarusael on 17 Oct 2022 05:50
This guide was translated automatically.
Trophy skippable if you do the Joys of Motherhood trophy
There is a queen sitting in The Low Castle location. After talking with her, she will ask you to find two eyes. Afterwards it will be necessary to kill the old king (for which we will have to find body parts, once teleported there, there will be a monster there, kill him).
After we completed the Yarema quest and he became a clay-born, we go to the Apex Castle location. Yarema will be standing at a dead end on the right; you need to give 10,000 local currency to satisfy his hunger. Next we go up to the very top. The queen will sit there. Talk to her. Next you need to kill the boss Red Irma, return to the queen and the trophy is yours.
There is a queen sitting in The Low Castle location. After talking with her, she will ask you to find two eyes. Afterwards it will be necessary to kill the old king (for which we will have to find body parts, once teleported there, there will be a monster there, kill him).
After we completed the Yarema quest and he became a clay-born, we go to the Apex Castle location. Yarema will be standing at a dead end on the right; you need to give 10,000 local currency to satisfy his hunger. Next we go up to the very top. The queen will sit there. Talk to her. Next you need to kill the boss Red Irma, return to the queen and the trophy is yours.
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