В The Dragon City of StyxiaThe island in the middle of the waters of the River of Souls serves as a age to the Kingdom of the Dead, and only through it can one get to Thanatos.
In order to meet the titan, Kastoria wants to repeat the alchemical ritual. scientist Anaxa, capable of attracting the souls of mortals and gods. In the guide we will tell you how to solve all the riddles and get into the Kingdom of the Dead to complete the story quest.
How to start a quest
To gain access to the quest, you must fulfill several conditions:
- get 21 Mastery level;
- Complete the quest "O Traveler, Sail the Waters of the River of Souls".
Upon completion of the previous quest thief Cifer will transfer the heroes to Styxia, after which the quest will start automatically and will be added to the journal.
Walkthrough of O Boatman, Ferry Me Across the Stream in Honkai: Star Rail
Find a way to cross the River of Souls and climb to the very top of the Dragon City. The path to the kingdom of the dead is blocked by many riddles, which can be overcome with the help of the power of Oronis. A difficult battle awaits the heroes at the top of the island
Search the Dragon City and find the entrance to the realm of the dead.
Immediately after the dialogue with Kastoria, run forward to the gate. A butterfly will appear at the closed doors, warning that the entrance to the kingdom of the dead is located ahead. As soon as the dialogue ends, go through a kind of obstacle and proceed further along the corridor.
Upon entering the city, talk to the disembodied spirit of Styxia, who is trying to sell fish. During the conversation, Cipher will appear and tell you that she noticed traces who rejected the death of Midea.
Use the Oronis miracle to cross the River of Souls
To overcome the River of Souls, you will need to use rune of memories Oronis. If you take it from a special base, the light from the sphere of miracles will follow the hero, changing the space and time around it.
Go down the stairs to the base with the rune and interact with it. The first time you use it you will get the achievement "Spotlight effect".
Talk to the centurion's spirit and examine the remains of the soul
With the rune active, run forward through the flooded part of the location. The light will allow you to freely climb the stairs to the spatial anchor. Once you reach the platform above the water level, leave the rune on the base.
Returning to the present, you can through the barricade and talk to the spirit of the centurion. The warrior will tell you about the dragon that brought death to Styxia.
When the spirits disappear, a sphere will appear in their place. Examine the remains of the soul and you will witness a conversation between Aglaya and Kastoria from the past. From the dialogue, it becomes clear that the Senate used Kastoria for its own interests, trying to take control of the Flamestalkers' journey.
Head down the stairs to a few Black Current creatures. This will trigger a small battle where you have to deal with one wave of enemies. The only nasty effect they impose is Corrosion.
Take the rune from the base again to cross the water. Under the light of the orb of wonders, go forward to the destroyed wooden stairs, which will be restored under the influence of the titan's power.
Climb the stairs to the large boulder lying on the elevator platform. When the stone is hit by the sphere's light, it will disappear. Step on the elevator and go up to the level above.
Climb up and enter the treasury
Leave the rune on the base on the left. Once Oronis' light stops pursuing the character, you can go through the gate and use the elevator to go even higher.
Continue exploring the Dragon City and speak with the spirit of the Court Scholar: to reach her, run forward past the Seamstress and go up the stairs at the end of the corridor.
Continue following the quest marker and you will end up in another 3D area.
Find a age upstairs
In order to ascend to the treasury, you will need to solve several riddles in the room in sequence:
- From the entrance, go down the stairs and use Book of Wondersto change space and time to "Dawn".
- Run along the opened age to the elevator opposite the stairs and go up to the next level.
- Perform a miracle again with the book on the second floor. The location should be immersed in "Eternal Night".
- Run to the destroyed stairs and pick up next to it rune of memories.
- The taken rune will allow you to climb the broken stairs and cross the collapsed bridge to the exit on the third floor.
Talk to the treasure manager and examine the remains of the soul
After crossing the broken bridge to the other side, place the rune of memories on the base, after which you can talk to the treasure manager. The man will tell you about the embodiment of death of his time - the dragon Polydeuxia.
After the ghost disappears, examine the remains of the souls. The sphere will show the past again, this time — A conversation between Kastoria and Amunet. They discuss the moment when the Servant of Death, out of comion, granted peace to an invincible young warrior.
Once you're done with the soul remnants, continue exploring Dragon City and talk to the alchemist spirit. To find him, exit the 3D room and run north to the elevator.
The lift will take you to the top floor of the tower. Approach the spirit ahead, after which a dialogue will start. The alchemist will tell you more information about Polydeuxia. It will turn out that the dragon blocked the path to the Kingdom of the Dead with its body.
A new sphere with memories will appear. The remains of souls will show a conversation between Queen Styxia and Amunet. The ruler will tell you that she managed to save a girl born in the womb of a fallen dragon. Amunet will agree to raise the child, deciding to name her "Kastoria".
During the conversation with the alchemist, monsters will appear. Defeat the creatures of the black current, defeating two waves out of three. When two strong enemies enter the arena, the spirit of Midea will intervene and finish off the creatures. The immortal Zlatius will the team and go with them to meet Thanatos.
Step onto the secret path and find the age up
Climb the spiral staircase to the top of the tower and step onto the secret path of Janus by turning the mechanism left or right to form a symbol representing one of the Titans.
Ask Memo to use the Oronis prayer and overcome the chains of the past
The chains leading to the Tower of Two Moons have rusted and collapsed. The structure can be restored using the Rune of Remembrance and the Orb of Wonders.
Ask Memo to influence the object using the power of Oronis — To do this, go to the spirit of memory and talk to her.
Pinch "Space", so that Memo could rewind time and thus return the destroyed structure to its original appearance.
Take the rune from the stand the beam falls on and run along the collapsed chain. About halfway through you'll get the achievement "Embrace of Two Moons".
When you reach the entrance to the tower, return the memory rune to the stand, then go through the door.
Inside you will meet the spirit of a recently deceased friend. Talk to the priestess and receive from her as a gift "Trianna's Drawing". As soon as the girl disappears, Midey will also leave the team. Before leaving, Kastoria will inform the immortal about the cycles of rebirth of the Zlatius into titans. Midey will take this news calmly, promising that he will definitely resist the fate prepared for him, so that his descendants will not have to fight for the well-being and peace of the future.
After analyzing all the information collected during the journey, Kastoria will tell you that she died in the last cycle during the trial of the Hand of Shadow, and her soul was reforged by her sister, who became a titan and thus sacrificed her life.
How to beat the boss
After the dialogue, complete the alchemical ritual using the Philosopher's Stone. To do this, go to the center of the tower and press "Inspect".
After interacting with the symbols on the floor of the tower, a boss fight will begin. Soul Ferryman, Remains of the Fallen Dragon, Polydeuxia, therefore, it is better to prepare in advance for a fight with a strong opponent:
- Be sure to add a hero to your team abundance. The boss can reduce the health of the entire squad to 1, and shields are ineffective against him, since some attacks simply ignore them. In addition, timely restoration of the health of allies removes the weakening imposed by the monster.
- Take characters into the squad with windy, quantum и imaginary damage types to be able to quickly deplete the monster's stamina scale and its arms.
- If there is no strong damage dealer with a suitable damage type, take anyone who shows the best numbers. Without penetration of vulnerability, his health can also be reduced quite quickly if you take into the characteristics of the boss and perform mechanics for restoring the health of the team.
In battle, Polydeuxia accumulates Bubble of Despair by lowering the squad's HP bar. When it reaches 100%, it will go into a state Scent of Death and will perform a powerful attack that will leave all team with 1 health and thus apply a debuff Dive into sleepTo get rid of a negative status, restore allies' HP to 50% or higher.
While the boost is accumulating, the dragon reduces incoming damage to itself by 90%, as a result, the superpower charges should be left for the moment when the monster enters the enhanced mode. In the enhanced state, the boss takes 30% more damage, and allies' attacks restore their HP - this is the best time to use ultimates.
If you wait too long to kill Polydeuxia, she will use a strong attack, "Death Demands More Deaths", which deals large quantum damage to all allies. Weakened team with low HP will be dealt additional atrophy damage (ignores shield), which will most likely lead to a loss.
The fight with Polydeuxia will end when her health drops to 1%, after which a cutscene will begin in which Kastoria will finish off the monster. The girl will ask her defeated sister to transfer her to the world of the dead.
A small branch mission will be launched "O sea of flowers, delighting the gaze only of death", in which Kastoria meets Polyxia in the afterlife.
Achievement Spotlight Effect
When using the Rune of Memory for the first time, get illuminated by the Oronis miracle to receive bronze trophy Spotlight effect. The received achievement can be exchanged for 5 star jades in the section "Understand the incomprehensible".
Reaching the Embrace of Two Moons
To fulfill the condition "Walking along the path of ancient times, you gaze into the night sky...", while completing the quest, make sure you see two moons in the sky. This will unlock the bronze trophy Embrace of two moons. The reward of 5 star jades can be collected in the section "Understand the incomprehensible".
Achievement Ferrying Souls on a Rusty Ferry
Overcome Wings of Death Polydeux, to fulfill the condition "She brought her into this world, and she will also take her to the kingdom of the dead." and unlock the silver trophy Ferrying Souls on a Rusty Ferry. The achievement will bring 10 star jades, which can be collected in the section "The Path to the Stars".
Awards
Completing the quest O Boatman, Ferry Me Across the Stream in HSR will grant the following rewards:
- star jade ×160;
- heavenly ambrosia ×320;
- purified ether ×8;
- lost crystal ×8;
- credits ×113;
- record with music "Lament on the Stream of Souls".
We hope this guide helped you understand how to complete the quest in Honkai: Star Rail, solve all the puzzles and defeat the boss. Write comments, if you have any questions about the quest or difficulties. Find the walkthrough of all the missions of the Eternal Land in the section with Amphoreus quests.
