Should You Give Keipo the Leviathan Heart in Avowed?

In Avowed's "Heart of Valor" quest, the final decision regarding Keipo and the Leviathan Heart presents a challenging dilemma. After discovering Keipo's deception regarding his partner Umpara's death and his affliction with the Dreamscourge, the player faces multiple branching narrative paths. The core choice revolves around whether to give Keipo the heart, impacting the quest's loot. However, strategic dialogue selection allows acquisition of all available rewards.

Should You Give Keipo the Heart?

The optimal strategy is not to give Keipo the Leviathan Heart. This path unlocks all potential loot while preserving Thirdborn's hope by keeping Keipo's secret. This requires reading Keipo's Weathered Journal (found near the Leviathan Heart).

Rewards:

• Giving the Heart: Rewards the player with Umpara's Spear, a powerful weapon. Stats: Physical Damage 88, Stun 84, Stamina Cost 13, Critical Hit Chance 6%, Ability #1: Deadly Mechanism (poison dart on Power Attacks), Ability #2: Strike the Heart (+25% Critical Hit Damage).

• Not Giving the Heart: Rewards the player with the Stormdancer armor set (Scale, Gloves, Boots, Ring), plus the Leviathan Heart as a unique trinket (+20% Attack Damage, with health drain). Stormdancer Armor Stats: See table below. To obtain the full set, specific dialogue choices with Chiko are crucial (detailed below).

Dialogue Choices for All Rewards:

To obtain all loot, follow these dialogue choices precisely:

With 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.”

With 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.”

Following this strategy ensures acquisition of Umpara's Spear, the Stormdancer armor set, the Leviathan Heart trinket, and a positive outcome for all involved. Revealing Keipo's secret to Thirdborn results in a less desirable narrative conclusion.