Live Bait Quest Guide - How to Help Your Siblings Fish

Live Bait is one of the optional prologue quests in The Blood of Dawnwalker that helps you connect with Coen’s family while learning basic game mechanics. This short quest costs 1-2 Time Units and rewards you with 100 XP, making it a worthwhile early investment before the main story begins.

If you’re looking to complete every prologue activity or want to understand the family dynamics that influence later story beats, this guide covers everything you need to know about the Live Bait quest.

Quest Overview

Quest Name: Live Bait
Type: Side Quest (Prologue)
Location: Path in front of Coen’s Family Home, Laslea Glen
Time Cost: 1-2 Time Units
Recommended Level: 1-3
Rewards: 100 XP
Prerequisites: None — available after leaving the family home

How to Start Live Bait

After you leave your house during the prologue, look for your siblings hanging out on the path in front of your home. Pieter has told them to go fishing for the family, but they’re afraid to approach the river because wolves have been patrolling the area.

Time Management Tip: This quest uses 1-2 Time Units. If you’re optimizing your prologue, you can skip the optional tag game to save one Time Unit.

Walkthrough

Step 1: Decide on the Tag Game

As you walk with your siblings, you’ll stop for a cutscene with a choice:

• Play tag: Costs 1 additional Time Unit, minor relationship boost
• Tell them to stop complaining: Saves the Time Unit, no relationship penalty

Recommendation: Choose “stop complaining” to preserve Time Units for more important prologue activities.

Step 2: Find the Fishing Rods

Once you reach the river, use Focus Mode (L2/LT) to locate the fishing rods. They’re hidden near a bush just behind Yanna. Interact with the sparkling highlight to collect all four rods.

Step 3: Set Up and Bait the Rods

With all four rods in hand, set them up along the riverbank. Follow the on-screen prompts to bait each rod with worms. This triggers another cutscene where your dialogue choices don’t significantly affect the outcome.

Step 4: Deal with the Interruption

Eventually, you’ll be interrupted by one of Brencis’s men. Regardless of your dialogue choices here, a Urisash will join the conversation and send the officer away.

Dialogue Tip: While choices don’t have long-term consequences, being nice to the Urisash aligns with the “good guy” route that many players prefer for their first playthrough.

Rewards

• 100 XP
• Family relationship established with younger siblings
• Story context about Brencis’s influence in the region

Choices & Consequences

Choice	Immediate Effect	Long-term Effect
Play tag	+1 Time Unit spent	Minor relationship boost
Stop complaining	Save Time Unit	None
Be nice to Urisash	Urisash leaves peacefully	May influence later Urisash encounters
Be rude to Urisash	Urisash still helps	None known

Important: None of the choices in this quest lock you out of content or significantly alter the story. This is a safe quest to experiment with dialogue options.

Tips for Efficient Completion

1. Skip the tag game if you’re optimizing Time Units for other prologue activities
2. Use Focus Mode immediately upon reaching the river to quickly find the rods
3. Save before starting if you want to see all dialogue variations without replaying
4. Complete this quest before finishing the prologue — it becomes unavailable after

Related Quests

• All Good Things — The mandatory opening tutorial quest
• Page-Turner — Another optional prologue quest with collectible focus
• Withering Away — The next main quest after the prologue

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Live Bait missable?

Yes, this quest becomes unavailable once you complete the prologue and leave Laslea Glen. Complete it before triggering the main story transition.

Does Live Bait affect the ending?

No, this quest has no direct impact on endings. However, it does establish family relationships that add context to later emotional moments.

Should I play tag with the siblings?

Only if you want to see the extra cutscene and aren’t optimizing Time Units. The relationship boost is minor and doesn’t unlock unique content.

What is a Urisash?

Urisash are supernatural beings in The Blood of Dawnwalker. This early encounter introduces them as potential allies rather than enemies.

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Source: IGN Walkthrough — The Blood of Dawnwalker Guide. Last updated: September 2026