‘The Scarecrow’ quest walkthrough in Valor Mortis
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In Chapter 3 of *Valor Mortis*, the side quest “The Scarecrow” sends players to recover two belongings from a dead soldier tied to a cross in the Fallen Village. Returning the items is only part of the task: following a flock of crows leads to a memory that completes the quest.
The Lover’s Pendant is behind the scarecrow at the foot of a tree, while the Letter With a Drawing is upstairs in a house reached by a back door after defeating an elite Risen Grenadier. Players then follow the crows to a building in the nearby field and watch a woman’s memory. Completing the quest awards 6,500 catalysts and the Bountiful Harvest amber; a chest in the building contains Volatile End amber.
- Find two belongings in the Fallen Village.
- Follow the crows to a memory to finish the quest.
- Rewards include 6,500 catalysts and two amber items.
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Valor Mortis is a video game set in a dark, fictional world where players explore locations, fight enemies and complete quests. Alongside the main story, side quests offer smaller tasks and rewards, often involving objects or events that reveal more about the game’s characters and setting.
Chapter 3 takes place in the Fallen Village, where the quest centres on belongings left by a dead soldier and a memory connected to them. Crows guide the player towards that memory, linking the items to a further part of the story.
The quest also provides in-game resources and amber, a type of item with gameplay effects. These rewards can help players as they progress, while the memory gives additional context to the world of Valor Mortis.
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‘The Scarecrow’ is a Chapter 3 side quest in Valor Mortis, set in the Fallen Village after the fight with General Lothaire and the passage through the Abandoned Church. From the Fields Lantern, take the path on the right to find a figure tied to a cross in a farmer’s field. Examining it reveals that the apparent scarecrow is a dead soldier whose necklace and an item from his torn pocket are missing. Recovering them begins the quest, but returning them to the body is only part of the solution.
The necklace is close by: search the soldier’s body at the foot of the tree behind the scarecrow to obtain the Lover’s Pendant. To find the other item, continue along the main route through the Fallen Village until it loops back towards the Fields Lantern; shooting the glowing orb opens the way. A house on the hill contains what you need, though its front door is locked. Defeat the elite Risen Grenadier, follow the road behind him, and turn left when you reach the field of haystacks. This leads to the house’s back entrance.
Go upstairs and take the Letter With a Drawing from the desk near the bed. Three hand grenades can also be collected there. Downstairs, unbolt the front door to make a shortcut back to the Fields Lantern, then place both recovered items on the soldier’s body. William believes the soldier can now rest, but the quest remains active. Look up for the crows leaving the scarecrow and follow their direction back through the house to the field beyond it.
In that field, find the building on the right and climb its scaffolding to reach the upper floor. Watching the woman’s memory there completes ‘The Scarecrow’ and awards 6,500 catalysts and the Bountiful Harvest amber. Before leaving, open the chest on the building’s ground floor for the Volatile End amber. The crows provide the clue to the final location, so players who stop after returning the pendant and letter will miss both the conclusion and the quest reward.
Where outlets differ
The supplied reports cover different quests rather than offering competing accounts of the same one. Source 1 describes ‘The Scarecrow’ in Chapter 3. Source 2 describes ‘Homesick’ in Chapter 4, so its cave route, missing father and rewards do not apply to this walkthrough.