In Crimson Desert, Beyond the Margins is a post-game quest for Kliff in the newly released Charting the Unknown DLC. This quest starts once you progress A Moment’s Respite in Pailune City and has around 13 stages after that. Here you will once again meet with familiar characters from the main game.
Note that you will need to complete the main game and the Journey’s End quest to gain access to the Beyond the Margins questline.
Here’s a walkthrough of the Beyond the Margins quest in the Charting the Unknown DLC of Crimson Desert.
Crimson Desert: Beyond the Margins walkthrough
1) A Moment’s Respite
The questline begins with meeting Oongka at a tavern in Pailune City. To trigger it, travel to the tavern located specifically east of the Equipment Shop. A cutscene will play and trigger the quest.
Follow Oongka to a nearby fishing spot and spend some time fishing with him. Once the objective concludes, you will be led to Familiar Faces.
2) Familiar Faces
Return to Pailune City and meet with Andrew, who will give you the Greymane Apprentice Combat Armor after a brief conversation.
After that, head over to Pailune Castle and find Matthias sitting by the stairs. After the brief cutscene, you will have to fight and defeat him in a Duel.
After defeating Matthias, return to Andrew to finish the quest. This will unlock Matthias as a dispatchable Greymane comrade.
3) Teachings to Light the Way
Travel to Jijeong Temple in Demeniss and find the chief monk. Learn about the recent troubles to progress the quest.
The trouble revolves around T’rukan. To find him, go to the Serpent Marsh and head over to the arena. Defeat T’rukan and get the Ascended Incarnate Abyss Gear.
After that, return to the chief monk at the Jijeong Temple to trigger a cutscene. After the cutscene, Kliff will be transported to the Trader’s Expanse in Varnian Territory.
4) Where Rumors Gather
From the Trader’s Expanse, travel to Varnia to gather information about Sebastian. Simply follow the questmarker to the exact spot to progress the quest.
To gather information about Sebastian, you will have to give a copper to the beggar on the second level of Varnia and also win an Arm-wrestling match in the tavern.
Once you have gathered enough clues, go to the Varnia Trading Post to find Sebastian near the notice boards. This will conclude this part of the quest.
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5) Witches of the East
After finding Sebastian, mount your horse and follow him through the Sacred Land to reunite with the Witches of the East.
Soon a cutscene will trigger where the Witches appear and open up a path through the sandstorm for you to pass.
Once the cutscene ends, you will receive 100 Glowing Seeds, which are an important mechanic for traversing the desert.
6) Beyond the Sandstorm
Enter the desert beyond the barrier and search for the marker stones. Examine these stones and activate their beams of light. Follow these beams to find the next location. Place Glowing Seeds along the way to make traversal easier during sandstorms.
During this sequence, you will need to complete five sub-quests to understand the region. These quests include: The Buried Neighbors, The Lost Child, The Missing Calf, Village in Darkness, and Distorted Light.
Note that these five quests are mandatory for reaching the end of the Beyond the Margins quest in Crimson Desert.
7) The Buried Neighbors
The Buried Neighbors quest takes Kliff to two different villages in the area: Lukumiya and Maddin.
Here’s how to complete the quest:
- Travel to Lukumiya and speak with the villager to start a conversation.
- After that travel to Maddin and speak with the villager standing near the horse.
- Return to Lukumiya once again and speak with the villager standing by the well. This will progress your investigation about the area.
- Return to Sebastian at Pilgrim’s Peak and report your findings.
This will complete The Buried Neighbors quest.
8) The Lost Child
This is an escort mission, where you have to safely guide a crying child back home.
Travel to the quest marker east of Maddin and search for the crying child. But before you speak with him, make sure to find Faraj (located east of the sandstorm region) and use Glowing Seeds to mark your route.
Return to the crying child and speak with him to start the escort mission. Do not rush during the mission; maintain a steady pace and periodically stop to let the child catch up with Kliff.
After you have successfully escorted the child, return to Sebastian and report to complete the quest.
9) The Missing Calf
Next up, you will need to follow the marker stones until you reach Hazran. Find the villager standing near a tree and speak with him about his missing calf.
Equip your lantern to reveal the path taken by the bison calf. Remember to place Glowing Seeds to mark your path for the return journey.
The trail will lead you to some ruins. Eliminate all the hostiles in the area and then pick up the bison calf. After that simply run back to Hazran and deliver it to the village.
Return to Sebastian and report your findings to complete this part of the quest.
10) Village in Darkness
This is a liberation mission. Follow the marker stones and reach the village of Yasmin. This area will be occupied by hostiles.
Clear out every enemy in the marked zone to liberate Yasmin. After it is liberated, return to Sebastian and speak about your progress. This will complete the quest.
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11) Distorted Light
Explore the region by following the marker stones to find five corrupted marker stones.
To purify them, first use Blinding Flash to reveal the corruption. This will reveal the hidden stakes which are corrupting them.
Use the Axiom Force to pull out these stakes and destroy them. Sometimes these stakes are behind locked doors or hidden within other objects like trees.
Purify all five marker stones and return to Sebastian. Report your progress to complete this section of the questline.
12) Veil of Darkness
This is the concluding boss encounter of this questline. After purifying the corrupted marker stones, you will be able to travel to the Silent Burial Ground.
Once you are in the vicinity of the Burial Ground, you will encounter multiple enemies guarding the entrance. Eliminate them to gain access.
After you have entered the Silent Burial Ground, keep exploring until the cutscene triggers. Here you will meet Kharzek, the Archon of Antumbra. Defeat Kharzek to get an Abyss Artifact and the Revelation’s End Abyss Gear.
After that, return to Sebastian and report your progress to end the quest.
13) Path of the Mapmaker
This is the final part of the Beyond the Margins questline. After reporting your victory against Kharzek, you will be able to complete the map of the new region in Crimson Desert.
Watch the cutscene after completing the map of the desert and once it ends you will have concluded the questline.
All rewards for completing Beyond the Margins quest in Crimson Desert
You will get the following rewards for completing the Beyond the Margins quest in Crimson Desert:
- Greymane Apprentice Combat Armor x1
- Matthias (Dispatchable Comrade)
- Ascended Incarnate (Abyss Gear) x1
- Glowing Seeds x100
- Abyss Artifact x1
- Revelation’s End (Abyss Gear)
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Edited by Jagaran Dutta
