Starting Dragon Slayer
Dragon Slayer is the first major story arc after the tutorial. Finish Doric, Vannaka and Zanik’s opening lessons, travel to Bramblemead Village and continue the Wise Old Man’s objectives. This is the Dragonwilds quest, not the RuneScape or Old School RuneScape quest with the same name.
The opening construction task asks you to establish a claimed shelter before the hunt properly begins. Follow the live gold objective text, because the main quest remains active on the map and points toward the current stage.
Spoiler-light progression route
The arc carries you from Bramblemead through the early Ashenfall regions while investigating Velgar and preparing a way to challenge him. The major preparation gates are:
- complete the tutorial and claim the required shelter;
- follow Cathan’s trail and the primary quest markers;
- progress through the relevant vault and dragon-preparation objectives;
- obtain the recipe and materials for the Challenge Horn;
- travel to Velgar’s Rise in the Fractured Plains;
- use the horn to summon General Velgar;
- return with proof of victory and finish the quest hand-in.
Exact minor objectives should be read from the current journal. Community walkthroughs written during Early Access can differ after tutorial and combat revisions.
What to bring
- repaired Iron-era or equivalent armour and a dependable weapon;
- an anti-dragon defensive option once the quest provides access to it;
- antipoison supplies for the corrupted swamp and Velgar’s poison;
- food, clean water and a ranged weapon or spell;
- tools needed for regional gathering and enough free inventory space for quest items;
- Law Runes or another reliable return plan if the route uses Lodestones.
Challenge Horn and Velgar
Community documentation records the Challenge Horn as the summoning item for Velgar. Do not travel to the final arena expecting proximity alone to start the fight. If the horn recipe or a required component is missing, reopen the Dragon Slayer journal and complete the preceding investigation or vault objective.
Velgar uses poison and meteor-style pressure, so save stamina for movement and cleanse or heal before greedily extending a damage window. The Velgar boss guide covers the fight without relying on an outdated health total.
Rewards and completion check
The quest’s reward path includes the Dragon Slayer reward package and Anti-Dragon Shield, while Velgar’s Head is the community-documented proof of victory. After the kill, complete the return dialogue and confirm the gold quest entry advances before moving toward later regions.
If later content remains locked, the common cause is an unfinished hand-in rather than a missing second boss kill.