Dragon’s Dogma 2: A Veil of Gossamer Clouds quest guide

It's Sven again.

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Sven in his chambers in Dragon's Dogma 2
Screenshot by Dot Esports.

A Veil of Gossamer Clouds is an optional side quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2, starting in an unusual way. You’ll trigger it after completing the coronation story quest and returning to Vernworth from Battahl when an NPC near the back entrance of the inns asks you to meet Sven.

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However, there won’t be any sign in your Quests menu indicating the beginning of the quest. If you ignore or forget about this NPC’s request, you might not realize the quest is available to start. Still, you can simply go to Sven’s quarters to check if he’s ready to assign you A Veil of Gossamer Cloud.

Is Veil of Gossamer Clouds a missable quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2?

Thankfully, Veil of Gossamer Clouds is not a timed or missable quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2, so now that we’ve got that question out of the way, let’s get straight into the quest and how to complete it.

How to start A Veil of Gossamer Clouds in Dragon’s Dogma 2

The Vernworth Castle second floor map with Sven's Chambers marked by a Dot Esports pin.
The pin marks the spot. Screenshot by Dot Esports.

To start this quest, head to Vernworth and stroll down the street behind Shakir’s Inn until an NPC approaches you with a request to meet Sven. Then, make your way to Vernworth castle—ideally during the day, to steer clear of guard troubles.

How to find Sven’s room in Veil of Gossamer Clouds

Sven’s room is on the second floor, just beyond the Guest Chambers. Here’s a quick step-by-step guide on how to find the room:

  1. Facing the castle’s front entrance, go down the right-hand side of the building.
  2. Keep running and stick to the left side until you see a small handful of steps leading up to a door.
  3. Enter the door so that you’re in “The Guardhouse.”
  4. Carry on straight through the door on the other side of the room. Once out, immediately turn right and go forward.
  5. Run in a straight under two mini-archways and go up two sets of stairs.
  6. Now, run under more archways, past a red carpet, more archways, and turn right to a green carpet.
  7. Get close to the door, and it should say “Sven’s Chambers.”
  8. Talk to him, and he’ll hand you a letter, kicking off A Veil of Gossamer Clouds.

How to investigate the intent behind the unfinished letter

The map of the Flamebearer Palace showing the entrance to the lab.
Enter through the palace. Screenshot and remix by Dot Esports.

The initial clue in this Dragon’s Dogma 2 quest is that the letter is addressed to Phaesus. Depending on your progress in the main quest and exploration of Battahl, you might know Phaesus is an NPC located in the Flamebearer Palace, specifically in the Forbidden Magick Research Lab in Bakbattahl. Head there during daylight to avoid issues with the guards.

Tip:

If you doencounter trouble with the Guards, the best piece of advice is to flee and start again. Or, in an absolute worst-case scenario, let yourself get hacked to pieces and start all over—we do wish this game had proper manual saves!

To reach Bakbattahl in the first place to get to the Flamebearer Palace, you can simply make your way to Checkpoint Rest Town and use the Oxcart Station to take you straight there. As usual, be prepared in case your journey is interrupted at some point by enemies.

Once you reach the Flamebearer Palace in Bakbattahl, I suggest entering the palace through the main entrance.

Here’s another quick breakdown:

  1. Upon reaching the flame altar, turn left.
  2. Now, enter the first room on the left, which leads to a ramp ending in a spiral staircase.
  3. Follow this, sticking to the left wall until you come across a door about halfway down the ramp.
  4. Enter to find a large room with a dead dragon.
  5. Walk past it, and a brief cutscene featuring NPCs Jerome and Yglie discussing a letter being delivered there will play.
  6. Watching this cutscene moves you to the next phase of the quest.

How to find the secret letter from Vermund

A screenshot of the map of the Magick Lab in DD2 showing the Workshop #2
It’s one of the side labs. Screenshot and remix by Dot Esports.

The letter mentioned by the NPCs is located in Laboratorium Workshop #2, which is next to the room with the dead dragon altar. Upon entering, you’ll find the “Letter to Lord Phaesus” on a desk in the center of the room. Interact with it to pick it up.

What to do with Letter to Lord Phaesus

Now, simply return the Letter to Lord Phaesus to Sven, who will be in his chambers at the same location where you began the quest. Talk to him twice to hand over the letter, concluding the A Veil of Gossamer Clouds quest. For your efforts, Sven will reward you with 20,000 G and a Ferrystone.

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Bhernardo Viana
Bhernardo is senior guides writer and strategist at Dot Esports. He's been working in the gaming industry for over 9 years, with works published on Destructoid, Prima Games, ESPN, and more. A fan of Pokémon since 6 years old and an avid Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch player. Now writing strategy and quests guides for several mobile and PC titles.
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