Taking Root is one of the several riddle quests Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers you in the Asgard Story Arc. You can access this arc from the Seer’s Hut in your Assassin’s Creed Valhalla settlement. If you have trouble deciphering the absurd riddle, keep reading, as this is the ultimate guide to the quest.
The quest will be offered to you by Ivaldi, the blacksmith, right after defeating Loki’s wolf in Asgard. Ivaldi wants your help to forge Gleipnir and asks you to bring him the items required for it. In ‘Taking Root,’ he will ask you to collect the root of a mountain, “which can be retrieved by solving Ivaldi’s riddle.”
The riddle reads as:
Cradled in rock,
At Asgard’s highest height,
A seed sleeps in Ymir’s cold grip.
Warm it awake, bring it to water,
For old bone to sprout with new life.
You can access the riddle from the item section of the inventory.
Bluntly, the riddle means that you can find a seed at the highest mountain peak of Asgard, and it will sprout once you warm it up and get it some water. You have to bring the roots of this sprouted seed to Ivaldi.
Where To Find The Highest Peak Mentioned In The Riddle?
You can find the highest peak in the southwestern part of Asgard. This location is also a synchronization point.
Refer to the image below for the exact location.
Climb onto the extreme top of this mountain, synchronize with the location and finally take a leap of faith into the haystack right below.
This is where you have to complete the rest of the riddle. You will find a stone-looking seed right next to the haystack. However, you cannot pick it up right away. First, you need to heat it to “free it from its shell.”
Heating The Seed And Extracting The Root Of The Mountain
To heat the seed, throw a torch on the seed or strike it with a fire arrow. You can access the torch from the item wheel by pressing G.
Once the seed burns up, you can carry it and proceed with the next part of the riddle.
Now the rest of the part is relatively easy.
Carry the seed to the edge of the mountain and throw it into the water body below. Jump after it by taking another leap of faith.
Interact with the now sprouted seed by pressing Y to pick up the “root of the mountain.”
The seed will sprout on the rock to the side of the pond and will be highlighted in blue.
This will mark the successful completion of the Taking the Root quest; you can now return back to Ivaldi and hand the root over to him.
How To Deal With The Progression Bug In The Quest?
There might be a minor bug in taking root quest; some players have noticed that they cannot pick the seed up even after heating it. Players can’t move ahead with the storyline after encountering this bug, and unfortunately, currently, there is no official recognition of this bug.
I recommend that you always keep a saved file handy right after reaching the mountain. Just load up the saved game if you can’t pick the seed and heat it again; you shall be able to pick it up eventually.
About Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Developed and Published by Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the latest instalment in the Assasin’s Creed series launched in November 2020. The action-adventure, role-playing video game is available to play on Playstation 5/4, Xbox One/ Series X/S and PC.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla takes players back to the Vikings’ glory days around the 9th century through the eyes of a Viking invader from Norway named Eivor. By playing as Eivor, gamers must represent the clan and help fellow warriors in the battle against Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. The game brims with phenomenal main quests along with noteworthy side quests. AC Valhalla will also embrace many new features like dual-wielding of various weapons and armours.
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