Fires of the Past

Fires of the Past is Season 2 of Mistfall Hunter. A wildfire has swallowed Hallowgrove, and it burns along the footsteps of Lars, Preacher of the Sun, a High Priest who was executed as a heretic. The season adds a burning version of the map, a new boss, the Soul Brand system and a four-chapter story.

Overview

Loyalty, faith, and glory once held the Northern Realms together, but after Ragnarok, they were trampled, forgotten, and ultimately sealed away. The Fires of the Past, epitomized by Lars, Preacher of the Sun, have waited silently through the endless night... waiting for the day they flare anew.
Gyldhunter, will you follow these ancient fires, rekindle the lost faith of this era, and guide the despairing zealots home?

What is new	Summary
Map	Wildfire Hallowgrove, in Normal, Chaos and Cataclysm
Mechanic	Wildfire Zones build up Heat; Soothing Elixirs and Froststrawers clear it
Boss	Lars the "Heretic", fought in the Duel of the Sacred Tree
System	Soul Brands, crafted at the Brand Candelabra in the camp
Story	Four chapters with Liv, a Lamplighter who served the Preacher of the Sun
Gear	New weapons and a reworked gem list: see the weapon catalog, the Gem Catalog and Affixes

Wildfire Hallowgrove

The season plays on a burning version of Hallowgrove. It comes in three intensities:

Mode	Difficulty	In-game description
Normal	1	As the wildfire ignites, ghosts of the past reappear in Hallowgrove. Monsters roam across the land; Gyldhunters must proceed with caution.
Chaos	4	The wildfire burns continuously, leaving Hallowgrove fraught with danger. The monsters here are more formidable than ever. Those who walk through the flames must prepare for a bitter struggle.
Cataclysm	6	The wildfire rages, turning Hallowgrove into a place of extreme peril. Formidable monsters turn every path into a deadly trap. Only battle-hardened and fully prepared Gyldhunters stand a chance of surviving the flames and making it back alive.

Normal
Chaos
Cataclysm

The original map is still available as Original Hallowgrove. See Maps for entry requirements.

Wildfire mechanics

Wildfire Zones and Heat

Wildfire Zone
Soothing Elixir
Froststrawer

Wildfire Zones appear at random across the map. Standing inside one builds up Heat. When Heat is full you take massive damage and enter the Infernal Flame state, which keeps draining Health until it is removed.

Monsters killed and containers searched inside Wildfire Zones can drop the season rewards, including Wildfire Tokens and season-only items.

Clearing Heat

Method	Effect
Lesser Soothing Elixir	Clears part of your Heat and blocks Heat build-up for a short time
Greater Soothing Elixir	Clears part of your Heat and blocks Heat build-up for a period of time
Superb Soothing Elixir	Clears all Heat and burning effects, removes Infernal Flame and blocks Heat build-up for an extended time
Froststrawer	Pray at one to cleanse the wildfire's corruption. Their positions are marked on the map

Soothing Elixirs are supplies you bring into the match, so pack them before you leave the camp.

Oath Altars

Oath Altar
Wildfire Forbidden Zone
Duel of the Sacred Tree

The followers of the Preacher of the Sun left Oath Altars throughout the woods. Interacting with one summons the souls of those followers. Defeating them gives Wildfire materials, Prayer Coins and other rewards, with a chance at a Sacred Branch.

Wildfire Forbidden Zone

Deep in the map, the Wildfire Forbidden Zone starts the match sealed by flames and holds better loot. Its entrance opens when a countdown ends; the remaining time is shown on the map. Spending a Sacred Branch opens a Warp Rift that lets you in early.

Duel of the Sacred Tree

Inside the Forbidden Zone, a portal leads to the Duel of the Sacred Tree. Spend a Sacred Branch to open it and teleport to the arena, where Lars the "Heretic" waits. Once the fight starts, a barrier keeps other players out.

In days past, those who broke a branch from the Sacred Tree in Hallowgrove could wager their lives to challenge the Preacher of the Sun, seeking freedom and glory. Now the wildfire rises again, and the ritual of the Duel of the Sacred Tree quietly continues in another form.

Lars the "Heretic"

Lars, the Preacher of the Sun, is the season boss. He was one of the three High Priests, alongside the Prayer of the Moon and the Observer of the Stars. According to Liv, he began as a slave exiled from Norgard to the mines of Brandrgarde before he rose to High Priest. He tended the Divine Anchor in Hallowgrove for years, hoping it would sprout again, and was later burned on a pyre of white ash wood.

He is fought in the Duel of the Sacred Tree, and the game can also announce that he has appeared on the map.

Team size	Health (lowest to highest intensity)
Solo	2,587 to 3,403
Trio	6,208 to 8,168

See Bosses for the other bosses.

Soul Brands

A Superb Soul Brand
Targeted upgrade

Season 2 adds Soul Brands, made at the Brand Candelabra in the camp. See the full Soul Brands guide for every rarity, cost and effect.

Refining: deposit Wildfire Relics, Faded Brands or Soul Brands to get Soulcoal. Refining can also produce Wildfire Embers and Primal Flames.
Crafting: spend Soulcoal to craft a Soul Brand. Higher rarities cost more and need a higher Brand Candelabra level.
On death: the Soul Brand in your equipment slot drops and turns into a Faded Brand, which can be dismantled for Soulcoal.
Upgrades: the Brand Candelabra can also reshape Soul Brands and perform targeted upgrades.

New items

Item	Type	Use
Sacred Branch	Special	Enter the Wildfire Forbidden Zone early, or challenge Lars the "Heretic"
Copper, Silver and Gold Prayer Coin	Currency	Found in Wildfire Hallowgrove; converts into shop currency when you extract
Lesser, Greater and Superb Soothing Elixir	Supply	Clears Heat
Wildfire Relics	Wildfire Relic	Refined into Soul Brand materials
Lesser, Medium, Greater and Superb Faded Brand	Wildfire Relic	Dismantled for Soulcoal
Flameward Divine Tree Heart	Construction Material	Camp construction
Heretic Pyre Rubbing	Collectible	Displayed in your collection

The Wildfire Relics are Charred Tarred Rope, Charred Herb Bundle, Charred Needle Case, Charred Ornate Wooden Box, Charred Spiritwood Pin, Charred Mixed Spices, Charred Dragonslayer's Banner, Scorched Mythic Panel, Scorched Hallowgrove Codex and Moltenbee Crystal Hive.

Story

The season story follows Liv, a Lamplighter from the Sacred Chamber of Brandrgarde who was the steward of the Preacher of the Sun. An "oracle" in her candelabra sent her to Hallowgrove, where she was trapped by the flames until a Gyldhunter found her. Dew confirms that the fire was not started by anyone and that the oracle was not a message from the gods. The fire breaks out only in places where Lars once walked, which makes Liv question the charges that the Velgr brought against him.

Chapter	Quest lines
1. The Lamplighter and Her Candelabra	Wildfire, Oracle, The Mission, Treasure Hunt
2. Song of the Sacred Branch	Sacred Tree, Old Oaths, The Divine Tree Bows, Hope of the Gyldenblod Pool
3. Night of the Raging Flames	The Archives, Cold Case, The Verdict, Imminent Danger, Wildfire Hunt
4. The Priest and His "Candelabra"	Embers of Chaos, Flame of Manifestation, Preacher of the Sun, Embers, Tactical Master, Hunt

Every task of the four chapters, with its objectives, story text and rewards, is listed on Season 2 Tasks. For the main story before Season 2, see the Quest Line and Lore.

Season events

Duel of the Sacred Tree
Cipher for Treasures

Duel of the Sacred Tree: the boss challenge described above.
Cipher for Treasures: scrolls with ancient ciphers resurface after the wildfire. Collect them and find someone who can read them to uncover relics. It runs on weekends.

Two events that began during Season 1 are still running: Blood and Fire, the legend of the assassin Dago, and the Golden Woodling hunt.

Season rewards

Reaching Exalted in the Path of Glory awards the Praise of the Gods medal, which can be displayed in the Shrine of Honor.

Previous season

Season 1 was Soul Hunt. It dealt with the soul experiments of the Velgr and the search for the missing squad of the Mistchaser Stinger.