Where Loyalty Lies: Reach Notorious Infamy

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What the player needs to know

Raise the Court infamy track to Notorious, its fourth level, then meet Sara in Svartrau to continue the Manumit questline. Complete named Vrakhir operations, defeat a boyar and clear Soldier Camps or Soldier Pickets. Camps and pickets are especially time-efficient because each reportedly costs one hourglass; pickets begin appearing at infamy level two.

Required rankNotorious (IV)

Efficient activitySoldier Camps

Turn-inSara in Svartrau

Coen speaks with a woman beside a fire in an official The Blood of Dawnwalker story scene — Where Loyalty Lies turns the Court’s infamy track into a faction requirement, rewarding activities that hurt Vrakhir control efficiently.

Read the infamy rank in the Court menu

Open the Court tab and locate the infamy track. Where Loyalty Lies does not advance when the bar merely feels high; the required state is Notorious, rank IV. Once that label appears, travel to Svartrau and meet Sara to move the Manumit storyline forward.

Infamy represents pressure against Brencis’s rule, while each boyar also has a separate anger state. An activity can contribute to both systems, but do not confuse filling Ambrus’s portrait with reaching the faction threshold. Check both displays after a major operation.

Open the Court tab.
Raise infamy to Notorious (IV).
Return to Sara in Svartrau.
Continue the Manumit questline.

Mix camps with one boyar route

Named operations such as Ambrus’s Cellars, Transports, Collectors and Prisoners raise pressure in the early regions around Laslea. Completing enough work under one portrait can unlock its confrontation, such as The Gilded Gauntlet for Ambrus. Defeating the boyar then provides a large infamy gain and can also connect to Vrakhir blood progression.

Soldier Camps cost one reported hourglass and often include a Swordmastery manual. Soldier Pickets or Military Checkpoints begin appearing once infamy reaches level two and provide another low-cost source. A balanced route uses these cheap activities while progressing one boyar instead of scattering expensive commitments across the entire map.

Ways to raise infamy
Activity	Why use it
Vrakhir operations	Raise infamy and a named boyar’s anger
Defeat a boyar	Large infamy gain and possible blood reward
Soldier Camp	One reported hourglass; often a manual
Soldier Picket	Efficient activity available from infamy level 2

Turn faction progress into build progress

Where Loyalty Lies is more than a faction flag. The Manumit chain eventually connects to Drogos as a Swordmastery trainer and to later Witchcraft progression. Clearing camps can therefore move the infamy bar, unlock manuals and strengthen Coen during the same time expenditure.

Keep a save before the final allegiance conversation if you are comparing faction outcomes. The efficient route above answers how to meet the threshold; it does not claim that joining the Manumits is mandatory for every ending or role-playing plan.

The Notorious threshold and activity costs come from an independent launch-build guide. A controlled route will verify every infamy increase and time cost before this site publishes a numerical optimization table. Until then, Soldier Camps are described as efficient because of their reported one-hourglass cost, not as the only or mandatory way to join the Manumits.

Find the camp manualsTurn infamy activities into fixed Swordmastery unlocks.Use the boyar confrontation rewardSee which named ability comes from each Vrakhir.

Frequently asked questions

How much infamy do you need to join the Manumits?

Reach Notorious, the fourth rank on the Court infamy track.

What is the fastest way to raise infamy?

Mix one boyar’s operations with Soldier Camps and the pickets that appear at rank two. Camps are efficient because they cost one reported hourglass.

Where do you go after reaching Notorious?

Return to Svartrau and meet Sara to continue Where Loyalty Lies and the Manumit questline.

REFERENCE RECORD

Sources used for this page

Independent walkthroughPC Gamer Where Loyalty Lies walkthrough, published September 2, 2026Independent launch-build guide documenting the Notorious infamy requirement and efficient activities used to join the Manumits.Official gameplay briefingGameplay reveal recapPublisher recap explaining the 30-day story clock, quest time costs, free exploration, travel and combat.

Find the fixed Swordmastery ability manuals for Charge, Broad Swing, Swiftness, Adrenaline Rush, Artery Strike and Walking Fortress.

Dawnwalker Where Loyalty Lies Walkthrough