Each area inBrighter Shoresintroduces a variety of new quests for you to complete, as well as a main quest that you can make your way through in order to progress forward in the story. Once you make your way to Hopeforest, you’ll be able to complete Nullify the Corruption.

In this guide, we are going to go over how to fully complete Nullify the Corruption. This will cover every step along the way. Before diving in, it’s important to note that much like every other aspect of Brighter Shores, completing this quest will take a bit of grinding of the Hopeforest professions.

A map showing the path from the Dyrad Glade to the Magic Cave.

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How To Start Nullify The Corruption

When you first enter Hopeforest, you’ll be sent on anexploration journey by Corporal Binns.From the forest clearing, you’ll want tohead east until you come to the Central Crossroads,which branches off in four directions.

You’ll be guided on where to go through the quest, but from here,head north to the North Central Path and take the only pathway branching off on the left side.This will take you to the Secluded Junction. Gostraight west through here to the Secluded Path,then take thesouth exit.

An enemy in Brighter Shores corrupted.

At this point, you’ll be in theDryad Glade with the Dryad herself and a mutant stag.While she doesn’t outright tell you what to do, you’ll need to defeat the mutant stag.

How To Defeat The Stag

If you’ve just arrived in Hopeforest and start this quest relatively early, then you won’t be able to take down the mutant stag without a bit of grinding. Thankfully,it’s only level ten,so you should be able togrind a few levels in a short amount of time for the Scout profession.This is the forest equivalent of the Guard profession from Hopeport.

You don’t have to be level ten in order to defeat the stag, butbe sure to have good gear and a few HP potions if you are underleveled.

A map with the Mushroom Grove highlighted.

We suggestdefeating Outlaws and Goblinsin the Forest Clearing and Goblin Camp (south of the Forest Path) to level up your Scout profession.

When you feel like you’re strong enough, head back to the Dryad Glade and defeat the mutant stag!

Find The Magic Cave

At this point, the Dryad willdirect you north to find the Magic Cave,but you’ll need to follow the path that swings to the right first. From the Dryad Glade, head back to the North Central Path and proceed north to the Stump Clearing.

This area branches off in six directions; you’ll want totake the bottom path on the left side into a small area called the Tangled Path.Proceed through here until you get to the Tangled Path, and then head north. From here, justcontinue going north until you get to the Thin Trail.

You’ll see the Irises that the Dryad mentioned;use your leaf here to summon her.After a conversation, you’ll be able toenter the Magic Cave.

Inside The Magic Cave

Inside the Magic Cave iswhere you’ll pick your class!you may choose from the following three options.

All three classes balance out (similar to rock-paper-scissors), so the one you pick reallycomes down to personal preference.Here at TheGamer, we chose Guardian, which is done by entering thegreen pool next to the Dryad.

After you’ve picked your class, it’s time to move on to the next step.

How To Find The Source Of Corruption

The source of the corruption is in theCrystal Clearing,which lies on the far east side of the map.

There are two ways to get here, with one of themrequiring you to be level eight in the Woodcutter profession.This is eventually required in order to progress, but for now, you can take adetour to avoid this requirement.We suggest leveling the profession so you don’t have to do it later.

With Level Eight Woodcutting

If you are a level eight Woodcutter, you’ll simply need togo back to the Tangled Lane and just continue going east.You’ll pass back through the Stump Clearing andinto the Stumped Path.Further east is the Shortcut,where you’ll be tasked with cutting down brambles.

Once through, head east once morethrough the Twisted Junction and Overgrown Trail.The Crystal Clearing is thefinal area in this direction.

Without Level Eight Woodcutting

Without Woodcutting leveled, you will need to head back to the Stump Clearing andtake the rightmost path at the top of the area to the Treeway Junction.From here, head east to theTreeway Trail and continue straight to the east.

This will lead to theTwisted Road,wherehostile Shadescan be found. Take this path thatcurves to the south into the Twisted Junction(where more Shades are), and thenhead into the Overgrown Trail.

Inside The Crystal Clearing

After you make it here, you’ll need tofight Jermais, who is level 12.This fight is relatively easy;we were still level ten and managed to take him down.After, the Dryad will guide you to some beetles that may be used to nullify the corruption.

Although she says to follow her, you’ll just be goinginto the Overgrown Trail that connects to the Crystal Clearing.Here,gather the two beetlesand then return to the clearing to use them on the crystal. This doesn’t work, so she’ll instead give youthree vague directions on where magic is,which you can find below.

Some magic is….

Beyond A Tangled Briar

This is the easiest location of the three, butyou will need to be a level eight Woodcutter.Once you reach this level, justtake the southern path from the Overgrown Trail into the Bramble Pass.Here, you’ll need tocut down the brambles.

Once you’ve done with,head south into the Mushroom Grove and gather the mushroom

Guarded By A Multiple Headed Creature

This bear is alevel 20 boss enemy.We highly recommend beingat least level 19 before taking it on!Additionally, bring a handful ofHP potionsto help you get through the fight.

Now, you’ll need to head to theTwo Headed Bear Clearing.This is to the left of the Magic Cave, where you picked your class. From the Tangled Lane,head west until you reach the Bear Clearing.Here,take the north path across a bridge, where you can see the bear.

This bear will usenormal melee attacksandbig AoE attacks.These larger attacks aretelegraphed on the ground, so just avoid these.While the bridge may look like a safe place to stand, wesuggest running out into the clearing fully.The bear can easily corner you, andthe AoE attacks will still hit you on the bridge.

After the bear is defeated,gather the honeyit was guarding and then leave.

Beyond A River

Lastly, you’ll need torepair the Hopeforest Ferry.To get here, take the only path on theright side of Timberwell Green to the Mine Road West.In this area, head south to the Tree Lined Trail. At this point,south is the only way you may go, so just keep doing so until you reach the river.

At the ferry, you’ll need to speak to the ferryman who will tell you that his boat can be repaired withfour ash planks.To make ash planks, you cancut down level zero ash trees (found in Timberwell Green) and then use the Sawmill (in the Carpenter’s Workshop to the south of the village)to make planks.

The entire processdoes not have any level requirements,but you’ll need to buy ahandsaw from Morauce for 36 silver.

With planks in hand, head back to the ferry and repair it. Once you do this, you are pretty muchlocked into the following battle with the mutant newt,soonly repair and get on the boat if you are ready to proceed.

When the ferry heads out into the water, it will be attacked by the newt. Your goal is tofight it, avoid telegraphed attacks, and repair the boatwhen the newt is swimming around. The newt is level 15, buthere at TheGamer, we took no damage.

This may be a current bug, buteven when standing in the attack range, the newt dealt no damage to us.After the newt is defeated, cross the river and gather the fern.

How To Complete Nullify The Corruption

With all three items in hand,head back to the Crystal Clearing and use each one on the Crystal;this will cause it to change colors. Speak with the Dryad after this, and she willdirect you to the next quest.

At this point, Nullify the Corruption is done, but to continue forward, you canhead all the way to the Barricades, which is found in the southeastern edge of Hopeforest.