Start Vlas's quest south of the Outskirts of Mammon Beacon, inspect the attack site and empty cat cage, and exhaust his dialogue across a Beacon rest. Find him imprisoned at the top of Lonesome Spire, buy anything you want from the Brigand before changing the camp state, then break into the nearby northern hut for the Unremarkable Key. Free Vlas, check his original camp for the letter if progression stalls, and return to Marrow Keep to find Vlas and Mutton.
Do this first
- Find Vlas south of the Outskirts of Mammon Beacon and inspect the wreckage and cat cage.
- Rest at a Beacon, return, and exhaust Vlas's dialogue until he moves on.
- Climb Lonesome Spire from the Gates of Mammon route and speak to the caged Vlas.
- Use the Brigand shop before the rescue changes the camp state.
- Pass through the northern arch, break the hut barrier, and collect the Unremarkable Key.
- Free Vlas, revisit his first camp for the letter if needed, then meet him and Mutton at Marrow Keep.
Start at the wrecked cart
From the Outskirts of Mammon Beacon, follow the southern route toward the lower wreckage. Speak with Vlas, search the attack site and interact with Mutton's empty cage. Current walkthroughs require exhausting dialogue and using a Beacon rest to advance the state; if Vlas repeats himself, revisit each nearby interaction before leaving.
Find Vlas at Lonesome Spire
Travel from the Gates of Mammon side and climb the large ramps and lift to the upper camp. Vlas is locked in a cage near the bandit state. Speak with him before searching for the key so the current objective and dialogue are recorded.
Use the Brigand shop before the rescue
Two current route sources warn that the merchant state may disappear after Vlas is freed. Browse or buy before handing over the key. This is a missable shop-state warning, not a claim that every item is permanently unobtainable elsewhere.
Unremarkable Key location
At the upper camp, move through the arch on the northern side and find the hut or shack with a barricaded, breakable entrance. Break through and collect the item labeled Unremarkable Key, then return to the cage and complete the available hand-over interactions.
Finish at Marrow Keep
Rest after the rescue and check the original wrecked-cart camp for Vlas's letter; current guides disagree on exactly which transition exposes it, so checking both after the first move and after the rescue is safer than claiming one universal timing. Vlas and Mutton ultimately relocate to Marrow Keep. Speak with Vlas there to close the route.
- Week 1 makes Mutton immune to damage
- The cat can wander around the keep instead of standing in one fixed spot
- If the reunion is missing, recheck the letter and exhaust dialogue at the prior state
When the key does not appear
Return to the first camp, interact with the cage and read the letter if it is present, then rest and revisit Lonesome Spire. Player reports specifically connect a missing key to an incomplete earlier quest state. Do not use the Unremarkable Key on unrelated Chapel, Crypt or dungeon locks.
Evidence log
Sources checked
External sources are linked for verification. Community reports describe symptoms and are not treated as universal fixes.
SpecialistVlas Quest WalkthroughFive-stop route covering the first camp, Lonesome Spire, key, letter and Marrow Keep reunion.
↗SpecialistHow to unlock Mutton as a base catIndependent route, key, merchant-state and reunion cross-check.
↗CommunityUnremarkable Key progression discussionPlayer reports linking missing-key symptoms to the cage or letter state; used only as troubleshooting evidence.
↗PlatformThe Week 1 UpdateOfficial patch confirmation that Mutton can no longer be damaged.
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