Cryptid Chase

Cryptid Chase is a Janthir Side Stories achievement in Lowland Shore in which Echoes of Night tasks the player with investigating a "crow-footed skulker". Echoes of Night will only speak to the player on a character that has completed the relevant story steps.

Achievement

Cryptid Chase	Janthir Side Stories	1  10
Gather samples from across Lowland Shore.Fables and mysteries, Janthir is filled with creatures of legend. Collection	Found 1 Sample	2
	Found 6 Samples	2
	Found 7 Samples	0
	Found 12 Samples	2
	Found 15 Samples steps	4

Walkthrough

	Collectible	Type	Subtype	Map	Location	Closest landmark	Notes
1	Cryptid Chase Unlocked	Item	Trophy			Barbed Vale's House —	Hint: Talk to Echoes of Night in Harvest Den.
2	Unknown Track 01	Item	Trophy			Timber Cave —	Just north of the PoI, not far from shore.
3	Unknown Track 02	Item	Trophy			Alder Cove —	On the shore, east of the PoI.
4	Unknown Track 03	Item	Trophy			Amphibian's Knot —	Hint: There are sounds of a waterfall in the Cragged Upland...
5	Unknown Track 04	Item	Trophy			Timberland Holt —	Hint: Above the sounds of a bustling village and near the sounds of falling trees in Lupine Fields.
6	Unknown Track 05	Item	Trophy			Rotting Tides —	Hint: Sometimes you can hear a haunting melody in the Haar Mire...
7	Map of Known Samples	Item	Trophy			Barbed Vale's House —	Hint: Return to Echoes of Night to turn in the unknown samples and learn the next step.
8	Known Track 01	Item	Trophy			Warg Den —	Obtained after participating in Hunt down the rampaging warg
9	Known Track 02	Item	Trophy			Valravn's Perch —	Obtained after participating in Escort Ardent Gale as she poisons valravn nests in Exorheic Falls. Note that the exact same event in Lupine Fields will not count as this achievement step hint only mentions Exorheic Falls.
10	Known Track 03	Item	Trophy			Fungal Woodland —	Obtained after participating in Defeat the invasive iboga
11	Known Track 04	Item	Trophy				Obtained after participating in Help Warming Sun heal the wounded fawn
12	Known Track 05	Item	Trophy			Rotting Tides —	Obtained after participating in Defeat the Bog Queen before she floods the area with maggots
13	All Samples Returned	Item	Trophy			Astral Ward Moon Camp Waypoint —	Talk to Ward Member Eno in  Astral Ward Moon Camp — .
14	Sample Results	Item	Trophy				Talk to Echoes of Night in  Alder Cove — .
15	The End?	Item	Trophy				Rewarded automatically after the NPCs (Echoes of Night and Ward Member Eno) finish talking.

Bug:

If Echoes of Night won't offer dialog to continue the collection, swap to the character that you started the collection on and he should continue the dialog correctly.

Dialogue

Mail

Echoes of Night Do You Believe? To the one they call "Wayfinder," I have been watching you. I say this not to alarm you, but rather, to entice you. You see, I've been hard at work on something of a cryptozoological investigation. It seems the sort of task to which you'd be uniquely suited. Physically, without question. But also, parapsychologically. Your support is crucial in helping me prove the existance of the notorious Crow-Footed Skulker! Come speak with me if you are interested in unveiling the TRUTH.

Echoes of Night

Greetings, Wayfinder! With all of the fascinating adventures you've embarked upon, surely you've heard tales of the crow-footed skulker, correct?

The what?

The crow-footed skulker! An enigmatic creature that stalks these very wilds. Many doubt it exists, but I'm set on proving it does, once and for all! Care to help me?

Yeah, I would like to help out.

Amazing: Here is a list of places where there have been reports of unknown tracks or trails. Please gather whatever samples or information you can and bring it back to me.

Great, I will be back when I have those.

Echoes of Night: Outlander! Just the lifesaving breath to invigorate my research!

Echoes of Night: Most dismiss the crow-footed skulker as a myth of old troll tales. Not I!

Echoes of Night: Part troll, part winged crow, it stalks the woods with a brooding "caw" and a stench to petrify the snout!

Echoes of Night: We'll begin by gathering samples—footprints, fur, droppings. Any evidence you happen upon. Let our research commence!

Not right now.

Sorry, not interested.

After collecting the unknown samples

Greetings again, Wayfinder. Do you have all of the samples?

Yes, I do.

Wonderful! Could I bother you to pick up some additional samples with which to compare them? Once you have them, you can turn them in directly to Eno.

Will do.

Echoes of Night: What pristine samples! Made fast friends, I have, with a researcher from your Bastion of Knowledge.

Echoes of Night: I'll send these over for analysis. In the meantime, we'll move to the cross-reference stage of our research.

Echoes of Night: Provided you with a list of locations for sample collection, I have. This time, for documented beasts in the area.

Echoes of Night: We'll check the samples of known creatures against our first batch to rule out any faulty evidence. Hop to it, we shall!

Maybe another time.

Tell me about this "crow-footed skulker."

A riveting creature indeed! Part troll and part winged crow, it stalks the woods with a brooding "caw" and a stench to pretrify the snout!

Go on...

Most have dismissed it as a fabled creature from old troll tales, although some swear they've caught a glimpse of it wandering the woods. If only we could get so lucky!

Great. I'll return once I have the samples.

Maybe another time.

I need to get going.

After completing step #13 All Samples Returned

Ward Member Eno

Wayfinder, how are things going?

I have some samples for you.

These will do nicely. Excellent work.

Thanks.

Ward Member Eno: Oh no, Wayfinder! You're the one who's been encouraging this raving loon?

Ward Member Eno: Met him during my outreach rounds. Ranted for an hour about some troll with bird feet! Then came the letters...

Ward Member Eno: Can't keep track of them anymore, he's sent so many! Senseless ramblings scrawled over every page. And now... NOW...

Ward Member Eno: He has you bringing me dung piles! I'm putting an end to it! Here, I'll analyze his deer droppings and troll nose hairs.

Ward Member Eno: And when the results read "100 percent idiot," maybe he'll take a hint! Expect a detailed report of my findings!

Never mind.

Echoes of Night

Wayfinder, you're here! Are you ready to hear the results? I'm on pins and needles myself!

Let's hear them!

Echoes of Night: At last! The outlander arrives. Let us discuss our findings, yes?

Ward Member Eno: Yes, well... I was able to identify the majority of your unknown samples, most being the result of native wildlife...

Ward Member Eno: However, two I was not able to account for... No record corresponds to anything even close... It's not definitive, but-

Echoes of Night: Praise the clouds upon which I walk in elation! No longer shall the world turn a blind eye to the crow-footed skulker!

Hooligan Kodan Teen: (snickers)

Hooligan Kodan Teen: (snickers)

Ward Member Eno: Hold on. Who's there?

Hooligan Kodan Teen: (laughs)

Hooligan Kodan Teen: (laughs)

Echoes of Night: Why, that's the sound of the trees tittering in delight of the truth!

Ward Member Eno: No, it's not, it's some stupid kids! Don't suppose you have anything to do with this?

Hooligan Kodan Teen: It was all the work of the crow-footed skulker!

Echoes of Night: My discovery was a sham of adolescent cruelty? Cubhood all over again, this is...

Ward Member Eno: Well, your village heads will surely hear about your callous prankery and unchaperoned visit to the bog.

Hooligan Kodan Teen: Not fair! We weren't even in the bog! Not going anywhere near the queen! Are you mad?

Ward Member Eno: Then how do you explain-

Champion Cave Troll: (roars)

Ward Member Eno: What... was that?

Echoes of Night: Huh? Oh... Oh ho ho!

Sorry, not right now.