Travel to brightwood and complete the trial of the scrivener

Q: How do you complete the Trial of the Scrivener in the New World?

All you have to do is head to the missions starting location, perform a simple task of taking down a spirit, and go home with valuable rewards and a higher reputation. It must be kept in mind that players will have to hit level 24 and acquire 3,000 faction reputation to be eligible for the Trial of Scrivener quest.

Q: Where do I complete Trial of the Scrivener?

The actual Trial of the Scrivener” Quest will have you heading to Walshams Fields to find the remains of Lost Gheist Malikor. You will find a cemetery if you follow the marker on the map and will see a place to put a Trace Absorber to the right of a tombstone.

Factions are a big part of New World and, as you complete missions for the Syndicate, you'll soon reach a point where your reputation will be gated by the Trial of the Scrivener quest. Heading to its location and completing the task you're given are required if you're looking to move to the faction's second rank and unlock new rewards.

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Syndicate Advancement: Scrivener
Suggested Level
Description
Walkthrough
Where in Brightwood is the Trial of the Scrivener?
How do you complete the Trial of the Scrivener in the New World?
Where do I complete Trial of the Scrivener?
How do you unlock gear New World in Scrivener?

The location from where you pick up New World's Trial of the Scrivener quest waits inside the settlement of Brightwatch, which is found in the territory of Brightwood. If you haven't visited it yet, you're probably in for a bit of a walk.

Once inside, speak to Laurentius Krockes. Essentially, New World's Trial of the Scrivener quest sends you to the graveyard at Walsham's Field, found south of where you currently are, and asks you to capture Soul Traces from lost Gheist Malikor.

You can walk all the way to Walsham (the marker on the map will guide you), or fast travel to Shadowmine Shrine in Everfall if you have it unlocked. One thing to note is that you currently need to be level 24 to start the quest, which makes sense after you meet the undead patrolling around Walsham.

As you near the location of the quest marker, interact with the blue glowing shape on the ground to place the Trace Absorber. If Gheist Malikor hasn't spawned, you'll need to wait a minute or two before engaging him.

You can solo the boss at level 24, but it will be a bit challenging, since he does hit fairly hard and has a relatively high attack speed. Teaming up with other players will make the quest easier.

After killing Malikor, the next step to completing New World's Trial of the Scrivener quest and earning its rewards involves going back to the location where you placed the Trace Absorber and collecting it. Once you've done so, head back to Brightwatch and talk to Laurentius Krockes to complete the quest.

This sees you ranking up to Scrivener, which unlocks a new tier of rewards you can purchase from the faction's representatives across Aeternum, while letting you gain more reputation with the Syndicate. For more on New World, read our guide on camp tiers and article covering while voice chat might be disabled.

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Syndicate Advancement: Scrivener

Territory

Varies

Suggested Level

Start NPC

None, automatically obtained

End NPC

Varies

Rewards

1,200 XP
87.50 Coin
100 Tokens
20 Azoth

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Trial of the Chronicler

1 Description
2 Tasks
3 Walkthrough
4 Dialogue

Description

Earn Faction Reputation and vie for the rank of Scrivener in the Syndicate.

Tasks

Reach 3,000 Faction Reputation.
Reach level 24.
Complete Trial of the Scrivener.

Walkthrough

Complete Faction Missions until you have 3,000 Faction Reputation.
Head to Brightwood and speak to Laurentius Krockes to obtain and complete Trial of the Scrivener.
Some players reported the quest as bugged. To fix, find the quest in your journal and on the right side click "reset". Scroll down through the "Side Stories" Quests and you'll see it is fixed.

Dialogue

None.

It says to travel to Bright wood and complete the trial, but when I try talking to the Syndicate guy in Bright wood he doesn’t have any trial for me, I can’t even access the faction item shop or the local mission when I’m in Brightwood

I tried resetting the mission, but nothing changed

My character is level 22 and the mission recommended level is 20

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Where in Brightwood is the Trial of the Scrivener?

In order to begin the quest, visit Laurentius Krockes in Brightwood Settlement. He'll task you with visiting a location on your map called Walsham's Field, which is located a ways southwest of town. You can also easily access this location by traveling to the Alchemist's Shrine on your map via fast travel.

How do you complete the Trial of the Scrivener in the New World?

All you have to do is head to the mission's starting location, perform a simple task of taking down a spirit, and go home with valuable rewards and a higher reputation. It must be kept in mind that players will have to hit level 24 and acquire 3,000 faction reputation to be eligible for the Trial of Scrivener quest.

Where do I complete Trial of the Scrivener?

The actual “Trial of the Scrivener” Quest will have you heading to Walsham's Fields to find the remains of Lost Gheist Malikor. You will find a cemetery if you follow the marker on the map and will see a place to put a Trace Absorber to the right of a tombstone.