Enshrouded: How to Reach the Alchemist’s Tower in Lone Thistle
The fastest route from Ancient Spire – Springlands to the tower that advances The Alchemist's Mortar quest.
The fastest route from Ancient Spire – Springlands to the tower that advances The Alchemist’s Mortar quest.
by AllThingsHow Staff
Image: Keen Games GmbH
The Alchemist’s Tower sits in Lone Thistle, northeast of the first Ancient Spire and across a Shroud-filled basin. Reaching it is the opening step of the quest The Alchemist’s Mortar, and stepping onto the upper stone ground of the ruins flips the objective from “Reach the Alchemist’s Tower” to “Search the Alchemist’s Basement.”
Quick answer: Fast travel to Ancient Spire – Springlands, glide northeast toward the quest marker, drop into the Shroud valley at Lone Thistle, then climb the wooden scaffolding on the cliffside ruins to trigger the quest update.
Before you set out
The approach runs through the Shroud, and the valley around Lone Thistle holds both flying enemies and standard Shroud creatures. A full inventory of travel supplies keeps the trip short. Pack the following before leaving camp.
Cooked meats to raise your maximum HP
Water and healing potions
Bandages
Melee and ranged weapons
Powder Balls
The Shroud runs on a timer that counts down once you enter it. Watch the bar at the top of the screen and use pockets of clean air to reset it, since the final stretch around the tower is enshrouded.
Route from Ancient Spire – Springlands
Starting from the top of the Ancient Spire gives you height to glide a large part of the distance. The quest marker sits northeast, so you can head toward it in a straight line and cover ground quickly.
Fast travel to Ancient Spire – Springlands and climb to the top platform. Face northeast toward the marker for The Alchemist’s Mortar and leap off the ledge to start gliding across the green hills.
Touch down on an elevated grassy ridge partway along to recover stamina, then launch into a second glide. Keep your heading northeast toward the Shroud mist in the distance.
Run along the wooded paths and rock formations near the Hill of Scavengers, following the marker. Open the map briefly if you need to confirm your bearing relative to the objective.
The area’s highest structure stands on a low rise near the zone’s southwestern edge. Its top extends above the Shroud, making it visible as you travel through the valley. The tower is offset from the quest marker rather than directly over it.
Work your way to the stone cliffside ruins at the base of the tower. Expect a flying enemy or two along with regular Shroud creatures, so clear anything blocking your path.
You have arrived correctly when a “New Location Charted” banner appears and adds markers to your map, and the journal entry switches from “Reach the Alchemist’s Tower” to “Search the Alchemist’s Basement.” From there, the mortar waits in the basement below, and the next task is to find the button higher in the tower that opens the barred cell holding it.
