Gothic 1 Remake: Completing the Final Beasts of Khorinis Hunt (Volume 5)

Beasts of Khorinis V is the last entry in Cavalorn’s hunting series, and it only opens up late in the game. The quest starts once you pick up The Bestiary of Khorinis V during Chapter 4, then asks you to take down a specific Shadowbeast variant before the hunter rewards you with the final harvesting skill.

Quick answer: Reach Xardas’ Tower through the Orc Territory after starting the Xardas quest, take the bestiary from the library, deliver it to Cavalorn, then kill the Frost Shadowbeast near the Temple of Innos and bring its skin back to claim Extract Spine.

Requirements before the quest opens

This volume is time-gated, so you cannot grab it during the early chapters no matter how much you explore. You first need to push past Chapter 3 and accept the Xardas quest from Saturas. That objective sends you deep into the Orc Territory, toward the large black towers that stay hidden on your map until you meet the right NPC.

Note: Volume V is one of two entries in the series locked behind story progress, the other being Volume II. You do not have to complete the bestiary volumes in order, but you simply cannot finish this one until the Xardas chapter is active.

Where to find The Bestiary of Khorinis V

Travel through the Orc Territory toward the black towers and approach Xardas’ Tower. A guardian at the entrance hands you a test, and clearing it unlocks access to the upper floors.

Head up into Xardas’ library. The Bestiary of Khorinis V sits there in the open, so you can simply pick it up. Unlike the earlier volumes hidden in huts, you do not need to steal this one.

Carry the book back to Cavalorn, who lives in the wilds west of the Old Camp. Handing it over advances the quest and sets up the hunting task.

Hunt the Frost Shadowbeast and collect its skin

After receiving the bestiary, Cavalorn asks for the skin of a Frost Shadowbeast. This creature is the second strongest variant of its species, hits hard, and is highly aggressive, so it can be a real wall on a melee build. It is found near the Temple of Innos, taken during that part of the game.

Scale the mountains north of the Old Camp. Climb up to the ledge that leads into a Goblin camp, then get onto the roof of the building at the back to reach the climbable wall section.

Use the wall-climbing skill to follow the mountain pass upward. The path eventually opens into Tundra Wolf Territory, where the Frost Shadowbeast roams.

Once you reach the mountain top, climb the log to reach a vantage point. From there you can hit the beast with ranged attacks or magic without taking damage in return. Fire spells and runes are the most effective option, so use Fireball or Rain of Fire scrolls to chip it down before finishing with melee.

If you are playing pure melee, watch for the beast’s two-hit combo, which is often chained into a charge that can drain over half your health. Overhead strikes (E on PC) can knock it down for free hits, and trees work well as cover. Strike once, back out immediately, and avoid getting greedy.

After the kill, loot the skin and any other trophies from the corpse, then return to Cavalorn to close out the quest.

Rewards and how to confirm completion

Delivering the Frost Shadowbeast skin to Cavalorn finishes the quest. Your journal entry updates to complete, and you receive the following:

Reward	Detail
Experience	+1,500 XP
Hunting skill	Extract Spine, used to take the Shadowbeasts’ Spine trophy

With Extract Spine learned, you can harvest the spine from Shadowbeasts going forward, which rounds out the full set of harvesting skills tied to this series. Completing all five volumes earns the achievement “The Anatomaniac,” so finishing this one is the last step toward that unlock if you have already cleared Volumes I through IV.

The full Beasts of Khorinis series at a reference

Each volume follows the same loop. You find a book in the world, bring it to Cavalorn, and he teaches a hunting skill, sometimes requesting a specific trophy first. Here is how the fifth entry fits alongside the rest.

Volume	Book location	Skill taught
I	Jan’s hut, south of New Camp	Take Skull Armor
II	Wolf’s house (gland from minecrawler queen)	Extract Organ
III	Cave in Orc Territory southwest of Old Camp	Take Scutes
IV	Shrat’s hidden swamp hut	Take Shark Skin
V	Xardas’ Tower (Frost Shadowbeast skin)	Extract Spine

Because the Frost Shadowbeast appears during the Temple of Innos stretch and the book only spawns once the Xardas chapter is live, the smoothest approach is to grab the bestiary on your way through the tower, then deal with the hunt while you are already in the northern mountains. That keeps the final volume from becoming a separate detour late in your run.