Enshrouded: Find the Farmer in the Ancient Vault (Full Walkthrough)

The Farmer, Emily Fray, is sealed inside the Ancient Vault – Farmer, a ruined fortress well north of the Ancient Spire – Springlands. Reaching her is part of the main quest Growing Stronger Together, which pays out 1500 XP at Moderate difficulty. The door to her chamber stays locked until you trip three hidden switches scattered across the vault’s lava, lightning, and spike hazards.

Quick answer: Glide north from the Ancient Spire – Springlands past Ferndale to the Ancient Vault – Farmer, activate all three wall switches inside, then interact with the glowing pod to awaken Emily Fray.

What you need before entering the vault

Two pieces of gear are mandatory inside. One of the switches sits behind a gap you can only cross with the Grappling Hook, and the final drop to the Farmer’s door is done with the Glider. Trying to run the vault without both leaves you stuck partway through.

The Glider, used to reach the vault and to drop into the final chamber.
A crafted Grappling Hook for swinging across two ceiling anchors on the way to the second switch.
The Ancient Spire – Springlands cleared, so you can fast travel to it and launch from the top platform.
Growing Stronger Together active, which marks the vault on your map.

Picking up the Double Jump skill first makes the lava platforms and spike room far more forgiving.

Reach the Ancient Vault – Farmer

Open the map, confirm Ancient Vault – Farmer sits north of the Ancient Spire – Springlands, then fast travel to the spire. You arrive on the stone platform at the base of the tower.

Climb to the top of the spire, leap off, and open the Glider. Keep the quest marker on your compass and hold your heading north toward it.

Gliding from the Spire — Glide straight off the spire's top platform and follow the compass marker north. Shown at 00:23 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

You will pass the village of Ferndale on the way. Its scavengers and warriors are usually several levels above you, so stay on the path and run past instead of fighting through.

Passing Ferndale — Keep moving along the path past Ferndale rather than clearing the hostile village. Shown at 01:28 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Beyond Ferndale the dirt path leads to a set of outer ruins and a broad staircase. Climb it to reach the exterior of Ancient Vault – Farmer. The fortress itself is unguarded, so no fight is needed to get inside.

Reaching Ancient Vault Exterior — The staircase at the end of the path leads up to the vault's exterior. Shown at 02:29 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

Activate the three switches to open the Farmer’s door

Walk through the main double doors. Inside you will see stairs going down to the right, a path to the left, and a long corridor ahead ending at a locked door. The pod holding Emily Fray is behind that door, sealed by three glowing switches you must find and press. The order below keeps you climbing steadily higher through the vault.

Entering the Vault — The interior hall branches three ways, with the locked Farmer door straight ahead. Shown at 03:03 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

First switch: the lava and lightning room

Take the path to the left and drop down toward the lava pit. Two stone blocks give you jump points across; use them to reach the climbable wire mesh on the far wall. The stairs on the right lead nowhere useful and only exist as a way back up if you fall.

Climb the mesh to the open doorway and continue into the corridor beyond. Bolts of lightning fire from the left side here and deal heavy damage, so time your runs and use the gaps between them to breathe.

Press the glowing switch at the end of the corridor. This clears the first lock and shuts off the lightning traps behind you, making it safe to recover any dropped gear.

First Puzzle Room and Switch — The first switch sits at the dead end past the lightning traps. Shown at 03:36 in WoW Quests’s video. Image: Keen Games GmbH

If you grapple to the higher platform above this room and use Double Jump, there is a hidden chest tucked in the darkness nearby.

Second switch: grapple across the gap

Backtrack through the archway to the right of the first switch, cross back over the lava, and climb the wire mesh to return to the upper floor.

Look up to find the rings on the ceiling. Fire the Grappling Hook into the first, swing across, then hook the second ring further along. Each swing drains a lot of stamina, so make sure your bar is full before you start or you risk dropping back to the lower floor.

You land on a section of the upper floor you could not reach before. The second switch is directly ahead on the opposite wall. Press it.

Third switch: the rooftop and spike room

From the second switch, climb the wire mesh up to the roof of the vault, which puts you out in the open air.

Follow the exterior walkway around the building until you reach an unlocked double door, and open it. A left turn here leads to a treasure chest; the switch is on the right-hand path.

Inside the upper chamber, retractable floor spikes guard the way. Jump or dodge-roll across them and press the third switch on the far wall to clear the last lock.

Awaken Emily Fray and confirm the quest updated

With all three switches active, the central door is now open. Step to the balcony edge overlooking the lava pit and glide across into the newly unlocked doorway. Walk up to the glowing pod inside and interact with it to awaken the survivor.

The discovery is confirmed by SOUL DISCOVERED! EMILY FRAY on screen; the Berry Bush Seedling recipe and eight additional recipes at the Seedbed become available, and the objective changes from Find the Farmer to Summon the Farmer. Next, go to a base within an active Flame Altar area, make a Summoning Staff, then place Emily to complete the quest.

Once summoned, the Farmer opens up the food and growing side of your base, including Farm Soil, Fertilized Farm Soil, the Seedbed, the Oven, a Fireplace, the Beehive Smoker, the Honey Beehive, and the Almanac of Plants and Seedlings. Setting up a Seedbed near a water source early gives you a steady crop supply for cooking and buffs.