Enshrouded: How to Reach and Rescue the Hunter (Athalan Skree)

The Hunter in Enshrouded is Athalan Skree, asleep in a pod deep inside the Ancient Vault – Hunter. Getting there is mostly a walk. The one exception is a lava pit that blocks the vault’s ground floor, and it needs a specific grapple move.

Quick answer: Bring the Grappling Hook and go by day. At the lava pit, look up until the ceiling point shows E, then run off, jump, and tap E mid-air. Take the north stairs, pass the round central door, and press “E Awaken Survivor”.

What you need before entering the Ancient Vault – Hunter

The Grappling Hook, crafted at a Workbench. The vault cannot be finished without it.
Daylight. The courtyard outside the vault is empty during the day.
Bring the Glider too; the western approach crosses a gorge you glide over before reaching the ridge leading to the Vukah camp.
Reach it by coming in from the western side and cutting through the Vukah camp.

You can find the Grappling Hook’s recipe and materials in our guide on how to get the Grappling Hook.

At night, Vukah occupy the courtyard and can knock you off its edges onto the ground below, and there is no way back up from there.

The Ancient Vault – Hunter is in the Springlands, and the region’s other survivors, quests and places are in our Enshrouded Springlands region guide.

Where the Ancient Vault – Hunter is and how the quest starts

The quest to rescue Athalan Skree is Hunter Becomes The Hunted. You get it from the Flame when communing with it at a Flame Altar, at the same time as the Alchemist’s quest Powerful Alchemy.

The first journal step, Find The Hunter, says the map shows the Hunter’s location in an Ancient Vault. On the world map, the Ancient Vault – Hunter is in the Springlands, about 700 meters east of Braelyn Bridge and about 800 meters east of the Springlands Ancient Spire. You approach it from the west.

Interactive map Ancient Vault — Hunter location Zoom in and tap a marker for its exact spot.

Reach the vault door through the courtyard

Enter from the west via the Vukah camp, then ascend the wooden steps positioned on the vault’s western side.

Climbing wooden stairs west of the Ancient Vault - Hunter through the Vukah camp in rain — Climb the wooden stairs west of the Ancient Vault – Hunter through the Vukah camp.

Walk straight across the vault courtyard at the top of those stairs. During the day, nothing stops you here.

Empty vault courtyard by day, large dark carved door ahead, stone steps on both sides — The vault courtyard stands empty by day, with the carved door ahead.

On the courtyard’s easternmost side, take the stairway upward to the open entrance in the vault’s west wall; red light shines within.

Far-side courtyard stairs climbing to the open west doorway of the vault, glowing red inside — Take the stairs across the courtyard up to the vault’s west doorway.

Cross the lava pit with the Grappling Hook

Immediately beyond the entrance, the floor ends at a lava pit. Step into it and you fall into the lava and die. Pressing E from the rim does not fire the hook either: it latched on for us while we were in the air, aimed at the ceiling point.

A grapple point is fixed to the ceiling over the pit. Tilt your view upward and adjust it until its E prompt appears.

Looking up at the vault ceiling above the lava pit with the E prompt on a grapple point — Look up above the lava pit to find the grapple point.

Once the prompt is visible, sprint from the edge and leap. Press E midair; the hook catches and carries you in a swing over the lava.

Jump as the swing ends to land on the far side. If you give no input when the swing finishes, you fall into the lava. A good landing puts you in the rubble facing barred windows and a wall lamp.

Player standing in rubble on the far side of the lava pit, near barred windows and a wall lamp — Land on the far side of the lava pit, in the rubble.

Optional step: Near the lava pit, the vault has a locked door with three symbols above it that guards a chest. You don’t need to open it to rescue Athalan Skree, but if you want the chest, see how to solve the Hunter vault door puzzle.

Climb to the second floor and wake the Hunter

Take the north flight of stairs on the east wall. There are stairs on both sides of the lava, but the south flight ends on a ledge that drops you back to the floor.

Stone stairs climbing the east wall on the far side of a glowing lava pit — On the far side of the lava pit, stone stairs climb the east wall.

From the upper landing of the northern flight, face west and ascend the next stairway.

Foot of the second flight of stairs going up west, with lava glowing on the left — The second flight of stairs goes up west, with lava glowing to the left.

The screen then displays the location name “ANCIENT VAULT — HUNTER”.

The location name ANCIENT VAULT — HUNTER appears on screen during the second flight in Enshrouded — On the second flight, the location name ANCIENT VAULT — HUNTER shows on screen.

Take the second-floor corridor southward until you reach the broad, circular central door, already open and slid aside. Pass through it heading east to enter the pod hall.

Open round central door rolled aside, leading east into a hall of pods with hanging lamps — Head east through the large round central door into the hall of pods.

On the hall’s northern side, approach the pod shining pink. Press E when the “E Awaken Survivor” prompt appears.

The Hunter's pod glowing pink between two dark empty pods in Enshrouded — Interact with the glowing pink pod to awaken the Hunter.

How to tell the Hunter rescue worked

The game confirms the rescue right away. A “SOUL DISCOVERED!” screen appears with “ATHALAN SKREE” and a portrait, along with “RECIPE UNLOCKED! Dried Fur at Drying Rack”.

SOUL DISCOVERED! notice for ATHALAN SKREE with portrait, plus Dried Fur at Drying Rack recipe — Waking the pod shows SOUL DISCOVERED! for ATHALAN SKREE and unlocks Dried Fur at Drying Rack

A second banner follows, reading “RECIPE UNLOCKED! Scrap Arrow (+14 more) at Hunter”.

RECIPE UNLOCKED banner for Scrap Arrow at Hunter shown beside the now dark pods — The next banner, “RECIPE UNLOCKED!”, lists Scrap Arrow at Hunter beside the now dark pods.

To make Dried Fur at the Drying Rack, follow our guide to making Dried Fur, and see every recipe the Hunter crafts in our full list of Hunter recipes.

Waking the pod frees the Hunter; to have Athalan Skree craft for you, summon the Hunter at your base with the Summoning Staff, as with other survivors.

Summon the Hunter at your base

Back at your base, select Athalan Skree’s Summoning Staff on the action bar. Its panel reads “Athalan Skree”, “Hunter” and “Not placed yet”, with a Roaming Range bar.

Summoning Staff panel at a base at dusk showing Athalan Skree the Hunter, not placed yet — The Summoning Staff side panel lists Athalan Skree, the “Hunter”, as “Not placed yet”.

Aim at the ground where you want the Hunter to stand, and a blue ghost of Athalan Skree will show the spot. Left click to place the Hunter there.

Blue ghost preview of Athalan Skree standing on a wooden box beside a campfire — The blue ghost shows where the Hunter will be placed.

Walk up to Athalan Skree, and the Hunter greets you with “The world of the living calls me once more. I’m a huntress — I can help you survive. Let’s not squander our time.” The prompt “E Talk & Craft” then shows on screen.

Athalan Skree, the Hunter, standing at the base with greeting dialogue and Talk and Craft prompt — Athalan Skree at the base with the “E Talk & Craft” prompt

Press E to talk to Athalan Skree, and the talk menu lists “Craft · Upgrade”, “Finding Salt”, “A Test Of Skill” and “Missing shelter for bed”, while the bed icon under ROAMING RANGE shows its roof in red. Placing a bed with walls and a roof over it fixes that, as covered in our guide to building a bed shelter.

Athalan Skree talk menu with dialogue options and a red roof on the bed icon — Athalan Skree’s menu shows “Missing shelter for bed” and Roaming Range 0m.

Once you place Athalan Skree at your base with the Summoning Staff, the quest Hunter Becomes The Hunted completes and pays 800 XP. Athalan Skree, who has 275 recipes, later gives her own quests, including Growing Stronger Together, which leads to the Farmer’s Ancient Vault, and The Hunter’s Hand Spindle.