Gothic 1 Remake: Swampweed Harvest Quest Guide and Rewards

Swampweed Harvest is a Chapter 1 side quest in the Gothic 1 Remake that pushes you toward earning a place in the Swamp Camp. The job is simple in shape but easy to fumble. You collect two batches of swampweed from harvesters out in the marsh, hand the full load to Cor Kalom, then circle back to the man who sent you. Get the order wrong and you risk being accused of stealing half the crop.

Quick answer: Take the swampweed from Balor, then from Viran (clear every bloodfly near his field first), deliver both to Cor Kalom in the Swamp Camp, and report back to Baal Orun at the weed mashers to receive a Sleep Scroll and 1100 XP.

How to unlock Swampweed Harvest

This quest does not appear on its own. You first have to finish Ghorim’s Replacement, the task where you convince Harlok to take over Ghorim’s exhausting work. Once that is done, Baal Orun approaches you near the southwest corner of the Swamp Camp and offers a job of his own. Accept it, and Swampweed Harvest begins.

Detail	Value
Chapter	Chapter 1
Quest giver	Baal Orun
Area	Swamp Camp
Unlock condition	Complete Ghorim’s Replacement, then accept Baal Orun’s request

Step 1: Collect swampweed from Balor

There are no map markers for the harvesters, so you have to navigate the swamp by sight. Balor sits at his hut out beyond the camp, and the cleanest route is to follow the path toward the open log tree bridge close to where the mashers are working.

Collecting the harvested swampweed to deliver to Cor Kalom's lab — Both batches of swampweed go to Cor Kalom’s lab.

Head out of camp toward the log tree bridge near the mashers and follow the trail until you reach Balor. From Baal Orun, you can turn around, take the northeastern path, then bend west past a Novice and a Templar before hitting the wooden bridge and working through the forks.

Balor, one of the swampweed harvesters in the marsh — Balor hands over his share willingly.

Talk to Balor and take his swampweed. He gives it up without trouble but warns you to pick up Viran’s portion too, otherwise Baal Orun may think you pocketed half the harvest. Completing this step grants 100 XP.

Step 2: Collect swampweed from Viran

Viran works far to the east, close to the barrier and the beach. Look for a two-storey wooden tower with two ladders and you have found him. He is not as easygoing as Balor. When you tell him Baal Orun sent you, he refuses to trust you outright and sets a condition instead.

Viran collecting swampweed near the eastern barrier — Viran wants his field cleared before he hands anything over.

To prove yourself, you must kill every bloodfly around his harvest area. The cleanest approach is to wait until morning, since the marsh gets very dark at night and that puts you at a disadvantage. A bow lets you pick the bloodflies off quietly and from a safe distance.

The bloodflies sit in three clusters around the tower.

Group	Location	Watch out for
1	Across the wooden bridge in front of Viran’s tower	Largest swarm, so come prepared
2	Follow the path to the left from the tower	Stay away from the water, swampsharks lurk there
3	On the beach to the right, near the barrier	Open ground, easy bow targets

Clearing bloodflies near Viran's tower to earn his trust — Clear all three swarms to win Viran over.

Travel east toward the barrier and find the wooden tower with two ladders, then speak to Viran to learn his condition.

Skip time to morning, equip a bow, and clear all three bloodfly groups around the field. Keep your distance from the water on the left-hand path so the swampsharks do not catch you.

Return to Viran once the swarms are dead. He hands over his half of the harvest and you earn 500 XP for the task, on top of whatever the bloodflies were worth.

Step 3: Deliver the swampweed to Cor Kalom

With both batches in hand, head back into the Swamp Camp and find Cor Kalom in the alchemy lab. Handing him the combined hundred stems closes out the quest itself and nets another 100 XP.

Cor Kalom in the Swamp Camp alchemy lab — Cor Kalom takes the full harvest in the lab.

Do not stop there. The quest log may register as complete after the delivery, but Baal Orun still owes you. Go back to him at his usual spot by the weed mashers and report that the swampweed reached Cor Kalom to collect the full set of rewards.

Swampweed Harvest rewards

Completing the delivery and reporting back gives you a total of 1100 XP, not counting the bloodflies you killed for Viran. You also receive a Sleep Scroll and Baal Orun’s favor, which counts toward joining the Brotherhood.

Reward	How it pays out
1100 XP	Split across the three quest steps plus the report-back
Sleep Scroll	Given by Baal Orun when you report the delivery
Baal Orun’s favor	A vote toward Swamp Camp admission

You only collect the full XP if you both deliver the harvest to Cor Kalom and return to Baal Orun. Skipping the report leaves rewards on the table.

Use the Sleep Scroll to win over Baal Cadar

That Sleep Scroll has a practical use right away. You can spend it to impress Baal Cadar, whose support also helps your case with the Brotherhood. Head to his spot just across from the entrance to Cor Kalom’s laboratory.

Find one of the Novices kneeling on the floor near Baal Cadar and cast the Sleep Scroll on them.

Wait for Baal Cadar to come to you. Let him start the conversation rather than approaching him yourself, and you will gain his favor as soon as the talk ends.

You will know the whole chain worked when the quest closes after the Cor Kalom hand-in, Baal Orun gives up the Sleep Scroll on report, and your standing toward Swamp Camp admission ticks up. If the hand-in does not register, make sure you carried both Balor’s and Viran’s portions before speaking to Cor Kalom, since arriving with only one set is the usual reason the delivery stalls.