The Familiar Curses quest is one of those moments in Crimson Desert where the game quietly tests whether you read your surroundings or just throw silver at every problem. You need to get inside the House of Healing on the southeastern side of Hernand, find a fellow Greymane named Yann, and get out. The catch: the facility is heavily guarded and has zero interest in letting you walk through the front door for free.
How do you unlock the Familiar Curses quest?
This quest is the final mission of the Homestead questline in Chapter 3. It unlocks automatically after you complete Return of the Comrade, which involves welcoming Marius back to your camp. Once Marius is settled, the quest marker for Familiar Curses appears and points you toward the House of Healing.
You cannot access this quest by free-roaming into it early. The camp setup sequence in the A Fresh Start quest must be completed first, which means you need to be a solid chunk into Chapter 3 before this becomes available.
What are the three ways into the House of Healing?
There are exactly three methods to enter the complex. Two cost 10 silver coins each. One costs nothing but requires patience and basic stealth. Here is a breakdown before the detailed steps:
10 silver is a meaningful amount in the early game, so the stealth route is worth knowing even if you eventually have the funds.
House of Healing main entrance
Method 1: Buy a visitor pass from the Church of Hernand
Head to the Church of Hernand on the eastern side of the city and speak to Alfred. He sells a single St. Halssius visitor pass for 10 silver. With the pass in your inventory, walk up to the House of Healing's main gate and let the guard inspect it. He will wave you through without any trouble.
This method is straightforward but requires the round trip back to Hernand, which adds travel time. If you are already near the church, it is the cleanest option.
Method 2: Buy a priest outfit near the entrance
If you are already standing outside the House of Healing and have the silver, skip the church entirely. A specific guard stands in front of a door to the right of the main entrance. He sells a four-piece St. Halssius priest outfit for 10 silver. Equip every piece of the set and walk straight through the front gate.
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This method saves travel time compared to the church visit. If you have 10 silver on you when you arrive at the quest location, this is the faster paid option.
Method 3: Sneak in through the left side (free)
This is the route worth taking if silver is tight, and honestly it is simpler than it sounds once you know the exact path.
Start at the bridge in front of the two large guards at the main entrance. Take the road branching left and follow it past a vendor (you can ignore him for this quest). Keep moving until you spot a cart on the right side of the road. That is your landmark.
From there, climb the rocks on the left side. A guard patrols at medium distance from the top, so crouch immediately once you reach the summit. Work your way up the building to the roof, then move right to overlook the courtyard below.
Full priest outfit equipped
Drop down to the closest corner of the lower roof. Your entry point into the building is directly beneath you. Crouch and cross to the inner side. Note that the geometry here can be slightly finicky, so if Kliff clips on the wall or refuses to move, just keep nudging until he clears it.
Inside, there is a guard in the room ahead and another in the room to the left. Stay crouched, avoid their sight lines, and turn right. Walk to the end of the hall until a cutscene triggers and you find Yann.
How to find Yann inside the building
Regardless of which entry method you used, the path to Yann is the same once you are inside the main building.
If you entered through the front gate (paid methods), turn left after passing through and follow the road to the tallest building on the north side. Players who snuck in through the rooftop are already in position.
Once inside the building:
- Pass the cells in the main hall.
- Head up the stairs to the south.
- Go through the doorway into the room full of beds.
- Take the arched doorway to the west.
- A cutscene plays and you meet Yann.
How do you escape from the House of Healing?
After the cutscene with Yann, your job is simply to follow him out. Hold A on Xbox, X on PlayStation, or Left Shift on keyboard to keep pace with him. Guards will become aggressive toward patients during this sequence, but do not engage them if you snuck in.
Yann's path leads to a house where a short cutscene plays, then he locates a wagon that carries you both out of the complex. Once the wagon ride ends, hop out and follow Yann to the final destination to complete the quest.
If you lose sight of Yann during the escape, check your map for an orange dot marking his position.
What happens after Familiar Curses?
Completing the quest does not grant a direct item reward, though Yann does obtain an Abyss Artifact from the House of Healing overseer during the story sequence. The quest transitions you into the next main questline: The Face Behind the Mask. You will need to return to Marius at camp to begin it.
One detail worth knowing: if you used the paid entry methods, you can fight and kill guards inside without any criminal penalty. The stealth route denies you that option, but saves 10 silver and works just as well for completing the objective.
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