Unlocking every hero in Songs of Silence takes more than just playing through the campaign. Three characters, Meron, Pip, and Saky Mohto, are tied to encyclopedia quests that span multiple campaign maps, and the requirements are easy to miss if you don't know where to look. This guide walks you through every location you need to hit so you can stop guessing and start building your roster.
What are the encyclopedia quests in Songs of Silence?
Encyclopedia quests are special objectives tied to hero unlocks. Rather than appearing as standard mission goals, they sit in the encyclopedia and track progress across multiple maps. Each of the three heroes, Meron, Pip, and Saky Mohto, has a dedicated quest chain that you need to complete to add them to your available roster.
The key detail here is the multi-map requirement. You can be partway through a quest on one map and need to carry that progress into a later campaign stage before the unlock triggers. Missing a step early can mean replaying content, so knowing the locations upfront saves a significant amount of time.
How do you unlock Meron?
Based on the community guide by iPlayPoorly, Meron's unlock quest begins during a specific campaign map and requires fulfilling conditions that are tracked across subsequent maps. The Steam guide titled "Guide for Unlocking Meron, Pip, and Saky Mohto" was created specifically to point out the exact locations for each of these three encyclopedia quests.
Campaign 4 is where Meron's quest starts, and the map also tasks you with finding a bard and rescuing all refugees. Completing those objectives within Campaign 4 is part of the broader unlock chain.
Encyclopedia quest progress view
What happens in Campaign 4 for Meron's quest?
Campaign 4, labeled "Refugee Roundup" in community documentation, has three interconnected objectives relevant to Meron's unlock:
- Start Meron's quest at the designated location on the map
- Find the bard, a secondary objective tied to the quest chain
- Rescue all refugees before the map's conditions are met
All three steps need to be completed within Campaign 4 before you progress. Skipping the bard or leaving refugees behind will leave the quest incomplete and block the unlock.
How do you unlock Pip and Saky Mohto?
Based on available information from the iPlayPoorly Steam guide, Pip and Saky Mohto follow the same general structure as Meron: each has an encyclopedia quest with location-specific requirements spread across campaign maps. The guide was created specifically to document those locations, which suggests they are not obvious from normal play.
The source material does not provide the specific map numbers or step-by-step breakdowns for Pip and Saky Mohto beyond confirming that their quests exist and require multi-map completion. For the most detailed step-by-step locations, the original Steam guide by iPlayPoorly is the primary community reference.
Hero roster before unlocking
Which heroes are unlocked by default?
The developers updated Songs of Silence in response to community feedback and now unlock all races and two heroes by default. The remaining heroes, including those tied to encyclopedia quests, still require active unlocking through their respective quest chains or vocation (subclass) progression.
What's the fastest way to unlock all three heroes?
The sadglitterbunny Steam guide recommends following a focused quest completion path rather than exploring freely. The guide notes that heroes and their vocations can be unlocked faster by following specific tips or watching a dedicated video walkthrough.
For Meron specifically, the Campaign 4 objectives are the most documented starting point. For Pip and Saky Mohto, the iPlayPoorly guide remains the primary community resource for exact locations.
A practical approach based on available sources:
- Open the encyclopedia before starting each new campaign map
- Identify any active hero unlock quests and their current objectives
- Prioritize those objectives before completing the map's main goals
- Confirm quest progress in the encyclopedia before advancing to the next map
- For Campaign 4, complete the bard and refugee objectives before finishing the map
Vocation unlock screen per hero
Where can you find more Songs of Silence strategy resources?
The Steam community guide page for Songs of Silence has a growing collection of player-created guides covering achievements, campaign walkthroughs, and hero unlocks. For players working through strategy games with complex unlock systems, building a checklist before each session is one of the most reliable ways to avoid missing time-sensitive objectives.
For everything else, the Songs of Silence guides collection on GAMES.GG covers additional mechanics and campaign strategies to help you get the most out of every run.