[Bug/Glitch]Cannot Complete 'IN the absence of an ealdorman' quest | Forums

[Hatguy2008]

The game won't let me complete the quest "in the absence of an ealdorman".

I've reached a cellar in a castle and I can't interact with the weirdy foot washing person, or the corpse, or anything in the room.

I must have visited the castle earlier? I read something about a brooch via google searches (?)

If I can't complete this questline, I assume I can't finish the Order of Ancients questline.

Pretty effing angry.

[Ubi-Karl]

Hey Hatguy2008, thanks for reaching out and bringing this up.

I am sure you are referring to Assassin's Creed: Valhalla rather than Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, therefore in this instance, please note that we have dedicated Valhalla's forums that you can find here.

As far as the issue goes, I can confirm that we received a number of player contacts about not being able to complete 'In the Absence of an Ealdorman' and it is currently under investigation by our development team.

If you're on playing on PC, we would appreciate if you could also forward us your save files by visiting our support website. You can find further details on this by clicking the following link.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue.

[themaster13795]

The exact same thing happened to me and thank you for working on it

[EVOLJVM]

Picked up the Hundbeorht’s Brooch prior to starting the quest now can’t progress. Any way to fix it?

[Ubi-Redbeard]

We are still looking into issues with the quest.

Regretfully, we have no further information at present.

[ViridianOhio736]

Yes, I also have a problem. I can’t interact with the letter in investigate the scene. It’s also saying that the key for the door is still in the water!

[capkris]

This quest is stuck for me. I reached the cadaver and the caretaker and picked up the Broach, but now the quest won't progress to the next stage.

I have the PS4 version of the game and my PS4 ID is capkris.

[Pifimifi13]

We are still looking into issues with the quest.

Regretfully, we have no further information at present.

It's been 30 days since it's been posted about the bug on Reddit.. 30 days !!!

I've been stuck at this for 2 weeks and it's my last arc, and literally nothing else to do in the game.

[KmarkoPL]

Can't you read ?!
HERE IS Odyssey forum support !!
NOT Valhalla !!

[Ubi-Borealis]

Hey there guys!

In future, please ensure that you post in the correct forums for your query. You are currently in the Assassin's Creed: Odyssey Player Support forum. I've now moved your thread to our Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Player Support forum.

Please note that these forums are now archived, and that you should visit our official Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Discussions forum for further news and support.

I recommend checking out our megathread post on our Discussions forum.

If you need further support, please feel free to open a support ticket or to reach out to us on our new dedicated forums! Thanks!