Sovereign Tower Beast Hunt Walkthrough

The Beast Hunt is Sovereign Tower’s second flagship optional quest in the demo — a Round Table assignment that branches into three different secret knights depending on who you send and which dialogue options you choose. Where the Goose Quest rewards reading Arlin’s adjectives, the Beast Hunt rewards understanding knight personalities, Magic tags, and whether you want recruitment or elimination outcomes.

Community discovery from the Steam demo identifies Sparky (wolf-themed), Rufus (loyal wolf habits), and Silgur (patient hunter) as Beast Hunt recruits. This page documents those routes with spoiler clarity. Start with How to Play if hunt cards still confuse you.

How the Beast Hunt appears

Beast Hunt quest cards typically arrive mid Act 1 after audience petitioners or couriers report a roaming monster threatening trade routes or villages. Accepting the petition during Audience creates the assignment for the same day’s Round Table phase.

The hunt is compatible with both Groveshire and Gavault main branches. Schedule it when your roster is not already injured from main-quest failures.

Quest card basics

Beast Hunt cards usually emphasize:

• Strength or Agility for direct combat approaches.
• Magic when “magical traces” or ritual tracking options appear.
• Hunt personality tags that favor Goberto or knights who like scouting.

Open Knight Stats and the Knight Quest Matcher before committing. Failed hunts waste a day and can hurt People or Merchants standing if the beast tramples trade paths afterward.

Path A: Sparky via Angelica

Sparky (community names include wolf / Archbishop of Evil and Darkness flavor) unlocks when Angelica handles the Beast Hunt with outcomes aligned to her animal-affinity and kindness traits.

Steps:

1. Accept the Beast Hunt petition.
2. Assign Angelica at the Round Table if her stats meet the card — Charisma and Magic often matter alongside hunt tags.
3. Choose dialogue or result options that favor capture, communion, or non-lethal resolution when prompted.
4. Confirm Sparky appears in roster or recruitment dialogue after quest resolution.

Angelica players often arrive here naturally during Demo Walkthrough runs focused on diplomacy. Cross-check Secret Knights if Sparky fails to appear — demo patches may adjust trait flags.

Path B: Rufus via magical traces (not Angelica)

Rufus recruits when you send any knight except Angelica and select magical traces (or equivalent Magic-tracking wording) during the hunt resolution.

Steps:

1. Accept the Beast Hunt.
2. Pick a non-Angelica knight with adequate Magic or overall stats — Ursula is thematic for traces, but community notes allow any eligible knight.
3. Select magical traces instead of a blunt kill or Angelica-style peaceful path.
4. Complete follow-up dialogue to confirm Rufus joins.

This path suits Gavault-leaning rosters that rotate Ursula onto ritual-heavy weeks. Pair with witch alchemy potions from Annexes if Magic thresholds sit one point short — see Items for consumables.

Path C: Silgur by killing the beast

Silgur, the patient hunter / poacher archetype, unlocks when the beast dies — typically choosing lethal Round Table options with knights suited to Strength or hunt tags like Goberto or Gwendan.

Steps:

1. Accept the Beast Hunt.
2. Assign a combat-forward knight who passes stat checks.
3. Choose kill or execute options rather than trace or befriend paths.
4. Confirm Silgur recruitment after the beast falls.

Silgur complements hunt-heavy Knight Tier List placements but may conflict with pacifist faction goals — Mystics and People sometimes prefer live captures.

Choosing a path deliberately

Goal	Path	Knight send
Sparky	Peaceful / Angelica	Angelica
Rufus	Magical investigation	Any except Angelica + traces
Silgur	Lethal hunt	Combat knight, kill option

You generally get one primary Beast Hunt outcome per run unless you rewind. Plan collection runs with Time Rewind to sample all three knights across rewinds rather than one marathon save.

Gear and annex support

Hunt quests benefit from forge weapons and Agility potions crafted via Annexes and Crafting. If Goberto or Gwendan sits one stat point shy, upgrade gear before the assignment rather than risking failure — failed hunts rarely grant partial recruits.

Lady Alwena investigations revealing hunt preferences prevent sending clumsy knights on delicate tracking segments. One Intendancy scan before Beast Hunt day is worth the action.

Faction consequences

• People may celebrate a dead beast; Mystics may prefer magical study outcomes.
• Merchants care about trade route safety regardless of method.
• Nobles sometimes want trophies — lethal paths align with Gavault tone.

Log changes in the Faction Balance Tracker when hunt day overlaps noble petitions.

Troubleshooting missing recruits

1. Verify you chose mutually exclusive dialogue branches — kill vs traces vs Angelica peace.
2. Confirm Angelica was not sent on Rufus path attempts.
3. Rewind to pre-assignment morning and re-read option text slowly.
4. Compare demo build date with Release and Demo.

Related guides

• Goose Quest — Chester unlock chain.
• Recruit Knights — standard demo recruits.
• How to Get Brunhilda — separate Demon rewind route.
• Round Table — assignment and outcome mechanics.

The Beast Hunt encapsulates Sovereign Tower’s replay pitch: one quest card, many fates. Master it and you understand why Demon rewinds are feature, not crutch.