The new questline in Dune Awakening Chapter 2 lets you investigate a murder, and you need to go through the entire questline to know who did it. One of the quests in this chain has puzzles to solve as well, and in this guide, we have all the details on how to start and finish the From the Ashes quest.
How to Start the From the Ashes Quest in Dune Awakening
Speak to Sub-Prefect Tors at Arrakeen’s Imperial Consulate after completing the Touch of Evil quest to start the From the Ashes quest. You learn from all the evidence that Phaedra Vye has something to do with Osten Laithe’s death. You get the objective to enter Phaedra’s apartment to search for clues.
Phaedra’s apartment is upstairs, in the northeast section of the building. Enter her apartment and use the scanner to search for clues. Investigate the tables in all the rooms and also check the floor. The items you need to pick up are:
- Black Market Trade Receipt off the large dining table near the bar counter.
- Note to the Valet on the floor in front of the open chest, right in front of the main entrance.
After that, head back to Tors to discuss your findings with him. Your next objective would be to find out the location mentioned in the two notes you acquired.
Go to the Location in the Deep Desert
Exit Arrakeen and make your way to Deep Desert Sector B5. Keep going northwest till you spot a large mountain and check around it to find torches lit near a canyon. This is the entrance to the place mentioned in the notes. Go through the passage and enter the cave, after which you get the objective to search the cave and find the valet’s body.
The valet’s body is located in the northwestern section of the cave, near a fire pit. After locating his body, go deeper into the cave and search for more clues. Head down the passage to the south of the body and go southwest. You will reach an alcove with a red light and a few devices. Check the floor near this place to find the Torn Page from a Manifest. Return to Tors’ back in Arrakeen to get the next objective.
Decipher the Valet’s Note – 10194
Head back to Phaedra’s apartment after talking to Tors and investigate the painting on the right side wall after the entrance. The painting is near the bar counter, between two chairs. Interacting with the painting uncovers a keypad, but you need to decipher the code first. Luckily, the code is already given to you if you picked up the Old Carthag Schematics from the prior quest.
The code for the keypad is 10194, and if you check the note in your inventory, it shows you the correct symbols to input. Doing so will unlock a new area on the left, so head inside to search for more clues.
Search the Secret Room
You will find Phaedra’s dead body on the chair, so go through the same process of investigating her corpse as you did with Osten Laithe. Use the poison snooper on her and investigate the weapon lodged in her neck. Once done, investigate the table in front of the body and pick up the following.
- Top Part of the Torn Manifest
- Banquet Guest List
- Poison Report from Phaedra’s Mask
Exit the room and head over to the entrance to Arrakeen to speak to Tidjii O’Garee. Tell her what you found, and this will end the From the Ashes quest in Dune Awakening Chapter 2.
