The last and final chapter in the quest chain, Trial Of AQL in Dune Awakening is The Footsteps of the Fremen quest. This has puzzle solving and answering questions correctly for you to complete, and get your rewards. So let’s get started on the full and complete guide on the 8th Trial Of AQL / Footsteps of the Fremen quest.
8th Trial Of AQL (Footsteps Of The Fremen) Location In Dune Awakening
The Footsteps of the Fremen quest location is the Sietch Ta’lab in the Eastern Shield Wall region. The location is right at the northern borders of Mysa Tarill and Jabal Eifrit Al-gharb. The cave can be accessed from Mysa Tarill as well. Whichever path you choose, from the waypoint, head south till you come across a gap between the two mountains. Like in earlier cases, you will be helped by a visual marker of a large eye painted on the wall. Head inside the gap and follow the path to be led to the entrance, then keep making your way northwest to find the large double doors.
All Answers To Open The Door In Footsteps of the Fremen Quest
You need to answer the questions that the door asks before it unlocks, and the answers you need to pick are:
- Nilotic al-Ourouba
- Poritrin
- Salusa Secundus
- Bela Teguese
- Rossak
- Thurgrod
- Harmonthep
If you have been paying attention, the questions are centered around the lore that was shared during the voiceovers in the earlier Trial of AQL quests. Each right answer lights up the planets carved on the door, and the last one unlocks the door to immediately trigger a cutscene.
First Puzzle Room Location & Solution In Footsteps Of The Fremen
To find the puzzle room, head northwest till you reach the end, then continue down the passage in the northeast. Keep heading northwest and northeast alternatively till you come across a boulder. This boulder can be broken down, so use your lasgun to do that. You can get Granite Stones if you do. Keep heading northwest and breaking down any boulders that block your path till you reach a dead end, then head southeast and southwest.
Continue exploring the cave and breaking down boulders till you find a flight of stairs leading up to the puzzle room. You will encounter a Solido Projection, listen to what it says, then try to solve the puzzle. You can investigate the walls on either side of the puzzle room to spot several symbols, and hovering your mouse over them will show you what these symbols mean.
You can interact with the projection anytime to get the sequence of the puzzle, then interact with the device in the middle of the room to put in the sequence. The solution is given below.
- Bind / Dune / Grass
- Planting / Shelter / Downwind
- Animal / Aerate / Soil
Rotating Rings Puzzle Location & Solution In Footsteps Of The Fremen
Explore the rest of the puzzle room to find random loot, and find a flight of stairs leading up. Head deeper into the cave till you come across a room with large rings on the floor. Take the stairs to find the puzzle. You need to rotate the rings the correct number of times to unlock the next section of the cave. The clue is given as ‘the Water of the Tribe shall reveal the Path.’ Below is the solution for this puzzle.
- Inner Ring – 2 times
- Middle Ring – 1 times
- Outer Ring – 2 times
If you have solved the puzzle correctly, your companion will praise you. You will then get an action prompt to ‘Pour blood on the deathstill’, press E to do that and the door ahead opens up to reveal the next path to take.
As you enter, a cutscene triggers, where it is revealed that in his experience, the Fremen were not the villains as described by the Emperor, but a noble race. Once the cutscene is done, interact with the machine in the corner, which triggers another cutscene.
The door up the stairs is now unlocked, head through that door and drop down. The area will be immediately swarmed by enemies; take them out and exit the cave to complete the quest.
