While Humans and Beastren take center stage in the story ofDragon’s Dogma 2, they aren’t the only race that inhabits the world. Besides the different monster races such as Goblins and Cyclops, there are other humanoid races in the form of dwarves and elves.

You may not be able to visit the dwarves' home city, but you can visit the elves. They have hidden away in a city of magic and nature, but they aren’t totally unfriendly, and they might just need the Arisen’s help. If you want to grow a relationship with the elvish people, you’ll have to journey to the Sacred Arbor.

View of the map of Vermund with an orange star edited onto where the Sacred Arbor is in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

How To Find The Sacred Arbor

The Sacred Arbor islocated far northwest of Vernworthin the Malacite Forest, and you can reach it most easily by leaving at thewestern exit of Vernworthand taking the main road towards the northwest.

If you’re doing Glyndwr’s quests, he’ll personallyescort you to the Sacred Arboras part of hissecond quest, Trial of Archery, andgive you an easy way to find it.

Player Arisen standing next to a flame lamp and a large tree root bridge that lead to the Sacred Arbor in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Keep on the main road until youreach the large river that cuts through the areanear the Hidden Cavern, then headnorth up the smaller roadandcross the rivervia either of the nearby paths.

Follow thesmall road west into the forest area, then beginfollowing the road to the north, and if youpass by the Mountain Ruinson your left, you’regoing the right direction.

Player Arisen speaking to an elf named Grisha who runs an armor and weapon store in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

You canuse the white pedestals with yellow-green flames as directional aidswhen heading towards the Sacred Arbor, as they mark a path towards the Sacred Arbor.

Go up themossy tree trunk bridge, thenkeep on the roadsas you follow them up and around until youreach a circular rampnear a cave.

Player Arisen looking at the stats of the Tintreach staff on their main pawn in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Take this up to a higher part of the forest, then all you need to do isgoacross the large tree root bridge, make sure tofollow the road west until it curves north, and then you’ll reach the Sacred Arbor.

You’ll need eitheryour Pawn or a hired Pawnto have theWoodland Woodsmith specializationin order tounderstand Elvish and interact with the Elves fullyin the Sacred Arbor.

Player Arisen speaking to Doireann and starting the Ailing Arborheart quest in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

What Can You Find In The Sacred Arbor?

Besides having an inn with a built-in Vocation Guild and a shop for healing items, and despite being available early,Grisha’s shopcarriessome of the most powerful weapons and armorsforArcher,Mage,Sorcerer, andMagick Archer.

While itdoesn’t carry any weapons for Mystic Spearhand, it does stilloffer some great armorfor that Vocation.

For Archers, you’ll want topick up theDinistryddbowespecially, as it’s got anextremely highest base Attack damage, and is one of the strongest bows prior toreaching the shops in Battahl.

You can alsoenhance your armor and weapons at Grisha’sshop, and anything enhanced here will come with theSacred Arbor’s exclusive smithing style, whichraises strength or magic significantly while lowering weightcarried.

Quests You Can Find In The Sacred Arbor

The Sacred Arbor ishome to its own series of queststhat technicallystarts in Vernworth with Glyndwr and his quests, thefirst of which is Gift of the Bow.

You can alsorecieve the Archer-Maister’s approvalfrom Taliesin bycompleting at least The Gift of Bow and Trial of Archery.

Once completing that quest and Trial of Archery, you’llunlock another questdirectly related to the Sacred Arbor itselffrom Doireann, The Ailing Arborheart.

Several characters in the city –Glyndwr, Taliesin, and Doireann– can alsooffer escort questsaftergaining enough affinity with them, and completing them will raise that affinity and give you RC.

One of Glyndwr’s escort quests will alsolead to the Ancient Battleground, and you can easily pick upanother sidequest, Tolled To Restnearby.