The five quests, and why order matters
Blasphemous does not have a quest log. It has five NPC chains, each driven by a specific item, and two of them can be lost permanently by progressing too fast. This guide lists what each one actually asks for, what it pays, and where the timing trap is.
| Quest | Given by | Where it starts | Main reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Thimble | Gémino | Where Olive Trees Wither | Saeta Dolorosa prayer + Frozen Olive bead (good outcome) |
| Egg of Deformity | Altasgracias | Grievance Ascends | Three Gnarled Tongues relic + Knot of Hair bead |
| Kissers of Wounds | Tirso | Albero hospice | Linen Cloth, up to 10,000 Tears, Knot of Rosary Rope |
| Lady of the Perpetual Agony | Socorro | Mother of Mothers | Tiento to your Thorned Hairs prayer |
| True Shrine | Lvdovico | Albero (via the winch) | Tears for the first two remains, then the quest completes |
Golden Thimble — the one with a timing trap
This quest starts the moment you first enter Where Olive Trees Wither. That is the trap: the quest is already running before you have agreed to anything.
The wiki is direct about the failure mode — defeating one or two bosses before speaking to Gémino can significantly affect his quest. Its recommendation is to either visit the area first and do the quest immediately, or visit it after performing 1 of the 3 Humiliations, or avoid Where Olive Trees Wither entirely until after performing the other two.
There are three possible outcomes depending on when you complete it. The good one:
- Bring Gémino the Golden Thimble Filled with Burning Oil before he is fully entombed.
- He travels to Engracia’s Tomb, the cave to the left, leaving the armour empty.
- Re-entering the room shows a bed of blooming flowers and the Frozen Olive bead where he stood.
- To reach the tomb, go to the cave where Incense Garlic is found and hit the wall at the end to open the entrance to Engracia’s Tomb.
- Gémino is there carrying Dried Flowers Bathed in Tears. Take them, drop down the open entrance, and you find Engracia’s body.
- Offer the Dried Flowers to Engracia to receive the prayer Saeta Dolorosa.
Miss the window and the armour stays sealed — no bead, no prayer.
Egg of Deformity — three offerings, exact prices
The quest begins when you find the unhatched form of Altasgracias in Grievance Ascends. To get the egg you must bring three offerings and place them on the three golden plates on the ground:
| Offering | Where to get it |
|---|---|
| Torn Bridal Ribbon | Bought from Candelaria’s shop in Graveyard of the Peaks for 800 Tears |
| Melted Gold Coins | Found in Grievance Ascends |
| Black Grieving Veil | Found in the Desecrated Cistern |
Place all three and the giant egg hatches; Altasgracias rises and gives you the Egg of Deformity. From there the quest is a delivery chain — carry the egg to the places that hatch and bless it — and it pays out the Three Gnarled Tongues relic plus the Knot of Hair rosary bead.
Three Gnarled Tongues is not a cosmetic reward: it is the relic that lets you grow roots to reach higher ground, and two of the True Shrine remains below require it.
Kissers of Wounds — the payout table
Tirso, in the hospice at Albero, asks you to bring healing herbs for the Kissers of Wounds. The rewards are fixed and escalate sharply:
| Herbs given | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | Linen Cloth |
| 2 | 500 Tears |
| 3 | 1,000 Tears |
| 4 | 2,000 Tears |
| 5 | 5,000 Tears |
| 6 | 10,000 Tears |
That is 18,500 Tears plus the Linen Cloth, which makes this the most profitable quest in the game by a wide margin. It is also the one with the most ways to go wrong: the Wiki notes that the kissers and the wounded can die after certain events.
The Knot of Rosary Rope is not part of the herb ladder. To get it you must return to Tirso after completing the quest entirely — all herbs delivered and all the bosses that could contribute to a kisser’s death already dead. Deliver herbs late and you may still get Tears; kill the wrong boss early and the kisser dies before you finish.
Lady of the Perpetual Agony — two paths, one reward
In Mother of Mothers you meet Socorro, and you choose:
- Make an offering, or
- End her suffering.
The offering path requires all Three Marks of Refuge. Once all three are given, Socorro appears in the Church of the Order of the True Shrine in Albero, where the reward is the prayer Tiento to your Thorned Hairs.
The other path closes that reward off. If you want the prayer, do not end her suffering — the choice is permanent and made on the spot.
True Shrine — three remains, two relics needed
Lvdovico speaks through the winch of the Church of the Order of the True Shrine in Albero and asks for the remains of Tentudía. There are three, and two of them are gated behind relics:
| Remnant | Location | Gate |
|---|---|---|
| Tentudía’s Carnal Remains | Wasteland of the Buried Churches, below the entrance area leading to Mercy Dreams | Requires Blood Perpetuated in Sand |
| Remains of Tentudía’s Hair | Where Olive Trees Wither, bottom room just before and below the entrance to Graveyard of the Peaks | None |
| Tentudía’s Skeletal Remains | Graveyard of the Peaks, top-right room right of the middle corridor up to the Convent of Our Lady of the Charred Visage | Requires Blood Perpetuated in Sand + Three Gnarled Tongues |
Lvdovico pays Tears for the first two remains and the quest completes on the third. Because the Skeletal Remains demands Three Gnarled Tongues, this quest is effectively chained behind the Egg of Deformity — another reason quest order matters more than quest count.
Jibrael — not a quest, but the NPC people search for
Jibrael is the most-searched NPC in the game and the one players assume is a quest giver. The wiki lists him in six areas: Petrous, Graveyard of the Peaks, Mountains of The Endless Dusk, Archcathedral Rooftops, Wall of the Holy Prohibitions and Hall of the Dawning. If you are hunting him, that list is the map — and if you have already visited all six, you have met him everywhere he exists.
Related guides
- Endings guide — the other thing that is easy to lock yourself out of.
- Relics guide — Blood Perpetuated in Sand and Three Gnarled Tongues, both required above.
- Prayers guide — Saeta Dolorosa and Tiento to your Thorned Hairs, the two quest-locked prayers.
- Boss order guide — which bosses to leave alive for the Kissers quest.