A mysterious map, a hidden switch, and a pair of gloves made for strangling oathbreakers-Woedica’s Inheritance in Avowed is no ordinary treasure hunt. Tucked away behind a secret door in the overgrown eastern wall of Paradis, this elusive stash promises stealthy adventurers a unique reward-if they can decipher its cryptic clues and brave the city’s forgotten edges.
Unlike the other maps in Dawnshore, Captain Henqua’s Spoils and Intimidating Feline Codpiece, you need to make a bit of story progress before you can acquire Woedica’s Inheritance. If you favor stealth and are building a ranger or assassin-style build, though, the reward is worth the hassle.
This Avowed guide shows where to find the Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map, which location the treasure map is showing, and what you’ll find once you get there.
Where to find Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map
To find the Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map in Avowed, head to Sanza’s Emporium, which is located in the Hightown market area of Paradis. You can purchase the map from Sanza for 100 Copper Skeyt, but access to this part of Paradis is only granted after completing the “Strangleroot” quest. Once you have the map, it will guide you to a location just outside the eastern walls of Paradis, near the God’s Gate Beacon in the Southern Embrace of Dawnshore. If Sanza does not have the map in stock, the associated quest item may still be added to your journal automatically upon discovery of the treasure.
The Woedica’s Inheritance map is for sale at Sanza’s Emporium in Paradis’ Hightown market, an area you can only access after completing the “Strangleroot” mission. Or at least it should be there. According to our testing, in some scenarios, Sanza just doesn’t stock the map, regardless of story progress or whether you’ve completed his cartography quests.
If the map isn’t for sale, you can still find the unique item anyway, which adds the quest to your journal and considers it automatically completed.
Woedica’s Inheritance solution
To solve the Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map in Avowed, first purchase the map from Sanza’s Emporium in Paradis Hightown after completing the “Strangleroot” quest-though if the map isn’t available, you can still locate the treasure without it. Fast travel to the God’s Gate Beacon near the eastern exit of Paradis, then follow the exterior wall northwest, keeping the city wall on your left and a rock formation on your right. Look for a suspicious section in the wall with overgrown ivy and a hidden door; trace the metal pipe to a button on the right side of the door and press it to reveal the entrance. Inside, you’ll find a chest containing the Gloves of the Strangler, which grant +3% critical hit chance and +15% stealth attack damage-making them ideal for stealth-focused builds.
The map shows you a path between a fortress wall and a natural rock wall. The only place in Dawnshore with intact walls of that size is Paradis, and since the natural rock wall has to be on your right, that rules out the city’s western walls.
Start from the God’s Gate fast travel beacon, and walk north under the arch. Turn left and approach the ravine separating you from the walls of Paradis, and you’ll find a small dirt path. It leads you to a little nook that looks like a dead end, but pressing the button hidden behind some foliage on your right opens a secret panel in the wall.
Inside is a rather ominous shrine that’s for decoration only and a chest containing your unique item, the Gloves of the Strangler.
Woedica’s Inheritance reward
Completing the Woedica’s Inheritance treasure map quest in Avowed rewards players with the unique Gloves of the Strangler. These gloves grant a 3% increase to critical hit chance and boost stealth attack damage by 15%, making them especially valuable for characters who favor sneaking and ambush tactics. The gloves are lightweight, so equipping them does not affect your carry weight, unlike weapons or chest armor. While the Gloves of the Strangler are most beneficial in the early to mid-game, their bonuses can provide a notable edge for stealth-focused builds.
The Gloves of the Strangler come with a standard bonus and a unique enchantment, both of which favor ranger playstyles. You can’t upgrade the item bonus, but you can enhance the enchantment at a party camp.
Strangler’s Gloves item bonus
- Increases critical hit rate by 3%
Strangler’s Gloves enchantment
- Lesser Ambushing: Stealth attacks deal 15% more damage
Pulling off stealth attacks is easier with ranged weapons, though if you learn the ranger’s invisibility skill Shadowing Beyond, you can use it to give yourself the same advantage using any weapon without having to hide.
What secret clues lead to Woedica’s treasure in Avowed
Several secret clues lead to Woedica’s treasure in Avowed, guiding you to the hidden stash:
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The treasure map itself, purchased from Sanza’s Emporium in Paradis Hightown after completing certain story milestones, depicts a route between a fortress wall and a natural rock formation, with the rock wall on your right-indicating the eastern wall of Paradis.
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The map’s sketch points you to a rocky, overgrown path just outside the city, near the Hightown entrance and The Mermaid’s Den, close to the Gods’ Gate Beacon fast travel point.
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As you follow the path with the city wall on your left, you’ll reach a dead end marked by suspicious overgrown ivy and a hidden door.
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The key clue is a concealed button: trace a metal pipe or look for a button hidden behind foliage or near a pink mushroom/flower to the right of the door. Pressing this button opens the secret panel in the wall, revealing the treasure room.
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Inside, you’ll find the Gloves of the Strangler, a unique stealth-focused reward.
These clues-visual hints from the map, environmental features, and the hidden button-are essential for uncovering Woedica’s secret stash.
What role does the secret panel behind foliage play in finding Woedica’s treasure
The secret panel hidden behind foliage plays a crucial role in finding Woedica’s treasure in Avowed. When you reach what appears to be a dead end near the eastern wall of Paradis, you must locate and press a button concealed behind overgrown ivy or foliage on your right. Activating this hidden button opens the secret panel, revealing the entrance to the treasure room where the loot is stored. Without discovering and interacting with this concealed mechanism, the treasure chamber-and its unique rewards-remains inaccessible.
