Dune: Awakening - Advanced Bene Gesserit Quest Walkthrough
If you've been traversing the deadly sands of Arrakis in Dune: Awakening, chances are you've encountered whispers of the mysterious Bene Gesserit. Known for their mastery of the Voice and unparalleled manipulation of body and mind, this powerful sisterhood holds immense influence over the fate of worlds. In Dune: Awakening, you can delve deeper into their advanced techniques if you can survive the journey.
This guide walks you through every step of the Advanced Bene Gesserit Questline, unlocking deeper lore, elite skills, and powerful tools to harness your inner potential as a Sister (or an ally). You'll be working with Sister Jocasta, a Bene Gesserit trainer hidden within the shadows of Harkonnen Village.
Finding the Advanced Bene Gesserit Trainer
To begin your training, unlock the basic Bene Gesserit skill tree. Once done, travel to Harko Village dusty settlement teeming with merchants and mercenaries. Sister Jocasta can be found in a discreet alley behind the Vehicle Merchant.
Tip: Bring plenty of Solar and buy Dune Awakening Items for quest and transportation needs. The journey involves long distances and dangerous foes.
Speak to Jocasta to begin your journey into advanced Voice training.
1. Search the Depths of Mirzabah
·Travel to Mirzabah, a ruined structure in the VVermillionGap Gap.
·Enter from the north side of the cave and clear out enemies, including a Kirab guardian.
·Collect the Blue ID band from the main chamber.
·Proceed through the newly unlocked blue door, scale the wall to your right, and collect the hidden urn in the back.
Bring a fast, durable vehicle. Quest demands a lot of travel.
2. Climb the Stone Sentinel
Your next task is to reach the summit of the Stone Sentinel.
·Follow the ropes and footlights that mark the climbing route.
·Avoid daytime travel here if possible; exhaustion and dehydration are major risks.
·Once at the landing, locate and collect another urn.
Return to Jocasta once both urns are collected.
3. Find the Panoplia Propheticus Fragment
This phase sends you into hostile territory to find a prophetic relic.
·Equip a shield, a suspensor belt, and both melee and ranged weapons.
·Head toward Stonestep Village, located on a high cliff.
·Use a Respawn Beacon outside in case of death.
·Sneak or fight your way through to the second floor and find the destroyed urn.
·Use your Resource Scanner to follow the trail of the assailant who destroyed it.
4. Investigate the House of Ilm
The scanner will lead you to the House of Ilm, an old intelligence base.
·Enter the first chamber, defeat the guards, and retrieve an urn surrounded by candles from the altar.
·Return to Jocasta in Harko Village with your findings.
5. Enter Imperial Testing Station No. 71
This testing station contains secrets about Kyne, the Fremen, and the Bene Gesserit's experiments.
·Head to the station's central chamber with two locked purple doors.
·Go west, clear enemies, and then southwest to the red-lit room to find the blue ID band.
·Ascend southeast through the now-open blue door to find the purple ID band in a candlelit room.
·Finally, open the north purple door, clear it, and grab the book from the alcove.
Enemies here use poisoned weapons, carry medkits that can treat conditions.
Return to Jocasta once you've secured the book.
6. Go To The Ambush Point
Upon returning to Harko Village, Jocasta is gone.
·Speak to a marked NPC nearby to learn that he was taken.
·Head to Hannivar's Tavern, purchase a Mélange Spiced Beer for 1,000 Dune Awakening Solari and bribe the mercs in the back corner.
·Follow the new waypoint to the ambush location and prepare for a difficult fight.
·After defeating the attackers, search the map for Jocasta, who is nearby.
·Speak to her and agree to return to Harko Village.
Completing Your Training
Once you return to Harko Village and speak with Jocasta again, you'll have completed the Advanced Bene Gesserit training.
This unlocks access to high-tier Voice abilities, precision body control skills, and access to Capstone contracts.
Post-Quest Tip: Completing more contracts for Jocasta will further your skill path and unlock endgame Bene Gesserit talents.
Conclusion: Mastering the Voice
This Advanced Bene Gesserit questline is as much about survival as it is about insight. Your journey will take you deep into the lore of Dune, challenge your skills, and test your patience. But with Sister Jocasta's guidance, you'll walk the path of the Bene Gesserit, mastering subtlety, influence, and power over self and others.