Picking between Lödwyn or Ryngrim in Avowed’s “Shadow of the Past” quest leaves you with no good options. People suffer no matter what you do, and your companions hold a bit of a grudge in one outcome, despite offering little help guiding you toward a decent choice.
Unlike some big choices in Obsidian’s RPG, this one does have far-reaching consequences, even determining what new Godlike skill you acquire.
This Avowed guide explains what happens if you side with Lödwyn or Ryngrim during “Shadows of the Past” and how it plays out in the ending as well.
[Ed. note: This guide contains spoilers for Avowed.]
Should you side with Lödwyn or Ryngrim in Avowed?
Despite the appearance of an option that lets you pick nothing, you ultimately have to choose between Lödwyn or Ryngrim.
Both choices have three different possible branches during the Thirdborn section of Avowed’s ending that depend on whether you side with Lödwyn in the finale, hold a grefam, or push for a united Living Lands.
Neither of these outcomes has a consequence over how the rest of the story plays out until the end. You’ll get different ending illustrations and outcomes depending on which choice you make here and then how you decide to handle the crises that unfold in the Garden and beyond.
If you side with Lödwyn during ‘Shadow of the Past’
If you side with Lödwyn during “Shadow of the Past” and destroy the ruins, here’s what happens, and what Godlike ability you get:
