Guide to Rescuing Vlad in The Blood of Dawnwalker

If you’re wondering how to save Vlad in Blood of Dawnwalker, you might have just made a critical mistake by draining his blood. Your newfound vampiric instincts took over, and now you’re left with the consequences.

However, there is a way for Vlad to make it through your encounter after he escapes the burning house at the end of the prologue. Be warned, though—this will spoil the climax of that section, so if you want to avoid spoilers, now’s the time to look away.

To ensure Vlad survives your chat when he exits the burning house, you need to have more than one health segment. For vampires, health is tied to blood, and if you’re down to one segment or less, your hunger takes over, affecting your interactions with humans—essentially making you want to feast on them.

If you’re below one segment when you persuade Vlad to leave the burning house, your hunger will compel you to kill him. But if you have more than one segment, you can resist the urge, allowing Vlad to live. He’ll then share crucial intel about the rebel network in Vale Sangora and promise to meet you later.

The tricky part of saving Vlad is that right before your conversation, you face off against a Vrakhiri Banneret miniboss and a soldier. If they land a few hits, you might drop below the health threshold needed for the conversation. To mitigate this, take out some other soldiers in the area first to collect Vials of Human Blood, which can help you recover during the fight if you get hit.

Of course, to keep Vlad alive, avoid the dialogue option that says [Give in to the hunger]—that’s a no-brainer. This scenario serves as a valuable lesson for the entire game: steer clear of conversations with humans at night when you’re at one health segment or lower, unless you’re ready for some serious trouble.