Unlocking characters in Across the Obelisk can be a bit of a puzzle and a large time investment. Luckily, with knowledge and planning, you can speed up this process. This guide will show you how to unlock every character in Across the Obelisk!
Accessing the Quest You Want
There are a couple of rules for unlocking characters:
- You must be playing in adventure mode, challenge mode and weekly mode do not unlock new characters for use.
- When playing with friends, no one can be playing the character you want to unlock.
That being said, you play the game like you normally would, except you prioritize the pathway which contains your character’s pickup quest,
also, the turn-in location for your quest.
Where to Find the Characters You Want
Across the Obelisk has four acts per play-through. You start in The Kingdom of Senenthia. Upon defeating the boss in Senenthia, you can choose three different locations to enter. A red portal, a green portal, and a blue portal, each taking you to either Velkarath, Aquarfall Marsh, or Faeborg Forest, respectively.
Once you have defeated Senenthia and two of the portals, you will enter the final act, the Void.
Keeping this in mind, each character you can unlock makes its home in a different part of the world. Also, most characters require that you travel to another realm to finish their quest. I will include below a list of where your character’s quest can be obtained and where it concludes:
| Character | Quest Start | Quest End | Quest Guide |
| Heiner (Warrior) | Senenthia | Red Portal | Accept his quest from the Crumbling Tower in Senenthia. Complete Act 1 then select the Red Portal. Enter the black forge and beat the encounter to unlock Heiner. |
| Grukli (Warrior) | Senenthia | Green Portal | Collect a Big Fish from the fishing event in Act 1 – Small Lake. Complete Act 1 and then select the Green Portal. Travel to the Waterfall Ledge and give Grukli the Fish to unlock him. |
| Malukah (Healer) | Senenthia | Green Portal | Travel to the Suspicious Hatch in Act 1 and defeat the Boss Belphyor. Travel to the Green Portal afterward and buy a boat to her shop in the North. You will need 1000 gold for the Boat. Once there, hand her Belphyor’s horn to unlock her. |
| Ottis (Healer) | Senenthia | Senenthia | Take the quest at the Isolated Chapel in Act 1 and then travel north to the Bandit Camp and defeat Yogger. |
| Bree (Warrior) | Blue Portal | Void | Enter the Blue Portal after defeating Act 1, and travel to Bree’s Grove in the north of the map. Complete Act 4 up to the Dawn and Dusk event and then travel the top path to the Garden Node and turn in the quest by planting Ylmer’s Seed. |
| Sylvie (Scout) | Senenthia | Blue Portal | In Senenthia, travel to the Forest Glade node. Once there, obtain the moonstone with your method of choice and then travel to the Blue Portal. Meet with Sylvie at the Owl Guardian node and give her the moonstone to unlock her. |
| Wilbur (Mage) | Red Portal | Void | Travel to the Rest Area in the Red Portal and then play the game to Act 4. Once in the Void, travel northward to the Library and choose the Continue option to unlock Wilbur |
| Cornelius (Mage) | Senenthia | Red Portal | In Senenthia, travel to the River Bridges location and then travel to the Red Portal. Once there, travel to the Cult Temple on the right side and win the encounter to unlock Cornelius. |
| Zek (Mage) | Senenthia | Blue Portal | In Act 1, travel to the Main Road node and select the Profane option to obtain the Jewelled Key. Head to the Blue Portal and then give Zek the key in the Sewer to unlock him. Important to note: If the Lost Sheep event spawns in Act 1, this can stop you from obtaining the event on Main Road. If this happens, just restart a new run and hope RNG is with you. |
| Nezglekt (Healer) | Senenthia | Void | To unlock Nezglekt you must visit the Stargazer at the Riverside Camp in Act 1, and choose to accept a divination option. Once you do, travel to the Red Portal and head to the campsite node. Nezglekt will ask you to carry a large box that reduces a character’s speed by 3 until Act 4. Travel to Nezglekt’s airship in Act 4 and give him the box. Important to note: If the Riverside Green event spawns, this can stop you from accessing the required pre-requisite quest in Act 1. Restart the run and try again. |
| Thuls (Scout) | Senenthia | Green Portal | Take his quest from the Water Mill in Act 1 and then go to the Green Portal. Enter the Spider Lair and finish the area to unlock Thuls |
| Gustav (Scout) | Green Portal | Blue Portal | Travel to the Green Portal and navigate to Gustav by buying a boat for 800 gold or by assisting the Crocomen with their mini-quest. After obtaining his quest, travel to the Blue Portal and access the Mansion location. Choose the left wing and you have successfully unlocked Gustav. |
With this knowledge in mind, and proper planning you can manage to unlock multiple characters per run making this process much faster.
How to Speed Up the Process Further
It’s important to note that unlocking characters becomes easier the more you play the game and accrue more perk points. Completing runs nets you leftover crystals and gold at the start of your next run. You can claim them in the starter city of the new run as shown below.
Your team composition, your build choice, and their synergy mean everything to have the smoothest and strongest run you can. You’ll also want to get a strong pet that matches what your build is aimed at doing as a good pet is basically a free card used every turn.
