Here's how you complete 'The Tale of Rowland Oakes' in Hogwarts Legacy
If you want to know how to finish The Tale of Rowland Oakes side quest in Hogwarts Legacy, check out everything you need to do to find Rowland.
The Tale of Rowland Oakes map and sidequest can be tough to unravel in Hogwarts Legacy as the game doesn't show you exactly where to go.
Instead, you have to use the Tale of Rowland Oakes map to decipher the correct path, which can leave a lot of players confused and frustrated. Luckily, we've detailed everything you need to know about how to complete The Tale of Rowland Oakes map and quest.
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How do you complete The Tale of Rowland Oakes?
To begin The Tale of Rowland Oakes, you will find Adelaide Oakes in the Astronomy Wing of the castle. Speak with them and they’ll explain how they want to find their uncle, Rowland, who has been known to spend time around the goblin community.
Follow the quest location on your map and defeat the group of goblins in your path. After doing so, explore the camp full of goblins to find a trade map that will signal where to go next. Remember to use Revelio frequently if you're struggling to find the Rowland Oakes map in the camp.
Tale of Rowland Oakes map
This is where things get a bit complicated in The Tale of Rowland Oakes quest. Instead of being marked where to go next, you’ll need to use the map you’ve found and decipher it yourself.
Rowland's map shows a red path that travels down the side of the river to the intended destination. Luckily, to save you some time, we've marked the exact route on the in-game map below.
How to follow the Rowland Oakes map in Hogwarts Legacy
If you’re still struggling to figure out The Tale of Rowland Oakes map, here is precisely where you need to go in the game. You'll soon find yourself reaching the Bandit Camp Castle pictured above.
Traverse to this area and defeat more enemies. You’ll find Rowland captured by the goblins, and again, results in you fighting more and more foes. After doing this, you can free Rowland to complete The Tale of Rowland Oakes in Hogwarts Legacy.
For more essentials on the game, find out how to enable Arachnophobia mode. Alternatively, take a look at how to solve the bridge puzzle in Hogwarts Legacy.
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Daniel is a former Guides Writer for GGRecon. Having originally focused on film journalism, he eventually made the jump to writing about games in 2020, writing for sites such as NME. Eurogamer, GamesRadar, Tech Radar, and more. After a short stint in PR, he is back in the world of games media writing about his favourite games, including Bioshock, Fable, or everything Fortnite and Xbox Game Pass related.
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