Destiny 2: Forsaken Broken Awoken Talisman Quest Key of Light and Darkness

Completing the main questline in Destiny 2: Forsaken will see players not only bring the killer of Hunter Vanguard Cayde-6 to justice, but also get back in touch with former ally Petra Venj. One of the rewards for completing the campaign is a Broken Awoken Talisman, and the quest to fix this trinket has more than a couple steps, with a reward that’s very worth it.

Key of Light and Darkness Quest

Speaking to Petra Venj at the end of the campaign will reward players with the Broken Awoken Talisman, a key necessary to unlocking the Dreaming City. Speaking to Spider begins the quest Key of Light and Darkness, which will result in unlocking the Dreaming City as a patrol zone.

Broken Awoken Talisman

Collection the remaining talisman fragments found within the Lost Sectors of Tangled Shore.

The first step in this quest chain requires players to clear three specific Lost Sectors on the Reef. The only real difficulty comes from the power level requirements to survive the Lost Sectors, but players who have completed the main campaign should have no trouble with that. Clear the following three Lost Sectors then return to Spider for the next step in this quest.

In an old Corsair hideout – Jetsam of Saturn

In the heart of Spider’s web – Thieves’ Landing, West

In a rare green place – Four-Horn Gulch

Mended Awoken Talisman

Defeat Taken to imbue the talisman with the Darkness you need to open the doorway to the Dreaming City. Vanguard intel indicates that you can find Taken on Io and in the Sludge in the EDZ, as well as in the Strike “Lake of Shadows” and in Gambit.

This next step requires players to harness darkness found within the Taken. And by harness, we mean kill, so gear yourself up to take on the Taken. The quickest path here is to run the EDZ Strike, Lake of Shadows, a few times, as there are plenty of Taken lurking there. Return to Spider once again to start the next step.

Semi-Charged Awoken Talisman

Absorb Darkness from the tainted Ether in the Public Event “Ether Harvest”, located in Four-Horn Gulch. Defeat three Chieftains and complete the event to progress.

This step is very straightforward, complete the Ether Harvest Public Event while making sure you defeat three Chieftains. The hardest part about this step is waiting for the Public Event to spawn but hang tough and it’ll show up eventually.

Balanced Awoken Talisman

A talisman imbued with Darkness and your own innate Light. It proves you are worthy to enter the Dreaming City and walk among the Awoken. Keep hold of it in case you ever need to declare yourself to an Awoken warrior.

Now you’re in possession of the Balanced Awoken Talisman, the key to unlocking access to the Dreaming City.

Beyond the Watchtower

This mission is the final step of the Key of Light and Darkness quest, and completing it unlocks access to the Dreaming City. The mission, Awakening, is part of the Beyond the Watchtower campaign with a recommended power level of 500, so make sure you’re ready to face your enemies here.

After reaching the Dreaming City, follow the paths and eliminate enemies as you jump between dimensions to the Ascendant Realm. Meet up with Petra Venj in the heart of the temple-like building, then head back outside to clear the enemies. Collect the Offering by taking down Elikaa, Sworn to Vengeance, and return it to Petra to complete the mission.

With this step complete, players can now freely access the Dreaming City and explore to their hearts content. For more helpful tips, check out our guide clearing away some inventory space by mass deleting shaders, here.