How to find Painter’s Regret treasure in Avowed
One of the few treasure maps you can find in the Emerald Stair region of Avowed is called Painter's Regret. The map depicts a small cave near a waterfall outside of Fior mes Iverno, but the exact location of the treasure is a mystery, even if you follow the map precisely. To successfully find the Painter's Regret treasure in Avowed and earn the reward from it, follow the guide below. How to start Painter's Regret treasure in Avowed Before you head off on the journey to follow the treasure map, you need to actually find it first. The Painter's Regret treasure map can't be purchased from any vendor in Emerald Stair. Instead, you can pick up a physical painting somewhere in the region. Specifically, you have to travel to the Farmer's Market location on the southeastern side of Emerald Stair. Here, head into one of the locked buildings on the east side of the location, which you can access by climbing in through a window on the backside of it. Inside the well-lit building, you'll find the Painter's Regret painting, which you can take to follow it as a treasure map. The only way to start the Painter's Regret treasure is to pick up this painting. Screenshot by Destructoid This starts the Painter's Regret Treasure Map quest in Avowed, so now, let's take a look at where you need to go to find the treasure. Painter's Regret treasure location in Avowed With the treasure map in hand, you can go about following it to the location of the treasure. As you can see on the map in your quest journal, there's a waterfall that's just outside of Fior mes Iverno in Emerald Stair, and the treasure is inside some sort of cave on the left side of the waterfall. This exact location is southwest of Fior mes Iverno, just north of the Rootbound Godless Ruins and Belderreno's Lair. The best way to reach the treasure's location, however, is by coming from the north. There's a party camp waystone just north of the treasure and the Ranger Outpost to the northwest with a fast-travel beacon nearby. The map screenshot below shows exactly where you need to go for the Painter's Regret treasure: The exact spot of the Painter's Regret treasure on the Emerald Stair map. Screenshot by Destructoid If you come from the north, you can jump down some rocky cliffs to easily descend to the treasure's location. You can also come from the south or any other direction, but you'll have to take a longer route to reach the treasure. There's a winding path near the waterfall you can use to get up to the treasure, but this will involve climbing some rocks. At the spot on the map we've outlined above, you'll be in the middle of a cliff, and there will be a small cave in front of you. There are no doors to the cave or anything to open, so you can just walk right in and open a chest on the left side of the cave. Inside the chest is the Painter's Brush unique trinket, which you can equip in the necklace slot of your character in Avowed. The location of the Painter's Regret treasure. Screenshot by Destructoid This isn't the best necklace you can wear in Avowed, but it does increase your critical hit chance by 5%. If you're playing as a wizard or ranger who uses bows or guns, this can actually be a solid addition to your character's gear set. Aim for the heads of enemies and take full advantage of the extra critical damage if you decide to throw on the Painter's Brush trinket. With that, the Painter's Regret Treasure Map quest has been completed, and you can potentially move on to another treasure map in Emerald Stair, such as Earthy Aegis. The post How to find Painter’s Regret treasure in Avowed appeared first on Destructoid.

One of the few treasure maps you can find in the Emerald Stair region of Avowed is called Painter's Regret. The map depicts a small cave near a waterfall outside of Fior mes Iverno, but the exact location of the treasure is a mystery, even if you follow the map precisely.
To successfully find the Painter's Regret treasure in Avowed and earn the reward from it, follow the guide below.
How to start Painter's Regret treasure in Avowed
Before you head off on the journey to follow the treasure map, you need to actually find it first. The Painter's Regret treasure map can't be purchased from any vendor in Emerald Stair. Instead, you can pick up a physical painting somewhere in the region.
Specifically, you have to travel to the Farmer's Market location on the southeastern side of Emerald Stair. Here, head into one of the locked buildings on the east side of the location, which you can access by climbing in through a window on the backside of it. Inside the well-lit building, you'll find the Painter's Regret painting, which you can take to follow it as a treasure map.
This starts the Painter's Regret Treasure Map quest in Avowed, so now, let's take a look at where you need to go to find the treasure.
Painter's Regret treasure location in Avowed
With the treasure map in hand, you can go about following it to the location of the treasure. As you can see on the map in your quest journal, there's a waterfall that's just outside of Fior mes Iverno in Emerald Stair, and the treasure is inside some sort of cave on the left side of the waterfall.
This exact location is southwest of Fior mes Iverno, just north of the Rootbound Godless Ruins and Belderreno's Lair. The best way to reach the treasure's location, however, is by coming from the north. There's a party camp waystone just north of the treasure and the Ranger Outpost to the northwest with a fast-travel beacon nearby. The map screenshot below shows exactly where you need to go for the Painter's Regret treasure:
If you come from the north, you can jump down some rocky cliffs to easily descend to the treasure's location. You can also come from the south or any other direction, but you'll have to take a longer route to reach the treasure. There's a winding path near the waterfall you can use to get up to the treasure, but this will involve climbing some rocks.
At the spot on the map we've outlined above, you'll be in the middle of a cliff, and there will be a small cave in front of you. There are no doors to the cave or anything to open, so you can just walk right in and open a chest on the left side of the cave. Inside the chest is the Painter's Brush unique trinket, which you can equip in the necklace slot of your character in Avowed.
This isn't the best necklace you can wear in Avowed, but it does increase your critical hit chance by 5%. If you're playing as a wizard or ranger who uses bows or guns, this can actually be a solid addition to your character's gear set. Aim for the heads of enemies and take full advantage of the extra critical damage if you decide to throw on the Painter's Brush trinket.
With that, the Painter's Regret Treasure Map quest has been completed, and you can potentially move on to another treasure map in Emerald Stair, such as Earthy Aegis.
The post How to find Painter’s Regret treasure in Avowed appeared first on Destructoid.