Valhalla: which ending are we talking about?

Valhalla: which ending are we talking about? Major story spoilers. Base-game conclusions and the later epilogue, not the separate expansion decision guides. Valhalla has enough going on that I think it helps to separate the endings. What happens with Sigurd, what happens with the Order, and what happens in the present day are connected, but they're not all decided by the same conversation. Keeping Sigurd with you If you want Sigurd to return to Ravensthorpe, these are the five decisions to watch: - Leave Styrbjorn's resources in Norway when you're preparing to sail. - Don't start the romance with Randvi while she's still married to Sigurd. - During Blood from a Stone, don't punch Sigurd or Basim. - Give Dag his axe after the fight in A Brewing Storm. - Support Sigurd's judgment in Blame and Sail. Backing him on at least three of those keeps you on the favorable route. The difference is whether he comes back with you and supports you as jarl, or stays in Norway. Eivor still becomes jarl either way. Decision checks (https://t.co/dIlFrUDjUH). If you've already made three choices against him, the final conversation can still give you a chance to persuade him to stay. I wouldn't deliberately rely on that if you're planning a fresh run, but three mistakes aren't necessarily the end of it. Final-conversation exception (https://t.co/gNg259odpZ). The Order has its own conclusion After the other 44 Order targets and the main story are finished, Hytham's letter leads into The Poor Fellow-Soldier. Aelfred is the Father, but he's also been helping bring down the Order he inherited. You meet him rather than getting another ordinary assassination target to chase. That's why finishing Sigurd's story doesn't mean you've finished the Order. There's still a separate revelation waiting at the end of that hunt. Order conclusion (https://t.co/8IPzc3JMNE). Basim, Eivor, and the present day The Asgard material gives you the Norse version of the older Isu story. Eivor carries Odin's connection, Sigurd has Tyr's, and Basim carries Loki's. Basim's attack is tied to Loki's anger over his son and what Odin did, not just a sudden decision to betray everyone for no reason. Eivor rejects Odin's hold and escapes the simulation with Sigurd. Basim is left connected to the machinery. Much later, Layla reaches that same place, stays with the Reader to work through possible futures, and Basim gets back into the physical world with the Staff's help. Those events aren't replaced by a different modern-day ending because you handled Dag or Randvi differently. The Sigurd decisions change that relationship's conclusion, not the whole underlying Isu story. Ending explanation (https://t.co/WcvN4ozHbx). Then there's The Last Chapter The later free epilogue returns to Eivor's relationship with Odin and brings the personal story toward its conclusion. I'd keep that separate from the original ending when talking about the game, because it was added afterward. It isn't a secret reward for making all five Sigurd choices correctly. Official epilogue description (https://t.co/2wJTRAL9yJ). Valhalla: the Ireland and Paris ending choices Major spoilers. These are the two historical expansions' final decisions, not the separate mythological stories. Ireland: Ciara The final choice in The Cost of Betrayal is whether to kill Ciara or refuse. Spare her, and Eivor points out that the stone is the source of the problem. Ciara destroys it herself, and Flann backs away from his decision against the druids. Kill her, and she dies; the stone is still destroyed. So you don't have to sacrifice her to remove the stone's power. That's the important difference if you're staring at those dialogue options wondering whether mercy will undo everything. Both outcomes (https://t.co/pTanugs5d4). Paris: Charles This one isn't settled just by what you told Richardis earlier. What you actually do during the final fight decides whether Charles survives. To spare him: Use the braziers to weaken him. Once he's down to roughly his last third of health, lure him into the gated room, stun him, get out, and pull the lever to shut him in. To kill him: Keep using the fire and finish the fight instead of trapping him. Sparing Charles leaves Richardis preparing Bernard for the future while Charles is kept apart. Odo is angry. Killing Charles opens the way for Odo, but Richardis condemns what you've done. Toka's alliance with Eivor survives either outcome. Fight and capture method (https://t.co/k2gasu7TQ3); closing conversations (https://t.co/a3QEQ43dJI). Why The Last Chapter might not be showing up The free epilogue has its own checklist: finish England's pledges, finish Asgard and Jotunheim, resolve the Order targets, reach settlement level five, and build the Jomsviking barracks. It isn't unlocked by choosing a particular fate for Ciara or Charles. Ubisoft's requirements (https://t.co/US1dOMMRP4). Valhalla: the mythic endings are a different kind of story Major spoilers for Dawn of Ragnarök and The Forgotten Saga. These aren't another version of the five Sigurd decisions. Don't go into them expecting the right conversation to undo everything that happens to Odin's family. Dawn of Ragnarök The final confrontation is The Reckoning. Odin defeats Surtr, but the first apparent victory isn't the end of the fight. Surtr returns, kills Brokkr, and pursues Odin to Maekinn. The final use of the Salakar destroys him. The ugly part is what comes afterward. Hyrrokin tells Odin that the light tearing through the sky has set Ragnarök in motion. He got his revenge, but it wasn't the clean victory he thought he was bringing back to the dwarves. He then sends Hyrrokin after the relic because freeing the souls inside might still help Baldr. That's the story's conclusion, not a punishment for choosing the wrong dialogue earlier. Final mission transcript (https://t.co/psFwPh1enZ). The Forgotten Saga Beating Hel reveals that Baldr's continued existence is being concealed deliberately. Odin finding him doesn't simply end with father and son walking home together. Baldr needs his enemies to believe him gone, and Odin's memory of their meeting is removed. That's why the return to camp fits the story instead of meaning you failed the final boss. Baldr's role in the ending (https://t.co/NFaRaiJnvn). There is more ending dialogue across repeat victories. Access the Animus documented three ending variations, along with the camp and boss conversations. Those are worth distinguishing from three completely different destinies selected through a final dialogue menu. Their cutscene collection and explanation (https://t.co/XNRJum0bUo). For reading order, I'd put the Baldr story together rather than jump back and forth just because both quest markers are available. Forgotten Saga can unlock after the first Asgard potion and doesn't require owning Dawn of Ragnarök; its story belongs after Baldr's loss, before The Reckoning. Access and chronology (https://t.co/f8eI7K12tE).