FIELD NOTES / PISTOL
Pistol location: look inside the carriage.
Your first pistol is in Chapter 2: Regroup, in a carriage below the broken bridge near the Demolished Path Lantern. Follow the platforming route down and check the left side inside the carriage.[1] It is a pickup on the route, rather than the final reward for An Unheard Farewell.[2]
From Demolished Path to the pistol
- Reach the Demolished Path Lantern in the Valley of Ashes. If you are still on the opening battlefield, continue the story before searching for a firearm.
- Follow the destroyed bridge downward using its remaining platforms and ramps. Watch the ledges that guide the route rather than jumping straight across the whole chasm.
- After several jumps you reach a soldier facing away. Use the higher ledge to approach the next landing instead of taking a damaging direct drop.
- Sprint and jump into the carriage ahead. Take the Pistol from the left, with cartridges nearby.[1]
You have the gun: what opens next?
Shoot the orange growths restraining the lift. The Pistol solves those weak-point barriers; the Fire Transmutation is used for the webbed, burnable cave obstruction. Keeping those two jobs separate helps when a new gun does not open every blockage.[2]
| Obstacle | Tool / next action |
|---|---|
| Orange bulbous growth holding the lift | Aim the pistol at the growth. |
| Burnable web blocking the cave | Switch to Fire. |
| Missing scouts objective | Continue to the cave investigation, then return to the officer. |
Do you need to finish the scout quest first?
No quest hand-in is needed to collect the gun: the published route picks it up before returning to the officer. Accepting the nearby quest is useful because its route overlaps; its completion reward is Sleight of Hand Amber. Follow our An Unheard Farewell guide for the notes and report choice.[2]
Sources & verification
- Game Devourer · Chirag Kapadia ↗ (opens in a new tab)14 October 2026. Demolished Path, bridge jumps and carriage pickup.
- Method · Callum Marshall ↗ (opens in a new tab)13 October 2026. Firearm pickup and growths blocking lift access.