Key Points
- Cleaning the solar panels is part of the Town Drowned in Sorrow quest.
- This quest is part of the Sage of the Desert – Dying Well questline for the Crimson Desert faction.
- The solar panels need to be cleaned up using a broom.
Some of the faction quests in Crimson Desert will offer unique perspectives on the lore of the game. After unlocking the Crimson Desert faction, you will find some interesting quests. In one of them, you need to help the people residing in the Well of Enlightenment to power up their generator and set them free. This involves cleaning the solar panels, but there is a lot more to the quest than just that.
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Crimson Desert – Town Drowned in Sorrow Overview
| Region | Burhum |
| Location | Valley of Grief |
| Quest giver | Durzan |
How to Complete the Town Drowned in Sorrow Quest
You need to make your way to the Valley of Grief near the Forebearer’s Barrens, Burhum, to find this quest. Keep walking around the marked area until you encounter a town called the Well of Enlightenment. Head inside this town and speak to Chief Durzan. He will ask for your help in liberating the Well of Enlightenment. Alongside that, you also need to clean the solar panels around town so they have power.
Clean the Solar Panels
I had a hard time trying to find the solar panels, until it struck me that I needed to go up the hills nearby. You can get up here by walking to the highest point of town and then using the Double Jump ability. Once up here, I equipped my broom and dusted all the dirt off of each of the solar panels. If you don’t have a broom, you can purchase one from any Provisioner’s Shop. Each time you clean a solar panel, it will turn to face the sun.
Liberate the Well of Enlightenment
Once all panels are cleaned and ready, the next task left is to liberate the Well of Enlightenment. To do so, track the “Oreback Back in the Desert – Radiant Crystal” quest under the Sage of the Desert questline. This will take you a bit south of the town, where you will encounter the Queen Bismuth Oreback Crab boss. If you are having a hard time dealing with this boss, just follow what I did.
As soon as the boss came at me, I staggered it first. Then I jumped up on its back and used Turning Slash to stun it. This gave me time to crack some of the Bismuth crystals on its back using my weapon. After that, I used Cling and Pierce to drive my weapon further into the cracks. Repeating these steps brought the boss’s shield down, and during the second stage, I just had to repeatedly hit its back until it was defeated.
Return to the town after clearing the area of enemies and the boss, after which you can speak to the chief again. He will thank you for your troubles, which will end the quest.
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FAQs
Why can’t I unlock this quest?
You need to complete the prior quest within the Sand Sages questline, called War Song of the Dusk. This will complete the task of getting rid of the bandits around the town.
Why can’t I clean the solar panels?
If you are trying to clean the panels at night, then they will not work. Return during the day to clean them up. If that still doesn’t work, restarting the game will reset the quest.
What rewards will I get for completing the quest?
You will get Tashkalpan +500 from the chief for liberating the Well of Enlightenment.
