Quick answer
Coen's father sends him to Anca, Laslea's herbalist, to obtain stronger medicine for his traumatized mother before the Blood Mass.
Where it fits in the first day
The opening day in Laslea is not a conventional checklist. Exploration itself does not move the clock, but committing to meaningful actions can consume one or more of the eight daytime segments. The practical value of this page is therefore route awareness: know what the activity proves, what it may cost, and what remains impossible to optimize before the retail build is available.
Confirmed sequence
- The errand is one of the opening day's explicit objectives.
- Anca is both a herbalist and a source of later blood-magic knowledge.
- Spending additional time with her can compete with other opening-day activities.
Route decision
This is a relationship-and-resource decision, not just a fetch quest; budget time before accepting optional extensions.
Because the opening segment exposes its time costs before commitment, the reliable launch-week method is to note the hourglass icons, save the resulting dialogue state, and compare only branches actually tested. A preview mention confirms the activity exists; it does not justify inventing a reward table.
What is not confirmed
Exact dialogue checks, item names, and every outcome need launch-build verification.
This boundary is deliberate: the page can answer its named question now without pretending to be a launch walkthrough. It will be expanded only when official patch notes or reproducible play evidence adds a new, useful answer.
Source and verification
Xbox Wire: four-hour hands-on preview. Checked 2026-07-25. The wording on this page paraphrases the source and separates published facts from details that require the final game.
FAQ
- Anca Medicine Quest Preview
- Coen's father sends him to Anca, Laslea's herbalist, to obtain stronger medicine for his traumatized mother before the Blood Mass.
- What still needs launch verification?
- Exact dialogue checks, item names, and every outcome need launch-build verification.