In Hogwarts Legacy, the Tale of Rowloand Oakes is a lengthy but enthralling side quest packed with goblin skirmishes, cryptic maps, and dangerous dungeon expeditions. Learn how to locate Rowland’s map and successfully go through all the quest stages to save Adelaide Oakes’ uncle.
The game‘s world is teeming with side quests, offering everything from quick challenges to multifaceted missions like that of Rowland Oakes, each demanding strategic problem-solving.
The Tale of Rowland Oakes is one of these more involved side quests, being full of combat, dungeon crawling, and open-world exploration.
As such, some players might need some help seeing everything this adventure has to offer. This guide will break down each aspect of Rowland Oakes’ quest in Hogwarts Legacy, including finding Rowland’s map as well as getting back his wand.
How to start Rowland Oakes’ quest
To begin ‘The Tale of Rowland Oakes,’ players must be at least level 10, and complete ‘The Helm of Urtkot’ main story mission first. Once completed, Adelaide Oakes will offer the quest in the Transfiguration Courtyard within the Astronomy Wing of Hogwarts Castle.
Players can find Rowland Oakes’ journal and map at the bandit camp in the picture above.
She will ask the player to search for a camp where her uncle Rowland Oakes was last seen. Travel to the camp marked on your map to encounter a camp full of goblins that must be defeated.
Once the camp has been cleared, look around for both Rowland’s journal and map with Revelio. Players will find the journal on the ground and the map to the left of it resting on a crate.
Rowland’s map is a cryptic hint of the direction players need to go to find the missing wizard.
Rowland’s map shows a path traveling from the camp down a river to a ruined castle. Next, players must follow the map’s clues to uncover where Rowland may be.
Following Rowland’s map
To find the location where Rowland is being held, open the map and search west of the bandit camp where you found the map. Players should see a river leading up to a bandit castle in the far corner of the North Hogwarts region.
Follow the river and you should come across the three landmarks drawn on the map: a rock formation, a crooked tree, and a ruined tower. Finally, players should find the bandit castle filled with goblins.
This image shows the location of the bandit castle as well as the Korrow Ruins where Rowland is being held.
Explore the castle, take out the enemies, and open the various treasure chests scattered throughout the castle. You should eventually find the entrance to Korrow Ruins, which you must enter.
The dungeon is fairly straightforward, though it is also filled with goblins. Players can follow the quest marker on their mini-map to the lowest floor of the dungeon to find Rowland locked behind a door. He will ask players to search for his missing wand.
Return to the dungeon’s upper floor and enter a room with a two-sided staircase and an ornate metal door. Locate a large, silver boiler and light the fire underneath it with either Incendio or Confringo to open the door.
Players will fight the goblin boss Pergit and several other goblins here. Once they are defeated, head into the room on the right side of the room. There, players will find a desk with Rowland’s wand. Collect the wand and return it to complete the quest.