The Search for Cain

The Search for Cain
Act
Act 1
Given by
Akara
Areas
Dark WoodStony FieldTristram
Bosses
Treehead WoodFistRakanishuGriswold
Quest items
Scroll of InifussScroll of InifussKey to the Cairn StonesKey to the Cairn Stones

Akara asks you to rescue Deckard Cain, who is held captive in Tristram. A portal at the Cairn Stones in the Stony Field leads there, and the Scroll of Inifuss tells you how to open it.

How to complete

  1. In the Dark Wood, find the Tree of Inifuss, guarded by Treehead WoodFist, and take the Scroll of InifussScroll of Inifuss.
  2. Bring the Scroll of InifussScroll of Inifuss to Akara, who deciphers the scroll into the Key to the Cairn StonesKey to the Cairn Stones.
  3. In the Stony Field, kill Rakanishu, who guards the Cairn Stones, and touch the five stones in the order the key shows. A red portal to Tristram opens in their middle.
  4. In Tristram, free Deckard Cain from his cage in the middle of town. Griswold roams the ruins.
  5. Talk to Akara in the Rogue Encampment for your reward.
Treehead WoodFist idle animation
Super UniqueTreehead WoodFistImmune to ColdBruteDark Wood
Rakanishu idle animation
Super UniqueRakanishuImmune to FireCarverStony Field
Griswold idle animation
BossGriswoldImmune to PoisonCursed: casts Amplify Damage on hitUndeadLevel 84Tristram

Rewards

  • Akara gives you a RingRing: magic in Normal (item level 7), rare in Nightmare (item level 30) and Hell (item level 60).
  • Deckard Cain identifies your items for free from then on.
  • Akara, Charsi and Gheed sell everything for 10% less.

Good to know

  • If you skip the rescue, Deckard Cain still turns up in the later towns, but charges 100 gold for every item he identifies, and the Act 1 vendors keep their full prices. Both count per difficulty.
  • Wirt's body lies in Tristram: the first click spills 10 to 19 piles of gold, and it holds Wirt's LegWirt's Leg, the key to The Secret Cow LevelQuestCompleteThe Secret Cow Level.

In-game quest log

All Act 1 Quests

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