The following unmissable achievements are in order of story completion.

You've Got It From Here
Sail to Paradis from Fort Northreach.
Quest: On Strange Shores.

A Cistern Warning
Confront your assassin in the cistern.
Quest: An Untimely End.

A Proper Introduction
Uncovered the secret of Naku Tedek.
Quest: Ancient Soil.

Spectral Evidence
Completed the Trials of the Tebaru Senakis.
Quest: Shadows of the Past.

It'll Cost Ya
Confronted Kostya in the Lava Tubes of Solace Keep.
Quest: Our Dreams Divide Us Still.

Avowed
Complete Avowed on any difficulty.

It is possible to get all achievements in one play but you have to do Path of the Damned difficulty and side with the Steel Garrote. Two plays are recommended but you could savescum the one that goes against the Garrote.

All missable achievements in approximate order.

A Test Of Your Reflexes
Complete Avowed on the difficulty Path of the Damned.
Hardest difficulty from start to finish.

Tyranny
Become knighted as a member of the Steel Garrote.
This is the reason two plays are recommended. You must generally be as ruthless as possible and do the following:

• Kill Ygwulf or get him to submit to the Steel Garrote
  
• Destroy the Emerald Stair rebellion
  
• Steel Garrote raze Fior Mer Iverno
  
• Avoid combat with Captain Aelfyr
  
• Ally with Lodwyn after Naku Kubel
  
• Ally with Lodwyn at Mt. Forja
  
• Destroy Solace Keep
  
• Kill Sapadal
  
• Ally with Lodwyn at the Siege of Paradis

Pentiment
Complete every side quest.
I got this after completing my last totem which was the last sidequest in my menu. Sidequests include totems and Sanza's maps.

• Dawnshore
  12 Sidequests, including the starmetal quest started South of the gate to Emerald Stair
  5 Bounties
  3 Treasure Maps
  
• Emerald Stair
  12 Sidequests, including Kai's companion quest
  5 Bounties
  3 Treasure Maps
  
• Shatterscarp
  10 Sidequests
  5 Bounties
  3 Treasure Maps
  
• Galawain's Tusks
  9 Sidequests, including Marius' companion quest
  5 Bounties
  3 Treasure Maps

Hawkeye
Found the hidden room in Fort Northreach.
The tutorial island. Take a sharp right through the broken wall when you enter the open room with the first Adra pillar. Above the dead soldier is a bronze pipe and button. Very obvious, once you know it's there. Garryck will even comment on a possible secret if you stand around long enough.


Get in the Statue, Envoy
Contemplate death.
Dawnshore sidequest: Dawntreader. During this quest, talk to the Oracle and assist him as asked. Allow the procedure to go as instructed. Reload and do something else.

Historian
Collect all volumes of the History of the Living Lands in the Eothasian Temple
Dawnshore sidequest: Dawntreader. Five books to be found, four of which are scattered before finishing the sidequest/dungeon. The first is found directly after Caedmon. The second up above the statue before heading underwater. The third in the library up high. The fourth behind some pots to the right of the shard. The last is found when you exit the dungeon behind a bookcase. You can't return to this dungeon so save and be diligent.

Retirement Plan
Sell your future corpse to Elia
During Emerald Stair Quest: The Animancy Method you speak to Elia, who you must offer your future corpse to during dialogue. She will ask you to "deal" with Silvo. Ask who that is and then where she gets her corpses.

Play Dead
Wore Necropants and a Revenant Bell Collar at the same time.
The Bell Collar is collected by following through with the Retirement Plan achievement during the Quest: The Animancy Method in Emerald Stair. The pants are found in a treasure map chest in Shatterscarp.

Fior Extinguisher
Save Fior Mes Iverno from being razed by the Steel Garrote.
During the Emerald Stair sidequest: Steel Resolve, you confront someone near a river camp. After that, but just before going into Naku Tedek, go to the Waterfall Cave and annihilate the Steel Garrote inside. This is the achievement you have to savescum if you are doing one playthrough. When you complete Naku Tedek, talk to the townsfolk to pop this achievement. If you're doing a single playthrough, reload back to before the Waterfall Cave, ignore the cave and do Naku Tedek again.

That Sign Can't Stop Me Because I Can't Read
Ignored the warning note and pulled the lever in the Sand Sea Ruins
In Shatterscarp, during Sidequest: Heart of Valor, you go to the Sand Sea Ruins dungeon. In the very first room is a lever and sign. Find out what it does.

Dream Fungi Rotation
Tried Aiko's drugs with your companions
Shatterscarp Sidequest: The Wasteland Courier, during the quest you go to Aiko's camp. When you leave the camp area a party member will initiate dialogue about sampling the product. Agree to the suggestion. I read that you have to have Yatzli in the party but Giatta make the suggestion for me so I don't know. All of them may suggest it.

Reverse Card
Killed Captain Ngunu with his own poison.
Shatterscarp sidequest: One Last Drink, you must seek out and speak to three people around the region. After returning to Thirdborn, but before speaking to the questgiver a second time, climb the tower ladder at Fleet Master's Perch to locate some information in a lockbox. Speak to Ruanga after this, then follow the obvious dialogue choices.

We're All In This Together
Complete all companion moments in The Garden
Once you pass the point of no return into The Garden, an optional quest: Pulling Back the Veil, to encounter moments with your companions will begin. At the correct location, a scene involving the respective companion will occur. They trigger as you move through in the following order:

• Giatta - East of Enclosed Grove Camp
  
• Marius - After defeating the first Maegfolc
  
• Kai - After fighting two Maegfolc outside a locked door
  
• Yatzli - Westernmost tower after climbing the aqueduct

Allochory / Parasioid
Released Sapadal from their prison
Destroyed Sapadal and absorbed their power
These two achievements are different choices during the same dialogue. During Quest: The Heart of the Living Lands, you must defeat two Maegfolc to disable two switches. After the fight but before the switches make a save. Dialogue begins as soon as the second switch is thrown.

Everyone Disliked That
Had every companion leave your party
During quest: The Siege of Paradis, you participate in a long conversation with the regional leaders of the Living Lands. You must decide to ally with Lodwyn and the Steel Garrote. This is also a requirement for the Tyranny achivement covered above.

Peak Performance
Reach max level.
Level 30. You will not reach max level if you don't do everything possible. You should be very close to or achieve level 27 before the Garden. I hit level 30 during the final conversation to decide the Living Lands fate.

A Well Overflowing
Max out an attribute.
15 Might, Constitution, Dexterity, Perception, Intellect, or Resolve.

Big Iron On Your Hip
Equip a fully upgraded weapon.
Theoretically possible in Galawain's Tusks if you upgrade materials but best to wait after the point of no return for the components to appear. Upgrade max is Tier 5 +3.

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Equip a fully upgraded set of armor.
You can only upgrade actual armor, not boots, gloves or accessories. Same as above for materials. Tier 5 +3.

Luckier Than They Know
Unlock all of Kai's abilities.
One point into each, not maxed out. Possible as early as level six.

Bullseye
Unlock all of Marius' abilities.
One point into each, not maxed out.

A Little Power Goes A Long Way
Unlock all of Giatta's abilities.
One point into each, not maxed out.

Slay!
Unlock all of Yatzli's abilities.
One point into each, not maxed out.

Training Arc
Complete all training sessions with companions.
One training per companion. Kai, Giatta, and Yatzli are fairly easy to get. Just talk to them when ever there is an exclamation on their icon. Marius however, requires you to ask him about each region and how to survive there. Each training gives +2 to one of two stats or +1 to both.

Cooking By The Book
Cook every recipe at your Party Camp.
Thirty-Two recipes in total, a few of which require the Survivalist talent from the Ranger tree. Also, one recipe is found in the wilderness at Maxim's Claim, next to a campfire by the sinkhole. You can't do every recipe till you get Beetle Jerky in Shatterscarp. Save, respec to Survivalist then reload.

These are technically missable if you don't keep track of your conversation choices but just take the associated response when it presents itself till you have the achievement.

Can't We All Get Along?
Resolve a potential conflict peacefully 5 times.


Tired Of Being Nice
Resort to violence in a conversation 10 times.


Skeyt Digger
Demand payment for your services 5 times.


Pants On Fire
Lie 15 times.

Pantheon Purist
Collect and place all of the God Shrine Totems & Fragments.
There are four regions, each with a unique totem. Each totem core has six hidden pieces. Merchants will sell you hints on how to find them, I've listed the closest marked map text so you can find them or if you want to be lead around by the nose click this link for detailed instructions and pictures. Credit to Dan Webb at xboxachievements[www.xboxachievements.com]

Dawnshore - Woedica

• Scales of the Oathbinder - East of The Rise
  
• Golden Plaque of Promises - Lighthouse
  
• Golden Plaque of Oaths - Usher's Hand
  
• Golden Scale of Order - Pargrun Cache
  
• Golden Scale of Justice - North of Paradis Market District
  
• Broken Crown Jewel - Sanza's Emporium
  
• Golden Flames - Northeast, above first area of Caster's Folly

Emerald Stair - Skaen

• The Schemer's Offering - North of The Delemgan Glade
  
• Obsidian Prayer Beads - Far West of The Delemgan Glade
  
• Idol of Covert Plots - East of Infested Camp
  
• Idol of Violent Rebellion - Ranger Headquarters
  
• Sacrificial Dagger - Abandoned Farms
  
• Effigy Necklace - Inside Naku Tedek
  
• Idol of Secret Hatred - Inside Ancient Grotto

Shatterscarp - Wael

• Eyes of the Obscured - South edge, South of Ancient Lakebed in the caves.
  
• Ruby Eye - Also at the shrine as above. Find a spot to climb and speak to Ward.
  
• Amethyst Eye - Southeast of Scaedclef in a cave
  
• Topaz Eye - West side of Leviathan's Hollow
  
• Agate Eye - Above entrance of Sand Sea Ruins
  
• Sapphire Eye - Sand Sea Oasis
  
• Emerald Eye - Northeast of the second H in Shark's Teeth

Galawain's Tusks - Galawain

• The Huntmaster's Spoils - North of Amalia's Camp
  
• Hunter's Arrow of Slaying - Slumbering Fields
  
• Hunter's Arrow of Seeking - Mt. Forja Summit
  
• Wolf's Pelt Trophy - Ash Forest Outpost
  
• Antler of the Pursued Stag - Illusion Northwest of Pagrunen Cache
  
• Hunter's Arrow of Surviving - Follow lava Southeast of Pagrunen Cache
  
• Antler of the Persevering Stag - Bridge to the Garden

Pathfinder
Find all items from Treasure Maps.
There are four regions with three maps each. Merchants will sell them or you can find them on corpses or in bags/chests. You don't have to find the map if you stumble across a treasure naturally. Finding the treasure, completes the associated quest. I've listed the closest map text so you can find them or click this link for detailed instructions and pictures. Credit to Dan Webb at xboxachievements[www.xboxachievements.com]

Dawnshore

• Map #1 - Sold by merchant in Claviger's Landing
  Treasure #1 - North of Yellowband camp
  
• Map #2 - Lighthosue
  Treasure #2 - Old Pargrun Wall
  
• Map #3 - Sanza's Emporium
  Treasure #3 - South of Paradis Hightown East Exit

Emerald Stair

• Map #1 - North of Maxim's Claim Camp
  Treasure #1 - Across river, Northwest of Felipe's Depression
  
• Map #2 - House of the Magpie
  Treasure #2 - Northeast of Ranger Headquarters
  
• Map #3 - Outside Naku Tedek, South of Camp
  Treasure #3 - North of Wildwoods Plateau Camp

Shatterscarp

• Map #1 - Tago's Tower Merchant
  Treasure #1 - East of center lake in Ancient Lakebed
  
• Map #2 - Second S of Great Sand Sea
  Treasure #2 - Northeast of Tago's Tower
  
• Map #3 - Northeast of Thirdborn at Loato's camp.
  Treasure #3 - The East end of the river at Sulfur Mines Basecamp

Galawain's Tusks

• Map #1 - Vendor at Southern Warden Tower
  Treasure #1 - West of Twinedwood.
  
• Map #2 - Vendor at Solace Keep
  Treasure #2 - North of F in Ash Forest
  
• Map # 3 - Writhing Ruins
  Treasure #3 - East of Warden's Rest

Gotta Cache 'Em All
Find and open all Pargrunen Caches across the Living Lands.
There are four regions with one cache each. The caches are labeled on the map in white when you get to their approximate location. I've listed the closest map text so you can find them or click this link for detailed instructions and pictures. Credit to Dan Webb at xboxachievements[www.xboxachievements.com]

• Dawnshore - North of Godless Ruin, East of Overgrown Expanse Camp.
  
• Emerald Stair - South of The Delemgan Glade
  
• Shatterscarp - East of Shark's Teeth
  
• Galawain's Tusks - Northwest of Lost Village

Pillars of Eternity
Cleanse all the Strangled Adra across all regions
There are four regions and the final region after the point of no return for five total. Each adra is marked on the map when you get close. You just have to puzzle out how to get to it.

• Dawnshore - Eastside of the Southern Embrace
  
• Emerald Stair - South of Sunken Village.
  
• Shatterscarp - Broken Crown Rock
  
• Galawain's Tusks - Southside of The Sallow Steppe
  
• The Garden - Southeast of Giatta's moment, after the double Maegfolc

We Remember
Complete all Ancient memories.
There are four regions and the final point of no return map for five total. Each is marked with text when you get close.

• Dawnshore - Watcher's Mirror
  
• Emerald Stair - Ranger Outpost
  
• Shatterscarp - Twin Offering Overlook
  
• Galawain's Tusks - Restless Cavern
  
• The Garden - Broken Aqueduct

Kith Lord
Discovered all Party Camps across the Living Lands.
The camps are marked by a large glowing purple piece of adra and a tent icon on the map.

• Dawnshore has four.
  
• Emerald Stair has seven.
  
• Shatterscarp has four.
  
• Galawain's Tusks has three.
  
• The Garden has two.

Dungeon Siege
Enter every dungeon across all regions.
A few are story related but most are scattered across the regions. Marked by a goldish door symbol on the map.

Dawnshore

• Cistern
  
• Ruinous Cavern
  
• Eothasian Temple

Emerald Stair

• Ancient Grotto
  
• Fortified Xaurip Camp
  
• Riverside Cave
  
• Waterfall Cave
  
• Neku Tedek

Shatterscarp

• Sulfur Mines
  
• Scaedclef Grotto
  
• Sand Sea Ruins
  
• Ryngrim's Domain
  
• Naku Kubel

Galawain's Tusks

• Mt. Forja Mines
  
• Cavern of Voices
  
• Lava Tubes
  
• The Garden

The Outer Worlds
Unlock all Fast Travel beacons.
43 fast travel points across the four regions. Assuming you don't miss any, the last is shortly before the point of no return. Marked by a purple torch and circle.

• Dawnshore has 13. (Hightown has 2)
  
• Emerald Stair has 16. (Fior Mes Iverno has 1)
  
• Shatterscarp has 6. (Thirdborn has 1)
  
• Galawain's Tusks has 9.

Explorer
Complete Sanza's map of the Living Lands
Talk to Sanza North of Clavinger's Landing. The remaining three are collected from bounty boards in each region. Turn them into Sanza in Paradis Hightown.

Bounty Hunter
Complete all Bounties from all regions
There are four regions with five bounties each. You can either stumble upon the bounties naturally as you explore or collect a quest from each region bounty board.

Grounded
Slay 10 Spiders and 10 Beetles.


Alpha Strike Protocol
Kill 15 enemies using stealth attacks.
From behind and has to be a one-shot kill. Seems to count strangely as I was stuck at 12/15 for more than three kills.

Now Riposte!
Parry an enemy's attacks 25 times.
Invest a level into the Ranger skill tree to learn riposte, equip melee weapon, have good timing.

Two Bears High-Fiving
Summon a bear to fight another bear.
Reach level 15 and invest a point into the Ranger skill tree to learn the summon, find bear, bear v bear action.