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Pailune, the Tribal State of Pailune, is the northern homeland of the Greymanes in Crimson Desert, the land they lose to the Black Bears' night ambush at the start of the game and win back in Chapter 7, "Homecoming". The Greymane camp can later move there, which gives Kliff the Private Storage.
Pailune, the Tribal State of Pailune, is the northern region of Pywel that the Greymanes call home: Pearl Abyss describes Kliff as "a warrior of the Greymanes, a faction from the northern region of Pailune known for its commitment to peace and unity". Crimson Desert "begins in the aftermath of that peace being shattered", and the whole story is Kliff's effort to reunite the Greymanes and "reclaim their homeland" (Pearl Abyss, Jan 29, 2026). Pearl Abyss's White Horn video (a gamescom 2024 demo build) shows the kind of country Game Rant's Pailune list is full of: Kliff and a band of fur-clad warriors cross a snowy mountainside under pines, then are attacked in the falling snow.
Quick facts
| Full name | Tribal State of Pailune |
| Homeland of | The Greymanes; Steam speaks of "the rival factions of Pailune" |
| Story | The prologue's ambush; Chapter 7, "Homecoming" (Game Rant's chapter list) |
| Greymane camp | Pailune Camp, after the camp moves from Howling Hill |
| Bosses | 13 in Game Rant's list, among them White Horn, Myurdin and Ludvig |
| Fast travel | An Abyss Nexus in Pailune since 1.02.00 (Apr 4, 2026) |
| Factions | Pailune Militia, Skoghorn Tribe (Game Rant) |
The homeland lost
Crimson Desert opens with the end of Pailune's peace. Steam's premise: "On the continent of Pywel, the rival factions of Pailune maintained a tense balance", until "a devastating ambush in the deep of night by their sworn enemies the Black Bears leaves members of the Greymanes dead or scattered across the continent." Pearl Abyss's "50 Minutes of Early Gameplay" (Sep 12, 2024, a pre-release build) begins in that night: Kliff fights through a camp on fire, among burning tents and trees, sword against axe at close quarters. The Black Bears are led by Myurdin, and the prologue fight against him cannot be won, according to Game Rant.
The Greymanes' tribal roots show most in Oongka, one of Kliff's comrades scattered by the ambush. In Pearl Abyss's "Meet the Cast" video (Feb 25, 2026), his English voice, Stewart Scudamore, calls him "a nomadic warrior" with a passion for fighting "for his people, for his tribe, and for the Greymanes", and says he turned out more philosophical than he first expected.
Chapter 7: Homecoming
Spoilers follow. Kliff's return to Pailune is the turn of the war, the payoff of the Official Launch Trailer's first words: "It's time. To take back what was stolen." In Game Rant's chapter list, Chapter 7, "Homecoming", includes the quests "Shadows Over Pailune", "Decisive Battle", "Battle at Silverwolf Mountain", "Ludvig's Whereabouts" and "Time to Face Justice". Kliff faces Myurdin at Ashclaw Keep and Ludvig at Pailune Castle, and Oongka becomes playable for the first time when Kliff is struck down at Ashclaw Keep, according to Game Rant.
Pearl Abyss's own notes confirm parts of it: patch 1.03.00 (Apr 11, 2026) fixed problems "when Pailune was liberated while in a wanted state in Chapter 7" (Pearl Abyss), and 1.18.00 (Aug 15, 2026) improved "Time to Face Justice", the quest in which Kliff meets Torstein (Pearl Abyss). The same patch names Pailune's own tradespeople: Gunter the equipment vendor, Harry the blacksmith, Bronton the stablekeep and Lola the seamstress. The full chapter list is on Main Quests and Chapters.
The camp moves to Pailune
Once Pailune is free, the Greymane Camp can move from Howling Hill in Hernand to Pailune Camp. Moving it gives Kliff the Private Storage item, and the camp's house layouts include a Spacious Pailunese House (1.04.00, Apr 23, 2026; Pearl Abyss). A hotfix the next day made the furniture placed in the house move with the camp. Patch 1.08.00 (May 22, 2026) added fish ponds at both Howling Hill and Pailune Camp (Pearl Abyss).
Pailune also has a saddlery that sells saddles for bears (1.06.00), one of the seven wagon workshops and the Pailune Trading Post (both 1.16.00, Aug 1, 2026; Pearl Abyss), and an Abyss Nexus for fast travel, added in 1.02.00 on Apr 4, 2026 (Pearl Abyss). One quest has Kliff free bound Pailune refugees (1.06.00).
Places and bosses
Pailune's best-known boss is White Horn, Shepherd of Souls: in Pearl Abyss's video a huge white-furred, antlered beast rises out of a blizzard and fights Kliff across the snow. Game Rant places it at Skoghorn Farm in the Argent Peaks, a three-phase fight in which a fire attack sets its fur alight. Game Rant's Pailune list has 13 bosses: Frostwalker Tervis, Karanda, White Horn, Mudwalker Lutemir, Bloodwalker Crussis, White Bearclaw, White Bear of the High Mountains, Tarandus the Ashen, Myurdin, Ludvig, Titan, the Black Bear Siege Engine and Moren the Mistwood Hunter.
The same list names Pailune places including Wayward Woods, Harpy's Nest, Snowhaven Hearth, the Swamp of Despair, Silverwolf Mountain, Vat'nholl Fortress, Fort Askelund, Odeck, Ashclaw Keep, Pailune Castle and Windsong Peaks. One of the three "Overwhelming Beings", Ator, Archon of Antumbra, waits in Pailune's Cloister of Ruination. The rest are on Bosses.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Pailune in Crimson Desert? Pailune, the Tribal State of Pailune, is the northern region of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel and the homeland of the Greymanes, one of five regions with Hernand, Demeniss, Delesyia and the Crimson Desert.
When do you go back to Pailune in Crimson Desert? Kliff returns to Pailune in Crimson Desert's Chapter 7, "Homecoming", according to Game Rant's chapter list; it ends with Pailune liberated and fights against Myurdin and Ludvig.
How do you move the camp to Pailune in Crimson Desert? After Pailune is liberated, Crimson Desert lets the Greymane camp move from Howling Hill to Pailune Camp; doing so gives Kliff the Private Storage item (patch 1.04.00, Apr 23, 2026).
Who are the Greymanes? The Greymanes are Kliff's faction in Crimson Desert, "a faction from the northern region of Pailune known for its commitment to peace and unity" (Pearl Abyss), scattered by the Black Bears' ambush at the start of the game.
What bosses are in Pailune? Crimson Desert's Pailune has 13 bosses in Game Rant's list, including White Horn, Karanda, Tarandus the Ashen, Myurdin, Ludvig and Titan.
Sources
- Crimson Desert, Steam store, Pearl Abyss, read Oct 20, 2026
- Pearl Abyss Releases New Crimson Desert Featurette Highlighting Story, World and Gameplay, Pearl Abyss, Jan 29, 2026
- Pearl Abyss Unveils Epic 50-Minute Crimson Desert Early Gameplay Preview, Pearl Abyss, Sep 12, 2024
- Patch Notes Version 1.02.00, Pearl Abyss, Apr 4, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.03.00, Pearl Abyss, Apr 11, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.04.00, Pearl Abyss, Apr 23, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.06.00, Pearl Abyss, May 11, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.08.00, Pearl Abyss, May 22, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.16.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 1, 2026
- Patch Notes Version 1.18.00, Pearl Abyss, Aug 15, 2026
- All boss fights and locations in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, Apr 1, 2026
- Crimson Desert main story quests and chapter list, Game Rant, Mar 19, 2026
- All playable characters and companions in Crimson Desert, Game Rant, Mar 19, 2026
- Crimson Desert new power challenges: Primal Frenzy bosses and locations, Game Rant, Mar 25, 2026
- White Horn Boss Battle Gameplay, gamescom 2024, Crimson Desert, Aug 19, 2024 (video)
- 50 Minutes of Early Gameplay, Crimson Desert, Sep 12, 2024 (video)
- Meet the Cast: Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane, Crimson Desert, Feb 25, 2026 (video)
- Official Launch Trailer, Crimson Desert, Mar 12, 2026 (video)
Moments
Crimson Desert - White Horn Boss Battle Gameplay | gamescom 2024
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50 Minutes of Early Gameplay | Crimson Desert
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Meet the Cast: Kliff, Oongka, and Damiane | Crimson Desert
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Official Launch Trailer | Crimson Desert
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DelesyiaDelesyia is the region of machines in Crimson Desert, the land of Marni's workshops and clockwork monsters, of the A.T.A.G. mechs and of the Golden Star, a golden mechanical dragon; Chapters 10 and 11 of the main story take place there, according to Game Rant.
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DemenissDemeniss is one of the five regions of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel, home of Demeniss Castle and the setting of Chapter 8, "Blood Coronation", and of bosses such as Hexe Marie and Draven the Crowcaller, according to Game Rant. Game Rant lists 16 bosses there, as many as in Hernand.
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HernandHernand, the Duchy of Hernand, is the region of Crimson Desert's continent Pywel where Kliff's journey after the Black Bears' ambush takes shape, home to the city of Hernand, the besieged city of Calphade, the Greymane camp at Howling Hill and the House Serkis questline. Most of Chapters 2 to 6 of the main story take place there, according to Game Rant's chapter list.
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Reception and AwardsCrimson Desert drew mixed to positive reviews, with a Metacritic score of 77 on PC and an OpenCritic Top Critic Average of 78 (read Oct 20, 2026); critics praised its open world and combat and faulted its story and controls, while Steam players rate it Very Positive, about 84% positive. It is nominated for PC Game of the Year and Best Soundtrack at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026.
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Sales and Player CountCrimson Desert sold 2 million copies on launch day and 6 million by Jun 11, 2026, Pearl Abyss's latest total, and peaked at 276,261 concurrent Steam players on Mar 29, 2026, SteamDB's measured all-time peak. SteamDB counted a peak of 28,918 players in the 30 days before Oct 21, 2026.
See also
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MyurdinMyurdin is the leader of the Black Bears, the Greymanes' sworn enemies in Crimson Desert. Kliff loses to him in the prologue whatever happens, beats him in a two-phase fight at Ashclaw Keep in Chapter 7, and meets him a last time in Chapter 12 as Myurdin, the Avatar of Umbra (Game Rant).
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OongkaOongka is one of Kliff's Greymane comrades in Crimson Desert and a playable character from Chapter 7, according to Game Rant: a slow, heavy fighter with massive axes and arm cannons, voiced in English by Stewart Scudamore. Updates since launch gave him Axiom Force, unarmed skills, Devastation, Blackstar and the Abyss.
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White HornWhite Horn, Shepherd of Souls, is a giant antlered, white-furred beast boss in Crimson Desert's Pailune, fought in a snowstorm in three phases; Game Rant's guide says Flame Strike sets its fur alight and forces it to stop and roll. The Clockwork White Horn of Delesyia is a different, mechanical boss.