The Totem of Rightful Rulership is one of Avowed’s four god totems — collectibles that grant boons based on how many pieces you find. The Totem of Rightful Rulership is the god totem for the Dawnshore region.
All seven fragments of the Totem of Rightful Rulership are hidden throughout Dawnshore and its capital, Paradis. As soon as you find one piece of the totem (or purchase the “Fragments of the Scales” key item from Sanza), you’ll receive a quest to find and complete the Scales of the Oathbinder. The quest, however, is full of cryptic riddles.
Here’s where to find all Totem of Rightful Rulership pieces in Dawnshore in Avowed, and what bonuses you’ll receive upon completing the totem.
All Totem of Rightful Rulership locations in Avowed
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There are seven pieces of the Totem of Rightful Rulership scattered around Dawnshore. The totem is associated with Woedica.
To start reconstructing the totem, you’ll need to find the totem’s core (the Woedica totem base), which we’ve labeled as number one in the map above. Once you’ve placed the totem’s core at the totem shrine in the party camp, you can add the totem’s fragments (numbers two through seven on the map) to gain powerful buffs. Each god totem grants up to six buffs — including bonuses to your attribute points — but you can only have one god totem active at a time.
Before searching for the totem pieces, we recommend turning on the “Compass – God Shrine Totem Pieces” setting at the bottom of the UI menu. Turning on this setting will make god totem pieces visible on your compass, and make it slightly easier to pinpoint their exact location in-game.
Above, you can find a map of all Totem of Rightful Rulership locations. Or you can consult the table of contents below to jump to a corresponding detailed description of how to get a specific piece.
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Totem of Rightful Rulership core location
The Totem of Rightful Rulership totem core can be found at the Shrine to Woedica, which can be found northeast of Paradis.
To find the totem core, follow these steps:
- Travel to The Rise party camp, northeast of Paradis.
- Cross the bridge to the north and walk up the stairs of the Shrine to Woedica.
- Collect the Totem Core on top of the altar at the top of the stairs.
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Golden Plaque of Promises location
The Golden Plaque of Promises can be found near the top of the lighthouse, which is located to the west of Claviger’s Landing.
To find the Golden Plaque of Promises, follow these steps:
- Travel to the lighthouse west of Claviger’s Landing in Dawnshore.
- Climb up the lighthouse using the pathway found on the east side of the lighthouse until you find a hole in the wall.
- Collect the Golden Plaque of Promises atop the wooden crate.
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Golden Scale of Justice location
The Golden Scale of Justice can be found inside a building north of the Market District in Paradis. The main entrance to the building is locked, so you’ll need to go through its balcony.
To find the Golden Scale of Justice, follow these steps:
- Teleport to the Administration District Beacon in Paradis.
- Head up to the top of the stairs just before the Paradis Hightown entrance.
- Turn right and jump over the railing onto the grass patch.
- Drop down onto the other grass patch and walk along the stone wall towards the balcony.
- Jump onto the balcony and head inside the building.
- Go down the ladder on the left and fend off the phantoms inside.
- Collect the Golden Scale of Justice on the floor beside the bookshelf.
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Broken Crown Jewel location
The Broken Crown Jewel can be found on a desk in the backroom of Sanza’s Emporium in Northern Paradis.
To find the Broken Crown Jewel, follow these steps:
- Travel to the High Market Beacon in Northern Paradis.
- Head west and enter Sanza’s Emporium.
- Enter the door to the left of Sanza and collect the Broken Crown Jewel on the desk.
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Golden Plaque of Oaths location
The Golden Plaque of Oaths can be found just northwest of Usher’s Hand, which is located to the east of Paradis.
There are two ways to reach the Golden Plaque of Oaths — through the cave or through the freezable grate.
- Travel to the Southern Embrace party camp southeast of Usher’s Hand.
- Follow the pathway to the north until you spot a cave entrance on the side of Usher’s Hand.
- Enter the cave and dive into the water.
- Follow the waterway to its end to find the Golden Plaque of Oaths.
Through the freezable grate
- Travel to the Gods’ Gate Beacon north of Usher’s Hand.
- Walk south towards the collapsed ruins.
- Walk around the ruins to the other side to find a freezable grate embedded in the ground.
- Freeze the grate with a frost spell or an Eye of Rymrgand and drop down to collect the Golden Plaque of Oaths.
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The Golden Flames can be found along the eastern cliffs of Castol’s Folly.
To find the Golden Flames, follow these steps:
- Travel to the Southern Embrace party camp.
- Head south to find a broken terrain leading towards Castol’s Folly.
- Jump across the the terrain to the other side.
- Head inside of Castol’s Folly and go into the cave with vines growing along the walls above it.
- Destroy the breakable wall with an attack from your weapon.
- Climb to the top of the terrain and walk along the wall on your right until you reach the edge.
- Jump across the gap to the other side and follow the path to find the Golden Flames.
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Golden Scale of Order location
The Golden Scale of Order can be found inside the Pargrun Cache in the northwestern section of Dawnshore.
To find the Golden Scale of Order, follow these steps:
- Travel to the Overgrown Expanse party camp.
- Cross the bridge to the northeast and follow the path to find a destructible wall with explosive barrels along it.
- Destroy the wall and enter the Pargrun Cache.
- Climb up the wooden platforms and jump across to the stone balcony.
- Head up the stairs on the left and jump across the gap to the other set of stairs.
- Go up the stairs and slowly follow the path, but don’t immediately turn the corner on your right.
- Deactivate the tripwires to prevent the traps from going off and follow the path towards the next building.
- Go up the stairs and turn to the left to find a path between the building and the wall.
- Follow the pathway into the building and climb the wooden platforms in the corner of the room.
- Jump across the wooden platforms towards the hole in the wall.
- Go through the hole in the wall and jump across the broken terrain to find the Golden Scale of Order in the bird’s nest.
All Totem of Rightful Rulership bonuses
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Once you have all of the Totem of Rightful Rulership pieces, head to the Totem Shrine at your party camp and reassemble the Scales of the Oathbinder. Activate the totem to receive the following buffs:
- Swift Orders: Reduces companion ability cooldowns by 15%
- The Power of Command: Activating a companion ability increases your damage for five seconds
- Sympathy for the Damned: Critical hits deal high fire accumulation
- The Queen’s Burden: +2 Intellect, +2 Resolve
- Noblesse Oblige: Reviving a companion grants rapid health and essence regeneration
- Flames of Ressurection: Second Wind casts Ring of Fire
For more Avowed guides, see our walkthroughs to Dawnshore’s treasure maps — Captain Henqua’s Spoils, Intimidating Feline Codpiece, and Woedica’s Inheritance — or consult our full Avowed walkthrough.
