Early ending
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At the broken bridge west of the Coward's Path Shrine in the Briar Sloughs, climb the canyon wall at night with Planeshift and Shadowstep, reach the open gate, and choose “[leave the valley forever]”.
Only what a source states. A short list is a short list, not a complete one.
quest
The prologue has to be finished.
phase
Night only — it needs Shadowstep to reach the path at all.
skill
Shadowstep, plus Planeshift for the climb.
Read from this ending's own record rather than from the quests, because none of these advertises itself as an ending route while you are playing it.
The flavour text is verbatim, and on several endings it is the only published description there is.
A Hero They Deserve
bronze“Escape Vale Sangora, escape responsibility. Phew.”
Coen leaves without saving his family or anyone else from Laslea. The game ends immediately — save first.
Counts for the story-completion trophy but not for finishing on Duelist difficulty, which specifically requires saving the people of Laslea and therefore one of the four final-quest endings.
The most consequential interactable in the game with no warning attached, live from the first hour of free roam. Reported by two independent retail sources, which agree on the choice text and on the outcome.