How to complete The Emissary in Valor Mortis

☠️ You can't complete The Emissary quest until much later in the game. ☠️ You need the Shield Transmutation which you get at the university to pass through the poison clouds. ☠️ This is the final transmutation you unlock and it's impossible to miss.

The Emissary quest in Valor Mortis is likely the next you'll encounter after crossing the bridge in the Valley of Ashes and making your way into the army camp.

You'll find the seal of an emissary from Bonaparte in an abandoned carriage, but the quest will indicate you somehow need to get through the clouds of poison infesting the camp to progress it further.

To do this, you need the Shield Transmutation ability, but you won't unlock this until much later in the game, when you visit the university in the city. …