The journey and new sagas
Story and ending spoilers follow.
Establish a home, craft tools and protective gear, and explore the forest and frontier. Discover lore and use Echoes to restore paths through the ruins. Find the injured Mira, treat her with 3 moonpetals, and invite her home. She teaches Counter and enables the Ember 
forge rite.
Prepare for the Forgotten Courtyard, defeat the 
Ancient Guardian and use the Guardian’s Heart to restore the Beacon. Major restorations become permanent, and the game offers an ending choice.
After the Beacon
Section titled “After the Beacon”Keep exploring your current Vale, or start a new saga in a fresh world. Restart at the same difficulty with a minor perk, or one step harder with a major perk. The Beacon offers this choice when revisited. In online co-op, begin new sagas in your hero’s own Vale.
Perks accumulate across sagas, each once. Examples include extra health or stamina, faster movement, increased skill gain, better crafting and Second Wind. A set of three unowned perks is offered from the relevant pool.