This Cult of the Lamb Woolhaven DLC Walkthrough Guide covers everything currently discovered in the Woolhaven DLC, based entirely on hands-on gameplay. Some sections are still being expanded as more secrets surface, but this will walk you through the full progression, unlock conditions, and most important side content without rushing or over-explaining things.
Warning: This guide contains spoilers.
Woolhaven doesn’t announce itself loudly. It creeps in slowly, starting with a strange chill in your cult and ending with snow-covered regions, corrupted followers, and some of the darkest side content the game has added so far. If you like the more unsettling side of Cult of the Lamb, this DLC leans hard into that tone.
Everything below follows the order you’re most likely to encounter things naturally.
How the DLC Begins
After purchasing the DLC and loading into your save, a new statue appears inside your cult.
Interacting with it immediately drops the temperature and shifts the atmosphere. Haro reacts to this change and warns you that something ancient is stirring. This interaction is the true starting point of Woolhaven.
From here, the DLC branches into three main progression paths:
- Cult domain expansion
- New rituals
- Access to the frozen summit region
You can technically do parts of these out of order, but the game clearly nudges you toward expansion first.
Domain Expansion – Goferon the Star-Nosed Mole
Once the statue’s influence spreads, you’ll meet Goferon, a star-nosed mole NPC who handles cult expansion.
After completing a sermon, Goferon offers to expand your cult domain in exchange for gold bars.
- First expansion costs 10 gold bars
- Left-side expansion costs 18 gold bars
- Right-side expansion costs more than the left (exact value varies depending on progress)
He works instantly. Once finished, he reappears at the edges of the newly unlocked areas. After completing all expansions, he thanks you and gives a parting gift.
This expansion is not cosmetic. It unlocks space required for new buildings, rituals, and DLC-specific interactions later.
Unlocking the Follower Marriage Ritual
Shortly after expanding your domain, the statue demands an offering of five lines.
Completing this request unlocks the Follower Marriage Ceremony ritual.
This ritual works exactly how it sounds. Two followers can be bound together, and while it mostly exists for roleplay and follower management, it also ties into later mechanics involving corruption and loyalty interactions.
Haro provides additional lore here, hinting at the ancient goddess connected to Woolhaven and her influence over bonds, decay, and transformation.
Journey to the Summit
To fully unlock the DLC’s new region, you must complete four Sins.
Once done, a confirmation triggers a fully voiced sequence where the goddess speaks for the first time. You’re transported to a new snow-covered location while she sings, setting the tone for everything that follows.
After this scene, a shortcut appears, making future trips to the summit much faster.
This marks the true opening of Woolhaven content.
New Exploration Areas
Foothills of Cordeirada
The outer region of the summit. This area is dominated by wolf enemies and serves as an introduction to the DLC’s combat rhythm.
Expect ambushes, environmental pressure, and new enemy behaviors that punish careless movement.
Rotten Summit
The inner region. Everything here leans into decay, corruption, and rot. This is where most DLC secrets, tablets, and hidden NPC encounters are found.
Rotten Letters Tarot Cards
These cards are tied to the Putrefied followers mechanic.
How to Unlock Them
First, you need to encounter and bring back your first Putrefied follower. These appear after facing specific enemies during summit explorations.
Once you have one, offer the follower to the statue of Ynya.
New tarot cards unlock gradually based on how many followers become infected. The fastest way to spread infection is:
- Assigning infected followers to tents
- Breeding them
These followers are especially strong when transformed into demons during crusades, making the effort worthwhile.
New Activities and Interactions
Finding Followers During Missions
Followers sent on missionary work can now appear during summit explorations. You may find them ambushed, and saving them counts as a unique interaction.
Making a Snowman
During winter, piles of snow appear during worship. Interacting with them triggers a snowman-building mini-game.
Some followers will directly request this activity. Completing it unlocks a new ritual that brings snowmen to life for a few days, during which they assist your cult with basic tasks.
Snowball Fight
Currently still being documented. Early signs suggest it functions as a timed interaction event during winter phases.
Tablets and Lost Messages
Stone Tablets
Several tablets are scattered across the summit:
- Near the pepper plantation on the left side
- On the bridge
- Beside the Altar of the Beast
These provide fragmented lore tied to the goddess and the origin of corruption.
Lost Messages
These appear randomly during explorations with no confirmed pattern yet. Their wording suggests desperation, worship gone wrong, and failed ascensions.
NPC Dialogues
Several NPCs receive new dialogue when encountered in Woolhaven regions:
- Chemack
- Clauneck
- The unnamed figure unlocked after winter appears on the map
- Fisherman
- Stelle at the Rotten Summit
Each dialogue expands the broader mythos rather than offering direct quests.
Secret Mission 1 – The Fox
To trigger this mission, visit the Summit Bridge at night.
The Fox appears only after you return to your cult with at least one Putrefied follower. Once spoken to, he rewards you with one of the worst items in the game intentionally, which unlocks the first Woolhaven achievement.
This quest ties directly into Wool unlock lore and is explained in more detail in Wool-specific guides.
Secret Mission 2 – The Beast of the Blizzard
The first hint appears near an altar.
Eventually, you’ll find the beast sleeping in the snow, guided by visible paw prints and positioned beside a pillar bearing an inscription.
This mission is still being fully documented, but it appears to be one of the DLC’s most lore-heavy encounters and likely ties into future updates or hidden achievements.
Woolhaven feels deliberately slower and darker than previous updates. It rewards patience, experimentation, and letting systems overlap rather than rushing progression.
This guide will continue expanding as more rituals, relics, decorations, and secrets are confirmed. If something feels unfinished, it probably is by design.