# Can't Start Pestilence

**URL:** <https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/cant-start-pestilence/16283>\
**Category:** Wicked Bug Reporting\
**Created:** [May 6, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/cant-start-pestilence/16283 "2025-05-06T14:05:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Geirheart](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/geirheart/32/1375_2.png) [@Geirheart](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Geirheart)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/cant-start-pestilence/16283/1 "2025-05-06T14:05:55Z")

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I completed all the quests in the game and spoke to the watcher but I was not given my first free pestilence effigy? Unless I’m misunderstanding how to get the events started.

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**Author:** ![Geirheart](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.norestforthewicked.com/geirheart/32/1375_2.png) [@Geirheart](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/u/Geirheart)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.norestforthewicked.com/t/cant-start-pestilence/16283/2 "2025-05-06T16:28:50Z")

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After a complete restart of the game the event was triggered.