There Are No Winners in War is a sidequest inGangs of Sherwoodthat is initiated by Josephine, an NPC who can be found after the second checkpoint in Act 3, Mission 3. To complete this optional quest, players must collect five Blood Poppies, flowers that grow within the trenches of Nottingham. This guide is here to provide details on the precise positions of those flowers, and it will help players completeGangs of Sherwood’s There Are No Winners in War sidequest.
As a quick point of clarification, players that have spoken with Josephine in Act 3, Mission 3 should make sure to talk with her at Major Oak before setting out in search of Blood Poppies. Indeed, that second conversation is the point at which thisGangs of Sherwoodsidequestofficially becomes active, and Josephine can be found in a room adjacent to the hideout’s mission table.
Gangs of Sherwood: Where to Find Blood Poppies
Players who are on the hunt for Blood Poppies should turn their attention toThe Siege of Nottingham, thefirst mission in Act 3. More specifically, fans ofaction gamesshould work their waypast that level’s second checkpointin order to reach a section in which they are instructed toactivate a generator.
During this section, players will do battle in anopen area, and they will be treated to a shortcutscene, which focuses around asiege tower, as soon as all the enemies have been dispatched. The Blood Poppies that must be collected for the There Are No Winners in War sidequest are found in that open area, and fans ofRobin Hood gamesshould interact with thered flowersthat are in the positions depicted in the following images:
To note, players can interact with the Blood Poppies in the Siege of Nottinghamas many times as they want. It is thus not necessary to locate five different flowers within the level, as fans can extract all the Blood Poppies that they need from a single plant. This makes fulfilling Josephine’s request very easy, and players should return to her in Major Oak to complete the There Are No Winners in War sidequest once they have the Blood Poppies in hand.
One final thing to mention is that players do not need to complete the entirety of the Siege of Nottingham mission in order to resolve this sidequest. Indeed, fans ofco-op gamescan simply use the Exit tab of the menu to return to Major Oak as soon as they have five Blood Poppies if they are not interested in playing the mission to its conclusion.
Gangs of Sherwoodis available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
