Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: How to recruit Nali the Cat for your longship

Complete the world event Freyja’s Friend in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to recruit the cat, Nali, aboard your longship to join you for the adventure.

Cats are nothing new to Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The adorable felines have been a part of the franchise for years now, first appearing in Assassin’s Creed III.

In the recently released Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, you can pet them. You can hug them. You can even recruit them to accompany you on your adventure!

By completing the world event quest “Freya’s Friend,” you can get a cat to join you on your longship. In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the longship allows for faster travel through the various waterways of England. You can even stop to raid settlements along the way.

How to recruit a cat to your longship

To begin the process of adding the cat to your crew in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, head to Northwic in East Anglia (in the England portion). Follow the main road near the city and you’ll see a white cat walking along, usually near the pair of red dragon-shaped pillars (down the steps from the Dane’s hut).

Speak to the cat and a Norse child will come running down. The cat will get startled and run away. Next, speak with the Norse child and the two of you will go off and try to chase down the cat.

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Once you catch the cat, you’ll learn his name is Nali and that he previously served on a longship under Kottr and it won’t let anyone touch her since Kattr’s passing. You will then ask Nali to join your crew, completing the world even “Freyja’s Friend.”

With the quest complete, return to your longship and you will see Nali sitting there. Having Nali along for the ride doesn’t necessarily add any benefits to your gameplay, but it is adorable to have sit there. Plus there’s some historical accuracy here as cats were brought along on voyages to help kill any rodents that may have gotten aboard the ship. And they provided companionship, so that’s another plus.