Mother Gothel’s “The Curse” quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley is the quest where you deal with the strange curse in the Glade of Trust, and it’s the one that unlocks her as a villager. Guides consistently describe it as a Mother Gothel storyline quest rather than a friendship level quest.

Quick answer

It’s not tied to a specific friendship level ; you unlock Mother Gothel by starting and completing The Curse after entering the cursed tree in the Glade of Trust.

What that means

  • You find her by progressing the main early storyline in the Glade of Trust.
  • After unlocking her, her friendship progression works like other villagers, and she can be assigned a role once she reaches Friendship Level 2.
  • If you meant the quest step itself, the answer is that The Curse is the quest name, not a level number.

TL;DR

Mother Gothel’s curse quest is “The Curse” , and it isn’t unlocked by a friendship level; it’s unlocked through the Glade of Trust story progression.