including putting the light of lathander in your backpack
No need for such drastic measures. When you carry that mace, there's a new toggle in the Passives tab that lets you switch on or off the light at will. Handy when the same Character uses Least Expected as her ranged weapon.
And yes, the Path is indicated directly before the blood bowl. Though it still took me many attempts to complete that puzzle. Jumping instead of walking finally allowed me to get to the end in one piece.