Cliffside Lodge at a Glance
- Bell point: behind the lodge is where the Cliffside Lodge Bell hangs, once you cross the broken bridge from the Cliff of Longing.
- Cellar crank: ascend the ladder by the bell, pass the gas-filled chamber and reach the balcony, where the Crimson Forest Cellar Crank waits to be picked up for opening the cellar.
- Dungeon key: found far down in the cellar, the Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key is needed to reach the Ancient Crossbow treasure and the fourth injured thief.
- Rescue: two people need help below, one a girl behind a lock who is connected to Secrets of the Baishan Sect, the other a thief wanting medicine.
- Revisit later: Tiger Cannon is required to blast open one wall in the cellar and another in the tunnel.
Overview
Cliffside Lodge, found in Crimson Forest, is a hillside lodge you come to soon after leaving the Cliff of Longing. Its balcony upstairs is thick with poison gas, and beneath it the cellar is a long, winding descent over several platforms, a hidden chamber and a tunnel. Somewhere down there, a concealed key opens the Thieves' Camp Dungeon.
Cliffside Lodge, found in Crimson Forest, is a hillside lodge you come to soon after leaving the Cliff of Longing. Its balcony upstairs is thick with poison gas, and beneath it the cellar is a long, winding descent over several platforms, a hidden chamber and a tunnel. Somewhere down there, a concealed key opens the Thieves' Camp Dungeon.
Closer look
Upper floor: the Cellar Crank
Ascend the ladder next to the bell and cross through the gassed room onto the balcony. Up on the second storey is a tiger-headed crank, and wisps of noxious fumes still cling near where it slots in. It is the Crimson Forest Cellar Crank. Bring it back down and use it on the cellar's door.
Down in the cellar
Because the cellar is a single long drop, look for pickups next to where you land.
- Descend the stairs and step into the poison room on your right. A Sha-Chi Amber Fragment is in a chest.
- Land on the wooden plank in the middle of the two platforms in the main room. One platform has a Blackstone Fragment and the Crimson Forest Secret Chamber Crank beneath it.
- Fall to the lowest level and pass through the big opening to get a Memory Flower.
- Reverse direction and follow the remaining path until a bolted door blocks it. Operate it using the Secret Chamber Crank; conversing with the girl inside pushes Secrets of the Baishan Sect ahead.
- Climb the stairs again, then land on the rock platform, where the Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key is lying.
- Keep following the path and leave through the door to find the third injured thief, tied to A Healer's Mercy.
Coming back with Tiger Cannon
Lei Dang, at the close of Mirage Estate, yields Tiger Cannon, which shatters marked stone barriers. The lodge has two places that call for it. Head left in the cellar to a Memory Flower, which belongs to the On Perfect Transcension set and sits next to a wall only Tiger Cannon can open. Destroying the wall at the tunnel's northern end uncovers Song of Part, a material for tempering.
Tasks, side stories and things to do
Lodge-related quests
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Cliffside Lodge Rescue | As Soul passes by, Lanlan requests that he bring Junior Sister Meng out of the tunnel under the lodge. A thief called Wang mentions other wounded comrades concealed in the woods, so Soul gets him to record their locations. |
| A Healer's Mercy | beneath the lodge lies thief number three of the four wounded ones, while number four sits past the door of the Thieves' Camp Dungeon, which this location's key unlocks. |
| Quick Hand's Request | the Thieves' Camp Dungeon holds the Ancient Crossbow under lock, meaning the cellar key gets you the final one of Quick Hand Zhang's three treasures. |
Routes and movement
Getting to the lodge
Take the trail uphill from Red Serpent House to the Cliff of Longing Bell, climb down the little cliff once more and walk over the broken bridge. At the back of the lodge is the Cliffside Lodge Bell. Mirrorwood Entrance is where the main route heads next.
Connected Entries
Soul
Lead character of Phantom Blade Zero. As a Shadow Edict of the Order he is blamed for killing its Sovereign, then lives through a blade in the chest only because he carries a venom-fed substitute heart, which gives him sixty-six days.
View character ↗Lei Dang
Pangzhen's repairer of the Flaming Mane, an Envoy of the Order who turns up as the boss closing out Mirage Estate and uses a cannon mounted on his severed arm.
View character ↗Lanlan
Lanlan stands upon the Crimson Forest's big wooden bridge, handing out the side tale Secrets of the Baishan Sect, which can never be begun once Bai Chilian dies.
View character ↗
Crimson Forest
Phantom Blade Zero's next area after the first: a red-stained woodland full of broken roads, bandit hideouts and foggy mirror trails, where defeating the chapter boss shuts off a number of side tales.
View location ↗Red Serpent House
A Crimson Forest structure with a bell of its own; branches close it off until Flaming Mane sets them alight, uncovering the Red Serpent Tongue.
View location ↗Cliff of Longing
Crimson Forest bell point uphill of Red Serpent House, shortly ahead of Cliffside Lodge.
View location ↗Mirage Estate
Reached via a locked door inside Green Serpent House, this endgame area covers the north of the Pangzhen map. Gardens, a theatre for opera and workshops full of puppets stretch on toward Mount Soulrend.
View location ↗
Tiger Cannon
Lei Dang gives up this hand-cannon Phantom Edge in Mirage Estate. It shoots heavy ranged rounds, and it can blast apart cracked walls in earlier regions that conceal chests.
View weapon ↗Frequently Asked Questions
How do I obtain the cellar crank?
Go up the ladder at the Cliffside Lodge Bell, cross the poison room, and collect it on the balcony.
Where is the Thieves' Camp Dungeon Key kept?
Somewhere in the cellar. Climb back up the steps out of the sealed chamber and jump down onto the rock platform.
How can the cracked cellar wall be opened?
Tiger Cannon, obtained later on by beating Lei Dang at the close of Mirage Estate.