Scavenger Pens at a Glance
- Inside Crimson Manor: Descend from the manor’s ground floor to get to the pens.
- Late access: The only way to open Crimson Manor is with the Puppet’s Tongue.
- Bell: At the very bottom, the Scavenger Pens Bell stands on a wooden platform.
- Boss rewards: Hansui’s Frost Mask and the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yang] are what you get for defeating the Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui.
Overview
Beneath Crimson Manor in Weeping Creek Valley lie the Scavenger Pens. A Bell sits there, along with an optional boss battle against the Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui.
Beneath Crimson Manor in Weeping Creek Valley lie the Scavenger Pens. A Bell sits there, along with an optional boss battle against the Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui.
Closer look
Facing the Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui
The Puppet Scavenger is imprisoned below the manor, a living puppet stitched together from a strongman's remains. Its spine is pierced by a greatsword and an alloy scythe sits where the left arm ought to be. It attacks by chopping down hard with the scythe or by rolling its mass forward to flatten you, but its motions are sluggish and clumsy.
Acolyte Hansui takes part in that very encounter. Beating the pair yields a tempering material, Alloyed Scythe Blade, plus Hansui’s Frost Mask and the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yang]. Of the four Acolyte Masks, this one comes last; with the other scarecrows cleared, it unlocks the concealed area at Meigu Lake.
Routes and movement
Getting Down to the Pens
With Crimson Manor unlocked, head back to its ground floor and carry on downward underground, where a wooden platform holds the Bell. The Crimson Manor page explains the door's unsealing.
Connected Entries
Acolyte Hansui
An optional Maskwalker acolyte who joins the Puppet Scavenger's battle in the Scavenger Pens of Crimson Manor. She leaves Hansui's Frost Mask, the final one of the four Acolyte masks.
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Weeping Creek Valley
Phantom Blade Zero's opening full region is a gorge held by the Mandate, stretching from the riverbed via the Outpost and Sha-Chi Tower up to the Great Waterfall, and it conceals a Lóng Pillar plus a sealed manor to revisit later.
View location ↗Crimson Manor
Red house beneath the Sha-Chi tower of the valley. Its entry point and Bell are accessible soon after you arrive, yet the interior opens only deep into the story, and the final Acolyte boss lives there.
View location ↗Meigu Lake
Northward from Pangzhen spreads this lake of islands, which you sail with a Sha-Chi-powered boat. On it are White Serpent House, a trio of optional bosses, a pair of Lóng Pillars, a mirror concealing a secret realm, and the way to the Mountain of Imprisonment.
View location ↗Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yang]?
This key item drops from the boss fight. The matching Crystal Puppet Eye [Yin] is obtained from the hanging puppet in The Herald’s Illusion.