To enter the Crimson Manor you need the Puppet’s Tongue. You get it with the purple quest The Herald’s Illusion: open the 3 portals of the Three-Eyed Puppet (Village of Lu, Mandate Encampment and Mountain of Imprisonment) and give the tongue back to the mute puppet at the door. The entrance is under the Sha-Chi Tower in Weeping Creek Valley.
Steps to get in
- Hidden elevatorUnder the Valley’s Sha-Chi Tower; the purple quest “Crimson Manor” starts here in Steel and Steam
- Portal 1Puppet Testing Grounds, in the Village of Lu
- Portal 2Training Grounds Depths, in the Mandate Encampment
- Portal 3Puppet Cell, on the Mountain of Imprisonment: it gives you the Tongue
- The doorGive the tongue back to the mute puppet at the entrance
| What you need | Where you get it | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Access to the Valley and its Sha-Chi Tower | Chapter Steel and Steam | Weeping Creek Valley |
| Mandate Encampment open | Well past Gu Wanyue, in Pangzhen | How to enter the Encampment |
| Mountain of Imprisonment open | Repaired Illusory Pipa | How to reach the Mountain of Imprisonment |
| Puppet’s Tongue | The third portal of the Three-Eyed Puppet | The Herald’s Illusion |
What’s inside
The manor is small but dense: the in-game map doesn’t help much, so move slowly. At the back, in the Scavenger Pens, the The Puppet Scavenger waits alongside the acolyte Hansui. Beating it gives the Alloyed Scythe Blade (tempers the Hunter’s Chain Sickle), the Crystal Puppet Eye [Yang] and the Hansui’s Frost Mask, the fourth mask for the Four Guardians’ Mirror.
Book and petal titles are translated from the Spanish version of the game; the in-game English wording may differ.
There are also three books (Pet, Preparations for the Rift and Radiant Heart Facility) and the petal “Mirrors and Ruins”. You also complete two purple quests: “Crimson Manor” and the seventh part of “Secrets at the Heart of the Lake”.
The three-eyed puppet doesn’t always show the interact option. Walk around it and stand in front of the blue-eyed face until the button appears.
The elevator and the Scavenger Pens are marked in the Valley region. Open in the interactive map →
More access guides
- How to get and repair the Illusory Pipa
- How to reach the Mountain of Imprisonment
- How to open the Four Guardians’ Mirror
- How to enter the Mandate Encampment
- How to reach Meigu Lake
- How to reach the frozen Crimson Forest
- The Herald’s Illusion: the 3 portals of the Three-Eyed Puppet
- True ending
- Area order and points of no return
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Crimson Manor?
Under the Sha-Chi Tower in Weeping Creek Valley, through a hidden elevator.
Is it mandatory?
Not to finish the game, but its purple quest counts toward the true ending and gives the mask that opens the Phantom Illusionist Ruins.
When can I go in?
Once you have the Mandate Encampment and the Mountain of Imprisonment open, because portals 2 and 3 are there.
