[Major Spoilers] How to get all 10 endings guide

[Lightbearer]

In the normal game you can get 7 endings and 3 endings once you've accessed NG+. Below are their requirements. You can get every single ending on one save file. Important key items such as Memory Shards are not consumed. Note: A "glyph" is one of your health charges that are located in your quest items tab in your inventory.

Sunken Sanctum (Renee) Endings (3)

1) Examine the device, defeat the boss ("Homecoming" ending)
2) Insert 1-2 Memory Shards, defeat the boss ("Cradle" ending)
3) Insert 3 Memory Shards, defeat both bosses. Note that your health charges and healing items do not restock between fights ("The Essential" ending)

The Memory Shards are located in:

1) Frozen Veins NE of the save point
2) The upper left-hand side of Albedo Tower below the portal to the Sky Palace. There is also a Stream Crystal in the same area

Field of Pyro (Ifree) Endings (3)

You need to defeat the twin Pyro Goliaths in Field of Pyro and Scorchwhere (Aqil and Agus, respectively) before these endings become available. Scorchwhere can be accessed in several ways:

A) Take the ferry at the end of Field of Pyro
B) The western exit of Goliath Fall with the Crimson Dash ability
C) Via the Field of Hydro and the Phoenix NPC that takes you to Solar Birthplace. This is how you get the super jump ability and requires the Sorrow glyph from Sunken Sanctum and the Eye of Gongor afterimage from Gongor in Whispering Forest

The area where the "egg" is located is close to the dual save points. Make sure you destroy the wooden beams so that the save point (tree) falls to the ground below to open up a shortcut. Open the map and look directly south of the save point. To the left of the narrow passage that requires you to slide there is a hidden path where you can jump/crouch down that leads to the egg.

The Ifree endings have a few more conditions than the ones with Renee in Sunken Sanctum. Once you arrive at the "egg" you will have a few options:

1) Select the "Let's begin, Ifree" and kill the egg ("Withering" ending)

Requirements. You need the following 8 glyphs: Sacrifice, Pyro, Anemo, Hydro, Geo, Light, and Being.

Note: Ifree survives

2) Soul invade, continue to hit the egg, and defeat Ifree ("The Hope" ending)

Note: Ifree dies

3) You need the 8 specific glyphs listed in 1) and do the following:
- Soul invade
- Hit the egg 1-2 times until Ifree tells you to stop
- Once you've been asked to stop and close the text box, you need to use a Resting Potion or exit to the title screen and reload your save
- Whatever method you used you'll end up at your last save point like normal. Now, go back to the egg for new dialogue that will cut to the ending ("Journey")

Note: Ifree survives

Easter Egg Ending (1)

Requires the Key of Se, which is given to you after collecting all 8 words of Shenlong. Make sure you exhaust all of Se's dialogue.

Silent Coast
- Go to the boat that takes you to Field of Hydro
- Hit the bell above your head to turn off the light
- Hit the switch on the right-hand side of the boat to begin moving
- As you travel you'll eventually reach an area filled with dark fog
- Wait at least 3 minutes in this foggy area
- Hit the switch again to change directions (do not turn the light on at any point)

If done correctly you'll reach a hidden island. Talk with Se and continue moving to the left. Upon completion you'll receive "The Wall" ending.

NG+

How to trigger: Complete the 3 Memory Shard ending ("The Essential") and one ending where Ifree survives (the "Withering" or "Journey").

NG+ is not what you think it is based on the name. It allows you to access a 10 chapter side story with a guest character, named 42, that fills in a significant number of plot details. Chapter 10 unlocks a new area called Nigredo Tower. You can switch between 42/side story (NG+) and Renee (NG) from the load screen. You're not locked out of anything.

NG+ Endings (3)

The first two are done with 42 during Chapter 10 of NG+. The true ending is done with Renee once you've completed Chapter 10. I am not 100% certain, but the true ending may not be accessible until you've seen both endings with 42.

1) Soul invade Karin and kill the boss ("Waiting" ending)
2) Do not soul invade, go through the Reality Mirror to the left of Karin and talk to the Anemo Goliath. Agree to do the ritual without having full knowledge ("The Dream" ending)

3) True Ending ("World Flower")

First, load your normal NG save file. With Renee head to Nigredo Tower. If you forgot how to get there start from the Albedo Tower teleporter save and head NE to the far right room on the second level. Now, go all the way to the bottom and fight Karin to receive her mask shard, which completes the "Forbidden Grounds" quest.

Next, interact with 42 for an additional conversation about her soul field. This should prompt the "Seal of Souls" quest. Return to Owl at the top of the Archives in Holy Grounds and he'll tell you that you need your mask repaired to pierce 42's soul field.

To proceed you need 3 additional afterimages to be able to fight the true final boss. These can be done in any order.

A) Nuo Mask

Go to Field of Hydro and speak with Samsare, the Hydro Goliath. The Nuo Mask requires 5 mask shards. Here are their locations:

1) Rainbow Plains. To the right of the first save. You need to jump on top of the building where you can also pick up Pompeii's Magic Letter
2) Town of the Exiled. Boss drop from Auss. Cannot miss since it's required for game progression
3) Teardrop Base (via world map). Defeat the Ode member in the basement
4) Holy Grounds. While still in the jungle, above the entrance to the golden city/Archives there is a giant stone statue. Requires Eye of Gongor (cures petrification) from Gongor, the Eldricht Fusion located in Whispering Forest
5) In the final area accessible via NG+ defeat Karin. Cannot miss since you need to defeat her to prompt this entire quest line

Now, with all 5 mask shards, go back to Samsare. She will create the Nuo Mask, but will tell you that it is not sufficient on its own and that you need 2 additional items. Prompts quest "Sword and Light."

Note: 1) Your personal mask does not count toward the 5 required to complete the quest, but it is used as the base for the Nuo Mask's creation (i.e., Mysterious Mask in inventory = Nuo Mask in the Afterimage tab) and 2) you can collect all 5 mask pieces in advance if you just want to visit Field of Hydro once.

B) Sword of the Lake

Go to the Heart of Veins save point. To the left is a sword in a stone you can attempt to pull out. Once you have all 4 Stream Crystals the sword will attempt to soul invade you. Kill the boss.

Stream Crystal locations:

1) Frozen Veins, beat Izotz, the Frozen Knight
2) Albedo Tower, SW of the portal to Sky Palace, same area as the Memory Shard
3) Halcyon Veins, to the left of Se's location past a red barrier
4) Raging Veins via Ferryman at the end of Field of Pyro

C) Halo of Genesis

>>Speak<< with the turtle NPC in Forest Foregone. You need 180 talent points to pass his test (credit to black_wind for sharing). Note that there are 2-3x talent point items all over the world map and most vendors sell multiple copies. Consult @demajen's map for any that you might have missed. To retrieve the Halo go to the top of its shell and interact with the golden light.

Return to Nigredo Tower with all 3 afterimages and you'll be able to do the final series of boss battles in the game.

Other things to know:
1) Get Se's Treasurescope as soon as you can. Buy out her store 3x and it'll populate
2) There are 13 total Glyphs in the game. However, having all 13 does not give a different ending. All you need are the 8 listed above

Credit: A huge thank-you to developer NightFury_NN for making this masterpiece of a game and providing specific details and conditions

[Thomas00999]

Originally posted by Anroel:

Originally posted by isduyb:

I'm missing a mask shard, I have the stone statue shard in holy grounds and the one in tear drop base

Same problem here. Have these three pieces (Damaged, Shattered and Broken Mask) + Nucleus of Talos. Feels like met some very frustrating bug :(

P.S. Whole map is cleared, lvl.99, 9 out of 10 endings done - missing only this last piece >_< (and one blade skill, have no idea where can it be hidden .-.)

I guess I am in the same boat as you guys. I think we are still missing one mask. I asked around on this forum so fingers crossed. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1701520/discussions/0/3830917450447215682/

[Anroel]

Originally posted by Thomas00999:

Originally posted by Anroel:

Same problem here. Have these three pieces (Damaged, Shattered and Broken Mask) + Nucleus of Talos. Feels like met some very frustrating bug :(

P.S. Whole map is cleared, lvl.99, 9 out of 10 endings done - missing only this last piece >_< (and one blade skill, have no idea where can it be hidden .-.)

I guess I am in the same boat as you guys. I think we are still missing one mask. I asked around on this forum so fingers crossed. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1701520/discussions/0/3830917450447215682/

Oh, I'm a bit stupid XD Just went to the location which opens after NG+ ch.10 and found last piece there eventually (:

[Anroel]

Originally posted by isduyb:

Originally posted by Anroel:

Same problem here. Have these three pieces (Damaged, Shattered and Broken Mask) + Nucleus of Talos. Feels like met some very frustrating bug :(

P.S. Whole map is cleared, lvl.99, 9 out of 10 endings done - missing only this last piece >_< (and one blade skill, have no idea where can it be hidden .-.)

How'd u get the damaged mask I have the mask ur missing which is the occult prime which I think u get from fighting Karin again as renee

Yeah, just found it, thanks anyways XD
Regarding damaged one - not sure 'cause literally cleared everything what I could and don't really remeber where found what :(

[Lightbearer]

Appreciate everyone bringing up the mask shard Karin drops, I'll add it.

[Lightbearer]

Does anyone know where the 4th Stream Crystal is located? Nobody on Discord seems to know.

And, I'll add the location for each of the 5 mask pieces later today.

[Sailanarmo]

I am level 80 at the Turtle and it indeed has not recognized me. So I suspect the fully filled out talent tree is the actual thing that is needed.

Edit: Or does this need to be done in NG+?

Edit 2: I am dumb, you have to ACTUALLY talk to the Turtle. Not stand in the light.

[Teraman]

Small thing but I talked to the turtle at level 78 and still got the halo.

[Lightbearer]

That's really helpful to know. Do you remember what your talent tree looked like at that point? I haven't heard back from the developers if it's level-based or talent tree-based.

[Sailanarmo]

Regarding the mask. Can this only be done in NG+? I thought I had all 5 mask pieces but maybe one of them is my own? I'm guessing The fight with Karin? is the location? Is that NG+?

[Teraman]

Originally posted by Lightbearer:

Do you remember what your talent tree looked like at that point?

Not maxed out that's for sure. I barely used scythes and didn't have most of their skills.

[Lightbearer]

Karin is the last mask you can get. It's also one of the only new quests in NG+. If you haven't fought her, then you should have 4 masks if you've done everything else.

[Lightbearer]

@Teraman, that's helpful to know. My instinct is that it's level based versus talent tree, but we'll see what the devs say.

[Syance]

Originally posted by Lightbearer:

Karin is the last mask you can get. It's also one of the only new quests in NG+. If you haven't fought her, then you should have 4 masks if you've done everything else.

That means there are a total of 6 masks including your own. Cause i have 5 right now without NG+

[Lightbearer]

You're technically correct since your personal (Renee) mask is the foundation for the Nuo Mask. But, to forge it you need 5 mask shards from other characters/beings. The purpose of this guide is to outline what specific items are needed to complete the quest requirement to move forward; and, since you always have your own mask it's not included in the guide.

So, yes, there is your mask + 5 mask (broken) shards for a total of 6.

[flickyphil]

Need help, where do you get the pyro glyph and how to get to it?