Goal: Unlock all eight permanent Shells (Tiel, Proxima, Eredrim, Gragu, Smert, Genessa, Lazlo, Sariel) so you can swap them at Marrow Keep and Beacons, and earn the Shell Seeker achievement. Harros is prologue-only and does not count toward the eight. None of these are missable, you can finish the set after the final boss before NG+.

All Eight Shells at a Glance

1Tiel
Fainweald - Widow's Overlook
Easiest pickup. No boss. Fenced enclosure east of Mushroom Village.
2Proxima
Fainweald - Blackridge Cliffs
Shattered Beacon structure past cultists. No boss fight.
3Gragu
Fainweald - One-Legged Wolf Tavern
Delivery quest. Bring the Heart of Vatra from Temple of Vatra.
4Eredrim
Fainweald - Citadel of Penance
Defeat the Warden in the pit arena. Body in the arena.
5Smert
Fainweald - Prophet's Rest
Ritual: fill three blood pools by killing enemies on the circles.
6Lazlo
Mammon - High Lord's Courtyard
Defeat Vellen, High Lord of Mammon. Body in the chamber behind.
7Sariel
Mammon - Silent Steps
Destroy four stone tablets before finishing him or he revives.
8Genessa
Mammon - Abbey Entrance
Never marked on map. Defeat Sester Secundus, return censer to Genessa.
Recommended order: Grab Tiel and Proxima first (their areas are marked when you reach Fainweald). Then Gragu, Eredrim, and Smert while still in Fainweald. Finish with Genessa, Lazlo, and Sariel in Mammon. After interacting with a body, let the memory sequence finish, that is what actually adds the Shell to your collection.

1Tiel

1TielFainweald
  • 1
    Fast travel to Widow's Overlook Beacon.
  • 2
    Head toward Mushroom Village but do not enter the village.

    Keep going east past it.

  • 3
    Find the fenced enclosure lit by torches.

    Interact with the shallow grave / body outline.

Why first: No boss, close to a Beacon. Tiel's stealth kit helps you safely hunt the rest.

2Proxima

2ProximaFainweald
  • 1
    From Widow's Overlook, go north toward Blackridge Cliffs.

    Or start at Blackridge Pass Beacon.

  • 2
    Push past the cultists and the white spider-like enemy.
  • 3
    Enter the glowing Shattered Beacon structure.

    Interact with the body at the back.

3Gragu (Delivery Quest)

3GraguFainweald
  • 1
    Reach the One-Legged Wolf Tavern in east Fainweald.

    Gragu is a living NPC at the bar, not a hidden corpse.

  • 2
    Go to the Temple of Vatra farther east on the mountain pass.
  • 3
    Take the Heart of Vatra from the corrupted statue at the end.
  • 4
    Bring the Heart back to Gragu.

    After he tries to eat it, interact with his body.

Common mistake: Talking to Gragu and leaving without the Heart. No Heart means no Shell.

4Eredrim

4EredrimFainweald
  • 1
    Enter the Citadel of Penance in northwest Fainweald.

    One route is a pouch/ruin near the east that drops you at the Citadel.

  • 2
    Use the Citadel Beacon, go to the courtyard, drop into the pit.

    Take the central drop to the lowest arena.

  • 3
    Defeat the Warden.
  • 4
    Interact with Eredrim's body in the arena.

5Smert (Ritual)

5SmertFainweald
  • 1
    Fast travel to Outskirts of Nochte Beacon.
  • 2
    Head west up the slope to Prophet's Rest.

    Three stone circles with cultists and a statue at the back.

  • 3
    Fill the pools: kill enemies while standing on the circles.

    One pool is often already filled. You need all three filled.

  • 4
    Interact with Smert's body on the slab by the statue.
Common mistakes: Killing cultists off the circles so the pools never fill. Leaving after two offerings, community reports confirm it is three pools, not two.

6Lazlo

6LazloMammon
  • 1
    Reach High Lord's Courtyard in Mammon.
  • 2
    Progress into the Royal Crypt and defeat Vellen, High Lord of Mammon.
  • 3
    The chamber behind the fight opens.

    Interact with Lazlo's body inside.

7Sariel (Revives Unless You Break the Tablets)

7SarielMammon
  • 1
    Go to Silent Steps Beacon in southeast Ruins of Mammon.

    Use the Bone Gate to go up.

  • 2
    Find Sariel near the edge, then follow into the Chamber of Becoming.
  • 3
    Destroy the four glowing stone tablets in the corners before you finish him.

    If you do not, he revives.

  • 4
    Interact with the body.

    The Clockwork Scythe drops from the same fight.

This is the mistake behind almost every "why won't this Shell stay dead" post. Break all four tablets first.

8Genessa (Never Marked on Map)

8GenessaMammon
  • 1
    Talk to Sester Genessa in Marrow Keep first (training area) and exhaust her dialogue.
  • 2
    In Mammon, go near Abbey Entrance / Revenant Graves.

    Look for red trees and red ghosts around a censer.

  • 3
    Interact with the censer to enter the hidden fight.
  • 4
    Defeat Sester Secundus.

    You get the Sester's Censer.

  • 5
    Return to Genessa in Marrow Keep and offer the Censer.

    Let the memory play.

Spending Glimpse at the Shellkeeper will never reveal her. That is intended. This is the Shell people think they missed.

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