Mortal Shell 2: Executioner’s Pulpit Beacon Location and How to Cleanse It

The Executioner’s Pulpit is one of four beacons tucked inside Prisoners’ Domain, and it is the one players tend to walk straight past. It sits high above the pulpit area itself, at the end of a long stretch of scaffolding, and cleansing it drops you into a mini-dungeon called the Central Sewers rather than a quick prompt at the campfire.

Quick answer: Reach the beacon by following the wooden bridges up from Hangman’s Scaffold, select Cleanse Beacon to enter the Central Sewers, clear the two gated chambers using the plate and the lever, loot the Squall Stone from the chest, then press the plate behind that chest and cleanse the corruption to claim the Ovum.

Executioner’s Pulpit Beacon location in Prisoners’ Domain

Prisoners’ Domain sits behind the Corrupted Gate at the Nochtean Gate, in the northwest of Fainweald. You cannot fast travel directly to the Executioner’s Pulpit before finding it, because beacons inside Gates do not appear on the world map at all. The route is strictly sequential, so you pass Slumwater Drain and Hangman’s Scaffold on the way.

From the Nochtean Gate, drop into the stone dungeon and push through Prisoners’ Way, clearing the corridors and stairwells as you go. The Slumwater Drain beacon is hidden in a sewer grate in the first room of that area, tucked to the right of the entrance beside a torch.

The Prisoner's Way area title appears on screen as the Harbinger runs down a fog-covered ruined path — The Prisoners’ Way area card appears once you pass through the Nochtean Gate. Image: Cold Symmetry

Past that, the path opens into the central courtyard. Shoot the gas pots behind the large statue to topple it, then use the fallen statue as a ramp onto the upper wall. The stairs and archway at the top lead to the Hangman’s Scaffold beacon.

Note: the chamber lined with iron maidens on this stretch holds a Revered Gland, which is easy to run past. Offer it at any beacon to permanently increase your healing capacity.

The Harbinger swings mid-attack at a towering enemy inside a dark stone corridor — The iron maiden chamber holds a Revered Gland behind its guards. Image: Cold Symmetry

From Hangman’s Scaffold, take the wooden stairs up and follow the walkways across the bridges and up the stone steps, fighting off spectral and armored enemies along the way. There is a lever you need to shoot to swing a small wooden bridge into place, and an elevator further along. Continue past the Resolve Stalk, and drop down at the very end of the path to land at the Executioner’s Pulpit beacon.

The armored Harbinger crosses a narrow wooden bridge suspended over the prison ruins — The bridges above Hangman’s Scaffold lead directly to the Executioner’s Pulpit. Image: Cold Symmetry

Landmark	What to do there
Nochtean Gate	Entry point into Prisoners’ Domain
Prisoners’ Way	Fight through the corridors and stairs
Slumwater Drain	Beacon hidden in a grate beside a torch
Iron maiden room	Grab the Revered Gland
Hangman’s Scaffold	Topple the statue, climb the wall, activate the beacon
Executioner’s Pulpit	Cross the bridges, ride the elevator, drop down at the end

Central Sewers trial: How to cleanse the Executioner’s Pulpit Beacon

Cleansing in Mortal Shell 2 is not a menu toggle. Choosing Cleanse Beacon opens a portal into a self-contained dungeon with enemies and a light puzzle, and you only finish it by cleansing the corruption at the far end. For this beacon, that dungeon is the Central Sewers.

Interact with the beacon, pick Cleanse Beacon, and walk into the glowing portal. Follow the pale passageways and wooden ramps down until the Central Sewers title appears.

Ride the elevator at the end of the path down into the dungeon proper. Two side passages are barred at this point, so ignore them and keep going straight.

Push down the cell-lined corridor and deal with the Foul Knight waiting at the end. Most of the cells are empty. Break the chains on the gate to the right and kill the Wretch inside.

The Harbinger fights an enemy with a drawn sword inside a dark rubble-strewn sewer passage — The cell corridor is guarded before you can reach the first plate. Image: Cold Symmetry

Break into the first cell on the left the same way and step on the plate inside. That raises a stone doorway further along, opening the path into the larger chamber. Take it and turn left at the end.

Clear the big room. Three Sublime Sesters and a Knight of Mammon defend it, and there is a wide hole in the floor that will kill you outright if you fall in. Crossbow fire comes in from range, so keep moving. If the Knight of Mammon strays near the edge, shoot the explosive jars beside it to knock it into the pit.

The Harbinger battles a large armored beast and smaller foes in a flooded sewer chamber — The main chamber pits you against a heavy brute alongside ranged attackers. Image: Cold Symmetry

Take Resolve from the Resolve Tree once the room is quiet, then pull the lever on the left side to raise the gate ahead. This also raises the two barred passages you skipped near the entrance.

Head through the other gate into the second chamber with the large hole. Two Foul Knights and two Wraiths hold it. Top up at the Resolve Tree here if you need it. If you prefer, you can instead drop into the hole in the previous room, follow the tunnel beneath the dungeon, and take the jump pad up to the same area.

Go through the open gate inside the room and open the chest to receive the Squall Stone, a tarstone you can slot into weapons or sidearms. Then press the plate directly behind the chest, which raises the last gate.

Head down through the newly opened path to the Ovum sitting in the wooden roots at the back. Interact to cleanse the corruption and collect it.

Rewards for clearing the Central Sewers

Reward	Amount
Ova	x1
Glimpse	x1
Squall Stone (tarstone)	x1

Every cleansed beacon hands over at least one Ova and one Glimpse. The extras vary per dungeon, and here the standout is the Squall Stone, which can be equipped to a weapon or a sidearm as soon as you leave.

How to confirm the beacon is cleansed

Interacting with the Ovum triggers a New Ovum Found prompt and fades the screen to white as you are returned to the surface, followed by the Beacon Cleansed confirmation. The black tendrils wrapped around the beacon disappear in the world, and its icon changes to the cleansed version.

Since beacons inside Gates never show on the map, the reliable check is the Mether’s Breath fast travel list. Open it at any beacon and look at the icon next to Executioner’s Pulpit to see whether it registered.

Common reasons the trial does not finish

Skipping the plate in the first left-hand cell, which leaves the stone doorway shut and the route blocked.
Leaving the lever in the large chamber unpulled, so the barred passages near the entrance never rise.
Grabbing the Squall Stone and walking off without pressing the plate behind the chest, which is what opens the gate to the corruption.
Falling into the floor holes during either fight, which is an instant death rather than a drop to a lower level in the combat rooms.

Nothing here is missable. If you push ahead through Prisoners’ Domain toward the Nameless Captive without cleansing this beacon, you can come back for it later, including in free roam after the final boss and before starting New Game+.