Gaming Guide

Where to Find the Red Serpent House Bell in Phantom Blade Zero (Crimson Forest)

The Chapter 1 bell sits past a locked double gate on the low road below the Forest Outpost.

The Chapter 1 bell sits past a locked double gate on the low road below the Forest Outpost.

Soul resting at the glowing Red Serpent House bell cross among red plants in Crimson Forest, Phantom Blade Zero

Quick answer: The Red Serpent House bell is a red-lit wooden cross just past the big double gate on the low road below the Forest Outpost in Crimson Forest. The gate opens only with the Forest Outpost Courtyard Key.


Where the Red Serpent House bell is

In Chapter 1 of Phantom Blade Zero, the bell can be found in Crimson Forest. Look for a red-lit wooden cross among scarlet foliage, standing before a large home with a grey tiled roof and stone walls. From the Forest Outpost village, take the lower road through the double gate and continue a short distance. The map marks the spot as “Red Serpent House”. These directions use PATHBREAKER, the default difficulty.


How to reach the Red Serpent House bell

Collect the Forest Outpost Courtyard Key before going to the gate. This story item is inside the house at the highest point of the wooden stairs in Forest Outpost village.
Leave the key house by descending its wooden staircase to the landing. Continue down the stone stairs to the lower road beneath the village; it passes a wooden house raised on stilts. If you fall into the corpse pit below, the way out brings you back up onto this same road.
Soul on the low road below the Forest Outpost beside a wooden house on stilts in Phantom Blade Zero
Continue along the low road until you reach a large wooden gate with two doors, built into a stone wall. Interacting without the key displays “Key item missing” and “FOREST OUTPOST COURTYARD KEY * 1”.
Key item missing box asking for the Forest Outpost Courtyard Key at the low-road double gate in Phantom Blade Zero
Once the key is in your inventory, use the interact button on the gate. Soul then pushes both doors open.
Soul pushing open the big wooden double gate on the low road in Crimson Forest, Phantom Blade Zero
Walk up the snowy dirt road on the other side toward the large tiled-roof house. The red-glowing cross is visible ahead of you as you climb.
The snowy road beyond the gate leading to the tiled-roof Red Serpent House and its red bell cross in Phantom Blade Zero
Approach the cross until the E prompt appears, then press E.
Soul at the red-lit wooden cross of the Red Serpent House bell with the E prompt in Phantom Blade Zero

What resting at Red Serpent House unlocks

The first time you rest at the bell, the map opens on the new “Red Serpent House” pin. The region panel reads “CRIMSON FOREST” and shows “Map Completion : 12%”, up from 11% before. That change confirms the bell is registered.

Map with the Red Serpent House pin and Crimson Forest Map Completion 12% in Phantom Blade Zero

The bell menu carries the title “Red Serpent House” and lists Traverse, Upgrade Equipment, Store, Train Abilities, Save and Leave.

Red Serpent House bell menu with Traverse, Upgrade Equipment, Store, Train Abilities, Save and Leave in Phantom Blade Zero

Once you’ve rested there, Red Serpent House becomes a Traverse destination, so you can fast travel back to it.


Pickups and landmarks near the Red Serpent House bell

FindDistance from bellWhere
Ancient Timber iconAncient TimberAbout 10 metresRoadside heap
Remnant Dust +916About 38 metresRoadside heap further down the road

Ancient Timber serves as an upgrade material for Phantom Edge. After the bell, cross the small bridge built for carts, then follow the stone trail uphill to a long plank roadway and a plateau guarded by a Butcher and a group of dogs. The Cliff of Longing bell stands above the plateau, past a stone staircase and a bandit campfire.