Paris Streets is where Rose Belmont’s story begins, on the docks of the River Seine. It is also one of the densest areas in the game. Several of its pickups stay out of reach until you have the Arcane Whip, Holy Light and a large number of Heart Fragments, so you will come back to it more than once.
Quick answer: Paris Streets holds 28 XP statues, 24 secret areas, four weapons, five relics, three keepsakes, three of each Heart Fragment and stat book, nine clues, five Mirrors of Life and one Ferryman’s Wharf.
Paris Streets collectible totals
Use these counts as your 100 percent checklist. The area’s exits lead to the Catacombs of Paris, Holy Innocents’ Cemetery and the Main Hall. Some pickups listed here are tied to bosses or to abilities you earn elsewhere.
| Collectible | Total in Paris Streets |
|---|---|
| XP statues | 28 |
| Secret areas | 24 (8 behind breakable walls) |
| Weapons | 4 (3 in chests, plus Valmanway) |
| Relics | 5 |
| Keepsakes | 3 |
| Clues | 9 |
| Arcana | 3 |
| Brave Heart Fragments | 3 |
| Wise Heart Fragments | 3 |
| ATK UP books | 3 |
| DEF UP books | 3 |
| Mirrors of Life | 5 |
| Whole meat | 4 |
| Ferryman’s Wharf | 1 |
The route opens at the Seine docks. From there you head through the Undercity, where skeletons and other early enemies guard narrow stone walkways.
How Paris Streets secret areas open
Almost half of the area’s loot sits behind something that looks like solid scenery. The game marks these spots with visual and audio cues. Each secret opens in one of four ways:
- False wall: walk straight through it.
- Breakable wall: a cracked panel that crumbles after a few weapon hits.
- Lever gate: pull a nearby lever to lift the gate.
- Smash floor: shatter it with a Stomp. Thicker floors need a Stomp from a greater height.
Rose’s Stomp hits harder when she has more distance to fall. If a floor stays intact, get to a higher point and try the drop again. Mark any currently inaccessible spot on your map for a return trip; press Square on PlayStation or Space on PC to place a marker.
Found in the Master’s Quarters, the Gloomstone relic alerts Rose when a hidden secret is nearby. It also makes a return sweep through Paris Streets much quicker.
Paris Streets weapon locations
| Weapon | District | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
 Cestus | Sewer Reservoir | Chest on the central platform |
 Bastard sword | Justice District Sewers | Chest above the lower level |
 Burnt Sword of Fierbois | Roof of the Tower | Take it after the Joan of Arc fight |
 Valmanway | Palace of Justice | Scales of Justice trial, then Saint Louis |
Cestus is inside a chest on the platform over the water in the Sewer Reservoir. Swing across the sewer arches to get there. The chest locks the room and triggers an ambush when opened, so make sure Rose is at full health first.
Find the Bastard sword in a golden chest on a raised platform in the Justice District Sewers. Spiked water wheels of enormous size rotate along the route, so wait for a safe opening before moving past them.
Burnt Sword of Fierbois is stuck in the ground in Joan of Arc’s arena on the Roof of the Tower. You can pull it free once she is defeated. It is the sword of Joan of Arc herself.
Valmanway takes the longest to earn. At the Overgrown Oak in the Palace of Justice, stand on the golden scales to trigger the Balancing the Scales of Justice clue. The scales only balance once Rose has collected at least 12 Brave Heart and 12 Wise Heart Fragments across the whole game. Clearing that trial leads to Saint Louis, the Palace of Justice boss. Beating him rewards The Judge arcana (Chains of Justice) and Valmanway, a legendary wind blade with ATK 75 whose attacks repeat after a short delay.
Paris Streets relic and keepsake locations
| Item | District | Spot |
|---|---|---|
 Twilight Gem | Central Sewer Drain | Chest after sawblades and spikes |
 Dark Sigil | Ruined Market | Chest on an upper balcony |
 Crypt Key | Seer’s Hovel | Ornate chest above the entrance |
 Shadow Veil | Burned District | Chest atop the arena room |
 Obsidian Fang | Guard Level | Chest in a side recess |
 Thrilling Eye (keepsake) | Hospital | Occult wheel altar, lower floor |
 The Fallen’s Key (keepsake) | Gate to the Catacombs | Beat The Fallen |
 The Warrior’s Key (keepsake) | Roof of the Tower | Beat Joan of Arc |
Twilight Gem and Dark Sigil
The Twilight Gem sits at the end of a run of interlocking spiked cogwheels and sawblades in the Central Sewer Drain. After Rose casts a spell, it raises her damage by 30 percent for 3 seconds.
Find the Dark Sigil chest on an upper balcony in the Ruined Market, accessible via grapple rings. While Rose remains at full health, it boosts her defense by 80 percent.
Crypt Key, Shadow Veil and Obsidian Fang
In the Burned District’s Seer’s Hovel, defeat the enemies before jumping onto the platform above the entrance door. Open the ornate chest there to get the Crypt Key. While it is equipped, opening any chest fully restores Rose’s health and mana.
Shadow Veil appears on the top level of the Burned District arena room once the enemy wave is cleared. To get there, climb through the burning rafters and break the floors along the way. It raises Rose’s defense by 33 percent while her health is below 33 percent. Obsidian Fang is in the Guard Level of the Prison Tower, in a side recess past a spike-lined descent. Breaking an enemy’s guard while wearing it gives Rose 40 percent more damage for 3 seconds.
Thrilling Eye and the two Catacombs keys
The Hospital’s entrance is a red door next to the Street of the Tomb Masons. The Thrilling Eye sits inside one of the Hospital’s three hidden passages, on the occult wheel altar on the lower floor, and you reach it by moving through rooms linked by glowing teleport portals. It is one of three Eyes needed for a sealed door in the Catacombs of Paris. The Fallen’s Key and The Warrior’s Key are two of the three keys for the large gate at the Gate to the Catacombs. The third, The Prophetess’s Key, comes from outside Paris Streets.
Brave Heart and Wise Heart Fragment locations
| Fragment | District | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Brave Heart | Undercity | Drops when the arena’s last enemy dies |
| Brave Heart | Court of Justice | Dash through brittle walls over spikes |
| Brave Heart | Prison Tower (Guard Level) | Walkway past spikes, needs Arcane Whip |
| Wise Heart | Street of the Tomb Masons | Push the block, break the thorny growth |
| Wise Heart | Guard Storehouse | Altar after the rotating-saw puzzle |
| Wise Heart | Torture Level | Glowing altar behind a secret wall by a door |
Every four Brave Heart Fragments permanently raise Rose’s maximum health. Every four Wise Heart Fragments do the same for her mana. When you complete a set, the game confirms it with a “Brave Heart Completed!” message. The Torture Level Wise Heart Fragment is easy to miss. Break the secret wall next to the wooden door to reach it.
ATK UP and DEF UP book locations in Paris Streets
Each ATK UP book permanently adds 1 ATK, and each DEF UP book adds 1 DEF. Paris Streets holds three of each, out of 14 of each in the whole game. A pop-up reading “ATK Up !” or “DEF Up !” confirms the pickup.
| Book | District | Spot |
|---|---|---|
| ATK UP | Sewer Reservoir | Lower chamber under the walkway |
| ATK UP | Prison Tower | Spike alcove below the combat room |
| ATK UP | Stairs to the Tower Roof | Hidden passage above the staircase |
| DEF UP | Abandoned Sewers | Behind breakable stone walls |
| DEF UP | Ruined Market | Above the broken bridge |
| DEF UP | Upper Tower | Secret area behind a breakable wall |
In the Sewer Reservoir, break the platform under the walkway and drop into the room below. The book glows on a ledge in the bottom-right corner of that chamber.
For the Prison Tower book, drop down the left side below the combat room. You’ll land in an alcove lined with spikes. The third ATK UP book is behind breakable bricks above the stairs on the Stairs to the Tower Roof, which you pass on the way down from Joan’s arena.
In the Ruined Market, grapple up across the rooftops toward the top of the market. The DEF UP book floats over the broken bridge between two buildings.
The book sits behind an iron railing, so you have to jump the gap to grab it rather than walk up to it.
The Abandoned Sewers book is behind breakable stone walls that Rose dashes through. The Upper Tower book sits at the top of wall shafts lined with spikes, behind a breakable wall.
All nine Paris Streets clues and their Arcana cards
Clues come from spirits you talk to and from documents you examine. Each one fills in part of an Arcana card’s story.
| Clue | Arcana card | District |
|---|---|---|
| The First Card |  The Self | Bank of the River Seine |
| A Lever for the Well |  The Fallen | Ruined Market |
| A Monster terrorizes Paris | The Fallen | Path of the Rat |
| Balancing the Scales of Justice |  The Judge | Palace of Justice |
| Tomb Relic |  The Miser | Bishop’s Office |
| Hospital Relic | The Miser | Bishop’s Office |
| Catacomb Relic | The Miser | Bishop’s Office |
| The Warrior is at the top of the Tower. |  The Warrior | Burned District |
| Stolen Oboles |  The Whisperer | Hospital |
| Carpenter’s Crane Sketch | The Warrior | Upper Tower |
The First Card unlocks automatically when the area begins. The ten rows above include all three Miser notes from the Bishop’s Office, which sit on desks there, one of them up on an upper desk.
A Lever for the Well is a puzzle as well as a clue. The spirit stands by the barrels in an upper room of the Ruined Market. Break the cracked wall in that barrel room, above the well, to find a wheel lever. Turning it opens the well grate, which is the only way down into the Central Sewer Drain.
Three Arcana come from Paris Streets bosses. The Fallen gives Holy Cross, Joan of Arc as The Warrior gives Infernal Pyre, and The Judge gives Chains of Justice. As you start the Prison Tower climb toward Joan, The Fallen warns Rose: “Be careful, young Belmont. The climb is high and fire is fierce.” Two movement skills are also learned in the area. Rose gets the Arcane Whip in the Abandoned Sewers and Holy Light on the Stairs to the Tower Roof.
Mirrors of Life, elevators and the Ferryman’s Wharf
Mirrors of Life save your progress, restore health, refill potions and work as fast-travel points. Each one is a tall mirror flanked by veiled statues.
- Central Sewer Drain: the game’s first mirror, just past the drop down the well.
- Undercity: the closest save for the Street of the Tomb Masons, Hospital and the tower roof.
- Burned District: Find the room separating the Bridge of the Millers from the Burned District, then leave through the door on the left.
- Prison Tower: on a wooden platform during the climb.
- Gate to the Stone Bridge: next to the exit to the Main Hall.
Some mirror rooms have upper stairways and side doorways. Look around the room before you leave.
The area has two elevators, one in the Prison Tower and one in the Upper Tower. At the end of the Prison Tower climb, a lift carries Rose up to the Upper Tower. The Ferryman’s Wharf is in the Abandoned Sewers, though you first meet the Ferryman at a different wharf in the Catacombs of Paris.
XP statues, whole meat and secret areas by district
A few hits with the whip will shatter each golden XP statue, awarding 100 XP. Whole meat replenishes all of Rose’s lost health. Refer to the table below to track every district.
| District | XP statues | Secret areas | Whole meat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docks | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Undercity | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruined Market | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Central Sewer Drain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sewer Reservoir | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Path of the Rat | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Abandoned Sewers | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Court of Miracles | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bridge of the Millers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Burned District | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Seer’s Hovel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Prison Tower | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Guard Level | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Upper Tower | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roof of the Tower | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stairs to the Tower Roof | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Street of the Tomb Masons | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Morgue | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hospital | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bishop’s Office | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The Ruined Market statue sits low in the market. Drop down the platforms to reach it.
There are three statues in the Court of Miracles: reach one above a campsite by grappling with the whip, find another in an arched alcove behind breakable blocks, and uncover the third beneath barrels in an underground basement.
A few of the hidden spots need specific directions:
- Path of the Rat: At the path’s starting point, a statue is on the ledge to the upper left. Break through the wall to find the whole meat.
- Morgue: From the Street of the Tomb Masons, enter via the doorway with a red X overhead. On the lower floor, break the wooden rack to the right and reveal a statue.
- Roof of the Tower: From the stairs, go past the locked wooden gate and climb the shaft beside it. Break the cracked block to the right of the middle ledge, near the narrow window.
- Abandoned Sewers, Seer’s Hovel and Court of Miracles: each has one hidden passage with an XP statue inside.
- Street of the Tomb Masons: its hidden passage holds two statues.
The Morgue is an optional side room. Once the statue is broken, leave through the red-X door in its bottom-right corner to get back to the Street of the Tomb Masons.
Paris Streets item stats: Weapons, Holy Cross and Brave Heart
Here are the game’s numbers for the two chest weapons whose full stat sheets you’ll compare most often.
| Stat | Bastard sword | Burnt Sword of Fierbois |
|---|---|---|
| Type | One-handed sword | Two-handed sword |
| Rarity / tier | Refined, tier 2 | Ordinary, tier 1 |
| ATK | 50 | 25 |
| Attack power | 26 | 25 |
| Mana per hit | 3 | 5 |
| Stagger power | 30 | 30 |
| Combo finisher | Dash through | Blade Dive |
The two swords reward different habits. The Bastard sword deals extra damage when you attack right after a backdash or slide. The Burnt Sword of Fierbois lets you hold and release Attack for a charged, heavier blow. Both have the same stagger power, so the choice comes down to mobility or slower, heavier hits.
Holy Cross is a spell from The Fallen arcana that costs 50 mana and has 30 attack power. Rose sends a corrupted cross forward to damage enemies in its path; it returns after traveling a set distance or striking a wall.
| Holy Cross Works of Mercy | Holy Cross gifts |
|---|---|
| Find 3 different whip-type weapons | Throw a second cross |
| Kill 5 enemies with the same cross | More damage the farther the cross is from Rose |
| Kill 10 enemies with a whip attack | Catching it returns 10% mana per hit, up to 60% |
The five kills with one cross do not have to happen at the same time. Works of Mercy earn points that you spend on gifts like the ones above.
Brave Heart Fragments are spread evenly across the map. There are 24 in total, three in each of eight areas: the Library, Main Hall, Notre-Dame, Clock Tower, Paris Streets, Hall of Mirrors, Catacombs of Paris and Holy Innocents’ Cemetery. Every set of four adds 20 maximum health, for six upgrades and 220 maximum health once all of them are collected. Collecting the three in Paris Streets puts you most of the way to your first upgrade. You need twelve fragments, the halfway point, before the Palace of Justice scales will balance for Valmanway.
