Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Gloomstone Location

In Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Gloomstone is a Relic that alerts Rose to nearby secrets while equipped. A chest in Dracula’s Castle holds it, close to the end of the ascent to the Master’s Quarters. From the closest save point, reaching the chest takes about a minute if you can grapple and wall-jump.

Quick answer: Start at the Mirror of Life in Master’s Quarters and head right into the Sanctuary of Solitude. Grapple up to the upper-right ledge and open the chest by the red stained-glass window.

How to get Gloomstone in the Sanctuary of Solitude

The chest sits on an elevated balcony on the right side of the Sanctuary of Solitude. The Sanctuary is a tall hall in the Master’s Quarters. You need the grappling line and wall jumps to reach it, so you can’t get there by walking along the floor.

Travel to the Mirror of Life inside the Master’s Quarters. This save and warp point is your starting position, and it’s the fastest way back if you fall partway up the hall.

Map overview — The Mirror of Life in Master's Quarters sits right beside the Sanctuary of Solitude, so the run to Gloomstone starts here. Shown at 00:07 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: KONAMI

Leave the mirror chamber through its right side. This takes you straight into the Sanctuary of Solitude, a tall vertical hall.

Grapple onto the glowing golden rings that hang in the air. Chain them together to gain height instead of dropping back to the floor.

Grappling and platforming — The glowing rings in the Sanctuary of Solitude are your way up. Swing between them to climb the hall. Shown at 00:34 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: KONAMI

Near the top, mix wall jumps with swings across the upper anchors. Keep moving toward the raised platform in the upper-right corner of the hall.

Reaching the treasure chest — The ornate chest on the upper-right platform holds Gloomstone. Shown at 00:48 in Ghosts of Reykjavik’s video. Image: KONAMI

Get close to the ornate chest by the red stained-glass window, then use Interact. The controller input is RB; once you’re in range, a prompt appears over the chest.

Confirming you picked up Gloomstone

When you open the chest, an item card titled GLOOMSTONE appears with its effect and description. The card includes a “HOLD TO EQUIP” prompt, so you can slot it in right away or dismiss the card with “CONTINUE.” If you open the map afterward, the chest’s room in the Sanctuary of Solitude now shows as collected.

Weapon card for the Claymore, a Refined greatsword with ATK 50, shown beside its description and equip prompts on a dark red background. — The Claymore (Refined) weapon card shows ATK 50, with the description ‘A heavy and powerful blade.’ and a prompt to hold to equip.

What Gloomstone does once equipped

Gloomstone alerts you whenever Rose is close to a concealed secret, making it handy for checking sections of the map you haven’t searched completely. For its effect to work, Rose must equip it in one of her 3 Relic slots; kept in her inventory, it does nothing.

Arcanas menu for Cursed Flame with a fire spell card, an upgrade description, and a Works of Mercy task list on the right. — The Arcanas screen shows Cursed Flame, a 30 MP fireball spell, with its upgrade and the Works of Mercy task of hitting 5/20 times with the spell.

Field	Gloomstone
Type	Relic
Found in	Master’s Quarters
Room	Sanctuary of Solitude
Effect	Hint when near a secret
Slot rule	Must be in a Relic slot

Master’s Quarters districts in Dracula’s Castle

Master’s Quarters is one of the final areas in Dracula’s Castle. It’s also where the main objective, “Find Dracula and defeat him,” leads. The districts below are recorded under the area, which helps when you’re reading the map on the way to the Sanctuary of Solitude.

District	Area	Boss
Castle Rooftops	Master’s Quarters	Dracula
Court of the Night	Master’s Quarters	Dracula
Grand Staircase	Master’s Quarters	—
Master’s Bridge	Master’s Quarters	—
Throne Room Antechamber	Master’s Quarters	—
Master’s Quarters Approach	Clock Tower	—

Despite its name, Master’s Quarters Approach is listed under the Clock Tower area. That fits the map, which places the Clock Tower right next to the Master’s Quarters. Dracula is tied to two districts, Castle Rooftops and Court of the Night. The Sanctuary of Solitude has no boss listed, so you can grab Gloomstone without a fight standing between you and the chest.