The Sage Arcana is a reward Queen Eleanor hands over once she escapes the chained mirror that first holds her. You cannot free her yourself. Instead, you catch up with her at her family tomb in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, speak to her, and the card joins your collection with the Mirror Walk spell attached.
Quick answer: Read the “Eleanor Flees to the Cemetery” note in the chained-mirror room at the Heart of the Maze, travel to the Mausoleum of the Kings in Holy Innocents’ Cemetery, and talk to Eleanor to receive The Sage.
Find the chained mirror in the Mirror Rooms
Eleanor’s quest begins in the Mirror Rooms, where a large standing mirror sits between stone statues, bound by glowing chains. Interact with it and she speaks to you from inside, telling you to hurry and to kneel. The chains will not break at this stage, so there is nothing more to do here for now. Note the room and move on.
Read the note in the Hall of Mirrors maze
Later, work your way back through the Hall of Mirrors maze. The routes through it open up as Rose kneels at marked spots, where a spectral figure rises, the screen reads “MAP UPDATED”, and the maze map fills in. The “KNEELING IS THE WAY” clue, found at a hooded statue, describes bending the knee before your shade to make the way clear.
When you reach the Heart of the Maze, the chained-mirror room is now empty. In its place sits a note, and the screen shows “MAP UPDATED” and “NEW CLUE ABOUT THE SAGE”. Read the note, titled “Eleanor Flees to the Cemetery”. It explains that the spell binding her vanished, she broke free, and she went to her family mausoleum, where she has something of great importance waiting for you.
You can review the full set of leads in the Tarot menu. Under “BROWSE CLUES”, The Sage lists four entries: “A SKETCH FROM TALOS”, “KNEELING IS THE WAY”, “THE REFLECTION DECEIVES”, and the Eleanor note.
Reach the Mausoleum of the Kings and speak to Eleanor
The Sage card and Mirror Walk
The Sage carries the spell Mirror Walk, which costs 80 MP as shown in the ARCANAS tab of the EQUIPMENT menu. The card text reads:
“Places a mirror at Rose’s current location. When recast, Rose teleports to the mirror’s location and regains 50% of the health points she lost since casting the spell. The mirror disappears after 15 seconds or when Rose teleports to it.”
Three Blessing slots are listed alongside the spell:
- If you teleport without having lost any life since placing the mirror, 80% of the mana spent is restored.
- Enemies caught along the teleport route take substantial damage.
- A fatal blow while a mirror is active prevents death and teleports you once, recharged at a Save room.
The Works of Mercy listed beside them include “Use 33/34 Save Rooms”, “Heal 0/1000 of health with this spell”, and “Kill 0/5 enemies within 3 seconds of dodging their attacks with teleportation.”
Eleanor’s trial comes next
Once The Sage is in hand, the Gallery of the Four Virtues holds a green Prudence stained glass window. Interacting with it starts the Trial of Prudence, the follow-up tied to Eleanor.
