Crimson Desert: Infiltrate Azerian Manor and Find the Secret Location

The Blazing Fire quest sends you into Azerian Manor in Demeniss to find a hidden room and grab a document without alerting the guards posted at every main door. The entrance you want is around the back, and the secret location is a false wall concealed behind a painting on the upper floor.

Quick answer: Approach from the northern/rear wall, climb the stacked sacks up to the open second-floor window, then push the painting-covered wall panel in the upstairs corridor to open the secret study and take the Investigative Report.

Where Azerian Manor is and why the back wall matters

Azerian Manor sits in Demeniss, a short ride from Rustleaf Farm where the quest begins. Head to the yellow objective marker, but do not ride straight up to the gate. Guards stand at the main doors, and the objective requires you to reach the secret location without being spotted.

Circle around to the northern, back side of the grounds. The rear wall has a weak point you can scale, and from there a stack of sacks gives you a path to an open window on the floor above. This keeps you clear of the patrolled courtyard entrances the whole way in.

Infiltrate Azerian Manor without being caught

Run through the grass along the outside of the stone perimeter wall and follow it around to the rear of the manor buildings. Stay in the brush and keep your distance from the main doors.

Approaching manor perimeter — Hug the outside of the perimeter wall as you circle toward the back of the manor. Shown at 00:04 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Find the low stone section beside the manor buildings and climb over it into the inner courtyard, where you will see barrels and sacks. Pause before hopping down so you do not land in a guard’s line of sight.

Finding climbing spot — The low wall beside the buildings is the climbing spot that drops you into the inner courtyard. Shown at 00:29 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Crouch and move between the barrels and flowerbeds, watching the guard patrol. Wait until the nearest guard is facing away before you make your next move.

Scaling the wall — Scale the stone wall toward the barrels and sacks on the other side. Shown at 00:28 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Scale the tied-sack pile beside the flower planter at the manor wall, then step onto the window ledge above.

Climbing sacks to window — The tied sacks against the wall are your ladder up to the open second-floor window. Shown at 00:58 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Use the Open prompt on the window, then climb over the sill into the upper floor of the manor.

Entering through window — Open the window and climb through to reach the manor's top floor. Shown at 01:10 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Find the secret location: the fake painting wall

Once inside, stay crouched. Guards patrol the interior, so move slowly and keep to cover as you work toward the upper corridor.

Crouch-walk up the wooden staircase to the top floor.

Navigating indoor stairs — Stay crouched on the wooden stairs to avoid the interior patrols. Shown at 01:17 in Mystery Man’s video. Image: Pearl Abyss

Follow the corridor to a recessed section of wall that holds a small framed painting. This is the secret location the objective points to.

Walk into the painting and push the wall. The panel rotates inward like a revolving door and opens into a hidden study.

If the panel does not open on contact, hold your movement into it so the push prompt triggers the rotation.

Take the Investigative Report and escape

Step into the secret study and head to the table by the bed. Use the Take prompt to pick up the Investigative Report. You will see the “Investigative Report acquired” confirmation, and the objective updates to “Escape from the manor.”

Leaving triggers a cutscene with Colette Aserian, after which Blazing Fire shows as completed and the next objective, Whispering Shadows, begins. To get out, push back through the revolving door and return to the open window you used on the way in.

If you want to clear the manor before you go, there are extra items worth grabbing on the way out, so take a moment to sweep the rooms if the guards stay unaware of you.