Where to Find the Cliffside Lodge Bell in Phantom Blade Zero (Crimson Forest)

Quick answer: In Crimson Forest, the Cliffside Lodge bell is a wooden cross beside two clay jars, plus a stone wall, just east of the large wooden storehouse. Drop into the stake pit, wall-run up both log walls, and continue along the slope.

Where the Cliffside Lodge bell is

During Chapter 1 of Phantom Blade Zero, the bell is found in Crimson Forest. It is a plain wooden cross outdoors on snowy ground, with two clay jars and a low stone wall beside it. Look just beyond the storehouse’s eastern side; the large wooden building stands on the slope above the stake pit. The storehouse interior won’t get you there, since a wall inside cuts off that route. Circle around the building instead.

How to reach the Cliffside Lodge bell

Begin at the bandit campfire reached by the long stone stairway that rises above the Red Serpent House bell. The Cliff of Longing bell is on the cliff directly over this campfire.

Walk off the east edge of the campfire area and drop into the pit below. The pit is lined with sharpened wooden stakes and filled with corpses, and the fall costs a little health.

Sharpened wooden stakes of the pit below the bandit campfire in Crimson Forest, Phantom Blade Zero

At the bottom of the pit, find the log wall bearing white X marks. Approach until the “Space” prompt appears, then hit Space to run up the wall and reach a rock ledge.

Soul at the X-scratched log wall with the Space prompt on the stake pit floor in Phantom Blade Zero

A second log wall stands right next to that ledge. Move up to it and press Space again when the “Space” prompt shows.

Soul at the second log wall with the Space prompt above the stake pit in Phantom Blade Zero

You emerge onto a slope dotted with red shrubs and patches of snow. Among the shrubs is a Remnant Dust heap you can collect as you pass.

Soul on the slope among red shrubs after the wall-runs out of the stake pit in Phantom Blade Zero

Head north along the slope, over old stone steps and past clay jars. The big wooden storehouse stands at the end of the slope. It holds crates, jars, stairs and another Remnant Dust heap on its floor.

Soul on old stone steps with two clay jars ahead on the slope toward the storehouse in Phantom Blade Zero

The storehouse interior isn’t the way through. Start by the clay jars to its south, then head uphill along the exterior of its east wall.

Soul walking along the outside of the storehouse east wall in Crimson Forest, Phantom Blade Zero

Round the corner to find a wooden cross near two clay jars and a stone wall. Wait beside the cross for the E prompt to appear, then press E.

The Cliffside Lodge bell wooden cross by two clay jars with the E prompt in Phantom Blade Zero

Enemies between the stake pit and the bell

A Sick Dog roams the stake pit.
One Thief guards the slope near the storehouse.
Two Thieves guard the jars south of the storehouse, near the spot where you begin on its east side.
Near the bell, two dogs remain still on a rocky ledge overlooking the path.

Thieves hurl knives from a distance, so close in on them rather than keeping your distance. Deal with the pair by the jars before you start round the storehouse: walking past them leaves you taking knives on the way up.

What resting at the Cliffside Lodge bell unlocks

Resting at the bell brings up the map with a new pin named “Cliffside Lodge”. The region panel shows “CRIMSON FOREST” and “Map Completion : 15%”, confirming the bell is registered on the map.

Map with the Cliffside Lodge pin and Crimson Forest Map Completion 15% in Phantom Blade Zero

The bell menu bears the title “Cliffside Lodge” and lists Traverse, Upgrade Equipment, Store, Train Abilities, Save and Leave.

Cliffside Lodge bell menu with Traverse, Upgrade Equipment, Store, Train Abilities, Save and Leave in Phantom Blade Zero

After you’ve rested there once, Cliffside Lodge appears as a Traverse destination. You can then fast travel back to it without repeating the stake pit route.