Whether you are looking for the Friendly Shadow Warden NPC’s location in different regions of Phantom Blade Zero, want to know the Primal Stone locations, or want to know how to get and complete the A Severed Mindseal quest, I’ve got you covered with this Friendly Shadow Warden NPC questline walkthrough.
For players who don’t know, A Severed Mindseal is one of the many NPC questlines you can miss if you don’t complete the steps before you get locked out.
Yes! Like most Side Tales in Phantom Blade Zero, the Friendly Shadow Warden questline is missable, so you need to know all the steps.
From finding the Friendly Shadow Warden to the Primal Stones, players can get stuck at different sections, so this walkthrough will come in handy. So keep reading!
Friendly Shadow Warden NPC questline walkthrough – A Severed Mindseal
In Phantom Blade Zero, you first encounter the Friendly Shadow Warden at the Weeping Creek Valley Sha-Chi Tower. You then encounter him at the Meigu Lake Sha-Chi Tower, and finally in the Crimson Forest area after the world state changes to snowfall when you enter the Mirage Estate.
Here’s the correct order of the encounters:
- Encounter 1: Weeping Creek Valley
- Encounter 2: Meigu Lake
- Requirement: Enter Mirage Estate
- Encounter 3: Crimson Forest
Weeping Creek Valley – A Severed Mindseal
In the starting region, Weeping Creek Valley, progress the game’s main story until you reach the Sha-Chi Tower. Once you arrive, head to the top of the tower and unlock the Valley Sha-Chi Tower Summit Bell.
Next to it, near the edge, you will find the Friendly Shadow Warden. A cutscene will start, so you won’t miss him.
He will tell you about how he broke the Mindseal and that he requires more Primal Stones. And the Sha-Chi Towers are fueled by it, and he is looking for them.
Exhaust his dialogue to get the first objective of A Severed Mindseal quest: “Find a Primal Stone in Weeping Creek Valley for the friendly Shadow Warden.”
The Weeping Creek Valley Primal Stone location
The Weeping Creek Valley’s Primal Stone is located at the furnace at the foot of the Sha-Chi tower. However, it is locked, and you need the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank to obtain it.
To get it, go to the Friendly Shadow Warden’s location and climb up the wall next to him.
Once you reach the top, climb the wall in front of you and follow the straight path.
Take the first left, head straight, and go down the ladder.
In this area, near the edge, you will find an enemy. Defeat him to obtain the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank.
Where to use the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank
Once you obtain the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank, take the nearby ladder to reach the lower level. As soon as you exit the ladder, follow the path on your left. Drop the ladder and unlock the shortcut to the Valley Sha-Chi Tower base.
Take the ladder and follow the path on your right.
You will spot the furnace lever. Use the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank to unlock the gate.
Inside it, you will find the Weeping Creek Valley Primal Stone.
Collect it. After that, pull out the Sha-Chi Furnace Inspection Crank, as you need it to unlock another furnace at the underground level.
Teleport to the top of the Valley Sha-Chi Tower and hand over the Primal Stone to the Friendly Shadow Warden.
The next objective in the A Severed Mindseal quest is “Meet the friendly Shadow Warden again.”
The next stop: Meigu Lake.
Meigu Lake – Friendly Shadow Warden
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Crimson Forest – Friendly Shadow Warden
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That sums up my walkthrough for A Severed Mindseal quest in Phantom Blade Zero.
