Crimson Desert: All 8 Hidden Bells (Toll of Pywel)
8 bells unfog the entire map of Pywel. Locations, climbing tips, story locks, and the Toll of Pywel faction questline — ring them all in your first 5 hours.
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Quick overview
- There are 8 Hidden Bells across Pywel. Ringing each unfogs a chunk of the world map.
- Each bell counts as one quest in the Toll of Pywel questline for the Priorin Forest Guardians faction — extra Abyss Artifacts as a side benefit.
- All 8 are reachable from Chapter 1 except Toll of Pailune (requires Chapter 7) and Toll of Calphade (paused during Chapter 6).
- Ringing is dead simple: walk up, interact, watch the cutscene with a Shai Resident.
- Total time investment: ~3-5 hours if you string the climbs efficiently. Massive payoff for the rest of the playthrough.
Why ring them now (not later)
- Unfogging the map shows roads, towns, fast travel candidates — every other collectible run becomes 2-3× faster.
- Sealed Abyss Artifacts are easier to find when you can see road outlines on the world map (their minimap proximity icon snaps to roads).
- Toll of Pywel quests award Abyss Artifacts (skill points) — pure value before you spend hours grinding them via combat.
- Calphade goes hostile during Chapter 6, then unlocks again. Skip it and you'll forget when it reopens.
- Pailune Bell unlocks only after Chapter 7 — set a mental bookmark to grab it the moment you liberate Pailune.
Bell 1 — Toll of Hernand (clocktower)
- Region: Hernand. The starter bell — most players grab this within the first hour.
- Location: clocktower in the northern part of Hernand town.
- Approach: climb the exterior of the clocktower until you reach the bell platform.
- No story lock. Available immediately after the prologue.
- Tip: while you're up there, scout for Mysterious Energy fog patches around Hernand to plan your next collectible run.
Bell 2 — Toll of Scholastone (mountain pagoda)
- Region: Hernand (south-west). Scholastone is the tower atop a mountain.
- Location: pagoda at the end of the garden path on the plaza at the top of Scholastone Institute.
- Approach: climb the surrounding mountains. Use Force Palm in midair (R3 / Mouse Wheel) up to 3 times in a row to catapult upward.
- No story lock. Possible from Chapter 1, but Force Palm makes it dramatically easier.
- Bonus: while at Scholastone you can later trigger the Focused Force Palm Watch & Learn during Chapter 4.
Bell 3 — Toll of Calphade (church) — paused in Chapter 6
- Region: Hernand (north). On top of the church.
- Story note: temporarily unavailable during Chapter 6 — area goes hostile and the Shai Resident cutscene won't trigger.
- Best window: ring it BEFORE Chapter 6 to be safe. After Chapter 6 it reopens.
- Approach: climb the church facade. Several ledges and the steeple itself give clean grips.
- If you forget pre-Chapter 6 and it goes hostile, just wait — it returns to normal once Chapter 6 ends.
Bell 4 — Toll of Demeniss (flagpole puzzle)
- Region: Demeniss (central). Capital of Demeniss.
- Location: tallest clocktower in the city — but the bell isn't visible from outside.
- Puzzle: climb to the flagpole hanging on the side of the clocktower. Hang from it. Your weight pushes it down, which lowers the bell from the top of the tower.
- Now climb to the top floor and ring the bell.
- Best-hidden of the 8 — the bell icon doesn't even appear on the map until you've activated it.
- Heavy enemy presence in Demeniss until late story — run past, don't engage.
Bell 5 — Toll of Delesyia (capital clocktower)
- Region: Delesyia (south-east).
- Location: clocktower in the north-west part of the Delesyia capital.
- Approach: standard clocktower climb — exterior to the bell platform.
- No puzzle, no story lock. Highest enemy density on the route to it — pack 100+ Grilled Meat just in case.
- While in Delesyia, take the chance to grab nearby Sealed Abyss Artifacts and unlock the regional Abyss Nexus.
Bell 6 — Toll of Tommaso (Tashkalp)
- Region: Crimson Desert (north-east). Capital of Tashkalp.
- Long ride from Hernand — 25-30 minutes if you don't have any Abyss Nexus along the way.
- Pair this trip with the Scolecite/Azurite mining loop along the road to Varnia — pays for the journey.
- No puzzle, no story lock. Just climb the Tashkalp central structure and ring.
- Tip: while in the Crimson Desert region, mine Diamond clusters and pick up nearby Sealed Abyss Artifacts.
Bells 7 & 8 — the late-game pair (Pailune story-locked)
- Bell 7 closes out the central / north regional set — verify the latest exact location on the source link before traveling.
- Bell 8: Toll of Pailune — locked behind Chapter 7 main story (liberation of Pailune).
- Once Pailune is liberated, the bell becomes accessible inside the Pailune capital. Story locks are the only thing gating it.
- Combine the Bell 8 trip with the late-game Sealed Abyss Artifacts run in Pailune — cleanest single trip.
- Don't ring Pailune Bell during active combat or hostile zones — wait for the area to stabilize after liberation cutscenes complete.
Track all 8 on our interactive map
- Open our interactive map and filter by Hidden Bell to see all 8 markers in one view.
- Tick each one off as you ring it — progress saves to your account or device.
- Mobile app users: open the same checklist on iPhone while playing on console.
- If a bell location is wrong or moved between patches, hit the Bug Report link in the footer — we patch markers within hours.
Related Guides
- Crimson Desert Trophy & Achievement Roadmap (Platinum Guide)200-300 hours, 35 trophies, 5 missables, 141 Sealed Abyss Artifacts, 8 Hidden Bells. The exact order to unlock the Platinum without burning weeks of redos.
- All 141 Sealed Abyss Artifacts — Locations, How to Use, Best OrderEvery Sealed Abyss Artifact unlocks a Challenge — and Challenge progress only counts AFTER you find the artifact. Here's how to collect all 141 in the optimal order.
- Crimson Desert Fast Travel Guide — All Abyss Nexus LocationsAbyss Nexus are the round floor plates that unlock fast travel across Pywel. Activate every white '?' search area you pass on the way to bells and artifacts.
- Crimson Desert Beginner Guide: 10 Things to Do FirstSkip the rookie mistakes. The 10 most important things to do first in Crimson Desert — controller setup, stat priority, inventory, food, fast travel, and silver.
Sources
Information cross-referenced from these sources and verified in-game.