Phantom Blade Zero npcs: NPC List and Known Locations

Top 3 Phantom Blade Zero npcs Takeaways

Three points matter most when you plan a visit to one of these characters.

• The two sources list ten NPCs between them: eight on Fextralife, plus Quick Hand Zhang and Swordsman Captain from Game8.
• Yu'er is by a campfire in the Beginning Bell area of Weeping Creek Valley, rewards a Medicine Case and Calming Gourd, and asks Soul to find a Flesh Lily.
• Forge is at her forge in a camp near the Outpost Bell in Weeping Creek Valley and unlocks equipment upgrades.

Phantom Blade Zero npcs List and Locations

The table lists all ten NPCs from the two lists. Game8 calls the archer simply the Old Archer, and Game8's Watchful Shadow Warden is matched to the Watchful Warden on Fextralife; both matches are made by name only. Game8 sorts its entries into quest NPCs and merchant NPCs, and the Type column uses that sort. Fextralife gives no type, so names it does not place read —. A — in any cell means neither source gives that fact for the character.

Phantom Blade Zero npcs by Area

Weeping Creek Valley holds five of the NPCs with a described location: Yu'er by a campfire in the Beginning Bell area, Forge at her camp near the Outpost Bell, the Old Archer on a house near the same bell, the Swordsman Captain on wooden boards west of that bell, and the Watchful Warden near the Valley Sha-Chi Summit Tower Bell. PC Gamer reports that Yu'er asks Soul to find a Flesh Lily, and the Game8 entry lists a Medicine Case and Calming Gourd as Yu'er's rewards. If you start in this valley, those five are the entries to check first. For the wider map of these areas, see the locations guide.

Crimson Forest has one listed NPC: Quick Hand Zhang, trapped in a wooden cage near the Trail of Cages Bell. The Game8 entry gives a Flying Dagger as the reward, and it is the only source on this page for that location.

What These NPCs Do in the Game

Phantom Blade Zero is an action RPG developed by S-GAME Studio and published by S-GAME Publishing, according to the Steam store page. The story follows Soul, a warrior with only sixty-six days left to live.

NPCs can offer side quests called Tales, and some interactions can reveal new story paths, according to the PlayStation Blog. Game8 says NPCs serve two roles, quest givers and merchants, and that completing most quests gives rewards, usually equipment. Quick Hand Zhang is one of the few characters who is both, once you finish her Tales. In the table, Forge's equipment upgrades are the only listed service. Most other rewards are items, and Swordsman Captain and Watchful Warden have none listed. Yu'er's request for a Flesh Lily is the one specific task named in these sources. Boss fights are covered in the bosses guide.

Our take on Phantom Blade Zero npcs

A short route: start at the Beginning Bell area for Yu'er, then go to the Outpost Bell for Forge, the Old Archer, and the Swordsman Captain. Those stops are all in Weeping Creek Valley, so they fit one visit. The Watchful Warden is near the Valley Sha-Chi Summit Tower Bell, also in the valley. Quick Hand Zhang is in Crimson Forest, so plan that stop separately.

The most useful details here are Yu'er's Flesh Lily request, Forge's equipment upgrades, and the Feather Bow from the Old Archer. Keeping those three roles apart helps you remember who sends you on a request, who upgrades gear, and who gives out the bow. Yu'er's Flesh Lily request is the one entry that asks you to do something rather than simply give a reward.

Five sources back this page: the Fextralife and Game8 NPC lists for names and locations, the Steam store page for the studio and premise, the PlayStation Blog for Tales, and PC Gamer for the Flesh Lily request. Names without a location or reward in those sources stay in the table with — in the empty cells, so this list of Phantom Blade Zero npcs covers every entry the lists give.

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