Mortal Shell II — Ruins of Nochte Beacon & Map Fragment 1 Route

Published 2026-09-173 min read

The Ruins of Nochte Beacon opens the western edge of Fainweald in Mortal Shell II, with Map Fragment 1 at its feet and the road to the Prisoner's Domain gate beyond. Full cleansing route inside.

The Ruins of Nochte Beacon sits on the western rim of Fainweald — a checkpoint with two jobs: staging the village fights around it, and opening the road to the Prisoner's Domain gate.

The Ruins of Nochte Beacon area in Mortal Shell II
Cleanse the Beacon, pocket Fragment 1, face the silent gate.

The route

  1. Travel from the Widow's Overlook Beacon and run the overworld road toward Nochte.
  2. Cleanse the Ruins of Nochte Beacon, then collect Fainweald Map Fragment 1 at its feet.
  3. Push on along the road to the silent gate — the entrance to the Prisoner's Domain, the region's northwest Fall Gate.

Notes for the district

The village around the Beacon holds its own small rewards — an early Smert ritual site is reachable from here via the blood pools plateau, and the local dungeon hides coins and consumables worth sweeping. Treat the Beacon as your western hub: everything from graveyard Shells to gate pushes radiates from this point.

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