Abyss Cressets

In Crimson Desert, Abyss Cressets are another type of fast travel system available in the game. While Abyss Nexuses activate instantly, Cressets typically require solving a puzzle or completing a small challenge before they can be used.

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Abyss Nexuses

In Crimson Desert, Abyss Nexuses serve as the primary fast travel points across the world. These special locations are scattered throughout Pywel and are usually recognizable as circular stone platforms embedded in the ground.

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Bell Towers

In Crimson Desert, Bells, also referred to as Bell Towers, are a key exploration mechanic scattered across the world of Pywel. There are only eight of them in total, each located in a major region or city.

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Black Market

In Crimson Desert, the Black Market forms a hidden economic network that runs parallel to the lawful world, offering goods, services, and opportunities that cannot be found through ordinary merchants. It caters to players willing to operate in moral gray areas, rewarding risk-taking with access to rare, stolen, or otherwise restricted resources.

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Contribution Shops

Contribution is a type of currency that can be earned through certain actions and exploration within regions.

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Memory Fragments

Memories of the past scattered across Pywel. Because the fragments projected through the visione each capture a fleeting moment from a different time and space, hidden truths and lingering emotions coexist just beyond them.

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Sanctums

In Crimson Desert, Sanctums are ancient ruins found across Pywel that play an important role in exploration and progression. The witches you meet will send you to these locations to cleanse them of dark energy.

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Sealed Abyss Artifacts

Sealed Abyss Artifacts are relics with mysterious powers sealed within them, enshrined throughout the continent of Pywel. You can view unique challenges for each artifact in the Challenges tab under the Journal menu. After completing a challenge, use the glowing sealed Abyss artifact in your bag to break the seal and acquire an Abyss Artifact.

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Spires

In Crimson Desert, Spires are tall, tower-like landmarks scattered across the world of Pywel. Climbing a spire is often part of the challenge. Some require platforming, careful movement, or finding a path to the top, rather than just walking up to them.

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