All Permanent Shell Locations

Direct answer

Start with Tiel and Proxima near the early Fainweald route. The remaining Shells are tied to specific landmarks, bosses or side objectives across Fainweald and Mammon.

This guide separates official facts, independently cross-checked launch information and field-testing advice. Patch-sensitive costs, drop rates and damage values are omitted unless the current build and accessible evidence agree.

Quick route

01
Claim Tiel east of the Mushroom Village approach.
02
Find Proxima through the Blackridge route near Widow's Overlook.
03
Use boss and quest conditions for Eredrim, Genessa, Lazlo and Sariel.
04
Return to Marrow Keep and test each body before spending deeply.

Fix the problem fast

What you see	Check	Next action
A Shell marker has no pickup	Identify the named landmark and unlock condition, not only the map area.	Complete the attached boss, ritual or quest step before returning.
Genessa is not available	Confirm repeated Marrow Keep conversations and the censer quest state.	Continue through Revenant Graves and the Sester Secondus objective.
Sariel keeps returning	Inspect the Chamber of Becoming arena stones.	Destroy the resurrection stones before the final defeat.

Mortal Shell II playable Shells shown together for route and role comparison — A complete Shell route needs the region, landmark and unlock condition; the marker alone does not prove the body is ready to claim.

Fainweald Shells

Tiel and Proxima are the low-friction early discoveries. Tiel's grave lies on the eastern side of the Mushroom Village approach; Proxima is reached through the Blackridge route north of Widow's Overlook.

Eredrim is tied to the Citadel of Penance and its Warden encounter. Gragu begins as a living NPC at the One-Legged Wolf and requires the Heart of Vatra. Smert is recovered after interrupting the cultist ritual near the Nochte route.

Tiel — early grave near Mushroom Village.
Proxima — Blackridge route.
Eredrim — Citadel of Penance and the Warden.
Gragu — One-Legged Wolf and Heart of Vatra.
Smert — ritual site near Nochte.

Mammon and special unlocks

Lazlo waits beyond Lord Vellen in the Royal Crypt of Mammon. Sariel must be pursued into the Chamber of Becoming; destroy the arena stones before the final defeat so he cannot continue returning.

Sester Genessa is a special case. Her quest begins through repeated conversation at Marrow Keep and continues through the Revenant Graves and the Sester Secondus encounter.

Lazlo — Royal Crypt after Lord Vellen.
Sariel — Chamber of Becoming; break the resurrection stones.
Sester Genessa — censer quest and Sester Secondus.

Do not spend only for a marker

Map hints can reveal an approximate Shell area, but a location still depends on a route, boss or quest condition. Use the landmark and unlock condition together; a bare marker is not a complete guide.

What to do after the unlock

Take the new Shell into a familiar three-fight route with a weapon you already understand. Compare survival, posture control and ability triggers before committing rare upgrade resources.

Watch the route or mechanic

The transcript was reviewed during material collection. Use the video for visual landmarks and timing; use the written guide to keep the decision sequence visible.