Styx Master Of Shadows Collectibles
Rosalia Kemme
Don't come out of the shadows! Styx: Shards of Darkness guide contains a walkthrough breaking down each mission and focusing on aiding new players in completion of quests and in solving puzzles. It also covers side finding collectibles, crafting, using skills and unlocking trophies.
Styx: Shards of Darkness is the second entry in a series of games which fantastically combine stealth with more arcade, TPP action. The eponymous goblin tries to mind his own business (that is thievery), but he becomes involved in an inter-racial intrigue, which forces him to pick a part time job as a spy. The plot warrants huge diversification of locations and enemies that populate them. The players have a choice: they can either become a killer or avoid direct confrontation altogether by utilizing the multiplicity of options offered by the environment, skills and numerous gadgets. A huge advantage of this game is the ability of accomplishing mission goals in more than one way.
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As you wander Assassin's Creed: Unity you may have noticed strange glowing symbols on various buildings when you use Eagle Vision. On their own they don't need much, but pick up one of the many Nostradamus Enigma side missions nearby and you'll have a chance to turn them into something special.
Once you collect all the pieces of a Nostradamus Engima you'll receive a Fragment - a piece of a key to a cage in the basement of the Cafe Theatre. This cage holds the armour of Thomas de Carneillon, the master assassin who led King Phillip to purge the Templars; you may remember that from the opening sequence.
The outfit can be worn over your regular armour like any other, and looks pretty cool - look at those throwing knives! It should be a part of any completionist's dress-ups collection, so lets find them all. When you've finished all the missions, visit the final page of this guide to find out how to cash the Fragments in.
To start a Nostradamus Engima mission, head for an icon like a scroll and accept the mission. Check the mission title and compare it to the titles on this list for best results; we've also included the words of the riddles to make it easier to identify which mission you're on.
You may need to trek around the map in order to find all the symbols for a given Nostradamus Enigma. Remember, if you scroll around the mini map you can see the names of various locations and districts - switch off non-essential markers using the filter to make it easier.
Riddle 3
Stay with Our Lady, standing between flowing waters.
Count one for each book of the Pentateuch from rose to transept.
Five arches, five wide-open eyes, five nightmares.
The last sits atop our treasure:
The gate to the infinite.
Solution: This one is also in Notre Dame. It's on the top floor, near the fifth arch.
Riddle 1
Above the dark shadows
Of the erstwhile bastion,
The tall square Sentinel silently watches
The 9th month spill his blood.
Solution: From the mission marker, head south west to find the Grand Chatelet. The symbol is at the top of the square tower.
Riddle 1
Erudite Rulers of thy faade
Stone-faced before the blood of executions
One day you will quiver and quake
As your insides blaze in fury.
Solution: This one is on the Hotel de Ville, just above the triangular stone pediment above the entrance.
Riddle 1
In the Sanctuary of Sins,
Light and shadow dance,
And the Ignoble Nobleman
Defines his actions with his name.
Solution: This could only mean the Marquis de Sade. One of his old houses stands slightly East of the Cour des Miracles, so check the first floor for the symbol.
Riddle 3
From the stones of a fortress breached,
A Concord built to span the divide
From where the minds of men gather
To where their necks are severed.
Solution: Stand right in the middle of the Pont de la Concorde - that's the bridge between the Palais Bourbon and the guillotine at Place de la Concorde.
Riddle 3
The Magdalen looks towards Death
And watches the precession, unblinking,
And thus unmoved, she keeps her back
Toward the Interment of her King.
Solution: Not a hard on, this. It's on the wall of a small tomb in the graveyard behind the Church of Madeleine.
Riddle 1
Built in tribute to the Sun,
A square resplendent in nobility
Three colors brightens four walls
Now bedecked with liberty.
Solution: In Place Vendome, look for the statue holding the French Tricolor Flag. The symbol is on the ground just behind it.
Riddle 2
Forever more,
The warrior fights her ceaseless battle.
She takes aim, her steady spear
Poised against the demons.
Solution: Hey so remember that angel with the spear? Just follow the direction the spear points and climb up the wall of the church; the symbol is right by a gargoyle on the roof.
Riddle 3
In the entrails of the Earth,
Between the twin flames,
Lies The Final resting place
Of the first Grand Master.
Solution: Go underground in the Temple grounds to visit the crypts. You need to slide underneath a wooden structure and make it to a sarcophagus with the symbol on it.
Riddle 1
At the foot of the Saint Twin Brothers,
The Tree of Justice
Plunges its ancient roots,
Scarred by heavenly wrath
Solution: The first symbol is in the building where you pick up the mission, the Church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais. It's at the foot of a tree to the west.
Riddle 3
A square with shifting name,
Replaced a field where sovereign
Was felled from horse.
Now arches enclose trees
Where a bronze horseman waits.
Solution: Place des Vosges is north of the last symbol, and is home to an equestrian statue with a symbol located right under its nose.
Riddle 1
The lady of the domicile
Judges comings and goings
From her couch-like throne
At the top of the stair.
Solution: This one takes place inside the Cafe Theatre - your headquarters. Climb the main stairway and find the symbol on a portrait of a woman.
Riddle 1
In a peaceful field sewn with stones
A wingd watcher waits.
Her gentle gaze graces all souls,
Follow to the resting place.
Solution: Visit the graveyard to the north of Notre Dame and look for an angel; follow its gaze to the tomb in front of it, where the symbol awaits.
Riddle 2
All men must walk,
Through gates that lead,
To the fields of War.
Solution: Some of these riddles are mad obscure and others are just wince-worthy. The symbol is on the middle pillar of the gates to the Champ de Mars.
Riddle 3
In the fetid muck
Where the dark stream meets
Her flowing mother
You will find your goal
At the foot of the old tower.
Solution: This is a bit tricky. Go to the border between Saint-Jacques and Saint-Marcel and look for a tower where twobranches of the river meet. The symbol is at its base.
Riddle 1
On the hill of St. Genevieve,
I have a Roman face.
Clarion angels glide to
A peak on my North side.
Solution: This one's on the Pantheon. Climb the northern face and look for the triangular stonework above the entrance. There's a passage of sorts just behind here, and the symbol is inside it.
Riddle 5
The remains of fame,
Lie amidst stale air.
The most famous of all,
The tomb of Voltaire.
Solution: Are we done yet? Inside the Pantheon, go down stairs and into the western tombs. One tomb in particular is under guard by two fellows; get rid of them and find the symbol inside the tomb.
Riddle 4
Beneath your feet,
The rich hide their secrets.
The sundial counts days spent,
Amidst the worms and bones.
Solution: You'll have to get into the catacombs below the Luxembourg Gardens to find this one, near some candles at the far end of the tunnel.
Riddle 3
Far from the river,
Those men who observe,
Gaze up at the stars.
Solution: Yes, it's the Paris Observatory. Get yourself to the south of the city and look for the telescope on the roof of the southwest wing. the symbol rests at its foot.
When you have completed every Nostradamus Enigma, you need to head down to the basement of the Cafe Theatre and solve three more puzzles. Note that you can solve the first and second puzzles when you have four and ten Fragments respectively, but you'll need all 18 to get the outfit.
Once you've solved the puzzle you'll be rewarded by the appearance of an opening in the wall above the puzzle room. Climb on up near the entrance and then across the handholds on the pillar to reach it, then pull the lever to open the first lock on the cage.
Each switch moves a section of planets the planets in a particular direction, so you cna sue simple logic to solve the puzzle. If you hate simple logic, just uses the switches in this order: left, left, left, middle, right, right, right.
This "puzzle" is a climbing challenge to reach a balcony with a lever. There's only one correct path, and steam will jet at various intervals, so be careful and master the wall eject to get out of trouble if you make mistakes.
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