The Bloodless Stockade

The Bloodless Stockade is a location in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

Overview[]

The Bloodless Stockade is an area in the labyrinth of Bitterblack Isle. It is accessed through The Forgotten Hall and has entrances to Sparyard of Scant Mercy and the Arisen's Refuge.

Much of the lower area consists of water filled sewers. Bring a lantern or spend 300 Rift Crystals each to light the Beacons as the underground area is pitch dark.

Enemies[]

Initially Death will be encountered in this area, often in the sewers. An Eliminator can be found near the Arisen's Refuge. Other foes include Spiders, Leapworms, Poisoned Undead, Corrupted Pawns, Specters, Wight, Cyclops, Wraiths, and Phantoms.

Post-Daimon the area becomes more dangerous due to the additional presence of either :

A Wight, two Specters, four Vile Eyes, and two Living Armors. (Elder Ogre also may appear, especially in the presence of a lure.)

.. or ..

Three pygmy Cyclopes, two Gorecyclopes, four Vile Eyes, and four Corrupted Pawns. (Additionally Death may appear, especially in the presence of a lure.)

Both also include large numbers of Leapworms.

Loot[]

Pyrepipe and Nightfall Cresset grow here. Rarer gatherable items here include a Wakestone, or Wakestone Shard, Jewel of Summoning, Monk's Periapt, Bitterblack Novelty Lv.1, Drop of Deliverance, and various amounts of Rift Crystals.

A Macabre Sculpture can be found here on the second floor on a ledge of the square spiral staircase, and a Moonbeam Gem in the underground sewer level.

Map
Key : Macabre Sculpture ! ; Weapon Pile +
Chest	Pre-Daimon loot	Post-Daimon loot	Maneater chance
1	Fiendish Essence, Balmy Incense, Rift Cluster, Rift Bicrystal, Steel Nut Salve, Decoction of Bandlily		no
2	Fiendish Essence, Balmy Incense, Rift Cluster, Rift Bicrystal, Steel Nut Salve, Decoction of Bandlily		yes
3 †	Rift Bicrystal, Rancid Bait Meat, Panacea, Auspicious Incense, Rift Polycrystal (rare)
4 †	Exotic High Boots, Gleaming Bangles, Philosopher's Robe, Sage's Hood	Bitterblack Novelty Lv.2, Rift Polycrystal, Bitterblack Gear Lv.3
5	Fiendish Extract, Auspicious Incense, Surging Light Tome, Coin Purse of Charity, Rift Bicrystal, Wakestone Shard		no
6	Rift Bicrystal, Rancid Bait Meat, Panacea, Auspicious Incense, Rift Polycrystal (rare) A Skeleton Key may be found lying nearby at the table		no
7	Skeleton Key, Decaying Grimoire, Rubicite, Bitterblack Armor Lv.2 (rare)		yes
8	Fiendish Essence, Balmy Incense, Rift Cluster, Rift Bicrystal, Steel Nut Salve, Decoction of Bandlily
9	Bitterblack Armor Lv.2, Rift Bicrystal, Rift Polycrystal	Bitterblack Weapon Lv.2, Rift Bicrystal, Rift Polycrystal
10	Rift Bicrystal, Jewel of Antilight, Drop of Deliverance, Shattered Earth Tome, Surging Light Tome, Liftstone
11	Skeleton Key, Decaying Grimoire, Rubicite, Bitterblack Armor Lv.2 (rare)		no
12	Bitterblack Armor Lv.2, Bitterblack Weapon Lv.2, Liftstone	Liftstone, Bitterblack Armor Lv.2, Wakestone Shard, Bitterblack Weapon Lv.3 (rare)	yes
13	Rift Bicrystal, Liftstone, Jewel of Antilight, Drop of Deliverance, Nostalgia Dust, Surging Light Tome (rare), Shattered Earth Tome (rare)
14	Rift Bicrystal, Rancid Bait Meat, Panacea, Auspicious Incense, Rift Polycrystal (rare)
15	Exotic High Boots, Gleaming Bangles, Philosopher's Robe, Sage's Hood	Bitterblack Novelty Lv.2, Rift Polycrystal, Bitterblack Gear Lv.3
16	Rift Bicrystal, Rancid Bait Meat, Panacea, Auspicious Incense, Rift Polycrystal (rare)		no
17	Rift Bicrystal, Rancid Bait Meat, Panacea, Auspicious Incense, Rift Polycrystal (rare) The Weapon Pile nearby by the outfall of the sewer onto the abyss may yield Bitterblack Armor Lv.1 or various amounts of Rift Crystals.		no
† Requires Skeleton Key

Pawn Chatter[]

" 'Tis the blackest dark I've ever known."

"We'll not fear for ambush if we dispel the dark with this."

"A bit more light can only help us in our explorations."

"Strain your eyes against the dark. We may not be alone."

"A lantern serves well in the dark, but it cannot match a beacon fire's light."

Notes[]

Bloodless hole — Shortcut to the lower sewers

On the second floor is a hole in the wall which leads down to the watery sewer area of The Bloodless Stockade. Jump or levitate carefully across the Brine-infested water to reach the hole. This shortcut is useful for bypassing enemies to run for the exit to the Sparyard of Scant Mercy. Be aware that this shortcut drop can inflict Fall Damage on the way down, and Death may be lying in wait at the end of that drop.
A Ring of Desiccation is of great utility in the water filled lower levels, alternatively use items or spells that grant Impervious.

Death[]

Main article: Farming Death.

Death will appear with regularity here. Additionally even if defeated it will reappear on re-entering; this leads to the area being a favoured location for killing death both for items and experience.