getting into the prisons

this guide shows how to get into the prisons throught the basement and through the blood pit

getting into the prison through the basement

the first entrance to the basement is found right at the start of the game you can find the entrance on the left side of the map right after starting the game (shown in the picture) once you get inside of the entrance you have to go down the stairs and then through the door, after going through the door you have to navigate through the halls and doorways (you will encounter the maneba enemy in this area but they are easily avoidable. you may also be sucked into the flipside but getting to the exit is pretty straight forward make sure to be quick otherwise it will trigger an encouther with the black witch) until you find this doorway through that doorway it will take you into a little underground graveyard area (be careful an elite guard can spawn in this area) keep going left until you get into the side area if you go into the main hallway you can run into the iron shakespeare. go all the way up to the little doorway at the end of the main hall then go down the stairs and then you've entered the prisons!

getting to the prisons through the blood pit

before getting into the blood pit you have to go through some steps first. this way
might take a little longer than the other but this way you can activate a side quest that can result in getting a rare item. To start you need to get into the inner hall it is reached by navigating through the enterance then the going straight through the courtyard until you reach the door pictured. then you will find a long hallway you will know you've reached the correct hall when a short cutscene starts with the NPC Buckman. after the cutscene you need to go all the way down the hall (watch out for buttons on the floor if you step one you will be hit by an arrow) once you get to the end of the hallway you need to enter the room. when you try and leave that room it will trigger a cutscene with the NPC tortur you can either "hide" "wait and see who it is" or "ambush" hiding will lead to him leaving and going to a diferent area of the inner hall, waiting can initiate a text option if you accept to let him show you something it will lead to your death, and ambush will initiate a battle with him. you need to get the 2F key from him you can do this by killing him or telling him where buckman is hiding. if you tell him where buckman is hiding this will make it so you cant do the side quest mentioned before but you also get 2 light blue vials along with the key and you can do a quest for tortur that will result in getting a special armor set. killing him will result in only getting the key. once you've gotten the 2F key go back to the room at the end of the hall and unlock the door and go down the stairs. there you will enter the blood pit. once you've gotten to the blood pit go deeper until you see another doorway(?) then you will have entered the prisons!