Sleeping Beauty Side quest · Cursed Hollow
- Journal steps
- 6
- Endings
- 2
- Items & letters
- 0
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Sleeping Beauty is a Valor Mortis side quest that starts in Cursed Hollow. It has 6 journal steps, involves no quest items and no letters, and rewards Distilled Transmutation Material, 2,000–3,000 Catalysts (depends on your choices).
- Starts in
- Cursed HollowChapter VI Punishment
- Journal steps
- 62 possible endings
- Reward
- Distilled Transmutation MaterialDepends on your choices
- Items & letters
- 0
How to complete Sleeping Beauty
Game dataA step-by-step walkthrough built from the quest's journal entries, clue letters and reward data.
Missable: The reward depends on the ending or choice — read the outcomes before you decide.
- The headman's daughter fell into a slumber after pricking herself on a spinning needle, and seemed afraid of her father (step 1). The Cryptic Note — Spindle (about 67 m from Eerie View) and the Headman's Daughter's Diary (79 m) are nearby.
- Get into the headman's house and take the key to her chamber (step 2) — the game's Headman's Key 'unlocks the headman's house'.
- Find her chamber (step 3).
- Decide: remove the spindle to wake her, or push the pedal and let her sleep forever (step 4).
- Reward: 'Let Her Sleep' pays a Distilled Transmutation Material and 2,000 Catalysts at once. 'Wake her up' pays nothing at the choice; the quest's second reward branch lists Distilled Transmutation Material and 3,000 Catalysts.
Choices & outcomes
Every consequential dialogue option in Sleeping Beauty, with what it pays and the story flag it sets in the game files.
SpoilerShow the endings and which choice pays
Wake her and she turns into a monster you have to kill; the diary in her chamber says she would have preferred death to becoming one of the beasts. Let her sleep and the journal admits it isn't the ending she wanted. Neither ending is happy — choose on story, not loot: both paths give the Distilled Transmutation Material.
| Option | Reward | Mice friendship | Story flag (game files) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Let Her Sleep | Distilled Transmutation Material, 2,000 Catalysts | — | SideQuests.L06.SleepingBeauty.LetHerSleep=1 SideQuests.L06.SleepingBeauty=3 |
| Wake her up | Nothing | — | SideQuests.L06.SleepingBeauty.DoorClosing=1 SideQuests.L06.SleepingBeauty.DoorOpening=1 SideQuests.L06.SleepingBeauty=3 |
Where Sleeping Beauty starts
CalculatedThe region it belongs to.
- Starts in: Cursed Hollow · Chapter VI Punishment
Sleeping Beauty steps
Game dataEvery journal step in order, including the 2 alternative endings. Hidden until you open them.
SpoilerShow all 6 steps
- 1
The local headman's daughter seemed to be afraid of her father. Was that fear in any way connected to the fact that she pricked herself with a spinning needle and fell into a slumber?
- 2
I managed to get to the headman's house and retrieve the key to the sleeping girl's chamber. It feels like whatever happened to her was not accidental.
- 3
I have found the sleeping beauty... The poor girl has been almost completely engulfed by the plague.
- 4
I have to make a choice: either remove the spindle, which will probably wake her up from her slumber, or push the pedal and let her succumb to eternal sleep.
- 5Possible ending
I chose to let the girl sleep - this time, forever. Judging by the diary I found, this is not the ending she would have wanted for herself, but it's too late to change it now.
- 6Possible ending
I decided to wake the girl, who transformed into a monster almost immediately. My only option was to take her life - otherwise, she would have killed me. A diary she'd left in the chamber reveals that she would have preferred death to becoming one of those beasts. There is no happy ending to this story, but at least my choice spared her the agony of living as a monster.
Sleeping Beauty reward
Game dataWhat the quest can grant; the outcome depends on your choices.
Distilled Transmutation Material · Use it to upgrade Transmutations.- Catalysts: 2,000–3,000 Catalysts
Items and letters in Sleeping Beauty
Game dataThis quest uses no quest items or letters of its own.
Data: Steam build 25907482 (1.0 launch). How we source this
Cursed Hollow map
Game dataNone of this quest's letters or items has a fixed position here; the region's map is shown for orientation.
Everything placed in Cursed Hollow
Bosses: 1 (Anna)
Chests: 14 (Exquisite Firearm Parts, Distilled Transmutation Material, Life Diverted, Indestructible Shell, Pure Blade Material, Ferrofluid Flask Power Upgrade, Distilled Blade Material, Superior Firearm Parts, Empty Ferrofluid Flask)
Lanterns: 3 (Deep Water, Silent Cannons, Eerie View)
Letters: 11 (Seamus's Journal — Page One, Seamus's Journal — Page Two, Seamus's Journal — Page Three, Letter to Headquarters — Distressed Soldier, Headman's Daughter's Diary, Apothecary's Note, Headman's Daughter's Prayer, Cryptic Note — Spindle, Headquarters' Orders — Operation Torrent, To Headquarters — Morale Crisis)
Sleeping Beauty is side quest 1 of 3 in Cursed Hollow and runs over 6 journal steps. Its reward depends on the choices you make: Distilled Transmutation Material, 2,000–3,000 Catalysts. Only 1 of the 24 side quests pays more Catalysts. Other quests in Cursed Hollow: The Curious Case of Seamus Diggory, Till Death.
See Also
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Sleeping Beauty FAQ
How do you complete Sleeping Beauty in Valor Mortis?
Sleeping Beauty starts in Cursed Hollow and has 6 journal steps; the full journal is on this page behind a spoiler tag. It has 2 possible endings, so the outcome depends on your choices.
What is the reward for Sleeping Beauty?
Distilled Transmutation Material, 2,000–3,000 Catalysts (depends on your choices).
Where does Sleeping Beauty start?
In Cursed Hollow. The quest data does not pin its first clue to a world position, so check the region's map and letters.
How many steps does Sleeping Beauty have?
6 journal steps, including 2 alternative endings.
How do you complete Sleeping Beauty in Valor Mortis?
The headman's daughter fell into a slumber after pricking herself on a spinning needle, and seemed afraid of her father (step 1). The Cryptic Note — Spindle (about 67 m from Eerie View) and the Headman's Daughter's Diary (79 m) are nearby. Get into the headman's house and take the key to her chamber (step 2) — the game's Headman's Key 'unlocks the headman's house'. Find her chamber (step 3).
Which choice is best in Sleeping Beauty?
'Let Her Sleep' pays Distilled Transmutation Material, 2,000 Catalysts. 'Wake her up' pays nothing at the choice.
Is Sleeping Beauty missable?
The reward depends on the ending or choice — read the outcomes before you decide.
What other side quests are in Cursed Hollow?
The Curious Case of Seamus Diggory, Till Death.