There are 50 gargoyles to shoot and 50 keys to collect.
To shoot the gargoyles, upgrade the Ability → Skill → Dextrous Styles to level 2: Aimed Ranged Attack which allows you to hold
and aim using the
. Once upgraded, the gargoyles will insult you when you are within a close proximity. Hearing them will help while using this guide.
To help with the silver keys, upgrade the dog's treasure hunting skills to Level 4 (check the Book Trader often).
Bower Lake – 4 Keys, 5 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - On the island in the middle of the lake.
--1 silver key - North of the Bower Lake region exit, just above center on the map, far right.
--1 gargoyle - North of the Brightwood exit, near a silver chest, above the archway.
--1 gargoyle - On the same archway as above on the tall pillar.
--1 gargoyle - South of the Bower Lake Tomb on the nearest ruin.
--1 gargoyle - By the gypsy camp. (Available after saving Garth in the Spire.) When inside, head as far as you can west to the cliff edge and look down across the water.
--1 silver key - By the gypsy camp. (Available after saving Garth in the Spire.) Take the dirt path in the back of the Gypsy Camp, then climb the structure stairs.
--1 gargoyle - (“Rescuing Charlie” quest) In the Tomb of Heroes, leave the first big room (with a small pool) and turn around and it's above the door.
--1 silver key - (“Rescuing Charlie” quest) In the Tomb of Heroes, in the next room with Charlie, the key is on the right behind a pillar.
Rookridge - 6 Keys, 5 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - On Bowerstone Road on the small, high, isolated island where you meet the ghost for an early quest. Statue of someone looking out to sea there.
--1 silver key - In the Gemstone Grotto. When the bridge is down and you have to dive down, keep swimming as far as you can go and then follow the trackto the grotto.
--1 gargoyle - To the right of the Hobbe Cave entrance. (After making the big dive from the broken bridge.)
--1 gargoyle - In the Hobbe Cave, in the cylindrical room with the spiral ramp round the outside, up in the middle.
--1 silver key - In the Hobbe Cave, buried before you enter the large central room with an S-shaped pathway. Dog needs to be 3-Star treasure hunter.
--1 silver key - Around the building with an exit to the Hobbe Cave. Run around the edge and overlooking the canyon.
--1 silver key - On the broken rail tracks, at the end. The tracks going north.
--1 gargoyle - In the mountains on a pulley device at the end of some rail tracks.
--1 gargoyle - In the Temple of Shadows, far right corner as you go in (before descending the stairs). Temple of Shadows is the big church on the hill. To enter, you eat 5 crunchy chicks in front of a guard at the gate.
--1 silver key - In the Temple of Shadows, from the main room, go left. Room has fancy chairs.
--1 gargoyle - Above the entrance to the room with the fancy chairs.
Westcliff - 4 Keys, 5 Gargoyles
--1 gargoyle - After the first balvarine attack, turn left off the main path, and turn around. It's above the entrance.
--1 gargoyle - Ascend to the top of the big structure before crossing the 1st bridge. Vault down and he's there.
--1 silver key - Cross the first bridge and look in the first shack on the left.
--1 silver key - Found in an alcove by the water’s edge. Before you go in to the the ruins with 3 balvarines over the exit, dive off to the right and swim away from the tunnel. The key is to the left.
--1 gargoyle - Before entering the Howling Halls, stand at the top of the stairs in the ruins and look behind you, up and left.
--1 gargoyle - In the far right corner of the main hall in Howling Halls.
--1 silver key - In the spiral staircase (at the top of Howling Halls).
--1 gargoyle - On the right of the gravel path down to the docks. Stop on the first wooden part and look up at the cliff.
--1 silver key - By the docks on the right.
Oakfield - 6 Keys, 3 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - In the Manure Manor, first on the right coming from Rookridge.
--1 gargoyle - On the bridge in front of the Sandgoose.
--1 silver key - In the corner of the field in front of the Windmill House.
--1 gargoyle - Behind the sculptures house.
--1 silver key - Wellspring cave, behind the first water fill up point. Left tunnel from central room.
--1 silver key - Upstairs in the Porridge Cottage, next to the sculptor.
--1 silver key - On the south of the lake on the way to the Temple of light.
--1 gargoyle - On the ruins on the lake near the Temple of Light.
--1 silver key - (“Hobbe Squatters” quest after saving Garth in the Spire.) In the first large room of the Echo Mine.
Guild Cave - 1 Key, 1 Gargoyle
--1 silver key - In the first big room after you enter from Bower Lake, after the big dive, in the left corner on the way to the door.
--1 gargoyle - In the area with water, beetles and ledges. It's up in the corner of the ledge hiding amongst some stalactites.
Bandit Coast - 1 Key, 2 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - Halfway down the path on the left. Dog should trigger, but if not, it’s on the path before it goes 180 and above the circle path shape according to the map.
--1 gargoyle - Down the left path through the double doors, on the left in a cubby hole.
--1 gargoyle - At the Western-most camp on the map. Stand between the cart and the barrels at the far end and look left, up high.
Bowerstone Market - 3 Keys, 4 Gargoyles
--1 gargoyle - In the eastern outer wall, up the stairs, as far as the walkway takes you.
--1 gargoyle - Down by the river on the east side of the river on the wall.
--1 gargoyle - On the second floor of the furniture shop in the town square. Furthest room upstairs.
--1 gargoyle - In the carriage compartment (east side of the bridge).
--1 silver key - In the furniture shop’s cellar. Shoot symbol to open cullis gate.
--1 silver key - Behind a locked door. In the secret passage. To get there, go to the carriage place and follow the path down to the water and jump in. The entrance is under the steps of the south-east dock.
--1 silver key - Buried behind the pub down the side path left of the door. Dog must be 4-star treasure hunter.
Bowerstone Old Town - 3 Keys, 2 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - In a cellar just to the right of central in the furthest alley according to the map.
--1 gargoyle - On the side of the water tower style building on the side of the big warehouse. On the way to the exits to both Rockridge and the cemetery.
--1 gargoyle - On the stairs of The Felling Residence. Purchase or kick the door in, your call. It can be found, pretty much in the middle of the map, just a tad lower.
--1 silver key - Found on the upstairs balcony of the "The Invisible Hand" house which is the first house on the right coming from Bowerstone Cemetery.
--1 silver key - Found under the staircase in the Old Town Warehouse. Buy or smash the door. Up to you.
Brightwood – 5 Keys, 5 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - Available at the end of the first left path, coming from Bower Lake.
--1 silver key - (“Cold Comfort Farmer” quest) At the southern part of the bandit camp, to the right of an iron wrought gate. Bandit camp is south of the big black structure on the map, on the west side of the river.
--1 gargoyle - On the back of the structure on the SE island on the map.
--1 gargoyle - Above an arch on the way to Westcliff. By the SW water on the map.
--1 silver key - At the end of the broken bridge above the previous gargoyle.
--1 gargoyle - (After saving Garth in the Spire. “The Hit” quest, takes you to the Highwayman Camp) In the Forsaken Fortress, go up the first stairs, take the first stairs on the right, and it's on the right.
--1 silver key - (After saving Garth in the Spire. Complete ”The Blind Date” quest and buy the farm to enter the cellar.) In the final area of the Farm Cellar.
--1 gargoyle - After buying the Brightwood Tower for 250k, stand by Garth's bed and shoot out the window.
--1 gargoyle - (Archon's Knot, Location: Warp to Region → Brightwood → Brightwood Tower. Climp the Tower to the glowing Cullis Gate to Wraithmarsh. Vault from the broken wall you see there. If's there's a statue, finish more of the game.) Jump in the hole, climb out of the water and turn around.
--1 silver key - (Archon's Knot) In the final puzzle room. (Use expression Scary → Bloodlust Roar.) (Exit and the Daichi sword outside on the right.)
Bowerstone Cemetery - 4 Keys, 5 Gargoyles
--1 silver key - Up a dirt road in the little camp in a small building near some barrels. On the map, it’s in the NW area.
--1 gargoyle - Found after going through the main cemetery, up the steps and bear right to the tomb at the end. Stand back and the gargoyle is up, slightly right, on the roof of a large tomb.
--1 gargoyle - Found up the next set of stairs from the previous one. Go up and look high above the tomb with a chest inside.
--1 silver key - Directly behind where you just stood at the top of the hill.
--1 gargoyle - Found by going to the SE corner of the map in the square. Enter, turn around, and it's on the left.
--1 silver key - (After the first part of the “Love Hurts” quest is completed) In the Cemetery Mansion on the 2nd floor in a fireplace.
--1 gargoyle - (Complete “Love Hurts” & “The Cemetery Mansion” quests.) Enter the scrapyard and look left on the large wall on the edge of that Pavillion-like area behind the tree. (Can be shot without going in the door. Stand next to the unreadable sign and look up behind the tree and you can see him.)
--1 silver key - (Complete “Love Hurts” & “The Cemetery Mansion” quests.) In Shelley Crypt, open the first chest, return to the coffin-filled room, go up the new ramp and destroy the wall. Fire spell works well.
--1 gargoyle - (Complete “Love Hurts” & “The Cemetery Mansion” quests.) In Shelley Crypt, in the room with invisible walkways (lit by blue flames), look to the right at the far end of the room next to a torch.
Wraithmarsh – 6 (7) Keys, 6 Gargoyles
--1 gargoyle - In the grass-roof hut where you started.
--1 gargoyle - Cross the first swamp into Oakvale and look behind what looks like an old carriage building.
--1 silver key - Before you enter the first swamped town area. It’s up the stairs in the building on your left.
--1 gargoyle - Just after you cross through the wooden tunnel bridge, look in the next set of ruins. He’s on a pillar on the right side before the steps.
--1 silver key - On the left as you enter the wide open cemetery with fog covering the floor.
--1 gargoyle - After the fog-filled graveyard, just before you go under the next bridge, turn around, it’s on one of the tombs on the right.
--1 silver key - After you defeat the next banshee, look down the path to the right.
--1 gargoyle - (“Love Hurts” quest) In the Twinblade's Tomb, above the door in the final room.
--1 silver key - (“Love Hurts” quest) In the Twinblade's Tomb, in the final room.
--1 silver key - (“Love Hurts” quest) In the Twinblade's Tomb, search the sarcophagus in the final room.
--1 silver key - (“Love Hurts” quest) Through the Twinblade's Tomb, on a grass ledge as you come out.
--1 gargoyle - (“Hero of Skill” quest) Use the dark seal and enter the Shadow Court. Cross the spiked-floor hallway and turn around. He's at the other end, above the door.
--1 silver key - (“Hero of Skill” quest) At the end when you hear crying, defeat a bunch of shadow enemies. Before jumping down, the far left wall can be destroyed. (This is an extra key, 7/6.)
Bloodstone – 4 gargoyles, 5 keys
--1 silver key - When you arrive in the area for the first time, enter the 1st door (red) on your right. Use “Pick Up Line” expression and get the key in a crypt up the path on the right (purple door, opens automatically).
--1 gargoyle - On the middle crane. The crane near a bunch of small buildings.
--1 gargoyle - Behind the boat launch building (has a ramp down into the water). You'll see/hear it up on a wall.
--1 silver key - In the cellar next to the furniture shop. Open locked door inside with hit switch.
--1 gargoyle - Swim out to sea and go right to a small patch of land to stand on. It's on the rocks jutting out.
--1 silver key - In a dive spot at the end of the dock, near the 3rd crane.
--1 gargoyle - (“Treasure Island of Doom!” quest on Lion Head’s Isle) Dive into the waterfall area. Up the only path, it's near a waterfall before the cave.
--1 silver key - (“Treasure Island of Doom!” quest) Don’t enter the cave, but go to the right of it and vault down.
--1 silver key - (After “Treasure Island of Doom!” quest) Upon returning, reenter Sinkhole Cavern and swim over to the key.
Fairfax Gardens - 2 Keys, 3 Gargoyles
--1 gargoyle - Above the entrance to the big castle/mansion.
--1 silver key - Underneath the steps to the big castle/mansion.
--1 gargoyle - (“Love Hurts” quest) In Lady Grey’s Tomb, enter and descend the steps. Before jumping down, shoot him up-and-right ahead.
--1 silver key - (“Love Hurts” quest) In Lady Grey’s Tomb, after getting the head. Look to the right as you come up some stairs.
--1 gargoyle - (Beat the game and do “Castle Fairfax” quest) Buy Fairfax Castle and he's in the library.
The Gargoyle Trove is directly under the Bowerstone Market bridge in the water. The prizes are:
- 10 Gargoyles (1st Door on Right) = Dog Tricks! The Growl
- 20 Gargoyles (1st Door on Left) = Potion of Life (Health Meter Extension: 50)
- 30 Gargoyles (2nd Door on Right) = Emerald x 3
- 40 Gargoyles (2nd Door on Left) = 10,000 Gold
- 50 Gargoyles (3rd Door on Right) = Ghoul Augment
- Bonus Chest = Rotten Apple
Real reward: Shoot the wall behind the Rotten Apple chest, follow the passage to the next room, open the chest and receive The Rammer. Achievement “The Gargoyle” Unlocked.