Overview
The Helfryn Armor Set is a five-piece Rare leather armor collection in Crimson Desert. Once worn by Gabriel Caliburn, Duke of the Kingdom of Demeniss, the entire set is hidden throughout Demeniss City behind secret walls, attic windows, and breakable barriers. Every piece requires players to discover hidden passages and use traversal skills like Force Palm to access concealed chambers.
The Helfryn set has a distinctive cowboy-inspired aesthetic with very dark brown leather and crimson-trimmed edges. The chest piece notably features a holster with a physical weapon inside, though this is purely cosmetic. All pieces can be collected during free exploration of Demeniss City without needing to complete any specific quests, though entering the city early means guards will attack on sight and certain traversal skills may not yet be available.
Set Pieces and Locations
All five armor pieces and the accompanying Black Sun Shield are found within Demeniss City. Each requires finding a hidden entrance.
Piece | Slot | Location in Demeniss | How to Find |
|---|---|---|---|
Cloak | Northern side of city | Find the building with an openable attic window. Climb up and enter through the window to find a chest inside the attic. | |
Gloves | Vine-covered tower (northeast) | From the cloak building, climb the nearby large tower covered in vines. Find the square wall outline near the top. Cling to the ledge with L2 and press R3 (Force Palm) to push the wall inward, revealing a secret room. | |
Body Armor | Demeniss Bell Tower (south district) | Climb the largest bell tower (the one used for revealing the Demeniss region on the map). Just below the outer balcony, find the gap between two pillars and push the wall inward to reveal a secret room. | |
Footwear | South of main wall | Find the gap in the southern outer wall covered by wooden boards. Destroy the wood and enter the secluded area to find a chest inside. | |
Black Sun Shield | Shield | Near Abyss Nexus | Found inside the city near the Abyss Nexus, in the section below the bridge. |
Detailed Location Guides
Helfryn Leather Cloak (Northern Demeniss)
Travel to the far northern part of Demeniss City. Look for a building with a visible attic window on its upper floor. This building is near the vine-covered tower where you will find the gloves. Climb up to the attic window and interact with it to open it. Drop inside the attic to find a treasure chest containing the Helfryn Leather Cloak.
Helfryn Leather Gloves (Vine-Covered Tower)
From the building where you found the cloak, look for a nearby white tower covered in vines on the northeastern side of the city. Climb the tower using the vines as handholds. Near the top, look for a square wall outline on the vine-covered face. While clinging to the ledge, hold L2 and then press R3 to activate Force Palm. The wall panel rotates inward, swinging you into a hidden chamber. Open the treasure chest inside to claim the Helfryn Leather Gloves.
Helfryn Leather Armor (Bell Tower)
The chest piece is hidden in the largest bell tower in the south district of Demeniss City. This is the same bell tower you can climb to reveal the Demeniss region on your world map. When facing the front of the bell tower, take a left to face the east side and climb to the pillars just before the top. Just below the outer balcony, look for the section between two pillars. Push the wall inward (using Force Palm) to reveal a secret room with the treasure chest. The chest piece has a distinctive feature: a holster with a physical weapon inside, though this is purely cosmetic and does not provide any additional combat benefit.
Helfryn Leather Boots (Southern Wall)
Go to the main entrance gate on the south side of Demeniss City and step outside. Turn right and look along the eastern stretch of the outer castle wall. You will spot a hole patched up with wooden boards. Attack the wooden boards to break them, then crouch to squeeze through the opening. Follow the short passage to find a treasure chest at the end with the Helfryn Leather Boots inside.
Black Sun Shield (Abyss Nexus)
The Black Sun Shield can be found inside the city near the Abyss Nexus, in the section below the bridge. This shield complements the Helfryn set thematically, though it is technically a separate piece of equipment.
Tips
All pieces are found through exploration of Demeniss City. No quests need to be completed to collect them.
Entering Demeniss City early in the game means guards will attack you on sight. You also may not have unlocked Force Palm yet, which is required for the gloves and chest piece. Wait until you have progressed far enough in the main story to access the city peacefully and have all traversal skills.
The Force Palm technique (R3 while clinging to a ledge) is essential for two of the five pieces. Make sure you have this skill before attempting to collect the full set.
The chest piece's built-in holster is cosmetic only. It gives your character a distinctive look but does not affect gameplay.
Start with the cloak in the northern part of the city, then move to the nearby gloves tower. The chest piece in the bell tower and the boots in the southern wall can be collected on the way out.
The Helfryn Necklace is a matching accessory that pairs thematically with the armor set.
Lore
The Helfryn set once belonged to Gabriel Caliburn, who rose to become Duke of the Kingdom of Demeniss. The scattered placement of the armor pieces throughout the city hints that Caliburn may have hidden them deliberately, or that they were dispersed after his reign ended. The dark leather and crimson trim reflect a practical, utilitarian style befitting a duke who understood both the court and the battlefield.