Welcome to the Dolls Nest Beginner Guide wiki to NPC questlines in Dolls Nest. This guide avoids heavy spoilers where possible but will mention key characters, locations, and outcomes that may slightly affect your first experience.
If you’re just starting out, use this Dolls Nest Beginner Guide to understand who you might encounter, what choices to consider, and how to avoid missing out on important items or allies. No prior NG+ experience required—this is written with fresh players in mind.
Dolls Nest Beginner Guide – NPC Questline, Bosses, Endings
Yoyo, the Collector
Yoyo is found near the first locked red gate in Central Cavern, just after you go through the long pipe section. She’s trapped in a small room—you can interact with her and give her a supplement when prompted. Once you do, she thanks you and relocates to the Decayed Broodchamber, becoming a vendor.
She’s tied to at least one separate quest, so do not kill Yoyo. At her new spot, she talks about the area’s residents and sells useful items.
Hati, the Pilgrim
Hati’s quest spans multiple areas and requires more than one playthrough to fully complete.
First met in Central Cavern near the big open chamber before the first boss. Talk to her to receive an item.
She moves to Accumulation Zone, right outside the first boss elevator. Speak with her again for another item.
Next, she shows up in Great Forest, behind a shortcut door near the highway with the machine gun enemy. Defeat the enemy or the area boss, then talk to her again.
Hati’s next location is Water Treatment Levels, outside the hallway shortcut to the large open area. Exhaust her dialogue and reload.
Now inside the shortcut hallway, she’s been branded a heretic. At this point, you choose her fate:
Route A (Good Ending):
Go to the Unknown Ruins (back of the open area), unlock the shortcut, and reload. Talk to Hati and tell her about the ruins—she’ll move there. You’ll eventually get Caladbolg.
Route B (Bad Ending):
Stay silent, then go to the Fault and inform Silas (in the chapel) about Hati. Silas will ask you to bring her in. Hati ends up crucified, and her FOLS frame is left behind.
Killing Hati at any point drops the Dainsleif rear arm.
Gilli-Vell, the Wanderer
Another quest that spans NG+ runs.
Found in Accumulation Zone, near a locked shortcut if you backtrack from the spawn point. She’ll tell you to leave but keep talking.
Later, she’s in Forbidden Domain, inside a wall-level room near the tree.
Tip: There’s a cracked wall in this area. Use the ballista enemy’s shots to break it, or just hit it with a melee weapon if the enemy is dead. Behind it is an important message for the quest.
Then she goes to Divine Tomb of Wisdom, in a hut below the tree ramp. Speak and reload. She’ll move up to the tree.
At this point, two outcomes:
Route A (Good Ending):
If you found the message from the breakable wall and give it to her, she moves to Decayed Broodchamber and becomes a vendor selling rare Frame parts and arms.
Route B (Bad Ending):
If you don’t give her the message, she moves to Central Cavern and stares into the abyss. Reload and she will have committed suicide. She leaves behind two weapons (TBD).
Yashica & Mushica, the Mechsmith Twins
This is a smaller questline. Completing it rewards you with the Type 00 MNK Sabi.
Credit goes to Trenody Cain’s guide for pointing this one out. More steps may be added soon.
Aja, the Travelling Merchant
Aja is found in Great Forest, right after the highway machine gun section. Turn right and head downward.
If you don’t kill Yodo before beating the area boss, Aja will be found dead. It’s unknown if she has a full questline.
Killing Yodo prevents completing Vorg’s questline.
Yodo, the Investigator
Yodo is just below Aja’s location in Great Forest. Talk and exhaust her dialogue.
After defeating the boss, return and find Aja dead. Yodo’s next step is tied to Vorg’s progression.
She appears again in The Bridge (near hallway marked 02). Ask about her sister Vorg, then head through the gate nearby. You’ll find Vorg and Yodo’s body. Yodo’s weapon AR T18A1 DRANGRA is there.
Killing Yodo drops her frame. Her fate may change if Vorg’s quest is skipped.
Vorg, the Fallen Soldier
Found in Great Forest, hiding in a structure above the highway section.
Give her Bionic Parts 8, 9, and 10 (reload after each one). Once fully repaired, she moves to Arboreal Nest.
If not repaired, she’s killed by Yodo.
Once Yodo learns of Vorg’s location, you’ll find both of their corpses. Vorg leaves behind the DRAG frame and the Fremzy Battle Rifle + MVG033.
You can get Vorg’s weapons early by repairing her and killing her before she moves.
Calrad, the Coward
Found in Arboreal Nest, near a shortcut door/elevator.
If Yodo is alive, Calrad is killed after you meet her once. She drops the Calrog frame.
Killing her earlier gives the SMG T12A2 VADT. No known full questline yet.
Silas, the Believer
Located in Fault, inside a chapel.
After Hati is marked a heretic, you can inform Silas. She’ll have Hati crucified and turn her into a new queen nymph.
Rewards:
- Graphite Husk
- Palladium Husk (after exhausting and reloading dialogue)
- Silas stays as a vendor.
- Talking Automaton Head
You’ll meet it right after taking the Central Cavern elevator to The Depths. It asks for a body—three are scattered across the map:
Water Treatment Levels: After red barrier is removed, go left. Reward: Ruklof Discharge MG
Accumulation Zone: Left from fairy teleporters. Reward: TBD
Great Forest: Top level of the crumbling building near the nymph arena. Reward: SG T34A1 TOZ
After choosing a body, it moves to Accumulation Zone ramp. Later, it moves to Forbidden Domain, asking for a power core:
Buy Small Power Reactor from Yoyo
Or find Contaminated Reactor in Forbidden Domain
If you give it the contaminated one, it rewards you with a unique, restorable DP item.
Shara, the Talking Tree
Found after the Unknown Frame boss in The Depths. Give her Pearls for rewards:
- 5: Bionic Parts 1
- 10: Bionic Parts 4
- 15: Bionic Parts 8
- 20: Palladium Husk
- 25: Graphite Husk
- 30: xxx RAM Compress Gun
Reload area to claim rewards.
Eden & Sheol, the Divine Child
Located beyond the Water Treatment Levels boss.
Eden gives you the Ethereal Vestige and tells you to leave. Sheol sleeps silently.
After reloading, Eden is gone and her frame appears near Sheol. Unsure what triggers this change—still being tested.