The Crossroads

Useful Pages:
Nocturnal Arms, their Aspects & Upgrades
All the Boons
Hades II Guides

Game Mechanics:
Incantations
Arcana Cards
Keepsakes
Items List

The Crossroads serves as the main hub between runs in Hades II. Settled between the realms of the Underworld and the Surface, it houses all shades and denizens displaced by the takeover by the titan Chronos, including Melinoë.

Codex Entry[edit | edit source]

You belong in the House of Hades. But instead, you are here. Unseen, with scant few others, amid paths that can take you any which way.

Choose carefully where you go from here.

Points of Interest[edit | edit source]

Main Hub[edit | edit source]

Melinoë's Tent[edit | edit source]

At the conclusion of every run, Melinoë returns to the Crossroads.

She spawns in her summoning circle in the depths of her tent. Closer inspection shows the flat slab of stone covered in runes and inscriptions, with phases of the moon and several items (slices of a pomegranate, a couple of obols and a darkness crystal) situated around the circle.

At the spawn point, she can interact with her pet companion Frinos behind her.

Inside her tent, an unfinished family portrait can be viewed in the top corner, while Dora will sometimes be present for conversation interactions, including gifting Nectar, Bath Salts, or Ambrosia.

Witch's Cauldron[edit | edit source]

At the center of the Crossroads in front of Hecate is a Witch's Cauldron. Using gathered reagents in her travels, Melinoë can utilize them performing the Incantations in the cauldron to unlock new rooms, summon new allies, or discover new powers to aid in her future journeys. Among them include the Fated List of Minor Prophecies.

Wretched Broker[edit | edit source]

Wretched Broker is a trader, that can be unlocked via Incantations. He offers variety goods in exchange for Bones. Also he runs the Pawn Shop, where you can sell extra reagents for Bones.

Odysseus' Station[edit | edit source]

A table between the Witch's Cauldron and the exit to the Training Grounds, not far from the Resources Garden, where the Veteran Tactian Odysseus' is stationed.

The table is covered in maps, which can also be found in vases surrounding the place.

Odysseus can more often than not be found there. He also often walks to watch the Garden.

Nemesis' Station[edit | edit source]

A small clearing overlooking the entrance to the main hub of the Crossroads where Nemesis is stationed as a guard.

Resource Garden[edit | edit source]

A small patch of land not far from the exit to the Training Grounds, where Melinoё can plant the seeds she finds in her runs and grow them into useful reagents.

While she is out, Odysseus looks after the place.

Hades' Fountain[edit | edit source]

Situated not far from the Resource Garden, just over a small stream, lies the Fountain of Hades.

There Melinoё can reminisce about her Father.

Hotsprings[edit | edit source]

An area located in the depths of the main hub, where Melinoё may spend some time with her companions, resting and cleansing.

The place can be entered at will, but interacting with the Hotsprings themselves requires using Bath Salts with a companion to trigger an appropriate event.

Tavern[edit | edit source]

An area located on the banks of Cocytus, where shades mingle. Once in a while you can find Odysseus resting sprawled over a bench and a table there.

The Archivist[edit | edit source]

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The Records Keeper[edit | edit source]

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The Music Maker[edit | edit source]

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Fishing Pier[edit | edit source]

A pier to the far end of the main hub area. Originally closed due to the flooding, it can be reopened later in game. It serves as another place of rest for Melinoё, where she can bond with her companions.

The area can be entered freely once opened, but to fish you need to use the Twin Lures with a companion to trigger an appropriate event.

Glade[edit | edit source]

A small glade located between the Tavern and the Pier, basked in the gentle glow of moonlight, where Artemis can be found in her visits. It is decorated with a single statue of a deer.

When Artemis is present, Melinoё can interact with her and join in to sing. Sometimes when Melinoё enters the glade and Artemis is not present, she hums the song by herself.

Fated List of Minor Prophecies[edit | edit source]

A familiar list of minor prophecies hand-delivered to the Crossroads by Moros. It is situated on its post right outside of Melinoё's tent.

Moros' Station[edit | edit source]

Doom Incarnate rarely strays far away from the Fated List, preferring to stand guard over it.

With cosmetic upgrades from Dora, Melinoё can spruce the place up to give him comfortable sitting, but he is yet to use it.

Eris' Corner[edit | edit source]

Located right near the Pier, Eris stands in her own little corner whenever she visits. There are no lights shining for her, but with cosmetic upgrades from Dora, Melinoё can add warning signs pointing to her.

Training Grounds[edit | edit source]

Training Grounds is the area where Melinoë prepares for the next run. This is the place where she can select her Nocturnal Arms, select and upgrade Arcana Cards, Tools, select the Keepsakes, adjust your Fear using the Oath of the Unseen, and finally pick whether you will head towards Tartarus or Mount Olympus. (Mount Olympus is initially locked. A specific Incantation is needed to unlock it.)