SCROOMS NPC Locations
Find Leo, Halden, Fenna, Pell, Iblis, and the other quest givers that unlock instruments and zones.
SCROOMS progression is NPC-gated as much as it is Resonance-gated. Miss Halden and you never get the Ocarina. Miss Fenna and Forest Spirit’s Lyre stays locked. Miss Pell or Iblis and Deepchord / Magus’ Requiem never appear. This page is a landmark map of the cast you will search for most, with links to full how-tos. For zone geography see Areas; for controls see Controls.
Landmarks can shift slightly after patches. Use quest markers, campfires, waterfalls, and vendor stalls as visual anchors, then confirm the live nameplate.
Songkeeper’s Grove — day-one cast
Leo
Where: Near spawn in Songkeeper’s Grove. Role: Mentor. Hands you the Wooden Lute and the Getting Started quest. Next: Sell, buy Tamer’s Guitar, return, then he points you to Halden. Guide: Getting Started
Julian / Jane
Where: Wooden merchant stall near the Grove hub. Role: Buy Scrooms for Chimes; sell early instruments (Tamer’s Guitar, Tambourine, Violin). Tip: Jane appears as an alternate / companion vendor label in some builds — same stall economy. Never sell quest-held Scrooms here. Guide: Make Chimes Fast
Halden
Where: Campfire with red tents / wooden log seat deeper in the Grove — Leo’s uncle. Role: The Next Step (five Weathered Statues → Ocarina), later Tamer in Training / Songtreads gate. Guide: How to Get the Ocarina, How to Get Songtreads
Songwalker Shax
Where: Cliff / Grove Lift edge areas. Role: Race for Songtreads after Halden’s level gate. Declines low-level challenges. Guide: Songtreads
Elanor (Eleanor)
Where: Cottage garden in the Grove. Role: Florist line toward Floral Flute. Often paired with Oswald’s Bloomcall melody teaching. Tip: Spelling varies in community posts; in-game nameplate wins.
Oswald
Where: Resting by a stump / lumber area in the Grove. Role: Teaches flower / Bloomcall melody used for Heart of Thorns. Guide: Needed before Forest Spirit’s Lyre
Fenna
Where: Beneath / behind the Grove waterfall. Role: Mantle of the Songkeeper → Koroom, Eternal Rose, offering → Forest Spirit’s Lyre. Guide: Forest Spirit’s Lyre
Side Grove faces
Cal, Beekeeper Jones, Luca, and similar neighbors hand small catch-and-deliver quests (Gloombell, Funglebee, Faebud-style asks). Clear them while statue hunting so XP and Index rows climb together — Level Up Fast.
Bluestone Caverns
Pell
Where: Deeper Bluestone Caverns near the memory-machine / Answer the Machine puzzle cluster. Role: Quest chain that unlocks the Deepchord purchase (about 16,000 Chimes). Why it matters: Deepchord enables serious Runic farming and mid Resonance coverage. Guides: Instruments, Tier List
Marina, Toma, Marnie (and peers)
Cavern side quests ask for held species such as Fungstone or Malignyte. Complete them while banking for Deepchord; do not vendor the turn-in copy.
Sorin’s Respite
Ilya, Yumi, Ico, Sorin
Where: Garden and trial spaces inside Sorin’s Respite after the dynamite-wall unlock. Roles: Four notes (Ilya), Kitsura request (Yumi), Petaldrake + trial handoff (Ico), regional trial framing (Sorin). Reward path: Sorin’s Last Verse purchase after the chain. Guide: Sorin’s Last Verse
Sanctum Magus
Iblis
Where: Inside Sanctum Magus (sigil-door / Song of Passage entry in community routes). Role: The Magus’ Requiem — Runic Sigilith, Inkling, Occulot, Deep Halls keys, piano recovery → Magus’ Requiem. Guide: Magus’ Requiem
Other Sanctum faces
Vendors for Runed Horn / Soaring Tone, plus NPCs such as Targon or Meruem with species comparison or proof catches. Save Runic copies for Iblis first.
Tall Trees / Crescendo / services
Tall Trees quest givers (Bellaume / Aube-style lines in community notes) gate Crooked Chime and prestige boards. Vaso (tavern spins) and Rook’s Cart daily shop appear in Grove / hub loops after the Crescendo Valley systems. Treat them as service NPCs for dailies, not story mentors.
Quick lookup table
| NPC | Region | Key unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Leo | Grove | Wooden Lute |
| Julian / Jane | Grove | Chimes / early shop |
| Halden | Grove | Ocarina, Songtreads gate |
| Shax | Grove | Songtreads race |
| Elanor | Grove | Floral Flute |
| Fenna | Grove | Forest Spirit’s Lyre |
| Pell | Bluestone | Deepchord path |
| Ilya / Yumi / Ico | Sorin’s Respite | Last Verse chain |
| Iblis | Sanctum Magus | Magus’ Requiem |
Tips that save time
- Press E for Talk / Pay Respects when the prompt appears — Controls.
- Open Index on hotbar 3 to confirm which region’s cards you still need before asking an NPC for the next trial.
- After Ivory Plains or other patches, re-walk waterfall, campfire, and stall landmarks before assuming an NPC moved permanently.
- Prefer in-game nameplates over third-party spelling when searching Discord help channels.
Related pages
Use this page as a phone-book, then open the linked guide for the full quest script. When a nameplate and this table disagree after a patch, trust the nameplate and the live Quest Log.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common SCROOMS questions.
Where is Halden in SCROOMS?
By the Grove campfire with tents, sitting on a log seat. He gives the Ocarina statue quest and later Songtreads gating.
Where is Fenna?
Near the Songkeeper's Grove waterfall. She runs Mantle of the Songkeeper for Forest Spirit's Lyre.
Who sells Scrooms for Chimes?
Julian (and Jane in some builds) at the wooden Grove stall. They also sell early instruments.
Which NPC unlocks Magus' Requiem?
Iblis in Sanctum Magus. Bring the Runic trio and finish the Deep Halls piano recovery.
Where do I find Pell for Deepchord?
Deeper in Bluestone Caverns near the memory-machine quest cluster. Finish his chain, then buy Deepchord.