Dream Nail Locations

List of corpses and statues that can be Dream Nailed, and characters which have only Dream Nail dialogue.

For all other Dream Nail dialogue, see the individual enemy or NPC pages

This kingdom is full of old memories, both beautiful and grotesque. Seek them out, reveal them, and gather Essence.

Table of Contents

The Abyss • Ancient Basin • City of Tears • Colosseum of Fools • Crystal Peak • Deepnest • Dirtmouth • Fog Canyon • Forgotten Crossroads • Forgotten Crossroads-Resting Grounds Tram • Fungal Wastes • Godhome • Greenpath • Howling Cliffs • Kingdom's Edge • Queen's Gardens • Resting Grounds • Royal Waterways • White Palace

The Abyss

Corpse/NPC/Statue

Description and dialogue

Location

The faces in the background of the room where Abyss Shriek is acquired:

"...Our voices... will cry out... again..."

The lighthouse keeper's corpse in the Lighthouse:

"...Turn it off?... Cannot...

My King. I'm sorry... The sea calls..."

The Shade Beast after the Awoken Dream Nail is obtained:

"...Void... Power... Without unity..."

After Void Heart has been acquired:

"...Lord of Shades..."

Ancient Basin

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Royal Retainer next to the fountain: "...Missing monarch, we need you now..."
	The corpse of a Royal Retainer next to the fountain: "...Return to us..."
	The corpse of a Royal Retainer holding a Simple Key: "...Mine..."

Palace Grounds

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpses of Royal Retainers near the entrance to Hidden Station: "...Where have you gone?.. Dear King..."

City of Tears

Pleasure House

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A corpse in the Pleasure House kitchen: "...Tastes... Wrong..."
	A corpse in the Pleasure House kitchen: "...Hungry..."
	A corpse on the left side of the lift shaft: "...Marissa..."
	A corpse at the bottom of the lift shaft holding a Wanderer's Journal: "...Hide..."

Watcher's Spire

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A corpse near the lift leading to Lurien the Watcher: "...Master... Too tired..."
	A corpse near the lift leading to Lurien the Watcher: "...Cannot watch... Longer..."

Colosseum of Fools

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Shielded Fool near the Bench: "...Are we all Fools?.."
	A Sturdy Fool in the Hot Spring: "...Why does it disturb me?.."

Crystal Peak

Corpse/NPC/Statue

Description and dialogue

Location

A Husk Hornhead corpse near a Pale King shrine containing a King's Idol:

"...My King..."

A corpse near a Pale King shrine containing a King's Idol:

"...Saviour..."

A mining golem holding Crystal Heart:

"DIG...DIG...CRUSH...DIG...LIFT...DIG...LIFT...DIG...
CRUSH...OBEY...DIG...LIFT...CRUSH...DROP...
DROP...DIG...LIFT...DIG...CRUSH...OBEY...DIG...

DIG...DIG...LIFT...FOLLOW...OBEY...FOLLOW...OBEY...
CRUSH...CRUSH...OBEY...CRUSH...OBEY...CRUSH...
CRUSH...CRUSH...CRUSH...CRUSH...CRUSH...CRUSH..."

Hallownest's Crown

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A statue of the Radiance: "...Remember... Light..."

Crystallised Mound

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Snail Shaman trapped in crystal: "...Free...me..."

Deepnest

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Midwife: "...Happy... teeth?.."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Missed you..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...How?..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nosk: "...No..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...My face..."
	A corpse near Nosk: "...Wrong..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nosk: "...You were dead?..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Don't run..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Brother..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Come back..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Dearest..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nosk: "...How?..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Nosk: "...Like me..."

Distant Village

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A pile of corpses in the left cocoon building: "...Not friends..."
	A corpse in the left cocoon building: "...They lied..."

Beast's Den

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Leaping Husk near a Hallownest Seal: "...Rest..."

Failed Tramway

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A corpse near the Bench: "...My King. I'm sorry..."
	A corpse near the Bench: "...It couldn't be built..."
	A corpse near the Bench: "...this nest rejects us..."

Weavers' Den

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Weaver: "...Herrah..."
	The corpse of a Weaver: "...For protection..."
	The corpse of a Weaver: "...Princess..."
	The corpse of a Weaver: "...For bargain made..."

Dirtmouth

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The left Grimmsteed after the Grimm Troupe is summoned: "The roads between are dark and long, but the Master's light will always guide us."
	The right Grimmsteed: "A new land. Different from the last. How many more will we see?"

Fog Canyon

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A corpse near a Hallownest Seal: "...Lost..."
	A corpse near a Hallownest Seal: "...Lost..."
	The corpse of a Husk Guard: "...Tired..."
	The corpse of a Husk Guard: "...Drained..."

Overgrown Mound

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Snail Shaman: "...Hear...me..."

Forgotten Crossroads

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Leaping Husk corpse in a tunnel leading to the Dirtmouth well: "...Home..."
	A giant Aspid Mother corpse holding the Glowing Womb charm: "...Breed..."
	The corpse of a Husk Guard in the Infected Crossroads: "...So bright..."
	Two Colosseum of Fools audience bugs in the Hot Spring after Mantis Claw has been acquired: "Another weak one. I'd suggest it try its nail within the colosseum, though it'd no doubt be squashed in an instant."
	The weapon of False Knight after its defeat: "Free at last!"

Forgotten Crossroads-Resting Grounds Tram

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Leaping Husk: "...So tired..."
	The corpse of a Wandering Husk: "...Respect... Must... Pay..."

Fungal Wastes

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Leaping Husk corpse holding a Wanderer's Journal: "...I'm sorry..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Leg Eater: "...Geo..."
	A Wandering Husk corpse near Leg Eater: "...Geo..."
	The corpse functioning as a Bench in Leg Eater's room: "...Why?..."
	Statue of the Dashmaster: "...Dash faster... Dash further... Dash forever..."
	The corpse of a Husk Sentry near the end of the Pilgrim's Way: "...Protect..."

Queen's Station

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A corpse above Willoh near a Hallownest Seal: "...Please... Not food..."

Fungal Core

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a giant Fungal creature: "Pale Wyrm...What good to foresee a demise unavoidable?"

Godhome

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	Two Godseekers near the entrance in Godhome atrium: "...Our mind a sea..." "Seeker of gods..." "...Attune..." "...A bridge..." "Seek... power..."
	Two Godseekers in Godhome atrium near the lower Bench: "...Our mind a sea..." "Seeker of gods..." "...Attune..." "...A bridge..." "Seek... power..."
	A Godseeker near the water in Godhome atrium: "...Our mind a sea..."
	Two Godseekers near the Hall of Gods: "...Our mind a sea..." "Seeker of gods..." "...Attune..." "...A bridge..." "Seek... power..."
	The corpse of Tiso in the Pantheon of Hallownest: "...Why?..."

Greenpath

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Leaping Husk near the Stag Station holding a Wanderer's Journal: "...Trapped..."
	A corpse holding a Hallownest Seal: "...Trapped..."
	A corpse near the entrance to Fog Canyon: "...Tired..."
	The corpse of a Husk Hornhead: "...Lost..."
	A corpse near Fog Canyon holding a Wanderer's Journal: "...The fog..."

Howling Cliffs

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	A Leaping Husk corpse near Nailmaster Mato: "...Strong..."
	A corpse in the far west of the Howling Cliffs: "...No king... No mind... Release..."
	The corpse of a large bug used to summon the Grimm Troupe, after Nightmare King Grimm is defeated: "Master... my role.... apart from you... apart from kin. It pains me so."

Kingdom's Edge

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Leaping Husk near a King's Idol: "..My King..."
	The corpse of a Shielded Fool: "...I was a champion... I won't die here..."
	The corpse of a Winged Fool: "...Fools..."
	The corpse of a Shielded Fool: "...Champion?..."
	The corpse of a Winged Fool: "...Can't...Lose?..."
	The corpse of a Sturdy Fool: "...Fools.."
	The corpse of Tiso: "...Why?.."
	A training dummy near Nailmaster Oro: "...Stronger... Brothers..."
	The Ancient Nailsmith behind Quick Slash: "...Pure..."
	A Leaping Husk corpse next to the Bench near the Cast-Off Shell: "...This ash... trapped..."

Queen's Gardens

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of a Leaping Husk holding a Hallownest Seal: "...Lost..."
	The corpse of Dryya outside the White Lady's room: "Protect..."
	The corpse holding the Love Key: "Too long... spent together. We become as one..."
	The corpse of the Moss Prophet after a Dreamer has been killed or Monarch Wings acquired: "...Blazing...Bright..."
	The corpse of a Mossy Vagabond after a Dreamer has been killed or Monarch Wings acquired: "...Bright...."
	The corpse of a Mossy Vagabond after a Dreamer has been killed or Monarch Wings acquired: "....Light...."
	The corpse of a Mossy Vagabond after a Dreamer has been killed or Monarch Wings acquired: "....Light...."

Resting Grounds

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The statue holding Dreamshield: "Protect yourself... You are our last..."
	A corpse in the Crypts with a Wanderer's Journal next to it: "...So... dark..."
	The tomb of a Snail Shaman containing Soul Eater: "...Let me rest..."

Royal Waterways

Corpse/NPC/Statue	Description and dialogue	Location
	The corpse of Tuk in Steel Soul Mode: "...Help me... Find..."
	The corpse of a Royal Retainer below the broken bridge holding a Wanderer's Journal: "...the madness spreads..."