As you explore the Storybook Vale inDisney Dreamlight Valley, you’ll encounter a variety of trials and obstacles in your path. Each one offers the opportunity for growth and exploration within pockets of space in the village. Based on your favorite fairy tales and legends, these trials must be completed to reach the Mistress of all Evil.

The Fallen Fortress features tales of knights and ferocious monsters that they faced. We’ll show you how to solve the puzzle and heal the corruption within the Fairy Tale Trial so you can get one step closer to confronting Maleficent in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

The avatar facing a locked door with two suits of armor.

How To Enter The Fallen Fortress Fairy Tale Trial

To enter the Fairy Tale Fortress, you’ll need tospend 5,000 Storybook Magicto open the way, thencomplete the Fallen Fortress quest. Inside, you’ll find a locked door and two suits of armor facing in different directions.

Interact with them so that theyboth face outwardand the door will open. Head inside and make your waydown the stairsto find three more suits of armor facing each other. Each one ismissing a key element, and you’ll need to find them to solve the puzzle.

There’s a path blocked by bubbly mushrooms off to the side, which is inaccessible until you progress further.

If you get lost or need some guidance, talk to Flynn for a hint!

Where To Find The Knight’s Helmet

One knight ismissing a helmet, and you’ll need to get to it. Head into theeastern wing of the castleto find a winding hallway and a well in the center. Use your royal tools to circle around it and descend a staircase.

The door to the well is locked, soenter the next open roomand use yourRoyal Net on the spinning wheelto unlock it. Enter the room with the well anduse your Royal Fishing Rod to retrieve the Knight’s Helmfrom the golden orange bubbles.

Where To Find The Knight’s Shield

To thewest of the main chamber, use your Royal Net toopen a door into a chamber full of armor. There are five along the walls on each side, and one at the front and back, butnot all of them face the same direction.

Interact with the armor to ensureeach one faces the center of the roomto unlock thesecret passage at the backof the chamber. Open the treasure chest here toretrieve the Knight’s Shieldfor the main room.

Where To Find The Knight’s Flag

To get the final piece of the puzzle solution,clear away the inkieson the western side of the main chamber. Use your Royal Pickaxe tobreak the petrified stone and woodin front of the short staircase, the ascend toretrieve the Knight’s Flag.

With the final piece in your inventory, return to the main chamber andgive each of the knights their missing equipment. Then, interact with each of them toturn them around so they can face their enemies!

Thedoor at the back of the chamberwill open, allowing you tofind the source of corruptionwithin the trial and purify it. You’ll beone step closer to facing Maleficent, and Flynn will be ready to help every step of the way.