BLACK SOULS II Fairy Tale Locations — All 34 Tales
Every collectible Fairy Tale and Folk Tale in BLACK SOULS II with real acquisition rates, the commonly-missed tier, and the road to the 'Sweet dreams' full-shelf achievement.
Fairy Tales are BLACK SOULS II’s collectible backbone: books scattered through Wonderland, each one a story the game is quoting, subverting or mourning. Collect them, and set them in the Library’s bookshelf for one of the game’s most distinctive achievements — “Sweet dreams” (15.3%).
The complete list
All 34 tracked tales, sorted by how many players have found them. Low percentage = deep, missable, or questline-locked. Live filtering is available in the Item Finder.
| Tale | Achievement | Obtained by |
|---|---|---|
| Rascal | Raccoon | 48.8% |
| Iron Hans | The Weapon of War Awakened | 45.8% |
| The Ugly Duckling | Eternal Peace | 45.4% |
| Wolf and ××× Young Goats | How Many Are There Exactly? | 44.1% |
| The Little Prince | Daaazzzliiiing | 44.1% |
| Knight in Armor | I'm at your command. Meow | 43.1% |
| Boy Who Cried Wolf | THE WOLF HAS COME! | 42.6% |
| Dog of Flanders | Friends, Food！ | 42.4% |
| Adventures of Sinbad | Duel of Bombardment | 42.2% |
| Jeanne d'Arc | Smells Burnt | 42% |
| Musicians of Bremen | Premier Performance | 41.9% |
| Bluebeard | Ahhh, Jeanne d'Arc! | 41.8% |
| Peter Pan | Who's That Guy? | 41.8% |
| Wizard of Oz | Well Then, My Foolish Pupil | 41% |
| Robin Hood | It's a Sin to Be Beautiful | 40.6% |
| The Dog and The Shadow | Only Need to Snatch Everything | 39.8% |
| Saint of Alexandria | Catherine's Smile | 39.8% |
| The King with Donkey Ears | Grand Ovation | 39% |
| Mt Kachi Kachi | This Blaze Will Consume the World! | 38.9% |
| The Gigantic Turnip | But couldn't pull the out | 36.9% |
| Daddy-Long-Legs | Slender Man | 36.7% |
| Black Rabbit of Inaba | Offered Prayers | 36.5% |
| The Fox and The Grapes | Not Afraid of Sour Taste | 36.1% |
| Hansel and Gretel | Land of Sweets | 34.7% |
| Pooh Bear | The Revenge of Toys | 34.6% |
| The Little Match Girl | Warm... | 34.1% |
| Elizabeth Bathory | Forgive Me for What I've Done | 33.6% |
| The Crab and The Monkey | And so, monkeys shall go extinct | 29.7% |
| Pinocchio | What an Awfully Absurd and Crude Stage | 25.4% |
| The Jumper | Now We Know Who Soar the Highest | 23.9% |
| Nightingale | Remade in Glass | 21.8% |
| Goose That Laid Golden Eggs | Feels bad. The yolk is bad. You're bad. | 21.1% |
| The Snow Queen | I will stop being a goOd giiirl! | 11.5% |
| ??? (blank tale) | Blank White Paper | 9.4% |
How the collection actually plays
The easy two-thirds (30%+) sits on or near the main routes — Rascal, Iron Hans, The Ugly Duckling, the Wolf and the Young Goats, The Little Prince and their tier are picked up by simply exploring as you go. If a tale in this band is missing from your list, re-walk the corresponding story area.
The commonly-missed middle (20–30%) hides behind optional fights and side rooms: The Crab and The Monkey (29.7%), Pinocchio (25.4% — collect it while you’re in the Whale Beast’s territory), The Jumper (23.9%), Nightingale (21.8%), Goose That Laid Golden Eggs (21.1%).
The rare tail (under 20%) is questline country:
- The Snow Queen (11.5%) — bound to Gerda and Kai’s storyline, which has failure states (their thread also produces the “The Snow Girl” event at 14.1%). If Gerda dies or Kai is killed, expect this tale to wait for another cycle.
- The blank tale (9.4%) — “[ ]”, the rarest collectible in the game. Deliberately unexplained; treat it as endgame content on a knowledge-complete cycle.
The three Folk Tales — Jeanne d’Arc (42%), Saint of Alexandria (39.8%), Elizabeth Bathory (33.6%) — form their own mini-set: the series’ recurring historical women, carried over from the first game’s boss roster into the sequel’s library. They’re notably more common than the rare Fairy Tales; if you fought these women in BLACK SOULS, their books find you.
The shelf
Setting the fairy tales into the Library’s bookshelf triggers “Sweet dreams” — at 15.3%, rarer than two of the game’s endings. The gap between individual tale rates and the shelf rate is pure attrition: most players finish cycles without ever returning to the Library. Make the shelf a ritual — every time you pass, set what you carry.
Related pages
- Complete Walkthrough — tales flagged phase by phase
- Missables Guide — the questlines that lock tales
- Item Finder — filter all 34 tales by rarity
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Fairy Tales are in BLACK SOULS II?
34 tracked collectible tales: 31 Fairy Tales and 3 Folk Tales (Jeanne d'Arc, Saint of Alexandria, Elizabeth Bathory). Setting the fairy tales in the Library's bookshelf unlocks 'Sweet dreams' (15.3%).
What is the rarest Fairy Tale in BLACK SOULS II?
The blank tale — 'Blank White Paper', obtained by only 9.4% of players — followed by The Snow Queen at 11.5%, which is tied to Gerda and Kai's failable storyline.
Are Fairy Tales missable?
Within a cycle, several are — especially those tied to questlines that can fail (The Snow Queen) or areas you can leave behind. New Game+ cycles let you complete the collection.