The Inner Quarters is a location in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. Initially accessed via the Dance Hall nearby, as well as the Castle Corridor and the Top Floor, the Inner Quarters consists of narrow stairways and long corridors.

Description

Vases and other sorts of porcelain paraphernalia dot almost every room of the Inner Quarters. Curtains fall from top to bottom, often accompanying French windows which reveal much of the outer areas of the castle. Mirrors are commonplace in the hallways, as well as doors with peacock statues set above them, although they are inaccessible. Interestingly, of note of the Inner Quarters' quaint atmosphere is its influence of both French and Victorian architectures. As with most other locations in the castle, the Inner Quarters has its own Warp Room.

Not much information is focused on the Inner Quarters canon-wise other than Soma accessing it via the Dance Hall and acquiring the Undine soul, which allows him to walk on water surfaces. Having acquired the said soul, Soma exits the Inner Quarters and moves on to the Floating Garden.

Enemy Data

The Inner Quarters is unique in a sense that most enemies encountered here are female. Also, the Inner Quarters boasts the most number of "exclusive" enemies which can only be found in this area and nowhere else.

Enemy Data: Inner Quarters
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	37. Persephone (Proserpina) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A demon maid that served a noble master.	Weak: Sword, Poison HP: 150 MP: 96 Experience: 55 Atk: 23 Defense: 25	Common Drop: Scarf Rare Drop: Strawberry Soul: Magic Vacuum	Inner Quarters
	18. Durga (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A monster that feasts on the flesh of its victims.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Sword, Poison, Stone HP: 34 MP: 80 Experience: 15 Atk: 17 Defense: 5	Common Drop: Gym Clothes Rare Drop: Coffee Soul: Penetrator	Chapel, Study, Dance Hall, Inner Quarters
	39. Nemesis (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	An angel who hunts and slaughters man-beasts.	HP: 170 MP: 10 Experience: 75 Atk: 28 Defense: 10	Soul: Invisibility	Dance Hall, Inner Quarters
	41. Chronomage (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	Rabbit that uses a clock to stop time. Strict in regards to tardiness.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Holy HP: 80 MP: 100 Experience: 30 Atk: 30 Defense: 0 Timestop: Unaffected	Common Drop: Pudding Soul: Time Stop	Inner Quarters	Abilities: Attack freezes time.
	60. Lightning Doll (Thunder Doll) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A doll possessed by the spirit of an electrocuted prisoner.	Resist: Thunder Weak: Flame, Stone HP: 170 MP: 10 Experience: 130 Atk: 32 Defense: 28	Soul: Plasma Blast	Inner Quarters, Clock Tower
	50. Imp (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A tiny demon who loves mischief.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Holy, Stone HP: 52 MP: 999 Experience: 60 Atk: 29 Defense: 20	Common Drop: Mind Up Soul: Imp Familiar	Inner Quarters, Floating Garden, Underground Reservoir	Abilities: Can make Soma only attack for a period of time.
	73. Arc Demon (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	Uses the powers of darkness to wreak havoc upon the world.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Holy HP: 500 MP: 2,000 Experience: 400 Atk: 46 Defense: 35 Timestop: Unaffected	Rare Drop: High Mind Up Soul: Magic Back	Inner Quarters (past Chronomage), Underground Reservoir, The Arena
	43. Witch (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	She is so thrilled to have become a witch.	Resist: Flame Weak: Sword, Poison, Stone HP: 180 MP: 4,000 Experience: 75 Atk: 25 Defense: 20	Common Drop: Melon Rare Drop: Gabolg Soul: Witch	Inner Quarters
	42. Valkyrie (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A female warrior with a pretty face and a wicked heart.	Resist: Holy Weak: Sword, Darkness, Poison, Curse HP: 55 MP: 999 Experience: 80 Atk: 28 Defense: 25	Common Drop: Partizan Rare Drop: Iron Plate Soul: Demon Cleaving Holy Sword	Inner Quarters, Clock Tower
	53. Disc Armor (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	An armored soldier possessing spinning razor-sharp discs.	Weak: Thunder, Stone HP: 240 MP: 120 Experience: 150 Atk: 35 Defense: 25	Common Drop: Iron Plate Soul: Death Saucer	Inner Quarters, Floating Garden, Clock Tower, Underground Reservoir
	44. Curly (Kali) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A demon that uses all four of its arms to smash things.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Sword, Poison, Stone HP: 90 MP: 80 Experience: 67 Atk: 26 Defense: 15	Common Drop: Skull Necklace Rare Drop: Flame Necklace Soul: Curly Form	Inner Quarters
	40. Kyoma Demon (Kyouma) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	This demon leaps out from mirrors and attacks his prey.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Holy HP: 220 MP: 999 Experience: 60 Atk: 30 Defense: 10 Timestop: Unaffected	Soul: Mirror World	Inner Quarters
	38. Lilith (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	Sucks away your soul as you dream. Appears as a beautiful woman.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Sword HP: 220 MP: 999 Experience: 60 Atk: 30 Defense: 30 Timestop: Unaffected	Common Drop: Pendant Soul: Wisdom of Abstinence	Inner Quarters, The Arena
	23. Student Witch (Witch Apprentice) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A witch-in-training. Can sometimes land her broomstick without crashing.	Weak: Sword, Poison, Stone HP: 80 MP: 999 Experience: 28 Atk: 15 Defense: 10	Common Drop: Mind Up Rare Drop: Cream Soda Soul: Cat's Run	Study, Inner Quarters
	32. Killer Doll (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	A figurine possessed by the spirit of a mass murderer.	Weak: Flame, Stone HP: 110 MP: 10 Experience: 40 Atk: 23 Defense: 16	Soul: Doll Decoy	Castle Corridor, Dance Hall, Inner Quarters
Boss
	107. Headhunter (Collector) - Aria of Sorrow				[edit]
	This demon collects the severed heads of his victims.	Resist: Darkness Weak: Sword HP: 700 MP: 800 Experience: 3,000 Atk: 30 Defense: 40 Timestop: Unaffected	Soul: Soul Flare	Inner Quarters (as a boss)

Item Data

Item Data: Inner Quarters
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Ancient Book 2 (Ancient Text 2) - Aria of Sorrow   Book - Soma				[edit]
	The second spirit is the King of Bats.		Sell: (cannot be sold)	Find: Inner Quarters (Galamoth's soul required to pass an obstacle or use Chronomage's soul to bypass it without Galamoth)
	Dainslef (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow   Weapon - Soma				[edit]
	Ultimate magical sword.	Attrib: Sword, Darkness	ATK +96, CON -2, INT -2 (...) Sell: $15,000	Find: Inner Quarters (Galamoth's soul required to pass obstacle)
	High Mind Up (Mind High Up) - Aria of Sorrow   Magical Item - Soma				[edit]
	Restores 50% of your MP.		MP +50% Sell: $400	Buy: $1,000 Find: Hammer's shop, Inner Quarters Rare Drop: Devil, Arc Demon
	Hrunting (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow   Weapon - Soma				[edit]
	Poison-secreting sword	Attrib: Sword, Poison	ATK +30 Sell: $3,000	Find: Inner Quarters
	Mind Up (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow   Magical Item - Soma				[edit]
	Restores 20% of your MP.		MP +20% Sell: $75	Buy: $150 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Student Witch, Imp Rare Drop: Bone Pillar, Tiny Devil
	Ninja Suit (Shinobi Clothes) - Aria of Sorrow   Armor - Soma				[edit]
	Loose-fitting garb of ninjas.		DEF +22, STR +2, CON +2 (...) Sell: $1,490	Find: Inner Quarters (hidden)

Gallery

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Maps

Trivia

• Humorously enough, upon entering the Inner Quarters right after the Dance Hall, a Persephone is immediately seen performing a curtsy, and after bowing politely, attacks Soma.
• The Inner Quarters contains the greatest number of "exclusive" enemies in the game, which are listed below:
  • The Chronomage, standing solitary in a long hallway, leading to one of the Ancient Books.
  • Curly, a more powerful version of Durga, seen in many halls and in a stairway.
  • Persephone, an enemy native to this area, which is encountered on almost all rooms and hallways.
  • The Kyoma Demon, who appears inside of mirrors and comes out to attack Soma when idle.
  • The Witch, obviously the powerful counterpart of the Student Witch.
• Disabling Galamoth's soul when the player enters the hallway where the Chronomage is from the previously inaccessible room, will result in the Chronomage teleporting Soma to the other room beforehand.
• This area's name is internally listed as Harem. This likely references the large amount of female enemies present, as well as the boss itself, who reside inside a "house"-like area.

Other appearances

Akumajō Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisōkyoku

A replica of this area is depicted in the novel Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku.

References

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Characters
Protagonists
Soma Cruz · Mina Hakuba · J./Julius Belmont · Yoko Belnades · Genya Arikado (Alucard) · Hammer
Antagonist
Graham Jones
Bosses
Creaking Skull · Manticore · Great Armor · Big Golem · Headhunter · Death · Legion · Balore · Graham · Belmont · Chaos
Areas
Castle Corridor · Chapel · Study · Dance Hall · Inner Quarters · Floating Garden · Clock Tower Underground Reservoir · Underground Cemetery · The Arena · Top Floor · Forbidden Area · Chaotic Realm
Music
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack
Guides
Futabasha Official Guide · NTT Pub Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary · Inventory · In-Game Formula · Julius Mode · Voice Translations