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Restoration of Bellhart Quest

The Restoration of Bellhart is a key Donate Wish in Hollow Knight: Silksong that begins the process of rebuilding the cursed town. This quest requires a simple donation, but making it appear on the Wish Board can be tricky and requires several hidden steps.

Section Icon Quest Overview

  • Quest Giver: Bellhart Wish Board
  • Location: Bellhart
  • Type: Donate Wish
  • Objective: Donate 250 Rosaries to the restoration fund.
  • Reward: Unlocks the “Bellhart’s Glory” quest.


This quest is known for not appearing on the Wish Board even when players meet the main story requirement. If you can’t find the quest, make sure you have completed all of the following prerequisites.

Quest Not Appearing? Try These Steps!

Many players report this quest being bugged or hidden. Community testing has shown that you must complete a series of small tasks within Bellhart to make it spawn:

  • 1. Defeat Sister Splinter: This is the main story prerequisite. The quest will not appear before this boss in Shellwood is defeated.
  • 2. Upgrade Your Needle: You must have Pinmaster Plinney upgrade your needle at least once.
  • 3. Sell a Relic: You must sell at least one relic to Relic Seeker Scrounge.
  • 4. Talk to Pavo: You must speak with Pavo, the dancing bell-greeter NPC, at least once. Many players miss this step.

If the quest still doesn’t appear, try buying an item from a shop, fast traveling to another area (like Songclave), resting at a bench there, and then returning to Bellhart to check the board again.


Once the wish is available, completing it is very straightforward.

  1. With the prerequisites met, approach the Wish Board in Bellhart. You should now see the “Restoration of Bellhart” wish available. Inspecting the Restoration of Bellhart wish on the Bellhart wish board. The quest details for Restoration of Bellhart shown in the player's menu.

  2. Make sure you have at least 250 Rosaries. Accepting the wish will immediately deduct the Rosaries from your inventory and complete the quest in a single step. The 'Wish Granted' notification appears after donating the 250 Rosaries.


The immediate reward for your donation is the progress of the Bellhart restoration storyline.

Reward: Unlocks Bellhart's Glory

Completing this donation is the direct prerequisite for unlocking the next quest in the chain, Bellhart’s Glory, which will continue the town’s restoration.