Lies of P: How to Answer All Riddles and Get Trinity Keys

The five correct phone answers in Lies of P are Human, Candle, Egg, Ergo, and Yes. These calls are part of Arlecchino’s phone-riddle chain, and correct answers reward you with Trinity Keys or the hint that leads to one. If you want the short version, use the answer list below. If you want the useful version, keep reading, because the main thing that trips players up is not the answers themselves but where the phones appear, how the third riddle is handled, and why some guides describe the same place with different area names.

All Lies of P riddle answers at a glance

• Riddle 1: Human – generally placed around the Krat City Hall Courtyard / Workshop Union Entrance stretch
• Riddle 2: Candle – found in the Malum District area
• Riddle 3: Egg – this is the one that can involve a hint or follow-up step instead of feeling like an immediate key reward
• Riddle 4: Ergo — usually listed in Krat Central Station Street
• Riddle 5: Yes — located at the Relic of Trismegistus Entrance, and often described as a confession-style question rather than a standard riddle

If you are comparing walkthroughs, the answer set is the consistent part. The small variations are usually in location wording, because some guides use chapter names, some use Stargazer names, and some describe the same stretch of map in broader terms.

How the phone riddles work in Lies of P

The riddles are tied to Arlecchino, the King of Riddles. As you progress through the game, certain phones will ring. When you answer, Arlecchino asks a riddle or, in the last case, something closer to a loaded personal question. The sequence matters because these calls feed into the Trinity Key system.

That is the real reason the riddles matter. The correct answers are not just flavor dialogue. They are connected to green Trinity-marked doors that hold valuable rewards, including Quartz, costumes, and upgrade materials. In practical terms, this makes the riddle chain one of the better optional side activities in the game, because it pays out with rewards that stay useful instead of giving you a one-off novelty item.

The important detail is that the reward flow is not described exactly the same way in every walkthrough. Most guides treat the sequence as simple: answer correctly, get the relevant progression toward a Trinity Key, and keep moving. The one exception is the third riddle, where some guides say Arlecchino gives a King of Riddles hint before the key becomes available. So if the third answer does not feel as clean or immediate as the first two, that does not mean you got it wrong.

Riddle 1 answer: Human

The first phone riddle’s answer is Human. Current walkthroughs generally place this early phone around the Krat City Hall Courtyard / Workshop Union Entrance portion of the game. If you are checking multiple guides and one says City Hall while another says Workshop Union Entrance, do not assume they are contradicting each other. They are usually describing the same broader progression stretch with different landmarks.

This first call teaches you what the riddle chain is really doing: it wants you to listen for ringing phones and treat them as side objectives worth stopping for immediately. If you are rushing forward, it is easy to mentally file the phone as background set dressing, especially in a game full of interactable props and audio cues. It is not. Once you hear a phone ringing, answer it before clearing too far past the area.

Because the answer set is fixed, there is no reason to improvise here. Human is the correct response.

Riddle 2 answer: Candle

The second phone riddle’s answer is Candle, and guides place the call in the Malum District area. This is where the sequence becomes much easier to manage if you already understand the pattern: answer the call as soon as you find it, log the area name mentally, and keep the Trinity progression moving without planning a special detour around it.

The reason this second answer matters is not just that it is another correct response. It confirms that the game is building a consistent chain rather than scattering unrelated puzzles around Krat. If you found the first phone and then forgot the system existed, Malum District is the place where many players reconnect the dots.

The correct answer is Candle. If a guide labels the surrounding location slightly differently, trust the Malum District chapter cue over an exact written corner description.

Riddle 3 answer: Egg

The third riddle’s answer is Egg, and this is the only one that regularly causes confusion even when the answer is known. The issue is not disagreement over the solution. Mainstream guides still line up on Egg. The issue is what happens after you answer.

Some walkthroughs describe this point in the sequence as giving you only a hint, often referred to as a King of Riddles Hint, before the key becomes available. Others flatten that distinction and summarize it as a normal answer-reward step. For practical use, the safest way to read this is simple: Egg is still the right answer, but do not panic if the payoff feels indirect.

This is also why a lot of players think they have broken the quest or chosen the wrong response. They have not. The third riddle is just the one point in the chain where guide language stops being perfectly uniform. If your experience feels slightly less straightforward here than it did with the earlier phones, that lines up with the current guide consensus.

Riddle 4 answer: Ergo

The fourth phone riddle’s answer is Ergo, with most guides placing it around Krat Central Station Street. By this stage, the sequence is usually easy to follow because you already know to check any ringing phone immediately and you have seen enough of Arlecchino’s routine to treat the calls as part of your normal route.

The biggest mistake here is not the answer. It is assuming that because you are later in the game, the location description should be exact and identical across guides. It often is not. Krat Central Station Street is the reliable navigational cue. If another guide uses a nearby Stargazer or chapter framing, the phone is still part of the same late-game stretch.

The correct response is Ergo, and there is strong agreement on that answer.

Riddle 5 answer: Yes

The fifth and final phone answer is Yes. This interaction is generally located at the Relic of Trismegistus Entrance, and it is worth noting that some guides do not even frame it as a normal riddle. Instead, they treat it as a confession-style question. That distinction matters because if you are expecting another abstract wordplay puzzle, the tone can throw you off.

Mechanically, though, you should treat it the same way as the earlier calls: answer correctly and continue the Trinity reward chain. If you are scanning a quick-reference list before taking the call, this is the one where players tend to second-guess themselves because Yes looks too simple compared with the earlier answers. It is still correct.

What the Trinity Keys are for

Correct riddle answers feed into the Trinity Key reward structure. These keys open green Trinity-marked doors, which contain some of the better optional rewards tied to the quest line. The main reward categories mentioned consistently across guides are Quartz, costumes, and upgrade materials.

That reward mix gives the riddle chain a clear role in your playthrough. It is not a lore-only side puzzle, and it is not a purely cosmetic scavenger hunt either. You get a combination of collection value and practical upgrade value, which is why this content is worth tracking even if you normally ignore optional NPC puzzle chains in Soulslike games.

The most reliable way to follow the riddle chain

If you want the least confusing method, use this rule: trust the fixed answers, and use chapter or Stargazer names as your navigation anchor. That is the part guide writers agree on most strongly. Exact map wording is where the minor gaps appear, not in the solutions themselves.

• When a phone rings, stop and answer it before pushing deeper into the area.
• Use the area names that repeat most often: Krat City Hall Courtyard / Workshop Union Entrance, Malum District, Krat Central Station Street, and Relic of Trismegistus Entrance.
• Do not overreact if the Egg riddle seems to lead to a hint instead of an instant key reward.
• Open green Trinity-marked doors as you naturally reach them to reduce backtracking later.
• If two guides appear to disagree, check whether they are actually using different names for the same progression segment.

Common points of confusion

The first common problem is thinking the guides disagree more than they really do. They mostly do not. The answer set is stable: Human, Candle, Egg, Ergo, Yes. The uncertainty is small and mostly limited to how an area is labeled.

The second common problem is the third riddle. Because some walkthroughs describe an intermediate hint and others summarize the sequence more cleanly, players often assume they made an error when the reward handling feels different. As long as you answered Egg, you are aligned with the mainstream solution set.

The third issue is treating Trinity Keys like something to clean up much later. You can do that, but it usually creates extra travel and makes the side content feel more confusing than it actually is. This quest line works best when you handle each phone when you encounter it and keep an eye out for the green Trinity-marked doors during the same general stretch of the game.

For most players, that is the cleanest way to approach the entire chain: use the fixed answers, expect minor naming differences between guides, and remember that the only part with any real ambiguity is the post-answer handling of Egg.