The Main Courtyard

This is where you begin your adventure. The Main Courtyard is a large, open area that serves as the central hub from which you can access the castle's 3 major areas as well as the Sanctuary where you can deposit any rescued family members. The Courtyard itself is mostly safe. Enemies don't spawn in the main area, although there are two spots where monsters can spawn:

-In the shadowy area in the far Southeast corner near the Main Castle entrance (near the stairs leading to the Crypt entrance).

-At the bottom of the stairs leading to the Main Castle. A monster may only appear in this spot after the above encounter.

In both cases most commonly it's going to be a Devil Dog, however on rare occasions a Desmodij or a Gypsy with Flintlock Pistol may appear instead. The East Wing key actually has a chance to appear in place of two random pickups in front of the Crypt entrance, so you may have to go there and deal with the above monsters first.