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Hidden Forest - Path to the Ruins 1 - Enemies
- Shadowcat
- Warrior Drone
- Wild Familiar
The journey continues. You can get to Path to the Ruins I from Outskirts of Town and Cat Territory. We’ll start with the western entrance from Outskirts of Town. The enemies here are the same as in previous areas, so you should be good to go.
There’s a potential Sparkle through the trees in the southeast corner of the map, and another through the thicker bushes to the north. Return to the main path after checking these spots and head north. On your left, sitting more or less in the middle of the map, is a monument you can activate for a Water advantage. If you keep going north you’ll find a path to Path to the Ruins 2, which we'll check in a bit.
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The brush gets thick here, but if you wade through the trees near a crumbled fountain you can find a singing stone in the northwestern corner of the map. It yields up a Whispering Shard. This one teaches Healing Hands.
The eastern side of Path to the Ruins I is pretty straightforward, and has a few obvious Sparkle locations (shell, rubble, fountain, the usual). In the northeast you’ll find another exit to Path to the Ruins 2, and there are two exits in the northeast and southeast, respectively, leading to East of the Ruins. We’ll check out the latter first.
Hidden Forest - East of the Ruins
- Shadowcat
- Warrior Drone
- Wild Familiar
How you approach East of the Ruins doesn’t really matter, as all paths force you to a sunlit clearing in the southeast - though if you inspect them all, as well as the areas in-between, you may find Sparkles. From the central point you can either exit to the world map on your right, or, heading north, hop up some rocky mounds to the northeast. If you take the exit you’ll find the Roaring Valley, without the need to purchase the 1,000 St map back in Initium.
There are two heaped rocks that can get you to the raised, northeastern platform. You can potentially find a Chest and a few Sparkles up here, and, snugged up against the cliff edge in the northeast corner of the map, you'll find a singing stone that will give you a Whispering Shard. This one teaches you Bubble Launcher.
This is the end of the line for this section of the Hidden Forest. Head back to Path to the Ruins 1 and check the northern exit to find the second half of that route.
Hidden Forest - Path to the Ruins 2
- Shadowcat
- Warrior Drone
- Wild Familiar
You can skim the edges of the main, northbound road and find plenty of Sparkles on either side. You can also find a Water-elemental monument on the left side of the road, though it doesn’t offer much useful coverage. If you go straight north you’ll find the exit to the Forest Ruins.
Skim along the edges of the map in either direction and you can find an assortment of Sparkles in some obvious spots. The most interesting thing you’ll find is a Chest, in the far north, to the right of the exit to the world map - though it’s surrounded by poisonous grass that will temporarily slow you down. Not a big deal here.
If you wander along the western edge of Path to the Ruins 2 you’ll wind up finding pathways to a place called the Tower of Elementals. This is our next destination.