This is the main route from the shipwreck camp to Deimpo Mausoleum, in the order the gates actually open. The game gives you no map and no quest markers, so each step below lists what to do, what you need first and what you walk away with. Tick steps as you finish them and the next objective stays pinned at the top; your progress is saved in this browser and shared with the homepage strip.
The opening needs nothing but the gear lying around the beach. It ends with the sword that makes the rest of the island reachable.
Take the Rusted Short Sword at the camp, grab the Dagger Belt by the shipwreck, then hit the Crypt switch with a dagger and fetch the Endu Shrine Gate Key from the bottom chamber.
Pick up the Wooden Club while you are in the Crypt, because the first boss is weak to the Impact damage it deals. The wall with no brazier beside the key chamber hides a room holding the Pandora Blade.
Unlock the Endu Shrine and beat the Shrine Guardian, using Impact damage while it recovers from cleaver swings.
Rest at the first Crystal Monument, and aim for character level five before you go in. When the Guardian raises its sword overhead, back away as far as you can: that swing reaches much farther than the others. Talk to the fallen Guardian for the figurine, then take Endu from the shrine.
Each dash you gain opens a new crossing, and three Gargoyle beacons have to burn before the Tower of Knowledge lets you in.
Wind Dash over the eastern bridge and lift the Azure Torch from the gargoyle at the tower door; the tower itself stays sealed for now.
Two routes leave the starting area. The western broken bridge needs two dashes, so head east first. Keep the torch: it also lights every Gargoyle beacon and burns Dagoom later.
Climb past the first Crystal Monument to the upper save point and dash from the rocks between the pillars to the gem pedestal.
Climb the rocks before you jump: from any lower spot the dash falls short even with correct aim. Your HUD now shows two blue Wind Dash slots, and that second slot is what opens the western bridge. Levelling the sword does nothing for reach.
Light the gargoyle above the broken stairway (watch for the blue lantern) and the one north of the upper elevator.
The first gargoyle waits at the top of the broken stairway. The second sits north of the upper elevator beside a locked gate that only opens later, so do not spend time on that gate now.
Double-dash the western bridge, collect four Triangular Slates in the flooded ruins, take the third Wind Gem inside and get past the three Royal Orbewa Guards.
Inside, the first Trident Key near the entrance leads to the second save point beside the large pit. Dash into the hole in the pit wall for the third Wind Gem and the second Trident Key, then clear the pit with three dashes. Beating the three Royal Orbewa Guards in the big cavern opens the door to Dagoom.
The final documented stretch trades three rung bells for the Storm Gem, a boss and the acid that burns open the way down.
Light the third gargoyle on the way out of Obmuer Temple, then inside the tower ignite gargoyles 3 and 7, recover the Storm Gem and get the Forbidden Archives Key from Budaen.
Use the fast travel point beside the third gargoyle to get back quickly. On the tower balcony, gargoyles 3 and 7 unlock the door. Climb past the next save point to the fast travel point near War-Hat's study, then up the huge staircase to the gem. Hit the switch under the gem to rotate the staircase and reach Budaen below.
Beat The Necronomicon beyond the Forbidden Archives; its Acid Vial coats your throwing daggers automatically.
Open the doors by the Storm Gem, ride the elevator up and fight through to the boss. Stay at range, throw daggers until the book falls, then run in and slash. Keep clear of its goat form until it changes back. Burn the book afterwards to collect the vial.
Burn the flesh growth near Budaen with acid daggers to open the way to the mausoleum your father entered.
Only acid-coated daggers burst these growths, so nothing else you carry will clear this barrier. The mausoleum is where the path onward to Siraatsu Castle begins; the region order past that castle and the triggers for the later endings have not been published.
Most dead ends on this route are a missing item, not a missed path. Find the barrier in front of you and read what clears it.
| Barrier | What clears it | Where you get it |
|---|---|---|
| Endu Shrine gate See step → | Endu Shrine Gate Key | Lowest chamber of the beach Crypt |
| Eastern bridge See step → | One Wind Dash | Holy Sword Endu, after the Shrine Guardian |
| Western broken bridge See step → | Two Wind Dashes | Second Wind Gem on the high pedestal |
| Obmuer Temple door See step → | Four Triangular Slates | Flooded ruins past the western bridge |
| Large pit in the temple See step → | Three Wind Dashes | Third Wind Gem through the hole in the pit wall |
| Tower of Knowledge door See step → | All three bells rung | Three Gargoyle beacons lit with the Azure Torch |
| Doors next to the Storm Gem See step → | Forbidden Archives Key | Budaen, in the room below the elevator |
| Flesh growth near Budaen See step → | Acid-coated daggers | Acid Vial from The Necronomicon |
Everything the route asks you to find, with where it is and what it does. Wind Gems 4 and 5, the four Mask of Second Sight lenses and the Energy Cells are missing here because nobody has posted their locations.
| Item | Type | Area | Where it is | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger Belt | Equipment | Isle of Neasied | Near the shipwreck along the opening shoreline | Throwing daggers for switches like the Crypt entrance |
| Endu Shrine Gate Key | Key | Isle of Neasied | Lowest chamber of the beach Crypt | Opens the Endu Shrine gate |
| Stone Duck Figurine | Shop unlock | Isle of Neasied | Dropped by the Shrine Guardian | Use at a Crystal Monument to reach Umbada's Trading Outpost |
| Wind Gem 1 | Wind Gem | Isle of Neasied | Already set in Holy Sword Endu | First Wind Dash |
| Wind Gem 2 | Wind Gem | Isle of Neasied | Pedestal reached from the second, higher Crystal Monument | Second dash; crosses the western bridge |
| Wind Gem 3 | Wind Gem | Obmuer Temple | Through the wall opening below the large pit, where skeletons ambush you | Third dash; clears the temple pit |
| Gargoyle Beacon 1 | Beacon | Isle of Neasied | Top of the broken stairway near the blue lantern | First tower bell |
| Gargoyle Beacon 2 | Beacon | Isle of Neasied | North of the upper elevator, beside a locked gate | Second tower bell |
| Gargoyle Beacon 3 | Beacon | Obmuer Temple | On the exit route after Dagoom | Third bell; opens the Tower of Knowledge |
| Triangular Slates | Key | Obmuer Temple | Four pieces in the flooded ruins: by the red-fish pool, on the broken columns, below the trident ledge and on a column reached by dash | Opens the Obmuer Temple door |
| Trident Key 1 | Trident Key | Obmuer Temple | Watery area near the temple entrance after the drop | Main route lock |
| Trident Key 2 | Trident Key | Obmuer Temple | Beside the third Wind Gem where skeletons ambush you | Main route lock |
| Trident Key 3 | Trident Key | Obmuer Temple | The Trident spear breaks into this key once levelled far enough | Optional gate |
| Trident Key 4 | Trident Key | Umbada's Trading Outpost | Shop stock after the Tower of Knowledge boss (also reported from the Petrified Garden boss) | Optional gate |
| Silver Duck Figurine | Shop unlock | Obmuer Temple | Reward for Dagoom the Sea King | Expands Umbada's stock |
| Storm Gem | Endu upgrade | Tower of Knowledge | Upper tower after the numbered gargoyle puzzle | Charged storm attack for Endu (no extra dash) |
| Forbidden Archives Key | Key | Tower of Knowledge | Given by Budaen in the room below the elevator | Opens the archives leading to The Necronomicon |
| Acid Vial | Upgrade | Tower of Knowledge | Dropped by The Necronomicon | Acid daggers that burn through flesh barriers |
| Golden Duck Figurine | Shop unlock | Tower of Knowledge | Dropped by The Necronomicon | Expands Umbada's stock |
| Travel Crystal Fragment | Consumable | Anywhere | Found while exploring | Returns you to the last Crystal Monument you saved at |
| Wing Stone Fragment | Consumable | Anywhere | Found while exploring | Fast travel to any discovered Wing Altar; consumed on use |
