Arena:Elden Grove
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[edit] Quick Walkthrough
- Sleep and be visited by Ria once again.
- Travel to Eldenroot, Valenwood and meet the elves there.
- Infiltrate Selene's Web to retrieve a gem.
- Deliver the gem to Eldenroot and learn of the location of the Elden Grove.
- Travel to the Elden Grove and find the third piece of the Staff.
- Survive another atempt at your life.
[edit] Detailed Walkthrough
[edit] A Regular Dream Visitor
The next time you sleep after retrieving the second piece of the Staff, you will yet again be visited by Ria. This time, she will say:
"I would congratulate you on retrieving the second piece of the Staff of Chaos, but dire portents have I seen. The third piece of the Staff lies somewhere in the Elden Grove, ancient home of the Elves. The Elden Grove is said to be the birthplace of the sacred First Tree, that which gave life to all the forests on the continent of Tamriel. Its location has been a closely guarded secret, so guarded in fact that many believe that even the Elves have forgotten its true location. Considering that there are only three provinces that hold any of the Elven people, your search should not be too difficult. Find the Elden Grove and recover the third piece of the Staff. I wish you well on your quest..."
[edit] Eldenroot, Part 1
Asking around about the Elden Grove leads you eventually to the Eldenroot palace. There, Queen Ulandra implores you for your help in destroying the power of a local sorceress/threat named Selene. If Elden Grove weren't sacred to the wood elves, maybe she'd tell you right off where it was, but since it is, well, you know, you're going to have to save all of wood elvery first. When you agree to go, you are provided with the location of Selene's Web and instructions to get the jewel that is the seat of her power. Selene's Web is a tiny bit southeast of Eldenroot.
[edit] Selene's Web
This is another bi-level dungeon. "Web" is a hint for what you will mainly face down here: spiders.
The way down from the first level is southwest of the entrance. Unfortunately, it is blocked by a magically locked door that wants a gold key. This key resides on an island in a large room that is south-southwest of the entrance. It's on the northwest island (29,23). Get the key, unlock the door (52,29), and go down. (Alternatively, you could merely use Passwall on the wall next to the door. This is one of those rare instances where a magically-locked door can be negotiated without a key.)
The second level of the dungeon is a mess of trenches, tunnels, and water. But the room where Heart of Selene resides is actually not far away from the entrance to the level; it's just a bit east-southeast. First take the east trench around to the south, emerge, and head east on the ground level; you'll run into the room quite quickly. However, there's another magically-locked door- and this one can't be negotiated with.
The key is difficult to get. First you have to find it, and that's the hardest part. It's in a very large room in the southeast of the dungeon. There's a smaller sub-room inside it that has no doors, but the game hints to you that you will have to jump to get in (and you can forget trying Passwall). Do so, and you will see the key on the floor therein (20,69). Grab it, go back to the fortified room, unlock the door (31,40), and grab that large diamond on the floor that is (apparently) the Heart of Selene (29,40). Take it back to the Eldenroot palace.
[edit] Eldenroot, Part 2
Back in the palace, present the jewel to the queen. She then marks the location of the Elden Grove on your continental map. It is in the west of Valenwood.
[edit] Elden Grove
The ground level of the Elden Grove is a hazy forest full of monsters and not much treasure. Search all you may, you will finally realize that the Staff piece is not here; it's underneath the Grove. The haziness means you have to feel your way around until you finally find the way down. The way down is in the far southeast corner of the Grove (9,87). The fastest way to get there is probably to keep bearing east as much as possible, then go south when you can go east no more. The simplest way to get there is to merely follow the edge of the Grove until you finally get to the way down.
Once you get down to the second level, you're in familiar territory: a more ordinary dungeon, or what was once apparently an underground city. But now it's just mostly a flooded hole. Or maybe it was always flooded... Anyway, explore until you find the Staff piece-or at least, like always, the riddled door guarding the Staff piece. The fastest way to get there is to head west as soon as you can, then paddle north. Answer the riddle correctly, enter, and grab the Staff piece (80,19). (As an alternative to answering the riddle, you can actually Passwall your way into the room where the Staff piece is. This is the only case where you can avoid having to answer a Staff piece riddle.)
There's one last twist, though. You can't get out the way you got in; wall by the trench is unclimbable. There's fortunately a door, but there's another riddle you have to solve before it will open for you. Answer the riddle correctly and you can go. It's a long trek back to the entrance.
[edit] Notes
- You will not benefit much from a Light spell on the first level of Elden Grove. The fog/haze in the forest prevents you from seeing very far.
- Passwall does not work on vegetation, which is what the ground level of the Elden Grove mostly is. There are a few walled cells (shacks, one presumes), but they are rare and in any case present no obstacle.
- There are boats in the water on the second level. They are a great way to explore, as they move quite fast. If you get out of a boat, you are advised to mark the location you left it on your map, as they can be hard to see. The closest boat to the entrance to the level is at 58,86. There are at least four others.
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