Ocean’s Heart Walkthrough (Main & Side Quests; Item Locations)

• Go downstairs and receive a quest from your father
• Follow the trail outside north then west, to find Hazel sitting under a tree. She’ll give you your sword.
• Head north from here and find a cave behind a bush. Cut it down, then proceed through the cave.
• Fall down the holes at the end of the cave and fight the monster here.
• Head south through the village to talk to your dad at the pier.
• Head downstairs and back down to the pier. Talk to Juglan and he’ll take you to Goatshead Harbor.
• Head to the tavern in the northwest part of town.
• Talk to the bartender. You’ll receive two quests- one to visit Spruce Head, another to find Ballast Harbor.
• Either way, as you head west out of town, shortly to the south is a woman under attack from two monsters. Rescue her, as she will be the fast travel system for the game, and she is required to reach some locations.

Health upgrade:

• Head to the shrine in NW corner of Limestone Island after time skip
• Brickenbranch Island side quest.

Bombs:

• Five bombs are in a treasure chest in the tunnels

Coral ore:

• Defeat spider boss in tunnels (talk with guys in Goatshead tavern to start side quest Abandoned Tunnels)
• Find in a treasure chest in warehouse
• East out of Goatshead Harbor, then along the southern path, in a cave behind explodable rocks
• West out of Goatshead: continue west after bridge, then S, then back E. Continue East to Forest of Tides. Fall into well and find coral ore therein.

Armor:

• Buy one from armorer in Goatshead for 50 crowns
• On the way to Ballast Harbor there’s a house in Forest of Tides. Beat the white mandrake in order to get the key to get into the house. This is the Mossy Key side quest.
• After going through cave that goes from Forest of Tides towards Ballast Harbor, continue south and then west. Go around this path until there is cave. Armor is in there.

Side Quests (Goatshead Harbor):

• The Phantom Squid: cross the bridge to the east, then go north to the building. Inside, you’ll find Eamon, who will give you this quest.
• The Carrot Cache: speak to the guy with a beard east of Goatshead Harbor.
• Heron’s Well/The Seabird’s Tear: Go east out of Goatshead, then north past the bridge. Follow the trail to a well at the top of the hill. Drink from the well.
• Old Lighthouses: north of the carrot cache, east of the cave to the Cursed Temple where the “hard mode” bell is, there is a path that goes to an old lighthouse. Will need bombs or bow.
• Abandoned Tunnels: see coral ore locations above
• Mossy Key: see armor upgrades above

Side quests (Crabhook Village west of Goatshead):

• Brickenbranch Island: There’s a man in a house on the SE side of Crabhook Village. He’ll give you this quest.
• The Shoal Beast: In the Crabhook Village tavern, speak to the village mayor, on the west side of the room.

Note: to get the “Spruceless” achievement, you have to skip Spruce Head. If you want that achievement, go to Ballast Harbor and then make your way to Yarrowmouth & Kingdown Isle & just skip this. Devana’s Barrier that you get from Spruce Head Shrine is kinda awesome though, so I personally wouldn’t want to skip this.

• Head west out of Goatshead Harbor
• Zig zag south until you get to a crossroads. Head west to Lotus Shoal.
• Head west across the shoal until you get to an island with a bridge. Cross the bridge, then climb the stairs north to get to a stone building.

Spruce Head Shrine

• Complete the dungeon. If there is demand, I will make an actually walkthrough for dungeons. Just let me know if you have any questions in particular.
• Notes: there is an optional shield item called Devana’s Barrier, you can deflect the boss’s attacks with that or with the sword
• Read the journal in the shipwreck at the end of the dungeon to complete it.

Health upgrade:

• Found in dungeon.

Side quests:

• The Locked Fort: from Spruce Head, head east on top of the cliffs. Speak to the woman camped out here.

• From Goatshead Harbor, go south down a short staircase, then east across a puddle to the Forest of Tides.
• In the southeast part of the map, there is a tunnel marked by flags. Follow the tunnel, and head to the southeast part of the next area to find the town of Ballast Harbor.
• In town, past the shop, a pirate with a peg leg and red bandana will stop and talk to you. Go into the store he was in front of, and talk to the man inside.
• Head down to the docks. There will be pirates unloading treasure from a ship. Interact with the sparkling barrel to get smuggled into the Pirate Vault.
• If there is demand, I will make an actually walkthrough for the dungeon. Just let me know if you have any questions in particular in the meantime.
• After completing the dungeon and finding Kelpton’s charts, return the charts to him in Ballast Harbor.

Coral Ore:

• Buy one from Honestbeard in Ballast Harbor
• Get a key at Ballast Harbor Inn: this goes to the locked room in Juneberry Inn at Goatshead and is side quest The Wrong Key
• Return to Limestone Island once you have Oak Charm (after Ballast Harbor), pick up heavy rock and go in hole in NW area of Limestone Island (can also wait until you have the warpbolt arrows so you can go through whole cave)

Armor:

• Buy one from Honestbeard in Ballast Harbor
• Buy tools for a master armorer here as well—these go to armorer in Oakhaven and is part of side quest Black Market Tools

Health:

• Receive at end of Pirate Vault.
• Explore secret area: Willow Palace

Side quests:

• The Ancient Groves: go west of Ballast Harbor, then north, then across a bridge to the east
• Black Market Tools: see above
• The Wrong Key: see above
• Willow Palace: find the secret path to Willow Palace from Ballast Harbor and complete side quest there… you can find the path from the northern end of the dock; go under the overhanging buildings here.

• From Goatshead Harbor, go west out of town. Talk to the ferry man to go north across the channel, then go east out of Stonefell Crossroads, lifting the boulders in your way.
• Cross Tern Marsh and exit the marsh north to get to Yarrowmouth Village.

If you went to Spruce Head and read the journal in the shipwreck:

• Go to the tavern in the north end of town. Talk to the bartender.
• Go east from the tavern and find a gate to unlock in front of some stairs. Go up the stairs, fight the monster, and use the key it drops to unlock the gate with a man behind it.
• Go back into Yarrowmouth village, and turn south at the signpost.

If you skipped Spruce Head, you don’t have anything to talk to the bartender about, so just go east out of Yarrowmouth then south

• Follow this trail and stand on the raft to ride it across the channel to Kingsdown Isle
• Follow the bridges south through the rainy area, then interact with the leftmost pillar by the wall to unlock the Bear Catacombs
• Go through the catacombs. Upon exiting, you can lower the posts to create a shortcut back to the entrance.
• Go north into the fort. Watch the scene, then head to Oakhaven.
• Leave Kingsdown Island toward the west. Jump over the water to get back through Tern Marsh, west to Stonefell Crossroads.

Exiled Monk Achievement: when going through Stonefell Crossroads, you’ll go up some stairs and have the choice to go west (towards Oakhaven) or north up some more stairs. If you go north, you can get to the Strait of Thorns. Keep going north until it appears that you can only go east or west. There is a path that continues farther north hidden behind some bushes here.

• In the northwest part of Stonefell Crossroads, there is a switch you can shoot with the bow to open the trail to Oakhaven.
• Follow the trail (and the signs) to get to Oakhaven Port. Go north between the pair of giant statues and into Oakhaven City.

Items:

• Bear Warrior’s Spear: find the spear in the Puzzlewood (in the mini-dungeon on the northern side of Puzzlewood). Without the spear, you cannot go to Fykonos Island.

Coral Ore:

• Yarrowmouth: go into building SW of tavern and save Richardo from the hornets. Coral ore is in a treasure chest in the back of the building.
• Talk to Nina in Yarrowmouth (above store) to start Probably not an Ambush side quest
• Follow the path above for the Exiled Monk Achievement, and then head west into the Veilwood. There are two log paths to the north. Follow the one a bit farther west and complete the puzzle associated with the switch you find there.

Armor:

• Cave on NE side of Yarrowmouth Village
• Find Iron Pinecone in Puzzlewood for the armorer in Yarrowmouth Village (In Silent Glade: path to silent glade is on the northern side of puzzlewood, between the shrine with the deer boss dude and the bear shrine

Health:

• Complete statue puzzle in Silent Glade in the Puzzlewood
• Follow the path above for the Exiled Monk Achievement, and then head west into the Veilwood. Cut the normal looking bushes west of the southern route under the log. Find secret hole below plants.

Side quests:

• Briarwood Mushrooms: In Yarrowmouth Village, go the the Briarwood Distillery and speak to the man at the table, who will give you this quest.
• An Iron Pinecone: speak to the armorer in Yarrowmouth Village, next to the blacksmith.
• The Ancient Groves: find one of the groves in the Puzzlewood, follow a path through a cave near the bridge across the Strait of Thorns, so in the NW area of the Puzzlewood.
• Probably Not an Ambush: talk to Nina above the store in Yarrowmouth.
• A Stone… Beak?: After completing Probably Not an Ambush side quest, Carlov will let you into his house in the SE area of Yarrowmouth. Go into the cave by his garden and get the stone beak. Go directly west from Carlov’s to find the statue this goes to.
• The Seabird’s Tear: upgrade is in NE corner of Tern Marsh, just SE of Yarrowmouth
• Hornet Honey: talk to Benjamin at the Marsh Meadery SW of Yarrowmouth.
• Thyme’s Bombs: in the lower level of Hourglass Fort on Kingsdown Isle, get the plans for explosive arrows.

• You’ll be stopped by a man at the entrance. Walk north a short way to the market.
• Talk to a man selling mangrove leaves in the market. He’s right next to the blacksmith.
• Head to Hornwart Inn, along the north wall of the city, up several flights of stairs.
• Talk to the innkeeper. Select “I’m here to talk” during the dialog.
• Head upstairs and go into the room with flowers over the door. Investigate the books on the table.
• Head south from the inn, then west as soon as you can. Go through the archway to the north to get to the library.
• Go to the southeast corner of the library and read the note on the table
• Leave Oakhaven City and head south to Oakhaven Port. Past the gate, past a man selling gross seafood, there’s a burglar hideout (east side of port, up some stairs. Blackbeard will pass you on your way in)
• Defeat the pirates, then talk to the man by the fireplace
• Leave the hideout and head west, past the buildings, across the bridge, then northwest to Marblecliff Mountain
• Go up the stairs, east across the bridges, then south down some more stairs to the secret cave entrance (there are three trees growing out of rocks here, you’ll interact with the middle one to get into the secret entrance)
  • Note: So you don’t have to come back later, when you see the pretty stone stairs, go to the west of them first and up north thataway. Defeat the monsters there to get monkshood, which you will need soon.
• Go through this tunnel and out into the palace gardens. Inside the building, you will meet Hazel.
• Fight the pirates, then run east through the gardens to another building.
• Fight through this building to get back to Oakhaven, then return to the inn to speak with Hazel.
• Optionally, talk to the man in the market you spoke with earlier, then meet Hazel outside the city.

Bombs:

• Do bomb quests given by bomb guys in building in SE corner of Oakhaven.

Coral Ore:

• Interact with stone pillar with symbol on it in the SW corner of the field between the road to Oakhaven/Oakhaven Port & Stonefell Crossroads.
• Go into warehouse on dock at Oak Port
• In cave along path on Marblecliff Mountain. Just N/above the ancient grove.
• Secret room: blow up the wall between the Sea King and the Sea Bird in the room on the west side of the monastery on Marblcliff Mountain
• Side quest “Battle of the Band” in Oakhaven (talk to musicians playing in street just SW of entrance to mayor’s place, W of Saloon)

Coral Ore from Lake Umber under Oakhaven:

• House on western edge of Oakhaven (along western edge of town, house farthest south)
• Well directly south of library: jump in!

Armor:

• Buy from master armorer in Oakhaven (defense increase of 1)
• Give tools from Ballast Harbor to master armorer in Oakhaven for defense increase of 2
• Inside of a locked house that is west of apothecary, south of saloon, north of bombs. Key can be found on southern path along Lake Umber (go below overhang of house where orange obsessed girl lives (SW area of Oakhaven)) (this is the Key from a Cave side quest)
• Complete “The Dog’s Birthday” side quest (talk to guard in guard house/jail)

Health:

• Solve puzzle to get to catacombs below field between the road to Oakhaven/Oakhaven Port & Stonefell Crossroads
• Complete side quest at monastery on Marblecliff Mountain
• Along path up Marblecliff Mountain, find the tower in the middle of the river. Make your way back up the tower to unlock a path into a cave.

Side quests (Oakhaven & Marblecliff Mountain):

• The Witch’s Ghost: get on the boat to Fykonos Island (talk to captain between two sunflowers in Oakhaven Port)
• Saltpeter Cave: Find the Oakhaven Bomb Shop, in the southwest corner of Oakhaven City. Speak to the old man at the counter.
• The Tic Tac Champ: visit the game hall, second building to the east upon entering Oakhaven.
• The Dog’s Birthday: Go to the Oakhaven town guard building, just south of the inn.
• Battle of the Band: talk to the two musicians just south of the inn.
• Key from a Cave: go west from main entrance into Oakhaven, head north when you can, go under the overhang of the house there. This leads to Lake Umber and a key.
• Black Market Tools: give the master armorer in Oakhaven the tools from Honestbeard in Ballast Harbor
• The Ancient Groves: on Marblecliff Mountain, in the northwest part of the map (north of the secret passage to the Oakhaven Palace). If you’ve gotten all three groves, you can now go to the final grove to finish the quest. It is just NE of Crabhook Village.
• The Seabird’s Tear: at the top of Marblecliff Mountain, a bit to the east of the monastery
• Haunted Monastery: go into monastery at the top of Marblecliff Mountain

• Head to Oakhaven Port, then west across the bridge. After crossing the bridge, head south to get to Gull Rock.
• Follow the path through the thicket, then enter the large tree when Hazel opens it.
• Retrieve the sword inside, then allow Hazel to take you back to the tavern in Oakhaven.
• Talk to the man with white hair in the southeast corner. He’ll send you to the apothecary, directly south of the tavern.
• To find monkshood, travel back to Marblecliff, and this time don’t go up the first set of stairs. Cross the bridge to the west, and fight the monsters in this area. The tree in the center will drop monkshood when defeated, so head back to the apothecary with it.
• With your sleeping potion in hand, go back and talk to Morus at the bar again. Then head downstairs in the tavern. Plant a bomb against the west wall where there’s an odd texture.
  • Note: If you don’t yet have bombs, there’s a bomb shop in the southeast corner of Oakhaven, further south of the apothecary. You’ll need firethorn berries, red berries that grow on plants out in the wild.
• In the western area of the bar’s basement, spike the barrel with a star on it.
• Travel to Fort Crow. Head back to Lotus Shoal, east of Spruce Head Shrine. Head south from the island with wooden bridges.
• On the next map, shoot an arrow at the switch between two statues to lower the gate. Proceed west from here.
• Keep proceeding along. You’ll have to go around to find a switch to open the gate, but you’ll find Morus in front of Fort Crow, along with a sleeping pirate.
• Speak with Morus, then complete the dungeon, fighting Captain Al-Jazari at the end.
• After defeating him, go to the room to the west, collect the health increase first, then collect the map on the table. Morus will come back in and take you back to Oakhaven.
• Speak with Captain Lily from any fast-travel port and sail to Snapmast Reef (alternatively, with the flail, you can walk from Kingsdown Island where the Catacombs dungeon was).

Coral Ore:

• In a cave behind an explodable wall to the left of Fort Crow
• Find in treasure chest during “The Oak Blight” side quest under Oakhaven

Armor:

• Return to Ballast Harbor with the flail. Go to northern area of town and find secret room behind fence that breaks under flail abuse.
• Complete “Ivystump Orchard” side quest in Ivystump Village (do when you do “The Oak Blight” side quest)

Health:

• At end of Fort Crow main quest.

Side quests:

• Sinking Ruins Key: just a little out of the way from the path to Fort Crow, you can head into the Sunken Palace from the northern end of Lotus Shoal. You’ll find this side quest there.
• The Crow Feather: pick up the crow feather in the Sunken Ruins. On the way to Fort Crow, right after leaving Lotus Shoal, go north instead of west. Use the crow feather at a statue that way.
• Old Lighthouses: at the northern end of the Sunken Palace, you’ll find another lighthouse.
• The Oak Blight: after Fort Crow, return to Hazel to begin this quest.
• Ivystump Orchard: while doing The Oak Blight side quest, pick this up from the two guys just north of the entrance into Ivystump from the Veilwood.

• From the pier, head east to the Drowned Village.
• Circle clockwise through the ruins, crossing bridges, and you’ll come across a plate switch in the ground to create a bridge.
• Cross the bridge to get to the Cemetery of the Waves, the next dungeon.
• Proceed through the dungeon, and you will receive a new chart at the end.
• Take this chart to Captain Lily, and sail to the Isle of Storms.
• Head south, use the warp arrows, jump the gap, then go north through the archway.
• Step into the rune circle to be teleported underwater to the palace.
• Complete this dungeon.
  • Note: west of the large centipede monster is a chest with the brass key in it. You’ll need this for The Brass Key side quest, as well as for a few Steam achievements.
• Fight the Sea King boss. After the cutscene, the area will start to collapse, so head back to the entrance.
• Fight Blackbeard!

Coral Ore:

• NE area of Snapmast Reef in a cave
• Found after defeating mimic in Cemetery of Waves after entering larger ship that has pirates in it (in same area where you need to activate a switch to move onto fight with Gavrillo during main quest “The Hideout.”)
• Return to Oak Port and go on SW path towards Gull Rock to get to cave that requires warpbolt arrows

Health:

• Just NE of Cemetery of the Waves on Snapmast Reef, use the warpbolt arrows at the shipwreck there & defeat the enemies therein.
• During main quest “The Hideout”
• Return with warpbolt arrows to hole beneath heavy rock in NW area of Limestone Island.

Side quests:

• Old Lighthouses: NW corner of Snapmast Reef. If you followed this guide, you can now go to Zephyr Bay, light the last lighthouse there, and then finish the quest there.
• The Seabird’s Tear: go to Smoldering Rock in the NE corner of Snapmast Reef. This could be the final upgrade for the Seabird’s Tear if you’ve gotten all the others thus far.
• The Brass Key: in the final dungeon on the Isle of Storms, find the brass key in a room west of the larger centipede monster.

As far as I can tell, there are three extra coral ore in the game, though if you go to Fykonos Island without the boomerang you also get another coral ore, so if you played like that you could end up with four extra.

• Warehouse in Goatshead Harbor
• Defeat boss in tunnels beneath Goatshead Harbor
• East out of Goatshead Harbor, then along the southern path, in a cave behind explodable rocks
• West out of Goatshead: continue west after bridge, then S, then back E. Continue East to Forest of Tides. Fall into well and find coral ore therein.
• Buy one from Honestbeard in Ballast Harbor
• Get a key at Ballast Harbor Inn: this goes to the locked room in Juneberry Inn at Goatshead
• Return to Limestone Island once you have Oak Charm (after Ballast Harbor), pick up heavy rock and go in hole in NW area of Limestone Island (can also wait until you have the warpbolt arrows so you can go through whole cave)
• Yarrowmouth: go into building SW of tavern and save Richardo from the hornets. Coral ore is in a treasure chest in the back of the building.
• Talk to Nina in Yarrowmouth to start “Probably not an Ambush” side quest
• Interact with stone pillar with symbol on it in the SW corner of the field between the road to Oakhaven/Oakhaven Port & Stonefell Crossroads.
• Go into warehouse on dock at Oak Port
• Fykonos Island (can get to from Oakhaven Port if you have the Bear Warrior Spear from the Puzzlewood): once Oak Charm is acquired, go back to forest west of town to tree hollow blocked by heavy rock
• In cave along path on Marblecliff Mountain. Just N/above the ancient grove.
• Secret room: blow up the wall between the Sea King and the Sea Bird in the room on the west side of the monastery on Marblcliff Mountain
• Side quest “Battle of the Band” in Oakhaven (talk to musicians playing in street just SW of entrance to mayor’s place, W of Saloon)
• Lake Umber: House on western edge of Oakhaven (along western edge of town, house farthest south)
• Lake Umber: Well directly south of library: jump in!
• Upon entering the Veilwood from Strait of Thorns, there are two log paths to the north. Follow the one a bit farther west and complete the puzzle associated with the switch you find there.
• Find in treasure chest during “The Oak Blight” side quest under Oakhaven
• In a cave behind an explodable wall to the left of Fort Crow
• NE area of Snapmast Reef in a cave
• Found after defeating mimic in Cemetery of Waves after entering larger ship that has pirates in it (in same area where you need to activate a switch to move onto fight with Gavrillo during main quest “The Hideout.”)
• Return to Oak Port and go on SW path towards Gull Rock to get to cave that requires warpbolt arrows
• Explore the secret area: Willow Palace (can access from Ballast Harbor dock)

Armor:

• Buy one from armorer at Goatshead Harbor for 50 crowns
• In a house in Forest of Tides. Beat the white mandrake in order to get the key to get into the house
• After going through cave that goes from Forest of Tides towards Ballast Harbor, continue S and then west. Go around this path until there is cave. Armor is in there.
• Buy one from Honestbeard in Ballast Harbor
  • Buy tools for a master armorer here as well—these go to armorer in Oakhaven
• Buy armor from Crabhook Village (northern area of Crabhook)
• Cave on NE side of Yarrowmouth Village
• Find Iron Pinecone in Puzzlewood for the armorer in Yarrowmouth Village (In Silent Glade: path to silent glade is on the northern side of puzzlewood, between the shrine with the deer boss dude and the bear shrine
• Fykonos Island: cave in NW area of Island (west of “Tomb of those Relinquished by the Sea”)
• Buy from master armorer in Oakhaven (defense increase of 1)
• Give tools from Ballast Harbor to master armorer in Oakhaven for defense increase of 2
• Oakhaven: house that needs a key: west of apothecary, south of saloon, north of bombs. Key can be found on southern path along Lake Umber (go below overhang of house where orange obsessed girl lives (SW area of Oakhaven))
• Ballast Harbor: need flail. Go to northern area of town and find secret room behind fence that breaks under flail abuse
• Oakhaven: complete “The Dog’s Birthday” side quest
• Complete “Ivystump Orchard” side quest in Ivystump Village

Max Health Increases:

• Shrine in NW corner of Limestone Island; Opens once first main quest is complete
• Hidden behind large statue on path from Goatshead Harbor to Lotus Shoal/Limestone Island (interact with statues right knee)
• Shrine on north side of Spruce Head
• At Crabhook Village tavern, get a quest to go to Brickenbranch Island
• Complete statue puzzle in Silent Glade in the Puzzlewood
• Defeat Boss at end of pirate council’s vault in Ballast Harbor
• Acquire during main quest “The Hourglass Crew” on Kingsdown Isle in catacombs
• Explore Sunken Palace
• Complete side quest at monastery on Marblecliff Mountain
• Along path up Marblecliff Mountain, find the tower in the middle of the river. Make your way back up the tower to unlock a path into a cave.
• Solve puzzle to get to catacombs below field between the road to Oakhaven/Oakhaven Port & Stonefell Crossroads
• Veilwood: upon entering the Veilwood from the Strait of Thorns, cut the normal looking bushes west of the southern route under the log. Find secret hole below plants.
• At end of Fort Crow main quest
• Just NE of Cemetery of the Waves on Snapmast Reef, use the warpbolt arrows at the shipwreck there & defeat the enemies therein.
• During main quest “The Hideout”
• Found in hole beneath heavy rock in NW area of Limestone Island. Need warpbolt arrows.
• Explore secret area: Willow Palace (can get to from Ballast Harbor docks)

Elixir Vitae Upgrades:

• Complete “Probably not an Ambush” side quest given by Nina in Yarrowmouth (she is above the general store). Go see carrot guy afterwards and go to cave by his house. Acquire beak and go east of his house to find statue that needs beak.
• Fykonos Island: go through “Tomb of those Relinquished by the Sea” on the NW side of the Island
• Along path up Marblecliff Mountain, find the tower in the middle of the river. Fall to the bottom of the tower and exit and travel down the river.
• In the Drowned Village on Snapmast Reef after Fort Crow, move statues onto two switches to open a door to a tower there.

Bear Warrior’s Spear

• Found in a mini-dungeon along the northern side of the Puzzlewood
• Upgrade: Sunflower Spear found on Fykonos Island (fire spear!)
• Upgrade to Sunflower Spear: Find exiled monk in Strait of Thorns

Boomerang

• Acquire from pirate fort at Lotus Shoal (talk with person camping out in the NE area of Spruce Head to get key to fort)

Crowfeather Boomerang:

• Get crow feather when exploring Sunken Palace. On the way to Fort Crow, right after leaving Lotus Shoal, go north instead of west. Use the crow feather at a statue that way.

Bombs

• Can first find bombs in catacombs below Goatshead harbor (quest given by three guys in tavern)
• Upgrades: Buy from bomb guy in Oakhaven (SE corner of Oakhaven) once his side quest is complete

Bow

• Acquire during main quest “The Hourglass Crew” on Kingsdown Isle in catacombs

Bomb arrows:

• Get blueprints for explosive arrows from below where Captain Thyme is hiding on Kingdown Isle.
• Get Tungsten Ore from cave along Straight of Thorns path east of Oakhaven
• Go directly east upon arrival into Oakhaven and go into bomb shop. Do that side quest.
• Go back to bomb shop after quest and talk to intern. Do his side quest.

Fire arrows:

• Go through Smoldering Rock (NE corner of Snapmast Reef, accessible after Fort Crow)

Warpbolt arrows:

• Acquired during main quest “The Hideout” in Cemetery of the Waves on Snapmast Reef

Flail:

• Acquire during main quest at Fort Crow
• “Upgrade:” Ballast Harbor (“upgrade” is fun and explodey… but you basically hurt yourself whenever you use it… You’ll want to upgrade it and then change it back for steam achievement That Was a Dumb Item)

Dandelion Charm: roll/dash upgrade from The Ancient Groves side quest

• NE corner of path between forest of tides and ballast harbor has one shrine (go north at sign that says East: Ballast Harbor Market West: Forest of Tides)
• NW corner of Puzzlewood. Go through cave NW of mushroom spot
• Along Marblecliff Mountain path—just north of hidden cave that goes to mayor’s secret archives
• Final location: shrine north along path between goatshead & crabhook village (Just east of Crabhook)

The Four Ancient Spells
Seabird’s Tear/Thunder Charm: Heron’s Well side quest:

• Go east of Goatshead Harbor, then north. There is a well along this path. Take a drink from it.
• Go west of Goatshead Harbor, then north, then continue N/NE to get to Thrush Fort

Upgrades: The Seabird’s Tear side quest:

• NE corner of Tern Marsh
• Just E of monastery at top of Marblecliff Mountain
• Go E upon entering Smoldering Rock (NE corner of Snapmast Reef)

Amalenchier’s Wrath

• Acquire by completing ”The Oak Blight” side quest from Oakhaven

Zephyrine’s Tempest: Old Lighthouses side quest:

• East of Goatshead (need bombs or bow to light)
• Go to NE part of Forest of Tides to get to Zephyr Bay (must have Oak Charm (so after Ballast Harbor))
• At end of Sunken Palace (need bow to get to Sunken Palace, which is north of Lotus Shoal)
• NW corner of Snapmast Reef (can’t get to until after Fort Crow)
• Go back to Zephyr Bay once all 4 are lit!

Abyssal Flame

• After starting The Brass Key side quest, return to the northern side of Lake Umber (fall in well south of the library in Oakhaven) and find the secret entrance in the NE corner of the room with the deer monster.

Once you have the Bear Warrior’s Spear from the Puzzlewood (found in a mini-dungeon on the northern side) and you can go to Oakhaven Port, you can find a captain on the docks between two sunflowers. Speak to him to head to Fykonos Island.
Note: If you come here when you have already acquired the fire arrows, you do not need to “complete” Fykonos Island fully (you do not need to find upgraded spear)

Once you talk to the mayor, follow this path around:

• Get bombs: go west out of town where snails & tree monsters are: go help the dude in the SW corner of this area.
  • If you helped the orange girl during The Tic Tac Champ side quest, go to the southern area and talk to the guy there for some crowns.
• Go back into town and take the northern path out of town then head east to the path blocked by bombs.
• Go through here to get 5 more bombs and then enter the cave outside of the windmill to get your bow back.
• Keep going and you’ll find yourself in an area with a ghost type of monster and a bunch of statues. In the NW of this area, two statues are right next to each other. Move them to find a cave underneath where you will either get your boomerang back or you will get coral ore if you did not have the boomerang prior to coming here.
• Go back north of town, then west. Open the door in NW corner of this area with the bow to get the Oak charm back.
  • in this area there are also two caves: one with an armor upgrade & one with a health upgrade
• Go back through town and out to the western area again, go north to find the Sunflower Spear (upgrade to the Bear Warrior’s Spear)
  • Bring this back to the exiled monk on the northern end of the Strait of Thorns to get it upgraded.
• Go back west through forest where snails & tree monsters are to get some Coral Ore
• Now, go back to where you first got washed ashore and go up the stairs over there to complete The Witch’s Ghost side quest.

Old Lighthouses
• There are four ancient lighthouses that can be entered. Each has a switch to turn on the light.
• One is on Goatshead island, east of the city. It is north of the island with carrots on it, and east of the path to the Cursed Temple.
• One is in the Sunken Palace. You will need the key in the northwest corner to unlock the path to reach it.
• One is on Snapmast Reef, NW corner of the Drowned Village.
• One is in Zephyr Bay (where you will be given this quest, although the lighthouses can be lit before receiving it). Head east from the Forest of Tides, south of Goatshead Harbor, to reach this one.
• When all four have been activated, go to Zephyr Bay. A ghost ship will be in the harbor. You can approach it from the pier.
• Inside is a ghost. Defeating it will give you a spell.

The Ancient Groves
• There are three ancient groves with forest monsters inside.
• One is on Marblecliff Mountain, in the northwest part of the map (north of the secret passage to the Oakhaven Palace).
• Another is in the Puzzlewood on Yarrowmouth, the path is through a cave near the bridge across the Strait of Thorns.
• The third is near Ballast Harbor, go west of town, then north, then across a bridge to the east.
• When all three monsters have been defeated, another monster will appear in the ancient grove just east of Crabhook.
• Defeat this monster to gain access to the shrine, where the Dandelion Charm lies.

Heron’s Well/The Seabird’s Tear
• East of Goatshead Harbor, if you go north past the bridge, you can follow the trail to a well at the top of the hill.
• Choose to drink the water, and a ghost will appear and give you a key to his tomb.
• West of Gostshead Harbor, just east of the ferryman, there is a locked door, which is this tomb.
• Inside, fight the monster.
• In the next room, collect the treasure, which is a lightning spell.
• Use the spell to destroy the special door that has locked you inside.
• There are three more shrines to discover, which will power up this spell. Each has a door shaped like a bird, which will open when this spell is used in front of it.
• One is in Tern Marsh, in the northeast corner.
• One is at the summit of Marblecliff Mountain, near the monastery.
• The third is inside Smoldering Rock, the volcano in the northeast part of Snapmast Reef.

Abandoned Tunnels
• There is a group of adventurers in the Goatshead tavern.
• Speak to the man with the mustache and agree to help them.
• Right outside, there is a well. Climb inside and the people inside will open the door.
• Find your way through the maze inside to collect a key.
• Use the key on a door along the north wall to fight a spider enemy. There is a coral ore in here.
• Return to the entrance, and the adventurers will reward you.

The Carrot Cache
• Speak to the man with a beard on the east side of Goatshead Harbor, across the bridge. He’ll ask you to defeat the monsters at his fishing spot.
• Head east and find a small island connected with a bridge. There’s some barrels of carrots here. Defeat all the monsters.
• Return to the fisherman.

The Phantom Squid
• In Goatshead Harbor, cross the bridge to the east, then go north to the building.
• Inside, you’ll find Eamon, who will give you this quest.
• Head to Rilesdorf’s Emporium, a shop along the northern cliff of town, just east of the tavern.
• Speak to the man inside, then go upstairs and hide behind the bookcase.
• After the phantom breaks in, go outside and follow his footprints to the house west of Juneberry Inn.
• There is a bookshelf inside you can interact with, which reveals his disguise.
Ending A
• Choose to turn Aster in, and fight him.
• Return to Eamon to collect your reward.
Ending B
• Choose to side with Aster.
• Return to the Merchant’s Guild building, where you received this quest.
• There are four bookcase switches, like the one which revealed Aster’s disguise.
• Press the switches in this order: northmost, eastmost, westmost, southmost, northmost.
• Inside the secret room, collect the documents.
• Return to Aster, who will be discovered by Eamon.
• Go the challenge the Barbell Brutes. They are headquartered just east of Rilesdorf’s Emporium.
• Fight through all the enemies inside to convince their leader to step down.
• Reuinite with Aster at the Merchants’ Guild headquarters, where you first received this quest.
• Talk to Aster.

Brickenbranch Island
• There’s a man in a house on the SE side of Crabhook Village. He’ll give you this quest.
• Go outside and down to the small boat nearby. You can sail to Brickenbranch Island.
• Press the 4 switches around the island to open the door to the shrine at its center.
• Defeat the monster inside.
• Return to the man who gave you the quest.

The Shoal Beast
• In the Crabhook Village tavern, speak to the village mayor, on the west side of the room.
• He’ll ask you to defeat a monster on Lotus shoal.
• There’s a man fishing nearby who will direct you to Arni, another fisherman who was attacked.
• Speak to Arni, a man inside a house nearby to the east. He’ll tell you where the monster is.
• Go to Lotus Shoal. As you enter the shallow water coming from Crabhook, hug the edge of the island and turn around north.
• Jump a couple gaps of deep water to come to a pot of berries and leaves, near a rock with two spruce trees on it.
• Pick up and toss this pot of monster bait. A monster will appear, which you need to defeat.
• Return to the mayor.

The Locked Fort
• From Spruce Head, head east on top of the cliffs.
• Speak to the woman camped out here.
• Use the key to head to the pirate fort east along the shoal.
• Fight the pirates inside, and use the switches to open the bridges.
• Fight the pirate with a boomerang at the end.
• You will receive a boomerang as a reward.

Mossy Key
• Underneath a Mandrake monster on an island in the center of the Forest of Tides (south of Goatshead), you can find a key.
• Use it to unlock a shack in the northeast of the Forest.
• There is an armor upgrade inside.

The Wrong Key
• Speak to the man in the upstairs hallway of the inn at Ballast Harbor
• This key will unlock the locked room in Juneberry Inn in Goatshead

Black Market Tools
• After upgrading your armor once in Oakhaven, the armorer will offer to upgrade it again, but lacks the tools.
• In Honestbeard’s shop in Ballast Harbor, there are some tools. Purchase these.
• Bring them back to Oakahven and she will upgrade your armor again.

Willow Palace
• Find the secret dock at Ballast Harbor and head to Willow Palace…
◦ Stay on the dock and go north under the overhang

An Iron Pinecone
• Speak to the armorer in Yarrowmouth Village, next to the blacksmith.
• Head through the Puzzlewood. Wrap around from the northwest to the northeast and enter the Silent Glade.
• Find the iron pinecone on the east side of the area.
• Return it to the armorer to upgrade your armor.

Briarwood Mushrooms
• Go the the Briarwood Distillery in Yarrowmouth Village.
• Speak to the man at the table, who will give you this quest.
• Go to the Puzzlewood, northwest of the distillery.
• In the southwest corner, there is a small raised area past a gate, full of mushrooms.
• Unlock the gate and fight the monsters inside.
• Go up the several flights of stairs to the east, then head east across the bridges. You’ll come across a small hut with beehives outside.
• Fight the monsters inside and read the letter on the table.
• Return to the distillery and talk to the guy who gave you the quest.
• Head south to Tern Marsh. Go to the meadery on the west side and contront the man in the back.
• Return to Briarwood.

Probably Not an Ambush
• Above the shop in Yarrowmouth Village, there’s another Volunteer Navywoman named Nina.
• She’ll send you to Seaweed Rock, go south of the village then west through Tern Marsh.
• There will be a pirate in front of a cave. Talk to him to go inside.
• It’s an ambush. Defeat the monsters.
• Nina will be outside. Talk to her.
• Go west to Stonefell Crossroads. There is a small pirate fort north of the path to Tern Marsh.
• Fight the pirates inside.
• Return to Nina.

A Stone… Beak?
• After defeating the pirates in the quest Nina sent you on, Carlov will let you into his house in Yarrowmouth Village. In his garden is a cave with a stone beak inside.
• Take this to a small shrine west of Yarrowmouth Village, following along the creek that empties into Tern Marsh.
• There is a bird statue missing its beak. Interact with this to replace it, opening the shrine.
• Inside is an upgrade to Elixir’s effectiveness.

Hornet Honey
• There is a honeycomb in the middle of Tern Marsh
• You can bring this to the Marsh Meadery on the west side of the marsh. Benjamin will give you some money for it, or more money after you’ve finished the Briarwood Distillery quest.

Thyme’s Bombs
• In the lower level of Hourglass Fort on Kingsdown Isle, there are plans for explosive arrows.
• First finish the Oakhaven Bomb Shop quest so the Bomb Maker’s intern will be back at the shop.
• Talk to the intern at the shop- he’ll offer to build the arrows if you collect some items.
• Go to a cave in the Strait of Thorns (between Yarrowmouth and Oakhaven. Accessible from the Puzzlewood, the Veilwood, or Stonefell Crossroads)
• Proceed through the cave to find a chest with Tungsten Ore in the northwest corner.
• Visit the Oakhaven Port underground fighting arena. A man sitting at the bar will tell you pirates stole the part you need.
• Go across the port bridge to the west. North of the stone golems there’s a small building.
• Fight the pirates inside for the machine part you need.
• Return to the intern at the bomb shop.

The Witch’s Ghost
• See Fykonos Island section

Saltpeter Cave
• Find the Oakhaven Bomb Shop, in the southwest corner of Oakhaven City. Speak to the old man at the counter.
• Head south from the city to Oakhaven Port. Go west across the bridge, the west across another bridge past the rock-throwing monsters.
• Go south from here, over a bridge, to see a man standing in front of a cave entrance. Talking to him will cause him to move aside.
• Inside, fight the large rock monster.
• After defeating it, return to the Bomb Shop.

The Tic Tac Champ
• Visit the game hall, the second building to the east when you enter Oakhaven.
• Speak to the man standing by the plants, and choose to join the game.
• Find the woman hiding behind the plants. She’ll run away.
• Investigate the orange peels on the seat she was sitting in.
• Speak to the orange vendor, northwest of the game hall, one level up in Oakhaven City.
• Take the oranges to Aubrey’s house, just southeast of the orange vendor, one level down.
• Go inside and fight Aubrey.
Ending A
• Defeat her and demand the money back.
• Take the money to the game hall and return it. You will keep a portion as a fee.
Ending B
• Defeat Aubrey, and allow Aubrey to keep the money.
• Sail to Fykonos Island. West of the windmills, Aubrey’s father owns an orange orchard. Speak to him.
Ending C (technically)
• Defeat Aubrey, and demand the money back.
• Keep the money. Don’t return it to the game hall. Now you have stolen it.

The Dog’s Birthday
• Go to the Oakhaven town guard building, just south of the Oakhaven Inn.
• Speak to the captian, who will give you an invitation to the Mayor’s Dog’s birthday party.
• Go to the palace, and speak to all the guests. Some will give you clues.
• Once you have all three clues, you’ll know to speak to a man in the library wearing a red shirt.
• Confront him, but a guard will show up and ask you to defeat a troll in the attic.
• The attic is in the northeast corner of the palace, defeat the troll.
• Back downstairs, a guard will send you to Oakhaven Port to catch the thief.
• At the port, there is a warehouse just before the bridge that leads to Marblecliff and Gull Rock.
• Inside the warehouse, press the three switches to move the large barrel. This will let you into the basement.
• In the basement, fight the thief to save the Mayor’s Dog.
• Return to the guard who gave you the quest.

Battle of the Band
• There are two musicians just south of the inn in Oakhaven.
• Speak to them, the go to the tavern to the west and speak to the bartender.
• Go back outside, then head to the southwest part of Oakhaven. A strange monster will be wigging out near some posters.
• Chase the monster and attack it. After several attacks, it will reveal its disguise.
• Return to the tavern and speak to the guitar player for a piece of Coral Ore.

Key From a Cave
• From the south gate of Oakhaven City, go west past the shop, then turn north and go under an arch.
• There is a gap to the left of a house you can go through, which will lead to an underground cave.
• Follow the path along the beach. You’ll come across some hidden treasure. In a chest will be a key.
• You can use this key to unlock the abandoned house next to the apothecary.
• Upstairs, defeat the ghost to open a door to some treasure.

Haunted Monastery
• Go to the summit of Marblecliff Mountain, and enter the monastery.
• Speak to the monk in the east room. He will open a door at the end of the main hallway.
• Proceed downstairs. Head east, then follow the stream south. You’ll hear a monster sound.
• Go back north, and there will be a skeleton to fight.
• Defeat the skeleton to claim a heath upgrade north of it, then return to the monk.

Sinking Ruins Key
• In the Sunken Palace (need the bow: accessible from the northern side of the western island on Lotus Shoal, with the bridges), there is a key, past the monster with antlers. Destroy the blocks with bombs to access the chest it’s inside.
• Use this key to unlock a door further into the sunken palace.

The Crow Feather
• In the Sunken Palace, there are three switches in the ground.
• One is south of the pillars with two frog enemies. One is on the ledge west of that. The last is near a statue. Some of these are covered by bushes you’ll need to cut down.
• Once all three have been pressed, a statue will disappear, allowing you into a small dungeon.
• Proceed through to a room with three Sea Hag enemies. There is a feather item at the north end of this room.
• Take this feather item to Crow Road (south of Lotus Shoal). Before you get to the map where Fort Crow is, you can take a bridge north to a small island with many blackbirds and a statue with wings.
• Interact with this statue, and the Crow Lord boss will appear.
• Defeat it to receive the Crowfeather Boomerang.

The Oak Blight
• After finishing the main quest with Hazel and retrieving the Sword of the Sea King, find her at the inn.
• She’ll ask you to collect a twig from one of two giant Oaks outside the city. One is at the summit of Marblecliff Mountain (next to the monastery), and another is in the Veilwood, near the center.
• You’ll fight a monster when collecting the twigs.
• Return to Oakhaven and find Hazel in the library, in one of the rooms along the east wall.
• A monster will attack. Defeat it. Hazel will send you to Ivystump Village.
• Find the botanist who lives in the southeast corner of town.
• Visit Amalenchier’s grave. It is in the Veilwood, along the east side.
• Fight the monster outside the tomb, then go inside.
• Use a bomb along the north wall, past the sarcophagus.
• Fight the monster again.
• Visit the three giant oaks again, which will now have entrances to tunnels inside.
• One is at the summit of Marblecliff Mountain, by the monastery.
• One is at the center of the Veilwood.
• One is in the northeast corner of Oakhaven City.
• Go inside each of these, and follow the tunnels to defeat the large monsters at the end.
• When all three have been defeated, the ooze that covered the tunnels will disappear, allowing access to the stone shrine in the middle of the tunnels.
• Inside in a spell.
• Return to Hazel, outside the Oakhaven City oak, to complete the quest.

Ivystump Orchard
• In Ivystump Village, north of the Veilwood, there are two men sitting around a fire.
• Talk to the one to the east of the fire.
• Head north to the orchard at the end of town. Defeat the three burrowing enemies in the orchard.
• Return to the man, to find he’s been dragged down a hole.
• Defeat the fourth enemy here to free the man and talk to him to complete the quest.

The Brass Key
• In the final dungeon, the underwater palace on the Isle of Storms, there is a chest a couple rooms northeast of the throne room, which contains a brass key.
• In Oakhaven, just south of the library, is a well. Falling down this well leads to Lake Umber.
• Follow the coast along the north side of Lake Umber to an area with a miniboss. In the northwest corner of the room is a bombable wall behind some vines.
• Follow the tunnel through here, past a staircase surrounded by torches, to a locked door.
• This will take you to Oakhaven Palace. Go upstairs and offer blood in the strange rune circle.
• Return to the staircase. Follow this path deeper underground. Stand on the rune circle to be teleported to a boss arena. Defeat this creature to claim a magic spell.