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Arlathan Forest Overview
To 100% complete the Arlathan Forest area, you’ll need to find the following collectibles:
- 11 Chests
- 2 Timelost Hoards
- 4 Evanuris Altars
- 3 Fen’Harel Altars
You’ll need to visit this area multiple times throughout the story as new areas will unlock, allowing you to retrieve more collectibles!
| Area | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Ancient Aqueduct | During the How to Train a Griffon quest |
| Forest Mire | After completing the How to Train a Griffon quest |
| Ruins Reach | Part of this area is reachable upon reaching Arlathan Forest. The rest unlocks after returning to this area the second time during the main story. |
| Veil Jumper Camp | Upon reaching Arlathan Forest |
| Waterfront Glades | After completing the How to Train a Griffon quest |
As you explore the Arlathan Forest, you’ll come across the following quests:
Chests
Chest #1 – Shadowy Grove
This chest can be found northeast of the Ruins Reach Beacon.
Chest #2 – Ancient Aqueduct
This chest can be found behind an owl statue. You’ll need to mimic the owl to cause an explosion, which will reveal the chest.
Chest #3 – Ancient Aqueduct
To reach this chest resting on a lone island, you’ll need to interact with the pillar to turn the beam towards the crystal on the island. This will cause a bridge to form, allowing you to reach the chest.
Chest #4 – Riverside Ruins
You’ll find this chest behind a barrier. In order to dispel it, you’ll need to head to the west side of the structure and destroy some barrels to collect an item. Place this item on the pedestal in the middle of the structure then have Bellara stabilize it. Once stabilized, the barrier will drop and you’ll be able to reach the chest.
Chest #5 – Shoreside Ruins
You’ll find this chest during the An Unfamiliar Sense quest.
Chest #6 – Shoreside Ruins
You’ll find this chest during the An Unfamiliar Sense quest on top of a stone platform.
Chest #7 – Tattered Bridge
This chest can be found on the west side of the area behind a barrier.
Chest #8 – Jagged Ruins
This chest can be found during The Magic of the Ancients quest.
Chest #9 – Ancient Aqueduct
You can reach this area during the How to Train a Griffon quest.
This chest can be found on a ledge by a waterfall.
Chest #10 – Waterfront Glades
You can reach this area after completing the How to Train a Griffon quest.
This chest can be found in a nook behind a horde of nugs.
Chest #11 – Shadowy Grove
In the Shadowy Grove, read the note next to the dragon statue with the purple aura.
To solve this puzzle, you’ll need to point the six nearby statues towards the dragon statue. This will cause the Bursting Rage Demon to spawn! Take it out then loot the chest!
Timelost Hoards
Timelost Hoard #1 – Forest Mire
You can reach this area after completing the How to Train a Griffon quest.
This chest can be found sitting in the middle of an island where water is wooshing all around.
To reach it, you’ll need to route the three beams of light to hit the pedestals on top of the front two pillars and back pillar.
Beam #1
Beam #2
Beam #3
Once all three have been correctly aligned, a bridge will form to the island. Take it across and defeat the Level 26 Guardian of Secrets. Upon its defeat, you’ll be able to loot the chest!
Timelost Hoard #2 – Tainted Woods
You can reach this area after completing the Gate of Faded Glories quest.
Climb the stairs in the area you fought the boss to finish cleaning up the red cysts. You’ll find this chest hiding behind one of these cysts.
Evanuris Altars
Evanuris Altar #1 – Shadowy Grove
This altar can be found northeast of the Ruins Reach Beacon near a chest.
Evanuris Altar #2 – Riverside Ruins
This altar can be found along the river.
Evanuris Altar #3 – Ancient Aqueduct
You can reach this area during the How to Train a Griffon quest.
This altar can be found next to a circular building. From the ladder shortcut, you’ll find it up the stairs in front of you.
Evanuris Altar #4 – Tainted Woods
You can reach this area after completing the How to Train a Griffon quest.
You can find this altar in the middle of some ruins surrounded by water.
Fen’Harel Altars
Fen’Harel Altar #1 – Mystical Tower
This wolf statue can be found in the Mystical Tower above the Jagged Ruins. You’ll find the wolf statuette on a stone platform behind the giant statue in the Jagged Ruins.
Fen’Harel Altar #2 – Nameless Building
You’ll be able to reach the area containing this wolf statue during the Loyal Friends quest. It will be just before a Blight Cyst that you’ll need to destroy.
To reach the wolf statuette, destroy the cyst then head through the doorway and go right. In front of you, you’ll find two gold hands holding up a platform. Go behind these hands and climb up to the platform. Head east across the archway to find the small wolf statuette.
Fen’Harel Altar #3 – Tainted Woods
You can reach this area after completing the How to Train a Griffon quest.
To reveal this statue, you must hit the red item at the top of the wall, causing it to explode and crumble the wall. Activate the statue then exit the room and turn left. You’ll find the wolf statuette at the end of the path.
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