Temple Woods

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Temple Woods serves as an early-game exploration zone containing ancient Dragonkin Vaults, where players learn to navigate dungeon hazards, evade spike and fire traps, and overcome guardian automatons. Progressing through the area requires solving lever puzzles, using mobility magic, and gathering key crafting components like Vault Cores and Rune Essences.

Items

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Vault Core: Inside designated chambers within the South and North Temple Woods Vaults (such as Crasorak Kara)Dust-Covered Diary: Found at an exploration lore point in Temple WoodsPriest's Journal: Located at a collectible lore location within the Temple Woods zoneCathan's Note: Placed at an outdoor lore site in Temple WoodsBloodstained Journal: Discovered near lore markers within the Temple Woods area

Secrets

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Hidden upper chamber inside the South Temple Woods Vault; reached by taking a hidden path past the spike trap room and casting the Windstep spell to jump up to the elevated doorway.

Key fights

Vault Overlord (Crasorak Kara Vault)

Enemies: Vault Overlord (solo boss)

Threats: Melee-only attacks: a heavy sweeping spin that drains stamina, a parryable one-handed slam, and an unblockable double-fisted ground slam that stuns both the player and the boss

Weaknesses and resistances: Weakness: Crush damage; Resistances: Ranged damage, and immune to poison, bleed, and burning status effects

Tactics: Unlock the boss gate via the vault's dual lever mechanism, parry the one-handed slam to counterattack during recovery windows, or exploit high ground / safe-spot behind the pale rocks and pillars near the entrance doorway to avoid melee reach

Rewards: Third Vault Core (chest room past the gate), Vault Shards, Rune Essence, Stone, and crafting materials.

Enemies

Vault Guardian

Standard dungeon construct encountered patrolling the corridors and chambers of the early vaults.

Vault Guardian Sentinel

An upgraded, harder-hitting variant guarding core rooms inside the vault.

Vault Overlord

Boss located downstairs behind the locked room requiring lever activation to reach.

Tips

Carefully observe the timing patterns of fire and spike traps before crossing, and ensure the Windstep spell is ready for navigating vertical dungeon shortcuts.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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