In the Mountains

In the Mountains is a World Quest that occurs in Dragonspine Adventurer Camp, Mondstadt. Completing this quest grants access to the Peak of Vindagnyr domain.
==Start Location==
The quest can be started by talking to Iris at the Dragonspine Adventurer Camp.
Location Dragonspine Adventurer Camp.png|Iris' location
NPC Location Iris Context.png|Additional context
==Steps==
# Investigate the strange ice
#* The strange ice is located next to a , near the first waypoint from Dragonspine Adventurer Camp.
#* Use the nearby Scarlet Quartz on the ice four times to thaw it.
#* Activate the orb to unlock the Frostbearing Tree.
# Continue upwards to investigate
# Thaw all the shards out (1/3)
#* Entombed City Outskirts (2nd waypoint south from Dawn Winery's Statue of The Seven)
#** Activate the device and watch the Warming Seelie go to the 5 Cryo Totems.
#** Activate the 5 totems in the same order using a Cryo character.
#** Open the Precious Chest and defeat the enemies that spawn afterward:
#*** Wave 1: .
#*** Wave 2: .
#*** A snowstorm begins at the start of the fight that accelerates Sheer Cold. During the fight, only 1 of the 4 Ruin Braziers will be active at any one time.
#** Glide down into the cavern. Guide the floating Warming Seelie to its garden.
#** Free the 2nd Warming Seelie from the ice near the stele with Ancient Carvings.
#** Use the nearby Scarlet Quartz on the ice four times to thaw it.
#** Activate the orb after thawing the ice. will spawn. The entrance near the Seelie will open up, leading to a passage with some Starsilver ores.
#* Starglow Cavern (waypoint southwest of Peak of Vindagnyr domain)
#** Head east from the waypoint, glide down, and continue east to the cavern with the strange ice.
#** Complete the Time Trial Challenge at the bottom of the cavern. This consists of four waves that must be cleared in three minutes:
#*** Wave 1: 
#*** Wave 2: 
#*** Wave 3: 
#*** Wave 4: 
#*** During this challenge, icicles will continually fall from above. It is recommended to find the three Warming Seelies and guide them to the courts before attempting the challenge.
#** Use the nearby Scarlet Quartz on the ice four times to thaw it.
#** Activate the orb after thawing the ice.
# Head for Dragonspine's summit
#* Go to the Statue of The Seven and head south, then west.
#* Follow the Warming Seelie at the hilichurl camp to reach the Skyfrost Nail subarea.
# Thaw all the shards out again (3 shards)
#* Break the first shard
#** From the Skyfrost Nail waypoint, break the Scarlet Quartz near an inactive Ruin Guard.
#** Go further up the circular slope and use an archer to shoot the 1st glowing shard floating in the sky.
#* Break the second shard
#** Head up the slope to a heat beacon in a field of ice grass.
#** Go north and defeat the . This Lawachurl will call in s as reinforcements, all of whom will despawn when the Lawachurl is killed.
#** Break the Scarlet Quartz near the chest.
#** Go back to the cliff near the heat beacon and shoot the 2nd shard floating in the sky.
#* Break the third shard
#** Follow the Warming Seelie near the Lawachurl's chest up to an Anemo Totem.
#** Activate the Anemo Totem, then glide up the wind current and use the wind rings to reach a hilichurl camp.
#** Break the Scarlet Quartz in the hilichurl camp.
#** Glide down onto one of the floating platforms and shoot the 3rd shard. The player can also activate the other 2 orbs before shooting the 3rd shard if quick enough. Otherwise, shoot the 3rd shard first, then go back and glide down to activate all the orbs.
#* Activate all the Orbs revealed by the broken shards.
# Investigate the area below
#* Open the Luxurious Chest with the red aura.
#* This will grant access to the Peak of Vindagnyr domain.
#* There are also 3 Precious Chests and 1 Exquisite Chest near the entrance of the domain.
# Report back to Iris
#* The Cryo Hypostasis will become available after this step.
==Gameplay Notes==
* Completing this quest will grant the .
* Climbing to the top of Skyfrost Nail after it's restored will grant the .
==Dialogue==
;(Talk to Iris)
;(Only plays after completing Low-Temperature Warning, by choosing a non-quest dialogue option, then talking to her again.)
:Iris: This is a sticky situation, indeed...
: How are things here on Dragonspine?
:Iris: On this mountain? Well, I can only say that it's more dangerous than any other place in Mondstadt.
:Iris: Apart from the harsh conditions, this mountain is also home to some strange... ice.
:Iris: It is incredibly hard to break, and will not melt when exposed to fire.
:Iris: Worst of all, a few roads have been blocked by this ice.
:Iris: Quite a few of our expedition teams have been forced to turn back after being blocked by ice barricades that they could not get around.
:Iris: *sigh* I wonder when we're going to find a way to get rid of that ice...
: I'll have a look at it.
:Iris: You're just going to have a look, right? If so, I remember that there was a large slab of ice of that kind on the mountain's outer boundaries. Who knows what's frozen inside it...
:Iris: You could have a look around there, but remember, it's best not to come this way again.
;(Talk to Iris again)
: So, tell me about the ice.
:Iris: If you'd just like to have a look at the ice, you can just go to the place that I mentioned. For your own safety, don't go any further into the mountain.
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;(Approach the Frostbearing Tree)
:Paimon: What a huge block of ice... Can you see what's stuck inside?
:Paimon: Huh, what's up with all this blue grass around here? So strange...
;(After unlocking the Frostbearing Tree)
:Paimon: Eek! That thing just flew up into the air... Looked like it was going towards the mountain's summit.
:Paimon: Shall we go and have a look around? Or should we go back and ask someone about the situation?
;(Upon reaching the area leading to the summit)
:Paimon: S—S—So cold... P—Paimon's turning into a Paimon popsicle!
:Paimon: Wh—What's... going on here...
:Paimon: W—We should go back and ask around at the camp in the foothills...
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;(Report back to Iris)
: This mountain really is a dangerous place...
:Iris: Oh? You're back? How did it go? Did you see the ice— Huh. You're in... quite a state, aren't you?
: Do you know anything about the air current in the cavern?
:Iris: You've already been that high up? That's very impressive. Still... a cavern blocked by a strange air current, you say? Let me think...
:Iris: Ah, that reminds me. We did have an adventure team that also got lucky enough to reach a point very high up the mountain.
:Iris: They couldn't get close enough, but they did they report that a cavern near the summit did have a strange and powerful air current flowing out from it.
:Iris: But logically speaking, no air current in such a place should be that strong. No one knows the reason why, either...
:Iris: Apart from that strange air current, this mountain is also home to some very strange ice.
:Iris: This ice is incredibly hard to break, and will not melt when exposed to fire. It has proved a major obstacle to our exploration as a result.
:Iris: We have been unable to find a way to deal with that ice, so we've had to go around it...
:Iris: What's more, blue plants are often found growing near this ice.
:Iris: I could vaguely see that there was something encased within the ice. But since I was unable to melt it, catching a glimpse of it was as far as I got.
:Iris: If you're interested, you can follow the trail of blue plants to have a look at that ice.
:Iris: Let me think... I believe that the and are home to many of those blue plants. You can go and check them out.
:Iris: A strange, powerful air current, bizarre ice, and odd plants...
:Iris: Hahaha, if this was your standard tale of adventure, there would be some link between these three.
:Iris: But in real life, it's best to be practical when adventuring... Make sure you prepare yourself sufficiently before heading up Dragonspine, you hear?
;(Talk to Iris again)
: So, tell me about the ice.
:Iris: Perhaps you've already noticed, but that slab of ice is surrounded by a great many blue plants.
:Iris: I believe that those plants may be related in some way to the shard frozen in the ice.
:Iris: If you wish to continue looking for those shards on Dragonspine, I'd say that you might have some luck following the trail of those blue plants.
:Iris: I believe that the and are home to many of those blue plants. You can go and check them out. Perhaps you might discover something.
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;(After unlocking the second mechanism and waking the Ruin Guards)
:Paimon: Whoa, be careful! Those big guys look like they're waking up...
:Paimon: It's so cold... That light over there, it looks like some kind of ...
;(Traveling inside the fallen ice)
:Paimon: What a huge block of ice... Can you see what's stuck inside?
:Paimon: Huh, what's up with all this blue grass around here? So strange...
;(Upon entering Starglow Cavern)
:Paimon: This blue grass grows thick here. Paimon thinks we must be getting closer to something.
;(Approaching the shard in Starglow Cavern)
:Paimon: So c—cold...
:Paimon: Is it because there's no sunlight around here? Or does it have something to do with those or that ...
;(After thawing all three shards)
:Paimon: All three shards have thawed out and flown up to the top...
:Paimon: Let's go to the summit and see what the situation there's like.
;(Talk to Iris)
: So, tell me about the ice.
:Iris: Since we've got a way to melt that ice now, that means I can continue organizing expedition parties to explore the mountain...
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;(Upon entering the area)
:Paimon: How are we going to get up this mountain? Hmm, let's try following this road first, shall we?
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;(Reaching the summit)
:Paimon: Look, a giant pillar! What could it be for?
:Paimon: Up there, aren't those the shards we unfroze? So is this pillar where they came from...?
:Paimon: Looks like they froze again... Brr, this climate really isn't Paimon-friendly...
:Paimon: ...But we've got no choice. Let's go unfreeze them again.
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;(After thawing the ice shards again)
:Paimon: Huh? The icy surface under the pillar has completely shattered. Looks like there's a huge space underneath it, too. Let's go check it out.
;(After opening the luxurious chest)
:Paimon: Seems like there's nothing else here...
:Paimon: But we should still go back and inform that adventurer.
;(Climb to the top of Skyfrost Nail after being restored)
:Paimon: Wow... This place is incredibly high up.
:Paimon: Paimon has no idea where this pillar might have come from...
:Paimon: Did it fall down from the sky? How strange...
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;(Report back to Iris)
: About the summit...
:Iris: There's a strange, huge pillar floating in mid-air at the summit? To think that there would be such a thing atop Dragonspine...
:Iris: And there's a huge space below the ice under the pillar? That's... even weirder.
:Iris: This is... inconceivable. Thank you. I will send explorers up there as quickly as we can to see what's happening there.
:Iris: Ah, yes, I should thank you for helping us open the way to the summit. Please take these as thanks.
:Iris: It seems Dragonspine really does have its secrets after all.
:Iris: I do hope our next expedition will yield some new discoveries.
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==Other Languages==
==Change History==
es:En la montaña
fr:La créature des montagnes
ja:山に隠されし物