Fossil Mine

**Fossil Mine** is a dungeon located in the Tar Pits sub-zone of the Fossil Zone. The mine is the only place the player can catch Shelletons and collect the Lampanita patch pin.

Clearing the dungeon rewards the player with the Lizard Idol and opens a shortcut to the Hills Zone.

## Dungeon layout

As the player enters the dungeon, they find themselves near a locked gate the requires a key to open. PAC tells them they detect a key underground.

My scanners have found something shiny deep, deep underground.

The player needs to go south to find the key. First they will enter a battle room with several regular Torrentoise and a king sized one. Some fireballs will also rain from above during the battle. After clearing the room, the player can proceed to the south. The rest of the dungeon is a series of long corridors, each with their unique theme.

### Jurassic Strata

The first corridor has green grass with sporadic Fiddle Furls and Infernals. Tar pits and Hookferns impede the player's movement. The southern part of the corridor has several mud slopes with Wallflowers floating on them for easier crossing. Some Hookvines and Femurite are found near the slopes.

After the player reaches the southern end of the corridor, they are attacked by three Velostriches and need to defeat them to proceed.

### Triassic Strata

The second corridor is slightly dark and contains brown grass and more muddy slopes with Fiddle Furls, Infernals, Stalazites, Hookvines, and Spurdocks growing around. The player will be attacked by hostile Spider and Mozzie critters as they are moving south.

### Really Dang Old Strata

The third and final corridor is mostly completely dark, with sparse lighting from Lampanitas that are unique to the area. The player can attack Lampanitas to increase the amount and intensity of light they provide. Massive tar pits and pieces of Amberite are also found in this area.

On the way to the southern exit the player will be attacked by three Triantulas.

### Key chamber

The southernmost chamber of the mine contains a blue key. Once the player takes the key from its pedestal, they will get a message about the earth shifting, and two hostile Shelletons will appear in the room. The Shelletons are very difficult to harm with Nutriblaster shots and skills but can easily be lassoed.

Once the monsters are tamed, PAC voices their surprise.

Were those Torrentoise even **still alive?**

Your **blaster** doesn't seem effective. But you have plenty of **other tools,** right?

### Returning to the gate

As the player leaves the key chamber to return to the gate, they hear the earth shifting again.

Run!

More Shelletons start chasing the player and will continue to chase them through the corridors until they reach the first battle room where they are met by a single king-sized Shelleton.

After the Shelleton is mounted, the player can finally return to the gate, open it, and enter the boss chamber.

## Boss fight

The boss of the dungeon is a Jumbo Bronsai that is capable of using its skills several times in quick succession. It will also occasionally summon small Torrentoises and Gelatopses.

* At about 1/2 of its health, Bronsai will enter its first frenzy phase, firing spines around itself.
* At about 1/3 of health left, Bronsai will enter the second frenzy phase, teleporting offscreen and filling the screen with damaging Itchy leaves.

Once the Jumbo Bronsai is defeated and mounted, the player can proceed north to the treasure chamber.

## Reward

The reward for clearing the dungeon is the Lizard Idol. The idol can be taken as a charm on the subsequent runs, granting the player the *Hill Climber* passive (*You can walk normally on Slopes terrain*).

Once the player collects the idol, they will be transported back to the overwold, opening up the Jurassic Speedway shortcut in the western part of the Hills Zone.

## Monsters

 BronsaiShelleton (unique to the dungeon)TorrentoiseTriantulaVelostrich
## Patch Pins

AmberiteBrazierFemuriteFiddle FurlHookfernHookvineInfernalsLampanita (unique to the dungeon)SignstoneSpurdockStalaziteTape DeckWallflower