Base Camp

Located near Luciola Forest, the Base Camp is the starting location for the Forest Expedition. It is unlocked after completing the quest New Adventurous Horizons in Mama Tree.

The area was originally introduced during the 2019 Forest Expedition event. It was reopened for a few weeks during Pride 2019, at which point it was available on a schedule rather than unlocked via quest, and returned permanently during the 2019 Ardi Swarm Weekend.

*(Not to be confused with the Base Camp (Event Edition), which was the Base Camp area during the 2019 Forest Expedition event.)*

* **Luciola Forest** (Main Area)
* **Mama Tree** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Spider Nest
	+ **Elder Library** (Expedition Area, Hunt for the Ancients HQ) - Unlocked by Winding Path to Elder Library
	+ **Mama Tree Station** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Exit: Station Raising!
	+ ****Base Camp**** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by New Adventurous Horizons
		- **Forward Base** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Hard Day's Walk
			* **Stone City** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Stone's Throw East
			* **Tall Trees** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Javelin Toss West
			* **Guardian's Lair** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by North: Homeward Bound
* **Three Points Crossing** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Aid to an Elder
	+ **Dragon Lair** (Expedition Area, formerly Dig Site) - Unlocked by Next Stop: Dragon Lair!
		- **Ruins** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Question to Axe
			* **Shrine of Ages** (Expedition Area, Past events) - Unlocked by Tunnel Locked On
	+ **Impact Crater** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Way North: Up the Mountain
		- **Mining Site** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Technology & Dinti
			* **Spaceship** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Learning to Breathe
			* **Research Lab** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Orders to Repair
* **Gansu Watering Hole** (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Way South
* **Riza Rivertown** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Dust to Dust
	+ **River Diner** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Chef at River Diner
	+ **Raina Surface Camp** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Raina Surface Camp (Quest)
		- **Swamplands** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Energy Now, Tired Later
			* **Raina Sacred Site** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Twisted Treacherous Trails (2/2)
				+ **Rebel Raina Hideout** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by A Worthy Offering
* **Floating City of Balance** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Journey Upriver
	+ **Underwater Foundations** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Deep Dark Dives
	+ **Clouds Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Cloud Climbing
	+ **Dawn Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dawn Drifting
	+ **Tempest Area** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Tempest Trailblazing
* **Dark Forest Outpost** (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Water Calls
	+ **Caretaker's Garden** (Expedition Area) - Unlocked by Dark Forest Path (or Stone Cavern Path in Cave)
* **Purple Gate** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Well of Lost Souls
* **Cave** (Main Area) - Unlocked by A Familiar Fight
* **City of Light** (Main Area) - Unlocked by The Final Fight
* **Dusted Castle** (Main Area) - Unlocked by Prepare to Attack

## Monsters

**Irsea**
100 words/10 minutes
**Sacer**
120 words/10 minutes
 **Kaija**
240 words/40 minutes
 **Xuso**
450 words/60 minutes
  **Alnu**
400 words/40 minutes
appears after Season of Hope Hunt quest: Joining the Hunt
  **Clawadin**
800 words/90 minutes
appears after Season of Hope Hunt quest: Joining the Hunt

**Vi**
Endurance battle for 5 minutes
**Viyu**
Endurance battle for 15 minutes
**Viyusa**
Endurance battle for 25 minutes
**Xin**
50 words/5 minutes
**Awa**
100 words/12 minutes

## Tactics

Hard Day's Walk counts your quest from its beginning, not from when you pick it up, so you do not have to carry it for three days. Completionists will naturally want to fight all three creatures so it makes sense to pick this quest up as soon as you arrive so they will be counted toward it.

All other materials for the A Darkened Forest collection quest can be farmed locally but you will have to double back to Luciola Forest or Mama Tree to acquire the Leaf Boots. It doesn't matter whether you make them, buy them, or get them from opening a chest in Mama Tree.

## Area Art

Base Camp Town and WildernessBase Camp Header