Zophiel Statue

**Save Shrines**, also known as **Zophiel Statues**, are objects in *Phoenotopia* and *Phoenotopia Awakening* that function as both checkpoints and the games' saving system. They appear as stone statues of angels that are often surrounded by blue wisps.

In *Phoenotopia*, Save Shrines allow the player to save their progress in the games by pressing X near one to "pray" to it. Almost every level has a Save Shrine at or near its beginning, and some of the longer levels have more Save Shrines at certain points (e.g. about halfway through the level or just before a boss). Doorways leading to a Save Shrine will be surrounded by blue wisps. If the player dies, the default option is to respawn at the Save Shrine they most recently saved at, though it's also possible to have the player respawn right where they died in exchange for 10 Rai. When the player returns to the game and loads a save file, Gale is seen sleeping beside the Save Shrine and can be woken up by pressing Z to make her jump.

In *Phoenotopia Awakening*, Save Shrines appear at some of the game's checkpoints but no longer serve as saving points themselves; instead, this function is now served by magic floating books. However, if you respawn at a checkpoint with a Save Shrine nearby, you will be fully healed. Additionally, the option to have Gail respawn where she died in exchange for 10 Rai is absent in this game.

## List of Save Shrines and Their Locations

### Phoenotopia

* Panselo Village: To the right of the gate in Panselo
* Forest Entrance: In the very first section of Duri Forest
* Forest Edge: Just before the entrance to Duri Forest Ruins
* Ruined Shelter: A couple rooms into Doki Forest Ruins
* Ruined Sanctuary: Just before the room with the Monster Toad
* Honey Labs Inn: At the Honey Labs Inn building in Sunflower Road
* Atai City Sqaure: The first section of Atai
* Adar's House: Outside Adar's House
* Bandits' Hideaway: In one of the abandoned buildings near the Bandits' Lair
* Bandits' Den: One room before Bubbles the Sand Dragon's room
* Misty Path: The first section of Misty Gorge
* Misty Sanctuary: Secret room located about halfway through Misty Gorge
* Crossroads Inn: Outside the main building in Crossroads
* Fran's Lab: Outside Fran's Lab
* Thomas's Lab: Outside Thomas's Lab
* Daea Square: The first section of Daea
* Dungeon Hold: In a room at the bottom of Daea's dungeon
* Marble Tower Base: In the room just below Prince Tower
* Marble Tower Crest: At the top of Prince Tower, one room before the Kobold General's room
* Great Walls: The first section of the Great Walls
* Dread Lands Hideout: Halfway through the Dread Lands
* Mul Cave Entrance: The very first section of Mul Cavern
* Mul Cave Depths: Deep within Mul Cavern, towards the end
* Forgotten Forest: The first section of Forgotten Forest
* Forgotten Lab: Outside the building with the Forest Robot
* Hidden Village: The first section of Hidden Village
* Dark Crater Rim: The first section of the Ancient Crater
* Phoenix Lab Gate: The first section of the Phoenix Lab
* Phoenix Lab Core: One room before the Computer Guardian

### Phoenotopia Awakening

* Gail's Room: Next to Gale's bed
* Panselo Village - West: Near the gate in the west side of Panselo
* Panselo Village - East: Near the gate in the east side of Panselo
* Doki Forest: In the very first section of Doki Forest
* Doki Forest - Altar: In the underground section near Anuri Temple's entrance
* Anuri Temple - Shrine: In one of the rooms in the first section of Anuri Temple
* Anuri Temple - Garden: Just before the room with the Boss Slargummy
* Franway - Panselo: At the Franway station near Panselo
* Honey Bee Lab & Inn: At the Honey Labs Inn building in Sunflower Road
* South Castella Bridge: Appears at both ends of South Castella Bridge
* Franway - Atai: At the Franway station near Atai
* Oaisis: At the Oasis
* Atai Town: Appears at both ends of Atai
* Adar's House: Outside Adar's House
* Rhodus Checkpoint: At the start of the Rhodus Checkpoint
* Sand Drifts Access: At the end of the Sand Drifts Access
* Sand Drift Ruins: Inside the room in the first screen of the Sand Drift Ruins
* Forlorn Ruins: In the very first room of the Bandits' Lair building
* Ouroboros's Hideout: Just before the main room of the Bandits' Lair
* Secret Railway: In the first screen of the railway area below the Bandits' Lair
* Kingdom Bridge: At the start of the Kingdom Bridge
* Moonlight Ravine - South: The first section of Moonlight Ravine
* Moonlight Ravine - North: The last section of Moonlight Ravine
* Antique Shop: Outside Astrid's Antique Shop
* Franway & GEO Club: At the island with Fran's lab and the GEO Club base
* Franway - Daea: Inside Fran's lab
* Daea City: The first section of Daea
* Dungeons - Entrance: Towards the end of Daea's underground tunnel, one room after the entrance to the Aqua Line
* Subterra - Entrance: One room before the Subterra
* Dungeons - Secret Access: In a room at the bottom of Daea's dungeon
* Dungeons - Hall A: In Hall A of the dungeon, one room before the Daea Guard Horde
* White Towers - Zenith: At the top of the Prince Tower, one room before Katash's room
* Wheat Road: In a barn at the beginning of Wheat Road
* Cosette Village: The first section of Cosette
* Franway - Cosette: At the Franway station near Cosette
* Pooki Farms: Outside one of the barns at the Pooki Farms
* Far Beach: The first section of the Far Beach
* Tower of Dog: At the bottom of the Tower of Dog
* Tower of the Queen: At the bottom of the Tower of the Queen
* Tower of the King: At the bottom of the Tower of the King
* Strange Well: The first section of the Strange Well
* Royal Archive - Entrance: The first section inside the Royal Archive
* Royal Archive - End: At the end of the Royal Archive, two rooms before the Mainframe
* The First Wall: The first section of the First Wall
* Old Castles: At one of the castle ruins in the space between the First and Last Walls
* The Last Wall: The first section of the Last Wall
* Scorchlands: The first section of the Scorched Lands
* Scorchlands - Shelter: Halfway through the Scorchlands
* Mul Caves - South: The first section of Mul Caves
* Mul Caves - Storage: In the Cave Beetles' food storage room, about halfway through Mul Caves
* Mul Caves - North: The last section of Mul Caves
* Forgotten Teleporter: At the Forgotten Teleporter station
* Ocean Cliffs: At the seaside area near SPHERE
* Aurantia: The first section of Aurantia, at the top of the cliff
* Terrelum: The first section of Terrelum
* World's End: Near the fishing spot at the far west side of Terrelum
* SPHERE - Outside: The first section of SPHERE
* SPHERE - Garden: The first screen inside SPHERE, just before the Megalith fields
* Megalith Station: At the hidden railway station below the Megalith fields
* Pristine City - Entrance: One screen before Pristine City
* Phalanx Tower: At the top of Phalanx Tower, one screen before the Phalanx
* E.D.E.N. - Station: The first section of E.D.E.N.
* E.D.E.N. - Core: At the center of E.D.E.N.
* E.D.E.N. - Final Rest: At the very bottom of E.D.E.N., two screens before Mother Computer

## Trivia

* The Fisherwoman at the Misty Gorge refers to the shrines as ancient Zophiel Statues and mentions that the blue wisps have a strange attraction to them.
* In an early build of Phoenotopia, Save Shrines were simply called Angel Statues.