Maroon Valley

A dusty and barren area where only the fittest survive.

**Maroon Valley** is a location in CrossWorlds. It is a large, dry, hot desert area that has multiple chasms and an oasis.

But it bears no fruits and blossoms all year, leaving petals on the ground for animals to eat or people to gather.

## Layout

Maroon Valley is located in between Ba'kii Kum and Bergen Village. You can get there by leaving Bergen Village to the west. The area itself is complex and full of puzzles, with many areas being difficult to access. On the map below, the main path through the area is 1-2-3-4-(8/10)-9-11-14-15-17-18. All three other loops can only be unlocked in one direction (forward for the Maroon Oasis, and backward for the other two), and require completing numerous puzzles to proceed. River Cliff/Endless Pit in particular requires you to start in Barren Land and follow an upper, puzzle-filled path through Overpass to reach the areas.

### Connecting Regions

The regions adjoining Maroon Valley are Bergen Village via Rising Railway, Ba'kii Kum via West Entrance, and Faj'ro Temple via Temple Entrance and Faj'ro Roof.

### Rooms

Many of the side caves are only unlocked during specific quests. The Maroon Cave is unlocked during Maroon Tree Defender. The Toisecave is unlocked during Blasting Shells. The Windless Caverns and Barren Temple are unlocked during Hot Trail and Waves of Sand. The Brigand Cave is unlocked during Just Deserts. The Testing Area is unlocked during An unfortunate Series of Features. The Deadly Oasis and Cursed Temple require the Cursed Coin to reach. The secret lab is PC-exclusive, and is unlocked during Best in the West. The Temple Entrance is only accessible once the Faj'ro Temple is unlocked, and the Faj'ro Roof is reached after the temple is completed.

## Enemies

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 With Valley Booster enabled
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Additional drops not obtainable because rank is disabled during this encounter
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Spawns during Best in the West quest (PC exclusive)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Does not respawn after boss battle
5. ↑ Spawns during Blasting Shells quest
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Spawns during Maroon Tree Defender quest
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Spawns during Hot Trail quest
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Spawns during Waves of Sand quest
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Spawns during Just Deserts quest
10. ↑ Spawns during An unfortunate Series of Features quest

## Botanics

There are 17 types of botanic destructibles found in Maroon Valley.

## Traders

A small group of traders can be found at the start of Maroon Valley.

* **Player Trader** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Maroon Buffs** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Maroon Equipment** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Maroon Loot** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Maroon Metals** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Maroon Trade Sets** — Located in East Entrance.

* **Bracerboy** — Located in Rising Railway.

## Quests

The quests that can be started in Maroon Valley are:

* Maroon Trailblazing
	+ Maroon Valley Collect
	+ Maroon Valley Defeat
	+ Maroon Valley Landmarks
	+ Maroon Valley Data Probe

## Maroon Valley

A dusty and barren area where only the fittest survive.

## Chests

### Total

37

The A New Home DLC adds only small changes to Maroon Valley. There is a fight against Sao, the area is visited briefly during a quest, and a new secret trader is added.

### Enemies

Enemies of Maroon Valley

1. ↑ Additional drops not possible due to combat rank being disabled during this encounter.
2. ↑ Spawns during the Lost and On the Run quest.
3. ↑ Fought after speaking to him in Ba'kii Kum.

### Traders

* **Glitch Trader** — Located in Testing Area after defeating DON'T USE THIS in the Arena.

## Role in the Plot

### In CrossWorlds

Seekers initially pass through Maroon Valley on their way to Ba'kii Kum, in order to request access to the Faj'ro Temple. The Ba'kii Kum Eldress first requests their assistance in the mandatory quest Maroon Tree Defender. During this quest, Seekers return to Maroon Valley and enter the cave under the Maroon Oasis, where they must defeat several Tims and the Ti'im boss in order to protect the Maroon Tree. After doing so, they can arrange access to the Temple.

### In CrossCode

After arriving in Maroon Valley, Lea is immediately joined by Emilie. The two travel through the area to Ba'kii Kum, with Emilie complaining about a school project and how she got in trouble for missing a meeting.

The next day, Lea meets up with C'tron for the first time in Maroon Valley. The two travel to the Maroon Oasis and complete the Maroon Tree Defender quest together. Afterwards, Emilie comes online and rushes to complete the quest herself, while the other two return to Ba'kii Kum to wait for her. After another encounter with Apollo in Ba'kii Kum, Lea is challenged to another duel, which then takes place in front of the Faj'ro Temple. After the duel, Lea, Emilie and C'tron enter the temple together.

The three friends meet up briefly on the balcony halfway through the temple, then again at the top, where Emilie finally learns about Lea's speech synchronization issues. The three log off afterwards, and Lea has a long lucid dream about a location in Sapphire Ridge. When Lea logs back on, Sergey reveals that due to complications on his side, she has been offline for 3 days.

During the A New Home DLC, Lea and C'tron briefly return to Maroon Valley to visit where they first met, in the hopes of restoring C'tron's memories.

## Trophies

*Main article: Trophies*
There is no Cow Level
Visit the Perfectly Normal Cactus in Long Piece.
They have 5 Hearts
Defeat Ti'im.
A cursed Booty
Defeat the Cursed Sharkster.
Showdown at Faj'ro
Win the second PVP battle against Apollo.
True Spheromancer
Win the second PVP battle against Apollo without losing a single round.
Maroon Landmarks
Find all landmarks in Maroon Valley.
Maroon Scavenger
Obtain all chests in Maroon Valley; see #Chests.
## Secrets and Challenges

By collecting the Cursed Coin in Ba'kii Kum, you can access the Cursed Temple and fight the Cursed Sharkster. This boss fight is required for the A Promise Is a Promise 3 quest, but can be completed without the quest.

In the A New Home DLC, after defeating DON'T USE THIS in the Arena, a secret trader unlocks in the southwest corner of Testing Area. It can only be reached by using a Long Jump or by hopping on some mostly-invisible platforms.