Pearl Canyon

* Miasma
* Cleared

## Connects To

* West Peak Homestead
* Petrified Forest

## Connects To

* West Peak Homestead
* Petrified Forest

The Pearl Canyon is the first Miasma-covered area discovered by the player, where the main story begins and the game's second (and primary) objective is revealed: to rid the world of Miasma.

This is where the ruins of the Pearl Canyon Chapter of The Academy are located, which contain several key items, such as Hint Tablets, spell potions and potion recipes, and key journals that shed light into the life of the player's aunt Matilda Gardner and Scholars who worked for The Academy.

Clearing the Canyon leads to the formal introduction of the Hermit and her gifting a flying broom to the player, which unlocks fast travel between Miasma Scars and speedier manual traversal of the map. We also find out that it had been "at least a century" since Huckleberry last saw the Canyon clear of Miasma.

## Canyon Quests

1. ***Tilly's Keepsakes*** - triggered after the player finds the first of Aunt Tilly's belongings (out of three), the Old Blanket. **Important note:** All three keepsakes must be found before clearing the Canyon of Miasma for the quest to be completable.
2. ***A Second Chance*** - triggered after the Canyon is cleared, and the player interacts with the Hopper found past the entrance to the area with the Canyon dust-eater. Completion is not required to learn the recipe for Huck's Poultice.

## In Miasma

### Seedlings

* Lavender
* Cotton
* Tomato
* Corn
* Cabbage

## Cleared

### Plants

* Yucca Fruit (tree)
* Cactus Fruit
* Incensier
* Chamomile Flower
* Saffron
* Metal Cluster

**Note**: Upon clearing the miasma from Pearl Canyon, the Homesteader is granted access to the broom and fast travel.

## Enemies

* Hoppers
* Feathered Bat

Certain Hopper sections have safe paths while viewing with Ripple. Line up the clearest and longest direct paths between Hoppers' line of sight, then use Waymarkers to mark a path to take between the danger zones to reduce the amount of Mana used on spells and speed your return to deep within the Miasma.

Feathered Bats are best avoided by using the Shadow spell to avoid detection by their traveling spotlights.

## Notable Items

### Food Recipes

Tomato Soup

Apple Sauce

Date Pie

Cactus Soup

### Decoration Recipes

Stool, Barrel, Jug

Pitchfork, Sow, Trellis

Fence, Fence Post

Pot, Bowl

Water Well, Water Pump, Watering Can

Light Sprite Jar

## Broom Races

* Academy Generator Recipe
 Upriver Run
* Pearl Canyon Cypress Grove Recipe
 Race to West Peak
 Sand and Water Makes?
* Snow Boots Recipe

## Other notable items

*(contrib note - faster to make quick notes here about things encountered on this next playthrough, to cleanup later. Sorted by scar, thinking that these items cannot be found or accessed prior to getting at least that far in the area.)*

### First Scar

* *Letter from Marvin* by the old well at Tilly's. (See Journals)
* Basic Grill recipe obtained by approaching the front of Tilly's homestead. Also comes with a note regarding the special scar fertilizer.
* Jar of Something obtained from the top of Tilly's grill alongside the *Jar Instructions*. (See Journals)
* *Tilly's Homestead Journal* found around the side of the house on a crate. (See Journals)
* Blasting Powder recipe obtained upon pickup of Sulfur after fertilizing the first scar.

### Second Scar

* Behind first rubble wall: Tincture of Resilience, Tincture of Resolve
* *Retreat Plan* journal behind second scar.

### Third scar

Behind 3rd rubble wall: Tincture of Resilience, Tincture of Resolve

### Dust-eater

In a clearing southwest of scar #3, just beyond the academy stairs.

*Tip for all final dust-eaters: While turning off the three mechanisms around the dust-eater, if you are exposed to the dust-eater's ray and have no time to hide, use the Shadow Spell potion as a temporary shield. While the camouflage fades away faster than when hiding from enemies, it still slightly reduces damage taken upon exposure.*