Ruins

The Ruins are an expedition area in the desert region. It is unlocked with the Question to Axe quest in the Dragon Lair.

*(Not to be confused with the Ruins (Event Edition), which was the Ruins area during the Desert 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

**Gordi**
 80 words/10 minutes
 **Kuikas**
100 words/10 minutes
 **Rif**
300 words/25 minutes
**Griffe**
 450 words/120 minutes
 **Torkan**
450 words/60 minutes
  **Yantao**
 650 words/60 minutes
 **Ripos**
 1800 words/600 minutes
 **Lubu**
450 words/60 minutes
appears after Season of Hope Hunt quest: The Curator of Elder Library
 **Morimet**
2,500 words/600 minutes
appears after Season of Growth Hunt quest: A Bubble Dream
**Spirit Gordiliana**
800 words/180 minutes
appears after Dark Forest Outpost quest: Message in a Spirit (3/4)
**Spirit Griffe**
480 words/90 minutes
appears after Dark Forest Outpost quest: Flutters Shy & High (4/4)

**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

The compass point quests' word count objectives are inclusive of words you write the same day before picking up the quest. For East, West, and North, all of whose word count objectives are larger than that of the assigned creature, this can be important; for Searching South, on the other hand, unless your attack stat is +117 or higher (which is not at this time possible) the Ripos will make you write more than 830 words.

Tunnel Locked On is the capstone quest for this area, unlocking the Shrine of Ages, a puzzle-type area which allows players to battle creatures which are otherwise no longer available. For completionists, this is very important because you can finally fill in missing creatures in your bestiary.

## Area Art

Underground Ruins Town and WildernessNabia (Desert Expedition)Underground Ruins Header