Trunkle

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Trunkle is the second region of Tapti. Trunkle is mostly made up of a large mainland with a steep hill in the center.

## Environment

Trunkle is a low, watery region. It is made up of a large mainland with a wide plateau surrounded by a scattering of small islands. Some of the islands are connected by tunnels, and these are separated from the mainland by swaths of **Deep Water**. The other islands are much closer to the mainland and are separated by small bands of shallow water. The mainland has a few small ponds and is scattered with willow-like grape trees, as well as rocks and boulders. On the south side of the area, a short strip of land rises up into a tall cliff, topped by a tunnel to Noodlin. The lands are populated with herbivorous Meepers, and the cliff to Noodlin is surrounded by a herd of Kimpoko. Supupie also traverse the lands, establishing and protecting various parts of it as their territory.

## Story

Upon entering Trunkle, a short cutscene will play in which Gar'skuther attempts to abduct a Meepers in his ship. He accidentally abducts two nearby plants as the Meepers grows more suspicious. The Meepers runs away, the ship in pursuit. It runs up a hill and into a tunnel, causing Gar'skuther to crash his ship, which flies off damaged and struggling in the air.

Oogie, emerging into Trunkle on a distant island, sees the ship crash and wants to go to it, but finds the water too deep to cross. Suddenly, a Meepers opens up a nearby tunnel which leads to another island. The Meepers requires the player to eat some grapes from the nearby tree to heal, then it opens the way to the mainland and gifts the player Heal 1 Meepers Arms which the player must equip by burrowing to the nest.

This Meepers lets the player know about its 3 missing friends, which the player must now locate. One is standing next to a shallow pond on the west side of the mainland. One is sprinting at high speeds around the eastern shore, and the player must catch it. The final one is on the northern side of the large plateau in the center of the mainland. It is being accosted by a Supupie, which the player needs to defeat. Once all three Meepers have been located, the first Meepers will inspect the bunch and reveal that one more is missing. To find it, the player needs to travel to the highest cliff where the ship crashed. A mutated blue Supupie will emerge from the wreckage, hostile towards the player. Upon defeating it, the Meepers which was chased into the tunnel at the beginning will break out of it. Oogie then picks up a piece of the spaceship, deciding to search for more parts to follow Gar'skuther's trail. After this, the Meepers will move out of the way and all of the Meepers can be found in a circle around the shallow pond. The player can then move on to Noodlin.

## Goals

### Find the Crash Site

* Leave Nest Island
* Eat a Piece of Fruit
* Show Meepers Attached Meepers Arm
* Find the Meepers' Friends
* Investigate the Crash Site
* Defeat the Blue Supupie

## Creatures

* Meepers
* Supupie
* Kimpoko
* Pollinated Creature