The Ridge Forest

— Jio

According to Jio, The **Ridge Forest** is the place where the Wizard's barrier ends, containing dangerous Monsters that will attack the player.

It is located at the north of The Ridge. It can be unlocked by clearing the large log with a  Steel Axe.

The Forest also contains relics, seasonal forageables, trees, rocks and mining nodes that are randomly generated.

There are 3 hidden Mystic Falls. Players can find hints to their location in the forest in the form of two secret notes that can also be found in the forest.

To the north of the forest is the entrance to the Summit Farm. Initially this is blocked off by boulders which are only cleared upon completing the Spirit Realm storyline.

### Forage

Forageable items found on the ground in The Ridge Forest are:

* In Spring:
	+ Ridge Cherry (16.7%)
	+ Mountain Arugula (16.7%)
	+ Ridge Azorean Flower (16.7%)
	+ Ridgeside Monkshood (16.7%)
	+ Wild Horseradish (16.7%)
	+ Leek (16.7%)
* In Summer:
	+ Mountain Chico (14%)
	+ Ridge Wild Apple (14%)
	+ Forest Amancay (14%)
	+ Mountain Hokkaido (14%)
	+ Violet Devil's Claw (14%)
	+ Spice Berry (14%)
	+ Grape (14%)
* In Fall:
	+ Autumn Drop Berry (14%)
	+ Highland Chard (14%)
	+ Lava Lily (14%)
	+ Summit Snowbell (14%)
	+ Highland Butterwort (14%)
	+ Wild Plum (14%)
	+ Hazelnut (14%)
* In Winter:
	+ Frost Clump Berry (14%)
	+ Ridgeside Clementine (14%)
	+ Aurorean Iris (14%)
	+ Sierra Wintergreen (14%)
	+ Crystal Fruit (14%)
	+ Crocus (14%)
	+ Holly (14%)

The  Mountain Mistbloom will only spawn during  Rain/ Storm only after receiving The Preparations quest from Daia in any season.

The  Foxbloom can be found via foraging in The Ridge Forest on a random Sunday of any season only if the weather is  Sunny and you have the  Relic Fox Mask in your inventory when you enter the forest. The flower will appear in front of one of the seven colored crystals in the forest. (See below.)

### Relics

Relics which can be found with certain conditions in The Ridge Forest are:

* Inked Fossil (Appear random by the waterfalls in The Ridge Forest)
* Nightblack Diamond (At the mining nodes in The Ridge Forest after 6 PM located to the West at the ground level terrain next to the tent.)
* Shell Bracelet (By the graves in The Ridge Forest during  Rain/ Storm/ Snow located to the North West at the highest level terrain next to the blue crystal.)
* Silver Fish Bones (Appear random by the waterfalls in The Ridge Forest)
* Yellow Wood Sculpture (At the Tent in The Ridge Forest located to the West at the ground level terrain next to the mining nodes.)

### Treasures

Treasures can be found in  any season on the ground in The Ridge Forest are:

* Prismatic Shard (20%)
* Golden Pumpkin (20%)
* Ancient Doll (20%)
* Ancient Seeds (20%)
* Trash (20%)

### Mining Nodes

Mining Nodes can be found in  any season on the ground in The Ridge Forest. There are certain minimum  mining level is required for the nodes to spawn with a minimum till level ten spawn chance. The mining nodes are:

* Stone (Min. Lvl 0 - 66%-48%)
* Geode Node (Min. Lvl 0 - 8%-2%)
* Frozen Geode Node (Min. Lvl 5 - 4%-2%)
* Magma Geode Node (Min. Lvl 8 - 2%)
* Gem Node (Min. Lvl 6 - 5%)
* Copper Node (Min. Lvl 0 - 21%-16%)
* Iron Node (Min. Lvl 4 - 15%-13%)
* Gold Node (Min. Lvl 7 - 10%)
* Iridium Node (Min. Lvl 9 - 1%)
* Mystic Stone (Min. Lvl 10 - 1%)

## Fishing

*See also: Fish*

This lake is home to a variety of fish native to the ridge forest. A Legendary Fish, Deep Ridge Angler, is also found here. See its wiki page for details on where and when to find it.

## Monsters

Many monsters, both from the original game and unique to Ridgeside, will spawn throughout the day in the forest.

## Quests

There are three Mystic Falls and seven crystals located throughout the forest. There are several clues located on the map to reach the hidden falls.

### Clues

 Secret Note at the Ridge Entrance

Some kind of ancient scroll is embedded into the grass.

It reads...

"8|13
You could hear the crashing waters near the pink trees

Are there underground waterfalls here?"

 Secret Note above Grey Crystal

Some kind of ancient scroll is embedded into the grass.

It reads...

"1|27

The sounds gets louder and louder! Am I near? This is driving me crazy!"

### Mystic Falls of Love

Interacting with the crystal will open a weapons shop. Only once you have seen the corresponding villager's 10th heart  event will their weapon be available for purchase in the shop.

Mystic Falls of Love Weapons Shop Inventory

### Mystic Falls of Companions

Interacting with the crystal will open a weapons shop. Only when you have reached 10 hearts  with the corresponding villager (and seen their 8th heart  event, if they have one) will their weapon be available for purchase in the shop.

Mystic Falls of Companion Weapons Shop Inventory

### Mystic Falls of Sacrifice

Interacting with the crystal will open a weapons shop. Only when you have reached 10 hearts  with the corresponding villager (and seen their 8th, 9th, or 10th heart  event, whichever is highest, if they have even one) will their weapon be available for purchase in the shop.

Mystic Falls of Sacrifice Weapons Shop Inventory

### Crystals

The Crystal quests as they are called on the quests page are actually seven different quests that will all be received at the same time, condensed for brevity's sake. The objective is to donate any 30 items of the matching color to each of the seven crystals. A list of common items from the original Stardew Valley game and their corresponding color can be found here. Prismatic color items (such as a Prismatic Shard or Magic Rock Candy) can be donated to any of the crystals.

Note that each crystal's donation box only has nine slots, so you can only donate nine **types** of item of each color, though there can be up to 999 in each stack. In addition, the grey crystal will also accept items that are white or black in color.

The table below shows the colors of items added by the Ridgeside Village mod. Again, you can also use items from this list - you are **not** limited to this table only. RSV has two prismatic color items,  Forest Halva and  Kedi Delight.

## Critters

Two types of foxes will appear in the forest. The first is known as the Mistfox; it can be identified by its overall purple color and blue-green mist emanating from its body. Mistfoxes appear by the crystals in the forest on days when the Mountain Mistbloom grows, so during  Rainy weather. They are the same type of fox as the one that is summoned by The Ring of the Ridge Deities.

The other type of fox that appears in the forest is the Foxbloom Fox. These foxes appear on days when the Foxbloom grows in the forest, so they are much rarer to encounter. They are the same type of fox as the one that is summoned by The Fairy Doe Fox's Ring. After seeing Lorenzo's 1 heart event and receiving the Old Lucky Foxtail Charm, the Foxbloom Foxes will then give you another charm upon interacting with them. Only the first fox you interact with that day will give you the charm, so you can only get one each month.

## References

1. ↑ Steel Axe image is being used from https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Axes
2. ↑ Monster image and info taken from https://stardewcommunitywiki.com/Monsters