Roots of Yggdrasil

Roots of Yggdrasil
Japanese	世界樹の根 (Sekaiju no ne)
Location	Eg-Lana (Trunk)
Races	Lokapala Alfr
BGM	In Yggdrasil

Roots of Yggdrasil is the first area of Eg-Lana and the beginning of the game proper. The player will be treated to a short cutscene upon entering for the first time. Roots of Yggdrasil acts like an early-game hub with numerous gates leading to connected fields - players can expect to return here regularly.

Gates

Room	Type	Destination
(D-4)	Yggdrasil Gate	Gate of Illusion (C-1)
(D-1)	Yggdrasil Gate	Icefire Treetop (D-3) Defeat Nidhogg
(G-1)	Yggdrasil Gate	Immortal Battlefield (A-6) Use the Birth Sigil to break the seal.
(C-6)	Exit (South)	Annwfn (C-1) Use the Origin Sigil to break the seal, opening the path.
(A-1)	Yggdrasil Gate	Annwfn (C-4) Hit the hole switch with an earth spear (or caltrops).
(D-6)	1-Soul Gate	Divine Fortress (C-5)

Warps

Holy Grail Tablet

• Location: (D-3)

Treasures

Map

• Location: (E-3)
• Place a weight on the pedestal to unlock the chest.

Sacred Orb

• Location: (E-4)
• Step on the pressure plate to unlock the chest.

Ankh Jewel

• Location: (B-3)
• Place a weight on the upper-left pedestal to open a path. Do not cross the path (it is lined with crushers); instead, throw shurikens from the right side to break the left wall, opening a path to the chest.

Pyramid Crystal

• Location: (E-6)
• Hit the pillar beneath the golden rock five times with any weapon to break it, then use either the Lamp of Time or Holy Grail to avoid being crushed by the rock. Attack the destroyable part of the wall and use the Life Sigil to break the seal, unlocking the chest.
  • Somewhere along the way, a patch was released that changes this puzzle. Warping away resets the rock, and the Lamp of Time no longer freezes the rock. You now have to strike the rock four times, then make the fifth strike in a running jump, land on the platform created by chanting Iorð (see below) and quickly strike the destroyable wall before you are crushed. The Knife is recommended for this as it's a fast weapon.
  • Incanting Iorð in front of the Bust of Mimir will create a platform behind the pillar, but hiding beneath it will still lead to Lumisa being crushed by the rock.

Knife

• Location: (B-2)
• Use the Origin Sigil to break the seal, then place a weight on the pedestal.

Mantra

• Location: (D-2)
• Scan the mural with Snapshots.

Shuriken

• Location: (C-3)
• Break the bottom-center wall from the right side, then place a weight on the pedestal that appears.

Crystal Skull

• Location: (F-3)
• Defeat Fafnir.

Puzzles

Opening the Ruins

• Location: (D-4)
• Step on the pressure plate to lower the right pillar.

Accessing Upper (E-2)

• Location: (E-2)
• Place a weight on the rightmost pedestal. The left pedestal creates a shortcut in to (D-2) in the center of the room.

Removing the Barrier at (D-2)

• Location: (D-2)
• Place a weight on the upper-left pedestal to remove the barrier.

Removing the Barrier at (B-2)

• Location: (B-2)
• Break the wall at the bottom-left of (B-1). Then, climb down the ladder to (B-2) and step on the pressure plate.

Removing the Barrier at (E-5)

• Location: (E-5)
• Step on the pressure plate in this room.

Clearing the Path to (F-1)

• Location: (F-2)
• Place a weight on the upper-right pedestal and immediately drop down to avoid being crushed.

Opening shortcut from (E-4) to (E-5)

• Location: (E-5)
• Place a weight on the upper-right pedestal.

NPCs

Vili

• Location: (E-4)

Ve

• Location: (E-6)

Sigyn

• Location: (B-3)

Shops

Korobock

• Location: (C-5)

	Weight x5	10
	Shuriken x10	10
	Guild	50

Room Guards

Ratatoskr

• Location: (B-1)

Nidhogg

• Location: (D-1)

Guardian

Fafnir

• Location: (F-3)
• Attack the eyes of the three goddess statues at (B-1), (D-1), and (F-1) to open the path to the room from (F-2). Drop down to (F-3) and break the snake bust dripping poison onto the Trickster to reveal the Ankh.

Glossary ROMs

Fafnir

• Location: (C-4)
• Jump down, to the right, into the opening in the wall near the bottom-left of the screen. Walk through the wall to grab it.

Ratatoskr

• Location: (C-5)
• Break the top-right wall near the spikes.

Nidhogg

• Location: (E-5)
• Break the bottom-right wall.

Tablets

F-16th Child: Lokapala This is Verdandi's Root. The path to those who have dwelled in this land since ancient times. G-16th Child: Lokapala The path from the roots blocked at Yggdrasil Gate. Beyond, the ancient land of origin, the Icefire Treetop. The land of ongoing warfare, the Immortal Battlefield. The land where the future of the Yggdrasil was set, Annwfn. A-26th Child: Lokapala Skuld's Root continues toward the future Ratatoskr gnaws on the roots, before heading to the treetop. B-26th Child: Lokapala A seal unlocked by four sigils. Sometimes they seal a path, sometimes power. C-25th Child: Amarna The path protecting the beast god Sekhmet, is protected by five mantras. A path woven of five mantras. D-25th Child: Amarna This is Urd's Root, a path guarded by the black dragon Nidhogg. The road to the land of the dead. E-26th Child: Lokapala The Trickster sealed by the goddesses. Who invites the world's end. Shall be cursed to an eternity of poison. F-26th Child: Lokapala The goddesses looked upon those wielding power, and wept. They looked upon those wielding weapons, too, and wept. B-36th Child: Lokapala Do not approach. Do not attempt to grasp that which cannot be reached by your hands. C-36th Child: Lokapala Beware. Fools who thoughtlessly harm the holy relics held within. Will suffer the divine wrath of the blue eye. D-36th Child: Alfr This is the Roots of Yggdrasil. The roots that connect the world to the land of beginnings. E-36th Child: Lokapala The Holy Grail revives memories of lands once visited. Hold it in hand, and rouse those memories. Your very being shall be summoned thereto. C-46th Child: Lokapala Power is ensealed within Yggdrasil by mantras. Yggdrasil leads they who can harness the 10 mantras. Leads the holder of the Djed, to "the End". D-46th Child: Alfr - The Alfr Seeress' Prophecy Part II - Goddesses live in the roots of Yggdrasil Three goddesses who spin time The time-spinning goddesses keep the roots of Yggdrasil watered The spring is forever protected to keep Yggdrasil alive O, three goddess protectors of Yggdrasil Don't let the squirrel Ratatoskr get away No place it visits is to be missing The foul words of the black dragon Nidhogg that "the water has run out" Shall reach Hraesvelgr in the treetops D-46th Child: Lokapala Welcome, denizen of the Mother's world. This is the world of fools at constant war A land of battle destined for ruin. Are you the harbinger of ruin? Or did you simply flow in on the tide? You pitiful one, who will never know freedom from struggle. D-56th Child: Alfr You, who would stop time. Light will be bestowed on you if you prove you have the power worthy of it. E-56th Child: Lokapala The seeking blue light sears flesh. Rejecting all life. Cold steel alone may pass unscathed. C-66th Child: Alfr Past the roots of Yggdrasil lies Annwfn. The kingdom of the fairies who have foreseen the future of this world. D-66th Child: Lokapala Take note of the branches growing from Yggdrasil. The areas branching off beyond a gate. Those who fight and those who protect alike are ensealed within.

Map

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Field Navigation

Village of Departure • Roots of Yggdrasil • Annwfn • Immortal Battlefield • Icefire Treetop • Divine Fortress • Shrine of the Frost Giants • Gate of the Dead • Takamagahara Shrine • Heaven's Labyrinth

Valhalla • Dark Star Lord's Mausoleum • Ancient Chaos • Hall of Malice • Corridor of Blood • Eternal Prison

Gate of Guidance • Mausoleum of the Giants • Inferno Cavern • Endless Corridor • Gate of Illusion