Main Story Walkthrough

1. Welcome to Palia – Tutorial: learn movement, tool wheel, basic gathering.
2. Your Little Plot of Land – Talk to Kenli/Ashura to claim your first home plot (free).
3. Meet the Villagers – Talk to at least 5 NPCs in Kilima Village (Badruu, Ashura, Reth, etc.).
4. First Tools – Craft a Workbench, then basic Axe and Pickaxe.
5. Build a Campfire – Learn cooking by making Grilled Fish.
6. Grow Your First Crop – Buy carrot seeds from Badruu, plant and water them.
7. Unlock Fishing – Quest from Einar to get a Fishing Rod.
8. The Town Hall – Help Kenli with his paperwork (fetch items).

After completing these, you’ll be directed to explore Bahari Bay.

• Quest: “A New Frontier” – Talk to Hodari at the Kilima Mines entrance. He asks you to bring 5 copper bars to repair the bridge.
• Reward: Access to Bahari Bay (southeast exit of Kilima Valley).
• Bahari Bay Introduction – Explore the new zone, meet Tamala (alchemist) at her hut, and discover rare resources (iron, palium).
• Quest: “The Bay’s Secrets” – Gather 3 glowing mushrooms and 2 dawn petals for Tamala → rewards alchemist’s brew recipe.

Located near the Bahari Bay coastline. The entrance is underwater; you must lower the water level first.

• Quest start: Found a mysterious tablet on the beach → talk to Jina (archaeologist).
• Puzzle 1 – Water Valves: Turn three valves in the correct order (marked by coral colors: red, blue, green).
• Puzzle 2 – Flowing Light: Reflect beams using movable mirrors to open doors.
• Puzzle 3 – Fish Mosaic: Step on tiles in the pattern of a fish (hint on the wall).
• Final boss: Ancient construct – use your pickaxe to break its shield, then arrow to hit core.
• Reward: “Wavebreaker” title, 200 Renown, and a Temple Orb (used for tool upgrade).

Accessible after completing Temple of Waves. Located high in the cliffs of Bahari Bay (need glider to reach).

• Quest start: Talk to Elouisa after she sends a letter.
• Puzzle 1 – Air Vents: Use updrafts to reach higher platforms; activate switches to redirect airflow.
• Puzzle 2 – Weighted Platforms: Stand on pressure plates with certain numbers of players (or use stone blocks as weights).
• Puzzle 3 – Wind Compass: Rotate fans to align compass needles to cardinal directions.
• Final challenge: Glider race through rings against a timer.
• Reward: “Gale Rider” title, 250 Renown, Glider skin (copper wings).

Unlocked after completing the previous two temples. Entrance in Kilima Forest, hidden behind a waterfall.

• Quest start: Investigate strange roots spreading from the forest (triggered by prior temples).
• Puzzle 1 – Symbiosis: Match fungi types (glowing vs. dark) to open gates.
• Puzzle 2 – Root Maze: Navigate a dark maze using light roots as torches.
• Puzzle 3 – Memory Game: Repeat a sequence of chimes (4-8 notes).
• Final boss: Corrupted treant – use fire arrows to burn vines, then axe to chop.
• Reward: “Root Walker” title, 300 Renown, Ancient Gardening Hoe (tool upgrade).

• “The Ancient Door” – Combine the three Temple Orbs to open a sealed door in Bahari Bay. Leads to a vista and lore cutscene.
• “The Watcher” – A mysterious figure appears; follow clues to discover their identity (ongoing story, updated each patch).
• “Flow Experiment” – Quest from Hekla to gather flow-infused wood and stone for a machine (rewards 500 Renown).

Current main story ends here; more will be added in future updates.