The Forbidden Zone is a quest-exclusive point of interest and an instance located in Fortress of Meropide, Liffey Region, Fontaine. It is a secretive area of the Fortress of Meropide. It is built over Primordial Water and has a sluice gate designed to prevent the Primordial Water from flooding Fontaine. There is also a large ship in this area that Wriothesley has been secretly building.
Lore[]
A year prior to the Traveler's arrival to Fontaine, Wriothesley noticed that the dashboards in the "forbidden zone" were increasing, though he was not certain as to the cause.[1]
Some time after the events of As Light Rain Falls Without Reason, Arlecchino sent Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet to the prison to gather information and investigate Childe's disappearance. During the investigation, Lyney revealed that most prisoners would clam up when asked about the forbidden zone. But by talking with the guards, he was able to confirm the existence of it.[2]
After the Traveler and Paimon answer some of Wriothesley's riddles about the hidden rules of Meropide, Wriothesley consents to showing them the forbidden zone. In The Duke's Office, he opens a secret stairway leading down to the forbidden zone. There they can see his reconstruction project of the Golden Fortuna.[1]
Moreover, there are three large isolation doors leading to a room with a sluice gate. The sluice gate was designed to prevent the flooding of primordial water. Ever since Wriothesley became administrator of Meropide, he had been wondering what was beyond the sluice gate. He has also been monitoring the readings on the dashboards.[1]
Freminet attempted to track Childe's route back out to a sewer opening but discovered that the ocean water at the place was diluted with Primordial Water, allowing Wriothesley to deduce that the readings were actually monitoring the levels of Primordial Water and that the prison was built with Egeria's help to stop it from flooding Fontaine.[1]
The Primordial Water had begun mixing with the seawaters around them. Moreover, the "secret" of the forbidden zone is that when many prisoners were exiled to the seaside, they began building the fortress under Egeria's guidance to guard her secret deep beneath the waves. The fortress then became a home for the sinners and more people joined the community. Centuries later, few people remembered the reason why Meropide was founded. Wriothesley learned this from an elderly research historian. As the prophecy says, if the vault gate fails, then Fontaine will be drowned in water, and all will be dissolved into the sea.[1]
Soon after, the water encased behind burst down the sluice gate, but Neuvillette was ultimately able to push back the water and reseal it in the vault for the time being.[3]
Soundtracks[]
| No. | Soundtrack Name | Album | Played In |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | No Trespassing | Pelagic Primaevality | Forbidden Zone |
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Forbidden Zone |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 禁区 Jìnqū |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 禁區 Jìnqū |
| Japanese | 禁域 Kin'iki |
| Korean | 금지 구역 Geumji Guyeok |
| Spanish | Área Prohibida |
| French | Zone interdite |
| Russian | Запретная зона Zapretnaya zona |
| Thai | เขตหวงห้าม |
| Vietnamese | Khu Vực Cấm |
| German | Verbotene Zone |
| Indonesian | Zona Terlarang |
| Portuguese | Zona Proibida |
| Turkish | Yasak Bölge |
| Italian | Area proibita |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act IV - Cataclysm's Quickening, Part 3: Secret Keepers and Forbidden Zones
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act III - To the Stars Shining in the Depths, Part 2: Fortress of Meropide
- ↑ Archon Quest, Chapter IV, Act IV - Cataclysm's Quickening, Part 4: Calamitous Tread
