The Frozen, Rekindling Land

The Frozen, Rekindling Land is the first part of World Quest Series Chronicler of the Crumbling City.

Steps[]

Follow the path as it lights up
Talk to the strange mechanism
Explore up ahead
Activate the mechanism
Re-stabilize the Astral Assemblage(s)
Go to the Celestial Axis
Activate the Celestial Axis
Head to the depths of the ancient city

Gameplay Notes[]

Completing step 7 of this quest grants the Wonders of the World achievement Axial Rotation.

Dialogue[]

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Quest Description

You finally enter the volcano, only to find pitch darkness all around. Continue exploring this place...

(Continues from previous quest)

Oh, Chosen of Dragons...

Traverse the eternal city. Venture into the Heart of the Sacred Mountain.

Banish... the great enemy cloaked in shadow. Ignite... the frigid embers...

Paimon: *cough* H—How's everyone? Still okay?

("Little One""Little One"): Rroooh...

Paimon: Is your head okay? After all, you did fall from really high up...

Paimon: You're not hurt, are you?

("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!

Paimon: Hmm, you seem fine. What about you, (Traveler)? Are you okay?

Well, I certainly look like I'm in one piece...

Paimon: Pfft, "in one piece"? Are you serious? *sigh* Paimon's just glad you're not hurt.

I was so scared, something leaked out... Seen any bits of my soul floating around?

Paimon: Ha-ha, very funny! If you can joke like that, you must be feeling absolutely peachy!

(Condition missing)

Paimon: Huh... Who'd have thought there'd be such a huge space underneath this volcano?

(Condition missing)

Paimon: Still... Who'd have thought there'd be such a huge space underneath this volcano? It's super dark here, though...

Time for you to shine, Paimon! Give us some light!

Paimon: Oh, no problem, let Paimon just go ahead and... AS IF! Paimon's no glow-in-the-dark pixie! There's nothing here to work with, fire's the only way we're getting any light!

Pass me a torch, Paimon.

Paimon: Uh-huh, just keep assuming we have one — maybe one might even magically manifest itself...

Paimon: Let's just... explore the area a bit first, okay?

("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!

(Approach the mechanism): Paimon: Hmm? ("Little One""Little One")? What's up? Found something?; ("Little One""Little One"): Whrooawr!

(Approach the path after activating the mechanism): Paimon: Ah! It's glowing... Is that a pathway?; ("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!; Paimon: Then let's follow the light and see what's ahead...

(Talk to the statue): Paimon: Hmm. This... is the statue that Qucusaur had. So it dropped down here as well...; Paimon: Y'know, it kinda looks like you, ("Little One""Little One"), but with big ears, and rolled into a ball.; ("Little One""Little One"): Rrrawr!; Paimon: Really? You don't think so? Paimon sure does...; Paimon: Whoa! It's moving!; ???: *whirr*...*click*...; ???: Self-diagnostic in progress... Moderate dust accumulation in joints... Storage medium activated... Speech... remote extraction... Override permitted... *clicking*... Personality module correction...; ???: ...; ("Little One""Little One"): Rawr?; Paimon: Huh, so this was some kinda mechanism, not a statue... Well, it does look like those Source Mechanisms. And that strange light floating around it... Feels like we've seen that before somewhere...; Paimon: Hmm? Why has it stopped moving?; ???: "Warggh!"; Paimon: Aaaah!!!; ???: "Ah. It seems my voice module works. Well then, honored guests. I have awaited you for a long... Sorry, is something the matter?"; Paimon: Did you have to suddenly make that loud noise? You scared Paimon to death!; ???: "Did I? Then that is well. A dynamic entrance is the only way to leave a lasting impression. Otherwise, I'd worry that you might feel I was neglecting you..."; Paimon: Err, sorry. Who are you again?; ???: "Who am I, you say? Well, this body's name is Ehecatl, and you may so call it, but such things as names hold little meaning here..."; ???: Individual designation modification request... Via records... 150 years after the war... Designation changed to one from a list of the fallen — Ehecatl.; Ehecatl: "Yes, indeed. Since then, this body has been named Ehecatl..."; ("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!; Ehecatl: "That said, we are not yet in a hurry. Let Ehecatl clear away at least some smidgen of the darkness that lies before you. I know you must have your doubts, but please, follow me for now."

(Approach the mechanism): Ehecatl: "I should explain that this place was not always so dark... Even though it is undoubtedly the 'inside' of a volcano..."; Ehecatl: "However, after the war was over, the entire city was destroyed. After that, such a huge mechanical construct could hardly continue to function..."; Paimon: War?; Ehecatl: "Yes, the war between the remaining Dragonborn and the humans — the war in which the original master of flame was killed..."; Ehecatl: "The master of this place is long since dead, and naught else but the city ekes out survival... Though who can really say? Perhaps the city, too, has already ceased to live."; Ehecatl: "...Hmm. Or perhaps so many things that once existed were nothing more than illusions."; ("Little One""Little One"): Rrrawr?; Ehecatl: "We each stand to benefit, little one. You get what you came for, and I hope to borrow your power to solve a few problems of my own..."; Ehecatl: "And so, you must reach the Heart of the Sacred Mountain... But alas, the Mountain's power was cut off during the war."; Ehecatl: "And for all that the seals' power is like weak threads that could only entrap a whelp, the oath dictates that only a 'human' may activate them..."; Ehecatl: "In an interesting twist, the poor child who used this method to infiltrate the Sacred Mountain was, in the end, brought to ruin by someone else using nigh identical means."; Ehecatl: "Hehe. Ah, such has it ever been... Just as the followers of a tyrant are driven out by heroes, and after many years of wandering, their descendants end tyranny in some other realm..."; Ehecatl: "The world and its affairs are akin to a staged play. Cause and effect, revenge and revolt... All scenes repeat themselves one after the other across ragged eons..."; Ehecatl: "Ah, but I am getting off-topic... Well then. Activate it, and let this moribund capital writhe a little while longer. None but you is worthy to do this deed now."

(Activate the mechanism)

(The inscriptions on the blue barrier begin to flicker)
(On the other side of the barrier, a blazing fireball rises through the darkness)
(It comes to rest in a giant stone ring, then sprouts four rays of light)
(The fireball shoots a beam of light towards a faraway pedestal, illuminating a tower there)
(The scene beyond the barrier slowly lights up, revealing the remains of the ancient city)

Ehecatl: "Have I officially given you its name, by the by? I believe I have not..."

Ehecatl: "No matter. Welcome to the first Sacred City, TollanLand of Primal Flame."

Paimon: Whoa... Paimon was not expecting the volcano to look like this on the inside...

Paimon: Is that really where we are? Or did we get yoinked to a different spot when we went through the volcano's mouth?

("Little One""Little One"): Rrah... Rawr!

Ehecatl: "Oh, this is undoubtedly the Sacred Mountain's interior, but even I... know not how long it has been since I saw such a sight..."

Ehecatl: "Ah... Only when the light shone upon you once more, did I see that you had mouldered so..."

Paimon: Ehecatl?

Ehecatl: ...

("Little One""Little One"): Rrrawr?

Ehecatl: "Ah, my apologies. Mere brief indulgence in unnecessary sentimentality..."

Ehecatl: Energy reserve low... Hibernation imminent. Please replace or connect... energy storage medium...

Ehecatl: "Haha. It seems like dear Ehecatl's long 'exile' has left it with little time..."

Paimon: Wait, what do you mean? Is Ehecatl... gonna die?

Ehecatl: "The one you name Ehecatl has long ceased to be amongst the living... To be brief, Tollan requires a great amount of energy to be restarted, and no waste can be permitted. You must..."

Ehecatl: "Destroy the seal on one of the other two 'Astral AssemblagesTzitzimimeh'... and the other... Only then can you truly activate the Celestial Axis in the center..."

Ehecatl: "Uhhh..."

You alright over there?

Ehecatl: "...I am fine. We will... meet again..."

Ehecatl: "*sigh* ... Onward then, Chosen of Dragons... Alas, the pain of a body losing its vitality... I am not used to it... even after all these years..."

("Little One""Little One"): Rawr?

Ehecatl: ...

Paimon: The light around Ehecatl's gone... It's not moving anymore, either.

Paimon: Paimon's still kinda confused... Was that really Ehecatl talking, or was someone else speaking through it?

I'm sure we'll find out...

Let's continue on for now...

Paimon: True. Still, about the Astral Assemblages he mentioned just now... Does he mean something like that big fireball from earlier? And what's this Celestial Axis thing? We don't have any idea what that is...

Paimon: Oh well, let's take a look around and see if we can find those strange things he mentioned!

("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!

(After the dialogue)

(If Investigator of Ancient Ruins has not been completed)

Paimon: Y'know... Paimon's got a feeling that we might find some other use for "Ehecatl" later...

Paimon: Transcription missing

(If Investigator of Ancient Ruins has been completed)

Paimon: Huh, speaking of which, didn't Ehecatl turn out to be the statue Kimosi and Nzaya were searching for?

Paimon: Let's just bring it along with us for now!

Step Description

Who would've thought that the volcano played host to an ancient city where dragons once dwelt... Nonetheless, the Sacred City of Tollan has been wholly locked down. The giant fireballs named the Astral Assemblages must first be re-stabilized to proceed.

(Approach the mechanism)

Secret Source Servant: Scanning... This location... The path to the Celestial Axis has been sealed. Core Astral Assemblage has been activated...

Secret Source Servant: Remaining Astral Assemblages must be re-stabilized to gain the power needed to reopen the seal...

Paimon: Ah, Ehecatl?

Secret Source Servant: Scanning... This location... The path to the Celestial Axis has been sealed. Core Astral Assemblage has been activated...

Secret Source Servant: Remaining Astral Assemblages must be re-stabilized to gain the power needed to reopen the seal...

("Little One""Little One"): Rroo...

Paimon: Wait, this isn't Ehecatl. Even if they do look the same...

Paimon: Still, the "Celestial Axis"... This has gotta be the one that Ehecatl said needed activating, right?

Paimon: Looks like we'll have to look around for the other two Astral Assemblages, then!

(Obtain quests The Forsaken Sea of Wisdom and Sealed Site of Sacrifice)

(Talk to the Secret Source Servant again, optional): Secret Source Servant: Scanning... This location... The path to the Celestial Axis has been sealed. Core Astral Assemblage has been activated...; Secret Source Servant: Re-stabilize the Astral Assemblages to initiate the opening of the path ahead...

(After completing both The Forsaken Sea of Wisdom and Sealed Site of Sacrifice): Paimon: Let's head over to that "Celestial Axis" thingamajig in the middle and check things out!; ("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!

(Approach the Secret Source Servant): ("Little One""Little One"): Rrooh!; Secret Source Servant: *whirr-click*...; Secret Source Servant: "It seems you have finally restored the two Astral Assemblages to normal operation... Soon, the phlogiston concentration here should be sufficient to reactivate the communications device..."; Secret Source Servant: "In the meantime, please wait a little longer. You have already done well, for a human."; Wait, we're back to talking again?; ...Are you Ehecatl?; Secret Source Servant: "I am not. Ehecatl's existence has dissipated in full... not long ago, in fact. And though names matter little here, the name left to this body is..."; Secret Source Servant: "'Almighty Amaru, the Hallowed Lord'... *sigh* The original bearer of this name was a fool through and through."; Secret Source Servant: "You may simply name it 'Amaru.'"; Paimon: Amaru?; ("Little One""Little One"): Rrrawr?; Amaru: "In life, he was arrogant, unrestrained in speech, brainless, and aggravating... But in the war, he held the threshold of the sealed Celestial Axis until his final breath..."; Amaru: "This is that very spot, and that is why I placed the Secret Source Servant who once waited on him here... It is happy to guard the Axis in its master's place, or so I imagine."; Amaru: Increase in phlogiston concentration detected... Circuit check complete... *whirring*; Amaru: Lift shaft — Celestial Axis, restarted.; Amaru: "It appears we are almost done. Please proceed deeper within."

(Activate the Celestial Axis)

(The platform that the player is standing on begins to descend)
(It sinks down through the cloud layer, eventually landing in a different set of ruins)

("Little One""Little One"): Ehrr...Rroo...

Paimon: What's wrong? You don't look like you're doing so hot...

("Little One""Little One"): Rawrgh!

Paimon: Is that... the Abyss?

Amaru: "Indeed... Abyssal creatures invade the Sacred City of Tollan like an irremediable pestilence."

Amaru: "At this point, it may even be impossible to contain their march completely without bringing the Sacred Mountain itself down around us..."

When you discover one Abyssal creature...

Amaru: "Then perhaps your home is already completely infested with those stygian, viscid villains..."

("Little One""Little One"): Roar...

Paimon: Ugh, why do you guys have to be so creepy about it?

We'll chop their legs off — that'll put a stop to any marching they might do!

Unknown: Ooh, how very wise and insightful, now all we need to do is find their legs... Ha! As if Paimon could say that with a straight face!

("Little One""Little One"): Rrrawr?

Amaru: "Haha. 'Tis a shame, little one, but I fear most Abyssal creatures may not need legs for locomotion."

Amaru: "...Only by destroying the shadowy foe that bars our path may you pass through this place and reach the Sacred Mountain's heart."

Amaru: "Nothing can be done now to restore the glory this ravaged city had of old, but neither should its carcass be left to the tender mercies of these dark monsters."

Wait, don't you have those big fireballs...?

Paimon: That's right. Don't you use them to fight the Abyss?

Amaru: "Fireballs... You mean the Astral Assemblages? Nay, they may only trigger mutual annihilation on contact with the Abyss. Otherwise, they will instead be corrupted and enveloped by the dark..."

Amaru: "Alas, this city has been sealed off for too long... And the Astral Assemblages have been prevented from moving freely to maintain its stability..."

Amaru: "O Chosen of Dragons..."

("Little One""Little One"): Rawr?

Amaru: "The Heart of the Sacred Mountain was re-excavated after Tollan was established... and the first Secret Source Dragon Idol stands guard over it."

Amaru: "You must obtain a permit to gain access to the Heart..."

Amaru: "But the power source of the Idol has also been corrupted. We must find some way to reactivate it..."

Amaru: "They..." Warning. Functions damaged. Shutdown imminent... "Ah, looks like this machine is..."

Paimon: Amaru? Hey, Amaru! What permit? C'mon, you'd barely started talking!

Amaru: "Heh... Keep pressing on. A new Secret Source Servant shall guide you there..."

Amaru: *whirr-click*...

Amaru: "This is the map of the Sacred City's core. I will... await you at..."

Paimon: Ah, and the light's gone out again...

Paimon: Guess this "Amaru" guy isn't gonna be talking to us anymore, huh?

Amaru: ...

Paimon: He really just does whatever he feels like, huh... Not much we can do but forge ahead and see if we can't rustle up a new Secret Source Servant...

Video Guides[]

The Frozen, Rekindling Land Guide

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	The Frozen, Rekindling Land	—
Chinese (Simplified)	冷薪与重燃之地
Chinese (Traditional)	冷薪與重燃之地
Japanese	冷灰と再燃の地
Korean	다시 타오른 땅 Dasi Taoreun Ttang
Spanish	La tierra del frío y el reavivamiento	The Land of Cold and Revival
French	La terre gelée se ravivant	The Frozen Land that Rekindles
Russian	Замёрзшая, зажжённая вновь земля Zamyorzshaya, zazhzhyonnaya vnov' zemlya
Thai	ดินแดนหนาวเหน็บและลุกโชนอีกครั้ง
Vietnamese	Vùng Đất Đóng Băng Và Cháy Lại
German	Das zurückgelassene, wiedererwachende Land	The Forsaken, Reawakening Land
Indonesian	Dataran Dingin yang Kembali Membara	The Cold Plain That Burns Again
Portuguese	Terra Congelada da Ressurreição
Turkish	Yeniden Alevlenen Donmuş Topraklar
Italian	Una terra di ghiaccio che si scongela

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