The Way Into the Mountain

The Way Into the Mountain is a World Quest in "Collective of Plenty", Natlan.

Steps[]

Start the quest by talking to Dutse or Duniya in "Collective of Plenty"

Find a way into the Sacred Mountain
- Proceed to the excavation site to look for clues (optional)
- Proceed to the Tephric Ruins to look for clues (optional)

Gameplay Notes[]

Completing either A Brief History of Rocks or Investigator of Ancient Ruins is sufficient to complete this quest.
- These sub-quests can be completed prior to starting this quest. In that case, this quest auto-completes after talking to Dutse and Duniya.
The next quest, Nahuatzin's Leap, can be done without starting The Way Into the Mountain. Upon completion of Nahuatzin's Leap, The Way Into the Mountain can no longer be started.‍^{[What if The Way Into the Mountain was already started?]}
It is possible to start Nahuatzin's Leap before The Way Into the Mountain is accepted, however, The Way Into the Mountain can still be accepted so long as Nahuatzin's Leap isn't completed.

Pre-Quest Dialogue[]

(Upon entering Atocpan for the first time)

(A cutscene plays)

Oh, Chosen of Dragons...

The Sacred Mountain lies before you... If... that is... you can eliminate the enemy cloaked in shadow.

Oh, Chosen of Dragons... Enter... Enter the Sacred Mountain...

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

D—Did the volcano just... erupt?

Paimon: No... It's been super duper quiet... D—Did you see it erupt?

Paimon: (Traveler)? ("Little One")? What's up? What's with those faces?

Paimon: You look like a pair of detectives from a light novel who've suddenly realized the truth about the killer...

We saw some sort of "truth," alright...

(You explain what you saw to Paimon...)

Paimon: Huh? You saw the same stuff you did when we first arrived in Natlan and met ("Little One")?"

The true identity of the cake murderer is... Paimon!

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

Paimon: Darn it! How did you know? Paimon was certain no one saw her eating Little Miss Cake... Just kidding, Paimon actually stole the Blazed Meat Stew!

Paimon: So, you... Wait, what did you just see?

(You explain what you saw to Paimon...)

Paimon: So, you saw some weird words again...

Paimon: And some strange images?

("Little One""Little One"): Ehrr?

Paimon: You said you saw some strange words before... Umm, Paimon didn't see anything, so she can't be sure, but... might they have been written by the same person?

I think that's the case, yes...

Paimon: Hmm, something feels fishy to Paimon... But, this time you also saw... a giant section of ruins, a broken city, and the Abyss...

Paimon: And some "Sacred Mountain"... Hmm, don't the Natlanese call that volcano the "Sacred Mountain"? Could it be that what you saw has something to do with the volcano?

Paimon: Paimon can't shake the feeling that the person who united us with ("Little One") really wants us to go there...

Paimon: Hmm. Do you think we can help the little one remove his... what was it called... Flamelord's Blessing? Y'know, if we get to that mountain?

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

Paimon: Hehe, let's go there then. Gotta help you grow big and strong, after all!

Paimon: Oh right! One of the six tribes of Natlan, the Collective of Plenty, lives beside the volcano. Maybe we can ask them for help!

Dialogue[]

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Quest Description

You receive guidance from an unknown person the moment you step into the fertile plains that ring the volcano, instructing you to enter the blazing mountain. You must seek clues if you wish to gain access to the Sacred Mountain...

(Talk to Dutse or Duniya): ???: The Sacred Mountain seems to be having some tummy troubles. It pukes stuff out every day. You've seen it too. It's too dangerous to go out and play!; ???: In Uncle Kimosi's stories, whenever the volcano's having tummy troubles, all it needs is a few good pats and it starts to feel better... If only my hands were bigger...; ???: I'm sure the grown-ups could pat it better, but they don't want us playing outside the tribe, so they keep puttin' it off.; ???: Haha, so that's what you think, huh? If you ask me, the Sacred Mountain's so big, we'd need the whole tribe to pat the tummy ache away.; ???: But the grown-ups are all so busy! Just look at Varesa working in the orchard all day long. We'll have to wait until they all have free time and then pat the volcano together...; Dutse: Hmm, you make a good point... *sigh* So we'll just have to wait until the grown-ups get some free time, huh...; ???: And until then, we follow their rules and don't go outside the tribe until the Sacred Mountain has calmed down, okay?; Dutse: ...Okay.; Paimon: What are you two discussing? Paimon just heard a lot of talk about "patting tummies"...; Dutse: We were talking about... ah... (‍BlondBlondText for male Traveler/BlondeBlondeText for female Traveler‍) hair and a silver fairy... You must be the heroes (TravelerTraveler) and Paimon!; Dutse: So anyway, we were discussing some very, super, ultra-important tribal secrets!; So, patting volcanoes is a "tribal secret"...; Dutse: Wh—What!? Did you hear everything?; ???: You were talking too loudly! The next time you want to discuss secrets, whisper into my ear, okay?; Dutse: Okay... *sigh* But won't that be a little too, uh... close in?; Duniya: Haha, if you say so. Well then, outlander guest, I'm Duniya, and this hapless idiot is Dutse...; Dutse: Will you stop calling me an idiot?; Duniya: Welcome to the Collective of Plenty! And welcome to your little Tepetlisaurus... That's odd, there should be runes that stop outside saurians from entering the tribe... Does this have something to do with the Sacred Mountain being in a bad way?; Dutse: Hmph, this just shows that the runes need a good pat too!; Duniya: The only thing around here that needs a good hard pat is your head! Still, I never expected great heroes like yourself to turn up in the Collective of Plenty...; Duniya: Do you need help with something?; You explain to Duniya and Dutse that you wish to enter the Sacred Mountain...; Duniya: You want to enter the Sacred Mountain!? That's not going to be easy... The grown-ups keep telling us it's a dangerous place, so we're not allowed to go in there...; Duniya: But I'm sure you have your reasons for wanting to go..; Duniya: Hmm... I know there was once someone else who found a way in...; Dutse: M—Me too! I know someone too!; Paimon: Huh, isn't the Sacred Mountain, well, sacred to your tribe? How come you're so happy to tell us all about it?; Duniya: The name "Sacred Mountain" comes from woven scrolls from a long, long time ago... As far as we're concerned, it's nowhere near as sacred as the Stadium of the Sacred Flame.; Duniya: The only reason we're not allowed to go inside is because it's dangerous.; Dutse: Not to mention, the Speaker's Chamber has organized exploration teams to go inside and poke around... Hehe, as soon as I'm old enough, I'm going to go there too!; Duniya: How many times do you need to be told? That place is dangerous!; Duniya: Hmm... I'm unsure of the details, but if you want, you could try talking to Old Man Mposo. I'm sure he'd be more than happy to help.; Dutse: "Idle Old Man Mposo"? You'd be better off asking Kimosi. Hehe, Kimosi's my uncle, and he used to be an adventurer...; Duniya: Don't call Old Man Mposo idle! Uhh... Unfortunately, one of them's at the excavation site south of the mountain and the other's at the Tephric Ruins west of the village...; Duniya: If only we could show you the way, but with the Sacred Mountain in its eruption cycle, it's not safe for us to take you...; Paimon: No problem! Paimon thinks we can find our own way from here!; Paimon: C'mon, ("Little One""Little One")! It's time to go!; ("Little One""Little One"): Rawr!; Duniya: Hehe, he's a little cutie, isn't he? That scarf tied to his tail is so pretty. When the Sacred Mountain's feeling better, let us take him out to play!; Paimon: Okay! But Paimon wants to come too!

Paimon: The excavation site and the Tephric Ruins... Which one should we head to first...

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

Paimon: Well, you sure look like you know where you wanna go first!

(Talk to Duniya or Dutse again, optional)

Duniya: Oh, outlander hero, did something happen?

Dutse: Couldn't find the excavation site and the Tephric Ruins? I guess we'll have to... "bend" the grown-ups' little rule then...

Duniya: ...

Dutse: *sigh* Oh, alright... I won't go outside the tribe...

(Subsequent open-world dialogue starts from here)

Duniya: So, (Traveler)... What would you like to know?

About the excavation site...

Duniya: Oh, it should really be called the Remnants of the Secret Source excavation site. It's a large area of ruins to the south of the Sacred Mountain.; Duniya: It's said that they were abandoned by dragons, long, long ago. Old Man Mposo patrols the area daily to keep marauding Treasure Hoarders away...; Duniya: He used to be interested in ruins and relics. He even joined the Saurian Relics Association back in the day. He likes to tell us all stories of the past.; Dutse: But he's no good at storytelling — he's just so boooring. It's all dusty old details, like seeing "referential" totems in patterns on the stone...; Duniya: I think you mean "reverential" totems... Old Man Mposo's more of an archaeologist than a storyteller...; Duniya: Apparently, he once explored the volcano itself. He might just be able to help you out.
(Returns to dialogue option selection)

About the Tephric Ruins...

Dutse: Aha! So, you want to know about the Tephric Ruins? Now, that's something I do know about!; Dutse: Long, long ago... back when Natlan was still a peaceful paradise...; Duniya: Ah, actually, it was 500 years ago, just as the Abyssal corrosion in Natlan was at its worst — an entire section of ruins was spat out by the volcano.; Dutse: Oh, come on, Duniya, why do you always have to interrupt my story!?; Duniya: Because every time you tell this one, you always start with this "Long, long ago" stuff... No one wants to hear it!; Dutse: ...I mean, that's how Uncle Kimosi told me the story, and he was a member of the exploration team assembled by the Speaker's Chamber!; Dutse: I've heard there've been traces of the Abyss discovered around the Tephric Ruins again recently. I wonder how Uncle Kimosi's doing...; Dutse: If you do go there, can you check on how he's doing for me?
(Returns to dialogue option selection)

I have no more questions.

Duniya: Then I wish you a successful journey!

Dutse: Hehe, drop by again!

Other Languages[]

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	The Way Into the Mountain	—
Chinese (Simplified)	觐山之路
Chinese (Traditional)	覲山之路
Japanese	拝山の道
Korean	산을 알현하는 길 Saneul Alhyeonhaneun Gil
Spanish	El camino de la peregrinación	The Path of the Pilgrimage
French	Le chemin vers la montagne	The Way Into the Mountain
Russian	Путь внутрь горы Put' vnutr' gory
Thai	เส้นทางสู่บรรพต
Vietnamese	Con Đường Lên Núi
German	Pfad in den Berg	Path Into the Mountain
Indonesian	Jalan Menuju Gunung	The Way Into the Mountain
Portuguese	O Caminho Para As Montanhas
Turkish	Dağa Giden Yol
Italian	La via nella Montagna

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