Liurnia of the Lakes Walkthrough

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Liurnia of the Lakes Walkthrough

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Liurnia of the Lakes Objectives

1	Enter the keep and exit to the other side to find the Lake-Facing Cliffs Site of Grace. The path inside the keep is linear, so you'll be able to find the exit by moving from one room to another. If you have completed Irina and Edgar's questlines, Hyetta will also be found here. ▶ Hyetta Questline and Location
2	At the Church of Irith, south of the Site of Grace, you can find a Sacred Tear and Thops. Talk with Thops and he will tell you how to get inside the Academy of Raya Lucaria using a Glintstone Key.
3	Travel northwest and activate the Liurnia Lake Shore Site of Grace You can find a merchant nearby and a map fragment further to the north.
4	Further to north, the NPC Rya can be found standing in a pavilion trying to get your attention. Speak with her and grant her request if you want to do her questline. ▶Rya Questline and Location
5	Head north and find the Academy Gate Town Site of Grace along with a map fragment. Make sure to also grab the Golden Seed nearby to the northwest.
6	If you've talked to Diallos in the Roundtable Hold, he can be found on one of the rooftops in the Academy Gate Town. Speak with him here to further advance his questline.
7	Follow the path leading northwest to reach the Site of Grace at South Raya Lucaria Gate and obtain the Meeting Place Map. It is recommended to simply run past all the enemies that guard the South Raya Lucaria Gate.
8	Go around the academy until you reach the area to its west marked by the Meeting Place Map. Make sure to touch the nearby Temple Quarter Site of Grace. You can use Torrent to hop over the rocks behind Smarag to sneak past him and grab the Academy Glintstone Key. It is not necessary to kill him and it is recommended to take the key and run at this point in the game. ▶ How to Beat Glintstone Dragon Smarag
9	Return to the South Raya Lucaria Gate and enter the Academy of Raya Lucaria to defeat Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon. ▶Academy of Raya Lucaria Legacy Dungeon Walkthrough and Location
10	If you return to the room between the iron ball trap staircase and the courtyard where you were invaded by Moongrum and go out into the balcony, you can find a teleporter that will take you to the Church of Vows. There you can find Miriel, Pastor of Vows, who will help you learn spells, and a chest that contains the Golden Tailoring Tools and the Gold Sewing Needle. It is also where you use Celestial Dew to undergo Absolution if you need to.
11	Travel southeast from the Church of Vows and you will find the Carian Study Hall. You may explore this area to find some useful items, but be wary of Preceptor Miriam, a powerful NPC invader, inside. Defeating her for the first time will reward you with the Magic Downpour spell.
12	The Frenzied Flame Village can be found in the northeastern part of Liurnia. Here you can obtain Frenzied's Cookbook 1 and Shabriri's Woe.
13	Over on the southwestern side of Liurnia is the Village of the Albinaurics. From the Scenic Isle Site of Grace, head south facing the massive rock wall and look for a large, natural-forming arch. Head under the arch and veer left until you see corpses hanging from crosses. Go up the sloping land and you'll arrive at Village of Albinaurics. Here you can meet Nepheli and obtain the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) from Albus disguised as a pot. ▶Nepheli Loux Location and Questline
14	Head to the northwestern part of Liurnia and you will meet Iji near the Road to the Manor Site of Grace. He provides blacksmithing services, and will also warn you about the danger of the Caria Manor.
15	Head further north and enter Caria Manor. Here you can also obtain the Sword of Night and Flame. Defeat Royal Knight Loretta and come out the other side of the manor. ▶Caria Manor Walkthrough and Location
16	Once in the area behind the manor, enter Ranni's Rise and speak with Ranni. Agree to serve her to begin her questline. Glintstone Dragon Adula is also patrolling this area, but it is not a requirement to defeat it. ▶Ranni the Witch (Renna) Questline and Location

Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Areas

Liurnia of the Lakes has some other locations worth visiting before taking on Rennala and the Academy of Raya Lucaria.

Map Location	What You Can Find
Raya Lucaria Crystal Tunnel	・Smithing-Stone Miner's Bell Bearing 1 ・Crystal Knife ・Shatter Earth Note: The cave has many Cracked Crystals that you can craft Crystal Darts with.
Lakeside Crystal Cave	・Slumbering Wolf's Shack ・Latenna Note: Players must have the Haligtree Secret Medallion (Right) to progress Latenna's questline.
Stillwater Cave	・Winged Sword Insignia Talisman ・Sage Armor Set
The Four Belfries	・Rematch with the Grafted Scion(Chapel of Anticipation) ・Stormhawk Deenh Ashes (Chapel of Anticipation) ・Pearldrake Talisman ・Mottled Necklace ・Imbued Sword Key
Cliffbottom Catacombs	・Page Ashes ・Prattling Pate "Wonderful" ・Kaiden Sellsword Ashes
Road's End Catacombs	・Raya Lucaria Soldier Ashes ・Glintstone Sorcerer Ashes
Academy Crystal Cave	・Crystal Staff ・Terra Magica ・Crystal Release
Black Knife Catacombs	・Black Knifeprint ・Rosus' Axe ・Twinsage Sorcerer Ashes ・Deathroot
Jarburg	・Jar-Bairn ・Diallos ・Cracked Pots ・Ritual Pots Note: Diallos can only be found here after progressing his questline.

Note: While exploring Liurnia early in the game, you might notice that the area above the Albinauric Village is inaccesible. You cannot reach this plateau area in southwest Liurnia until you've completed Ranni's questline. Progressing her quest will eventually bring you to that place, the Moonlight Altar.

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