The Bowhole
La grotte de Sagitta · Dungeons and towers
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise
The essentials
- 14 chests · 17 furniture · 2 story items · 13 monsters
- Most common monsters: Skeleton soldier (100 %), Sculpture vulture (39 %), Living statue (39 %)
- In the red chests:
Prayer ring,
Mini medal,
Light gauntlets,
Holy talisman,
Gold bar - Maps with the chests, pots and barrels: “Maps” section.
Red chests
- Cave 3 - B1: 3,000 G (holds gold)
- Cave 3 - B1:
Prayer ring - Cave 3 - B1:
Mini medal - Cave 5 - B2:
Light gauntlets - Cave 5 - B2:
Holy talisman - Cave 6 - B3:
Gold bar
Blue chests
- Cave 1 - Lv 1 — rank 4
- Cave 1 - Lv 1 — rank 4
- Cave 1 - Lv 1 — rank 5
- Cave 3 - B1 — rank 4
- Cave 3 - B1 — rank 5
- Cave 5 - B2 — rank 4
- Cave 5 - B2 — rank 5
- Cave 6 - B3 — rank 5
Pots, barrels, wardrobes
| Spot | Furniture | Lv | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 10 | 1 |
| Cave 5 - B2 | pot | 10 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 9 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 8 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 7 | 1 |
| Cave 5 - B2 | pot | 7 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 5 | 1 |
| Cave 5 - B2 | pot | 5 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 4 | 1 |
| Cave 5 - B2 | pot | 4 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 3 | 2 |
| Cave 5 - B2 | pot | 3 | 1 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 2 | 2 |
| Cave 3 - B1 | pot | 1 | 2 |
Story gifts and items
- Party trick “Weird Dance” — Cave 2 - Lv 1 (from: Aquila takes the fyggs, the Starflight Express shot down (crash at Wormwood Creek))
Wyrmlight bow — Cave 8 - B4 Interior (from: necklace returned to Serena; until: wyrmlight bow obtained (the Bowhole))
Monsters in the field
Gramarye gruffon
Skeleton soldier 100 %
Bloody manguini
Blood mummy 33 %
Harmour 20 %
Python priest 27 %
Sculpture vulture 39 %
Living statue 39 %
Goodybag 20 %
Drakularge 17 %
Liquid metal slime 11 %
Cannibox
MimicHighest share of visible monsters (or of battles at sea), day or night, over the whole place; after the dash, the only ground or corner of the place where it appears: details on each monster's page.
Story and quest battles
- Wormwood Creek: Gadrongo (once)
Travel and field items
- Evac, Evac-u-bell: Western Wormwood
- Chimaera wing, Zoom: usable here: Cave 1 - Lv 1; elsewhere, the party bumps its head on the ceiling
- Holy water, Vanish, restoring HP / MP while walking: yes, except here: Cave 2 - Lv 1, Cave 7 - B4, Cave 8 - B4 Interior
Detailed rules: Items → Stats and effects → Equipment effects
Maps
Red chest (numbered)Blue chest (numbered)PotBarrel

- Blue chest: rank 4
- Blue chest: rank 4
- Blue chest: rank 5

- Red chest: 3,000 G
- Red chest:
Prayer ring - Blue chest: rank 4
- Blue chest: rank 5
- Red chest:
Mini medal

- Red chest:
Light gauntlets - Blue chest: rank 4
- Blue chest: rank 5
- Red chest:
Holy talisman

- Blue chest: rank 5
- Red chest:
Gold bar
In-game mini-maps; positions read from the chest data (treasure.nsarc).
Under the hood
Codes of the maps shown: D14, D14M02, D14M04, D14M05 (mini-maps minimap.gp2 <code>.bmmp / .obg; chests treasure.nsarc).
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