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The Bowhole

La grotte de Sagitta · Dungeons and towers
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise

The essentials

Red chests

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

contents by rank: Chests page

Pots, barrels, wardrobes

SpotFurnitureLvNo.
Cave 3 - B1pot101
Cave 5 - B2pot101
Cave 3 - B1pot91
Cave 3 - B1pot81
Cave 3 - B1pot71
Cave 5 - B2pot71
Cave 3 - B1pot51
Cave 5 - B2pot51
Cave 3 - B1pot41
Cave 5 - B2pot41
Cave 3 - B1pot32
Cave 5 - B2pot31
Cave 3 - B1pot22
Cave 3 - B1pot12

contents by level: Pots, barrels, wardrobes page

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

Highest 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

Cave 1 - Lv 1
Map: Cave 1 - Lv 1
  1. Blue chest: rank 4
  2. Blue chest: rank 4
  3. Blue chest: rank 5
Cave 3 - B1
Map: Cave 3 - B1
  1. Red chest: 3,000 G
  2. Red chest: Prayer ring
  3. Blue chest: rank 4
  4. Blue chest: rank 5
  5. Red chest: Mini medal
Cave 5 - B2
Map: Cave 5 - B2
  1. Red chest: Light gauntlets
  2. Blue chest: rank 4
  3. Blue chest: rank 5
  4. Red chest: Holy talisman
Cave 6 - B3
Map: Cave 6 - B3
  1. Blue chest: rank 5
  2. 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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