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After the opening few hours ofForspoken, you’ll finally be given free rein. This effectively means you only have access to the region of Praenost, thanks to your lack of movement skills, but Praenost is a vast region of Athia with a huge amount of things to do.
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While many of the areas in Praenost are optional, exploring the entire region will help you get stronger - whether its through the many materials you collect, stat boosts you obtain by clearing up monster packs or finding monuments, or directly boosting your mana reserves by experiencing tough flashback challenges. Praenost holds all this, and more.
The Guardians' Way
Directly south from Cipal is The Guardians' Way, which is your introduction to the arid region of Praenost.
Fast Travel Point, reveals nearby locations
Archive additions
Dig Deep nail design
Defeat the enemies here, learning about enemies fighting each other
Valorous cloak
Lief cloak
Break the rocks and interact with the monument.
Mana, Crag Grass
Middle Praenost
Middle Praenost is the largest area in this region, and has plenty to do.
Magic +1
Vivus
Scout the area - you’ll get ambushed when you get near the chest.
Nadezhda necklace
Vivus Cave
Eliminate the Nunda and the following Miacis. There’s a chest containing a Bumbershoot here.
Eliminate the enemies here and the following Breakzombie horde.
Kloros Guild
Infiltrate from the top and defeat the Riven Carcass on the ground floor.
III nail design
Sneak up on the familiar and pet it.
Another familiar will visit in safe places
The Citadel
Your visit to the Citadel during the story will be fraught with danger! Thankfully, there’s a nice stamina boost at the end of it.
Shimmy
Fort Praenost
A boss fight against two Recreant Knights. You’ll fight this as part of the story.
Eliminate the Errant Knights and the Recreant Knight.
Sarka necklace
Lithos Guild
Scout the guild for lore, beating the Ogre on the top floor.
Puissant cloak
Health +5
Pioneers' Plain
Pioneers' Plain is where we finally find Tanta Sila during the main storyline.
Shrift necklace
Mana, Balm Flax
Dianthus Wood
Just off to the east of The Guardians' Way, you’ll find the relatively serene Dianthus Wood.
Tellus Guild
Eliminate the enemies - Breakzombies, Boggarts, and Varanus. There’s a Breakzombie on the roof.
Vule
Scout the area, defeating the Nightmare enemies, including Riven Carcasses and Riven Wings.
Eliminate the Varanus and the Teratornis ambush.
Brass Hollow
Brass Hollow is an interesting place, showing some signs of true industrialization.
Eliminate the Breakzombies, Varanus, and Teratornis.
Eliminate the Ogre and the Errant Knights.
Dauntless cloak
Home Of Heroes
Home of Heroes has some ruined villages to explore, but not much else of interest.
Eliminate the Breakzombies, Varanus, and Errant Knights.
Healing Effects +15
The Path Of Glory
This small area has one of Praenost’s most difficult Mutant fights.
Eliminate the Teratornis and Syntheras, and then the Euclaros ambush.
Experience
Ruins of Zelennia
Eliminate the Nightmare enemies, including Riven Carcasses, Riven Wings, and Riven Antlers.
Ignite nail design
Welkind Garland x4
Mount Garrison
You’ll find the game’s first true optional boss in Mount Garrison.
Defeat the Riven Wings and Riven Carcasses
Passion nail design
Scout the area, infiltrating from the roof
Eliminate the Errant Knights and Recreant Knights.
Defeat the optional boss: Gigas
Fatale nail design
The Mustering Ground
You’ll face some strong monsters, including two Altered Nunda, while exploring this area.
Fort Mico
Eliminate the Errant Knights - there are two waves of them.
Eliminate the Errant Knight and Recreant Knight ambush.
Unstoppable cloak
Mana, Grainstones
Fields Of The Fallen
The southernmost area of Praenost is home to some of the region’s toughest challenges.
Scout the area, defeating the Breakzombies and Hylonomus.
Eliminate the pack of Troodon and Stegotretus.
Precipice Cavern
Eliminate the pack of Varanus. Note that there are tons of great materials to pick up here!
Nightshade nail design
Eliminate the Varanus, Argentavis, and Aiolornis.
Opal Hills
This eastern area of Praenost might very well be the place you encounter your first Giant Nightmare! Beware.
Fort Fides
Eliminate the Breakzombies, Varanus, and Errant Knights. A Recreant Knight serves as the boss.
Eliminate the Troodon, Stegotretus, and Aiolornis.
Battleground
Scout the area. Beware a potential Giant Nightmare encounter with a Jabberwock.
