Exploring the Elderwood Expansion in Palia

Here we will be exploring everything new that is offered in the Elderwood Expansion as part of Palia’s update patch 0.191.

Palia Elderwood Expansion
Palia Elderwood Expansion (Image via Singularity 6)

The Elderwood is the first expansion to make an appearance in the free-to-play fantasy sim-adventure, Palia. This new update brings in a whole new map bundled with more content, gameplay systems, and an entirely new chapter for the players to delve into. In this article, we will take a closer look at what you can expect with the Elderwood expansion in Palia.

Elderwood Expansion in Palia

The land of Elderwood is a lush, magical forest filled with overgrown and majestic trees. With the new patch, every player will instantly get access to the Elderwood map. The entrance to head inside the Elderwood is at the northern part of Bahari. You will find it right between Tamala’s house and the Housing Plot Gate.

New Mission Requirements

New Missions in Elderwood Expansion
New Missions in Elderwood Expansion (Image via Singularity 6)

In the Elderwood main story, you will have the chance to play a whole new set of quests within the new map. But to be eligible to play the new main storyline, you have to complete the ‘Temple Quest Storyline’. The quests in this storyline include,

  1. Vault of the Waves
  2. Vault of the Flames
  3. Vault of the Gales
  4. Vault of the Roots
  5. Troubled Waters
  6. Into the Fire
  7. Up in the Air
  8. Rooted in Place

Once done, you can make your way towards the Elderwood Main Story quests.

Relic System

The new arrival of a piece of equipment, Relic, will help give the player the right amount of buff for various situations and requirements. You can further level these up to grant you and/or your party stronger buffs. Let’s look at all the different Relics and what benefits they hold.

RelicBenefit
Brighteye AmuletSmall buff to the essence you loot.
Brighteye Amulet IIMedium buff to the essence you loot.
Brighteye Amulet IIILarge buff to the essence you loot.
Brighteye Amulet IVMassive buff to the essence you loot.
Elderwood IdolTrack infected forage.
Elderwood Idol IIInfected forage and insects can be tracked.
Elderwood Idol IIITrack forage, insects and fish.
Elderwood Idol IVTrack all infected forage, fish, insects and huntable creatures.
Bag of IllusionAllows you to directly interact with infected forage without the use of special equipment or potions.
Bag of Illusion IIAllows you to directly interact with infected forage and insects without the use of special equipment or potions.
Bag of Illusion IIIAllows you to directly interact with infected forage, insects, and fish without the use of special equipment or potions.
Bag of Illusion IVAllows you to directly interact with infected forage, insects, fish, and huntable creatures without the use of special equipment or potions.
Guiding LanternBoosts the tier of other relics equipped by your party members. Capped at Tier II.
Guiding Lantern IIBoosts the tier of other relics equipped by your party members. Capped at Tier III.
Guiding Lantern IIIBoosts the tier of other relics equipped by your party members. Capped at Tier IV.
Guiding Lantern IVBoosts the tier of other relics equipped by your party members. Capped at Tier V.

New Items

All new items
All new items (image via Singularity 6)

A whole set of new gatherable items is available in the Elderwood expansion. You can use these for crafting or as an addition to various cooking dishes.

  1. Ancient Wood
  2. Elderwood Orchids
  3. Elderwood Lotuses
  4. Staircase Mushrooms
  5. Elderflower
  6. Floatfish Mushrooms
  7. Elder Clam Mushrooms
  8. Flowtatos
  9. Batterfly Beans
  10. Dowsing Rod

Hunting Creatures

New Huntable creatures in Elderwood Expansion
New Huntable creatures in Elderwood Expansion (image via Singularity 6)

Two new creatures are available to hunt across the new lands of Elderwood.

Ogopuu: This is one feisty creature that doesn’t take lightly to any strikes on them. They will be sure to hit back. Their abilities include sticking a slimy and sticky material on you, slowing your movements. They are also quite tanky, requiring a lot more hits to take them down. The types of Ogopuu are:

  1. Regular Ogopuu
  2. Waveback Ogopuu
  3. Emerald Ogopuu

Shmole: This one the other hand, is a creature in the shape of a mushroom. Do not take them lightly just by their size. They are quick fellas, using multiple holes in the ground for quick getaways. Finding the areas in which they stay isn’t as hard as finding the holes in which they hide. The hunt for them gives out Whack-a-Mole vibes. The types of Shmole are

  1. Regular Shmole
  2. Piksil Shmole
  3. Elder Shmole

Insect Catching

New Insects in Elderwood
New Insects in Elderwood (Image via Singularity 6)

In the lands of Elderwood are spread a numerous variety of insects, waiting to be collected by you.

  1. Grumpy Granite Rockhopper
  2. Flame-Horned Rockhopper
  3. Will-o-Wisp Rockhopper
  4. Blushing Batterfly
  5. Sunburst Batterfly
  6. Nightshadow Batterfly
  7. Blood Beetle
  8. Draugr Beetle
  9. Cave Piksii
  10. Veil Piksii

Fishing

Not only are insects in abundance, but you also have a whole new collection of fish to reel in.

  1. Ancient Koi
  2. Angelfish
  3. Bronze Bluegill
  4. Devilfish
  5. Eleroo Eel
  6. Inyrevn Mermaid
  7. Lake Shark
  8. Majiri-of-War
  9. Maws
  10. Midnight Floatfish
  11. Mini Mullet
  12. Mossyfin
  13. Palian Betta
  14. Piksii Floatfish
  15. Sabertoothed Anchovy
  16. Starry Bitterling
  17. Tinfin
  18. Toadstool Floatfish
  19. Turn Pike
  20. Umbraan Betta

Furniture Making and Decor

New Furniture in Elderwood Expansion
New Furniture in Elderwood Expansion (image via Singularity 6)

The Elderwood Decor set is a newly introduced set of furniture available only in the realm of Elderwood. This is the first set of decor in the game, which can all be found purely through exploration. Explore the lands, find every recipe, and build your house with the new decor items.

  1. Elderwood Armchair
  2. Elderwood Couch
  3. Elderwood End Table
  4. Elderwood Wardrobe
  5. Elderwood Mossy Rug
  6. Elderwood Wall Shelf
  7. Elderwood Mush Planter
  8. Elderwood Wall Branch
  9. Elderwood Large Lamp
  10. Elderwood Mush Light
  11. Elderwood Chandelier
  12. Elderwood Small Lamp
  13. Elderwood Small Planter
  14. Elderwood Floor Branch
  15. Elderwood Backpack

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