Grottos

Grottos are sealed off stumps that can be discovered while exploring. Explorers may find them while searching quadrants. These grottos can be found anywhere in the world, as lone stumps or wedged roots between rocks. They are always covered in strange strings and talismans that seem to be of the sheikah, which seems to seal the blight infecting the grotto.

Once unsealed they can be explored at which point anything could happen, perhaps a little test of wit? Strength? Perhaps it will test you to your limits, gather up your items and find the courage to explore.

Info

Grottos can only be unsealed with a Goddess Plume, if you do not have a plume at the start of the exploration, they can still be marked on the map for a later date.

Unsealing the Grotto

Upon finding a Grotto you will be met with a prompt! "After exploring for a while longer you stumble across an interesting looking stump with heavy roots tightly entangled over each other. It’s covered in talismans with words you cannot comprehend and the roots look heavily infected with Blight. Do you have the means to cleanse them?”
Yes
↳(cost 1 goddess plume + 1🟩)
No (mark it on the map for later!)
↳ (Continue on your exploration) An explorer with an available plume will then be able to roll and find out what challenge the explorers will face and if it seems like too much to take on at the moment you can always come back to it later. Be aware, you may find challenges in the grotto you cannot back out of, proceed with caution! Completing a grotto will grant the involved explorers a spirit orb!

Returning to Grotto

Returning to a grotto on a later date is simple! After forming your party follow the same form as you would begin your expedition. The cost to return to the grotto is 2 stamina.

If the Grotto has not been cleansed yet, please proceed with filling out the cleansing form and follow the rest of the steps.

Stamina

Below is a list of all the activities within the grotto exploration scenario that require stamina. Use this to prepare for any potential grotto discoveries so you can allocate and ration stamina in a strategic way.

Unsealing a Grotto: Requires 1 Goddess Plume and consumes 1 🟩 stamina to cleanse and open the grotto.
Returning to a Grotto: Costs 2 🟩🟩 stamina points per party member to revisit a previously marked grotto.
Navigating Mazes: Varies. Can be up to 3 🟩🟩🟩 stamina per encounter within mazes.

Healing

In grottos, parties are permitted to heal only during encounters with high-tier monsters. The procedure for healing in these situations follows the same rules as those applied during high-tier monster encounters outside of grottos.

Returning to a grotto on a later date is simple! After forming your party follow the same form as you would begin your expedition. The cost to return to the grotto is 2 stamina.

If the Grotto has not been cleansed yet, please proceed with filling out the cleansing form and follow the rest of the steps.

Stamina

Healing

Returning to a grotto on a later date is simple! After forming your party follow the same form as you would begin your expedition. The cost to return to the grotto is 2 stamina.

If the Grotto has not been cleansed yet, please proceed with filling out the cleansing form and follow the rest of the steps.

Stamina

Healing

Types

There are 5 potential trials to come across when entering a Grotto.

Blessings: As it says, it’s a simple blessing where no trial is had! You may collect the reward you find~

Target Practice: It seems whatever once dwelled in this grotto left behind a balloon or two for you to practice your aim!

Puzzles: The previous dwellers of this place seem to enjoy puzzles of sorts! Who knows what they want you to figure out…

Test of Power: Oh… how scary! Some grottos carry difficult trials of strength, be ready and prepare yourself for what you may face as you’re put to the test!

Mazes: Some grottos hide large mazes within! Be careful and stay together, all decisions here must be made with care and consideration! Any light from the entrance hardly seems to permeate the darkness near the entrance…

There are 5 potential trials to come across when entering a Grotto.

More details to come…

A comprehensive guide on how to engage with the Shrines and their puzzles will be ready once the exploring mechanic is relaunched through our Discord Bot. Please stay tuned for updates, intrepid explorers!